SUMMARY
Muhammad ibn Khalil Maqdisi , one of the Shafi’i scholars of the ninth century AH, in the book “Ar-Radd ?Ala al-Rafi?ah”, introduces some problems to the A’lamiyatof Imam Ali (AS) over the companions of the Prophet (PBUH). In this article, after introducing Maqdisi and his book, the problems that he has raised about the A’lamiyat of the Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (AS) are stated and then they are answered. In presenting the answers, an attempt is made to answer based on Sunni sources. Maqdisi tries to deny the supremacy of Imam Ali and prove it for Abu Bakr and Umar; among the problems he mentioned, there are the multiplicity of narratives of Abu Bakr and Umar on Imam Ali (AS) and the employment of Abu Bakr by the Prophet (PBUH) in prayer and Hajj and so on. By analyzing these narratives and evidences by Maqdisi, as well as stating the positive evidences that prove contrary to the claim of Maqdisi, it can be known that the narratives that he refers to have uncertainties and problems that are not acceptable. His main goal is to give virtue to Abu Bakr over Imam Ali (AS), which is rejected with sufficient arguments.