These excerpts have been selected from a poetry project I've been working on called ALI. It's an American English epic poem exploring the life and times of Ali ibn Abi Talib (عَلِيّ ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب), the cousin, companion, and successor of the Prophet Muhammad. When completed, I expect that it will comprise three volumes of rhymed and metered … Continue reading excerpts from ALI