Ghurar al-hikam wa durar al-kalim (book): Difference between revisions

'''''Ghurar al-hikam wa durar al-kalim''''' (Arabic: ''غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم'') is a collection of short quotations from [[Imam Ali (a)]] compiled by [[Abu l-fath Amidi]], a scholar of the 5th/11th century. Ghurar al-hikam is a famous hadith book among the Shi'a and several commentaries and supplements have been written for it.

Some scholars believe [[Abu l-fath Amidi]] to be a non-Shi'a due to a place in his introduction where he praises [[Imam Ali (a)]] with the title, "KarramAllah-u Wajh-ah" (meaning, "May Allah honor his name"); however, [[Mirza 'Abd Allah Afandi]]<ref>Riyad al-'ulama, vol. 3, p. 281.</ref>, [[Ibn Shahr Ashub]]<ref>Ma'alim al-'ulama, p. 81.</ref>, [['Allamah Majlisi]]<ref>Bihar al-anwar, vol. 1, p. 34.</ref> and [[Muhaddith Nuri]]<ref>Khatimat al-mustadrak, vol. 3, pp. 91 - 96.</ref> all consider him to be a Shi'a. Mirza 'Abd Allah Afandi considers using this title here for Imam Ali (a) either a case of ''[[taqiyya]]'' or modification by the scribes and copyists.<ref>Riyad al-'ulama, vol. 3, p. 281.</ref>