Analysis of critical discourse of distributive justice in theAlavi traditionbased on letter 53 of Nahj al-Balaghah

Proper distribution of resources among different communities (distributive justice) has long been a cause of concernamong political leaders, thinkers andtheorists.This article aims to analyze the methods of distribution of resources among different social groups by Imam Ali (AS) and questions on what his discourse of distributive justice is based on.Explaining this question using Norman Fairclough's theory of critical discourse analysis, the articleexamines the sermon or speech in relation to socio-political and cultural factors and inspects the reflection of ideology and power in discourses.  It also investigates how discourses are oriented in stabilizing or changing the existing political situation, which is acceptable. (Norman Fairclough is an emeritus professor of linguistics at the department of linguistics and English language at Lancaster University.)The outcome of this investigation shows that Imam Ali (AS) had proposed five methods for the appropriate distribution of wealth and income:1. Identification of the social status of different branches and levels of communities.2. Increase the distribution of wealth and income to low level communities and reduce them for the high level communities.3. Distribution should bebased on the amount of effort put in by individualsand their merit.4. Transfer of taxes to the public sector. 5. Paying attention to public interests. The end result is that economic and social benefits must be rationally organized in a way that benefits every individual. The well-being of no singleperson should be lower than the general level of society, and that wealth and income need not be equal, rather, it should be to the benefit of all, because injustice is the same inequality that does not benefit everyone.