Yik Sanad-i Sīyāsī az Dawrān-i Fāṭimī-yi Mutaqqadim: Barrisī-yi Khāstgāh'hā-yi Iḥtimālī-yi 'Ahd'nāmah-yi Mālik Ashtar: Persian 1403

Malik Ashtar's treaty has had a wide impact in Shia circles since long ago. This treaty is one of the most prominent Shiite documents in which politics and statecraft are discussed. The Persian translation of this treaty was also considered when the Shiites came to power. This book is a translation of an important article in Shia studies by Vedad Ghazi about Malik Ashtar's covenant, along with an article by Ismail Punawala in its analysis. Mrs. Vedad Qazi has doubted attributing Malik Ashtar's contract to Ali bin Abi Talib. According to his opinion, the text that can be seen now in Nahj al-Balagha is a revised version of the text that Mahdi Abdallah (Obaidullah) Fatima prepared with the help of his judge, Aflah bin Harun, due to the problems that befell him after the killing of Shiite Abu Abdallah. It was attributed to the Prophet or Hazrat Amir, and later it was deposited in the book Da'aim al-Islam by Qazi Noman, a famous Ismaili jurist. This text was transformed into the Covenant of Ali by Malik by Sharif Razi or another person, with modifications and modifications, and entered the Nahj al-Balagha. One of those who reviewed Vedad Ghazi's article is Ismail Poonavala. His article has the advantage of introducing the reader to the history of studies related to this treaty. He has an admiring and at the same time critical look at the article of the judge. Despite criticizing the judge's suggestion about the author of the covenant, Poonavala himself does not introduce another author for the covenant but believes that this work should be addressed to a ruler and not a claimant.