Imam Ali in the mirror of his name, nicknames, and titles

While the introduction of Guardianship and leadership of Amir-ul- Momenin Ali (p.b.u.h) requirs a rationalistic appoach, our description about this virtues and characteristics will be of a descriptive manner.In this article, by applying a descriptive approach, the qualities and characteristics of Imam Ali (p.b.u.h) are presented according to this name, nicknames, and titles, and they are analyzed in a descriptive manner.The earlier writers have also attended this field, and according to a research, about 200 name, nicknames, and titles of that holy Imam have been counted in the Sunni references and books. In this article, in an alphabetical list, more than 460 name, nicknames, and titles of that holy Imam are collected and explained along with the references. In an appendix, a further collection of 34 names, and nicknames are provided.