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"Nahj" means "clear path".<ref>Dihkhudā, ''Lughat nāmih'', under the word "نهج".</ref> Therefore, Nahj al-balagha means the " | "Nahj" means "clear path".<ref>Dihkhudā, ''Lughat nāmih'', under the word "نهج".</ref> Therefore, Nahj al-balagha means the "Clear Path of Eloquence". In the preface of the book, [[al-Sayyid al-Radi]] said: | ||
:"Nahj al-balagha, the pathway of rhetoric would be the appropriate title of the book, in that it would open the doors of eloquence for the reader and shorten its approach for him or her, it would meet the of the scholar and the student and the rhetoricians as well as the recluse would find their objectives in it. In this book, one can find a wonderful discussion on [[Allah]]'s Oneness, Justness and His being free from body and form, that will quench every thirst (for learning), provide a cure for every malady (of unbelief) and remove every doubt."<ref>''Nahj al-balāgha'', edited by ʿAṭārudī Qūchānī, introduction by al-Sayyid al-Raḍī.</ref> | :"Nahj al-balagha, the pathway of rhetoric would be the appropriate title of the book, in that it would open the doors of eloquence for the reader and shorten its approach for him or her, it would meet the of the scholar and the student and the rhetoricians as well as the recluse would find their objectives in it. In this book, one can find a wonderful discussion on [[Allah]]'s Oneness, Justness and His being free from body and form, that will quench every thirst (for learning), provide a cure for every malady (of unbelief) and remove every doubt."<ref>''Nahj al-balāgha'', edited by ʿAṭārudī Qūchānī, introduction by al-Sayyid al-Raḍī.</ref> | ||