Nahj al-Balāghah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of ʿAlī
A Parallel English-Arabic Text
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Qutbuddin, Tahera (other)
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Arabic; EnglishAbstract
Nahj al-Balāghah, the celebrated compendium of orations, letters, and sayings of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) compiled by al-Sharīf al-Raḍī (d. 406/1015), is a masterpiece of Arabic literature and Islamic wisdom studied and memorized avidly and continually for over a thousand years. Showcasing ʿAlī’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 Raḍī’s title, “The Way of Eloquence.”
Keywords
Ali ibn Abi Talib; Islamic civilization; Muhammad Abduh; Prophet Muhammad; Qur’an exegesis; Shi’ism; al-Sharif al-Radi; animals; classical Arabic literature; government; khutba; oral literature; piety and virtue; theology; wisdom literatureDOI
10.1163/9789004682603ISBN
9789004682603, 9789004682597, 9789004682603Publisher
BrillPublisher website
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2024Classification
Language: history and general works
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