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Nahj Al-Balaghah : the wisdom and eloquence of 'Ali : a parallel English-Arabic text / Al-Sharif al-Raḍī ; edited by Tahera Qutbuddin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sharīf al-Raḍī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn, 969 or 970-1016, author.
- Series:
- Islamic translation series ; Volume 15.
- Islamic Translation Series ; Volume 15
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661.
- ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
- Hadith (Shiites)--Texts.
- Hadith (Shiites).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (750 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2024]
- Language Note:
- English and Arabic
- Summary:
- Nahj al-BalÄghah , the celebrated compendium of orations, letters, and sayings of Ê¿AlÄ« ibn AbÄ« ṬÄlib (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."
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004682603
- 9004682600
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004682603 DOI
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