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== Content and Structure ==
== Content and Structure ==
The book contains 10760 short hadith from Imam Ali (a) which have been ordered alphabetically according to the first letter of the first word of the hadith, and divided into 91 chapters.  The author has collected these hadith from books such as [[Nahj al-Balaghah|''Nahj al-Balaghah'']], [[Jahiz]]'s ''Mi'at Kalimah'', [[Tuhaf al-'uqul (book)|''Tuhaf al-'Uqul'']] and ''Dastur ma'alim al-Hikam''; however, as written in his introduction, has omitted the references for all hadith.<ref>Ghurar al-hikam, Introduction.</ref> Therefore, his hadith cannot be referred to.<ref>Anwar al-fiqahah, Kitab al-Bay' (Chapter on Dealing), p. 465.</ref>
Ghurar al-hikam contains 10760 short hadith of Imam Ali (a). These have been ordered alphabetically according to the first letter of the first word of the hadith, and divided into 91 chapters.  The author has collected these hadith from books such as [[Nahj al-Balaghah|''Nahj al-Balaghah'']], [[Jahiz]]'s ''Mi'at Kalimah'', [[Tuhaf al-'uqul (book)|''Tuhaf al-'Uqul'']] and ''Dastur ma'alim al-Hikam''; however, he has omitted all the references.<ref>Ghurar al-hikam, Introduction.</ref> It is therefore problematic to use this book as reference.hadith.ref>Anwar al-fiqahah, Kitab al-Bay' (Chapter on Dealing), p. 465.</ref>


== Goal of Writing ==
== Goal of Writing ==
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