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== Content of Nahj al-Balagha == | == Content of Nahj al-Balagha == | ||
In his preface on ''Nahj al-balaghah'', al-Sayyid al-Radi writes in the categorization of topics that, | In his preface on ''Nahj al-balaghah'', [[al-Sayyid al-Radi]] writes in the categorization of topics that, | ||
"In my view Amir al-mu'minin's utterances are divisible in three categories; | "In my view [[Amir al-mu'minin]]'s utterances are divisible in three categories; | ||
* firstly Sermons and Decrees, | * firstly Sermons and Decrees, | ||
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He then continues, "Within this compilation, some repetition of words or subject matter are to be expected, as the utterances of [[Amir al-mu'minin]] have been known to be related in numerous forms. Sometimes it happened that a particular utterance was found in a particular form in a tradition and was taken down in that very form. There-after, the same utterance was found in some other tradition either with acceptable addition or in a more attractive style of expression. In such a case with a view to further the object of compilation and to preserve the beautiful utterance from being lost it was decided to repeat it elsewhere. It has also happened that a particular utterance had appeared earlier but due to remoteness it has been entered again. This is through omission, not by intent. | He then continues, "Within this compilation, some repetition of words or subject matter are to be expected, as the utterances of [[Amir al-mu'minin]] have been known to be related in numerous forms. Sometimes it happened that a particular utterance was found in a particular form in a tradition and was taken down in that very form. There-after, the same utterance was found in some other tradition either with acceptable addition or in a more attractive style of expression. In such a case with a view to further the object of compilation and to preserve the beautiful utterance from being lost it was decided to repeat it elsewhere. It has also happened that a particular utterance had appeared earlier but due to remoteness it has been entered again. This is through omission, not by intent. | ||
In spite of all this I do not claim that I have collected Amir al-mu'minin's utterances from all sources and that no single sentence of any type or construction has been left out. In fact I do not rule out the possibility that whatever has been left out might be more than what has been collected, and what has been in any knowledge and use is far less than what has remained beyond my reach. My task was to strive to the best of my capacity and it was Allah's part to make the way easy and guide me to the goal; Allah may will so." | In spite of all this I do not claim that I have collected Amir al-mu'minin's utterances from all sources and that no single sentence of any type or construction has been left out. In fact I do not rule out the possibility that whatever has been left out might be more than what has been collected, and what has been in any knowledge and use is far less than what has remained beyond my reach. My task was to strive to the best of my capacity and it was [[Allah]]'s part to make the way easy and guide me to the goal; Allah may will so." | ||
Therefore, ''Nahj al-balagha'' is divided in three parts: sermons, letters and maxims. Regarding the differences between scribes in numbering these parts, there is a slight disagreement in the number of items in these parts. According to the numbering in ''[[al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz Nahj al-balagha]]'', the number of sermons is 241, letters 79 and maxims 480. The table for comparing different versions is available at the end of the book. | Therefore, ''Nahj al-balagha'' is divided in three parts: sermons, letters and maxims. Regarding the differences between scribes in numbering these parts, there is a slight disagreement in the number of items in these parts. According to the numbering in ''[[al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz Nahj al-balagha]]'', the number of sermons is 241, letters 79 and maxims 480. The table for comparing different versions is available at the end of the book. | ||