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'''Nahj al-Balaghah'''(نهج البلاغه) is an anthology of sayings and writings of Imam Ali (a) which have been compiled by Sayyid Radi in late 4th century AH (finished in 400 AH). The criteria for selecting the sayings has been the eloquence of speech. The eloquence in this compilation is at such a high level that even though Sayyid Radi was a great poet and distinguished man of literature and had great works, regarded this compilation an honor for himself and wrote, | '''Nahj al-Balaghah '''(Arabic: نهج البلاغه) is an anthology of sayings and writings of Imam Ali (a) which have been compiled by Sayyid Radi in late 4th century AH (finished in 400 AH). The criteria for selecting the sayings has been the eloquence of speech. The eloquence in this compilation is at such a high level that even though Sayyid Radi was a great poet and distinguished man of literature and had great works, regarded this compilation an honor for himself and wrote, | ||
"This work will become the cause my fame in this world and also a provision for me in the hereafter. This way, the glory of Amir al-Mu'minin (a), in addition to all his other merits and values, will be known in eloquence and rhetoric in which he overshadowed anyone. From eloquent speeches in the past, little we have received; however Amir al-Mu'minin is a an shoreless ocean no one dares to challenge and he (a) is a collection of virtues no one affords to rival." | "This work will become the cause my fame in this world and also a provision for me in the hereafter. This way, the glory of Amir al-Mu'minin (a), in addition to all his other merits and values, will be known in eloquence and rhetoric in which he overshadowed anyone. From eloquent speeches in the past, little we have received; however Amir al-Mu'minin is a an shoreless ocean no one dares to challenge and he (a) is a collection of virtues no one affords to rival." | ||