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Subject(s)

• Hadith (Shiites)—Texts [Browse]
• ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib Caliph approximately 600-661 [Browse]

Editor

• Qutbuddin, Tahera [Browse]

Series

• Islamic translation series ; Volume 15. [More in this series]
• Islamic Translation Series ; Volume 15

Summary note

Nahj al-Balāghah , the celebrated compendium of orations, letters, and sayings of Ê¿AlÄ« ibn AbÄ« Ṭālib (d. 40/661) compiled by al-SharÄ«f al-Raá¸ōÄ« (d. 406/1015), is a masterpiece of Arabic literature and Islamic wisdom studied and memorized avidly and continually for over a thousand years. Showcasing Ê¿AlÄ«'s life and travails in his own words, it also transcribes his profound reflections on piety and virtue, and on just and compassionate governance. Tahera Qutbuddin's meticulously researched critical edition based on the earliest 5th/11th-century manuscripts, with a lucid, annotated facing-page translation, brings to the modern reader the power and beauty of this influential text, and confirms the aptness of Raá¸ōÄ«'s title, "The Way of Eloquence."

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English and Arabic

Contents

• Intro
• ‎Contents
• ‎Acknowledgments
• ‎Abbreviations
• ‎Introduction
• ‎Note on the Edition and Translation: Manuscripts and Methodology
• ‎Detailed Contents
• ‎Text and Translation
• ‎Raḍī's Introduction
• ‎1. Orations
• ‎2. Letters
• ‎3. Sayings
• ‎Section on Rare Words
• ‎(cont. Sayings)
• ‎Additional Sayings
• ‎Raḍī's Conclusion
• ‎Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms
• ‎Appendix of Sources for the Texts of Nahj al-Balāghah
• ‎Bibliography
• ‎Index of Names and Places
• ‎Index of Terms
• ‎Index of Qurʾan, Hadith, Poetry, and Proverbs
• ‎‮فهرس المفاهيم الدينيّة والأخلاقيّة ‭Index of Religious and Ethical Concepts‬‬‎.

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ISBN

• 9789004682603
• 9004682600

Doi

• 10.1163/9789004682603

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