Love Toward Imam Ali in Arabic Literature of Contemporary Christian (E.g. Lebanon)

Love toward Imam Ali has a great background in our history such that it has trespassed religious and tribal boundaries. And there is neither territorial nor temporal restriction in this fact. People have loved him in both past and present time, as his followers, whether Muslim - Shia and Sunni - or non-Muslim, have also expressed profound love to him. Having realized their cultural roots, a large number of Arab scholars turned to studying Imam Ali''s character, for supporting Islam, their Arabic identity, and participation in the world civilization. In this regard, the Christian literary contributed significantly through reflecting on his works and character to such level that they have got so devoutly attracted to him that they composed eulogies in his favor. The present paper first expresses the importance of love in Islam and Christianity, and then delves into expressing love toward Imam Ali as mirrored in the works of famous Christian poets like George Shakkur, Joseph al-Hashem, Nasri Salhab, Boulos Salama, and so on. In this way, beams of the light of their love toward Imam Ali are projected, so that we realize the manifestations of love toward Imam Ali based on their ideas and thoughts in this background.