Ali bin Abu-Talib (r.a.) said: "The Messenger of Allah called me and told me: 'You are alike with Jesus, Jews hated him till they slandered his mother, and Christians loved him till they put him in the position that is not for him.' With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from rightfulness. Verily, I am not a prophet, and there is nothing revealed to me. But I work with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Prophet () as much as I can. So whatever I have asked you in regard of obeying Allah, it is your duty to obey me whether you like it or not." [Ahmad]
Ali (r.a.) said: "With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from rightfulness. The best man with regard to me is he who is on the middle course. So be with him and be with the great majority (of Muslims) because Allah's hand (of protection) is on keeping unity." [Nahjul Balagha, sermon 126 about the Kharijites]
In the that time, people who called them selves Muslims were three groups : 1- Kharijites who said that Ali Ra was a disbeliever and they send Ibn Muljim to kill him and he did that. 2- Shia who said that he was infalleble Imam and Allah had chosen him for leading Muslims. 3- Sunnies ( Majority of Muslims ) who said that he was a great companion of the prophet and he was a great leader to Muslims but Muslims had chosen him to be thier leader not make him ra God nauzubillah (as rafidah did). Who are the people of the middle course & the great majority (of Muslims) as Imam Ali said in his sermon, Read Ali's words and then look to the three groups and you will find the answer!
The way i see things ...
Today there are three kind of muslims
1. who love Ali a.s so much that they call him ALLAH (na-aozobillah)
2. who claim that Imam Ali a.s was just like us ....
3. who are in middle not callin him Allah neither calling him like themselves, calling him Imam Ali a.s
Other way to see this is who is away from rightfulness
calling anyone Allah is shirk.
and praising enenmies of Imam Ali is not rightful either
So love him enough that u dont praise people who went on wars against em rather do tabara on em and dont love him so much that u compare him with ALLAH.
wasalam
Aqeel