Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)

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Islamic religious text collection of letters collection of sayings collection of sermons

Nahj al-Balagha is a renowned collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, revered for its eloquent Arabic prose and profound insights into theology, ethics, and governance.

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Nahj al-Balagha 3
Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious text ⓘ
collection of letters ⓘ
collection of sayings ⓘ
collection of sermons ⓘ
associatedPerson Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Sharif al-Radi ⓘ
associatedSchool Twelver Shia ⓘ
attributedAuthor Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
authorshipDebate some sermons and letters are historically debated ⓘ
authorshipStatus attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
compiler Sharif al-Radi ⓘ
compilerDeathYearGregorian 1015 CE ⓘ
compilerDeathYearHijri 406 AH ⓘ
compilerFullName Sharif al-Radi ⓘ
surface form: Al-Sharif al-Radi (Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Murtada)
contains letters ⓘ
sermons ⓘ
short sayings ⓘ
genre Islamic theology ⓘ
ethical literature ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
religious prose ⓘ
hasCommentaries numerous classical and modern commentaries ⓘ
hasFamousLetter Letter to Malik al-Ashtar ⓘ
hasTitle Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) self-link ⓘ
surface form: Nahj al-Balagha
hasTranslatedTitle Peak of Eloquence ⓘ
influenced Arabic rhetoric ⓘ
Islamic political philosophy ⓘ
Shia ethical thought ⓘ
keyTheme justice in governance ⓘ
piety and God-consciousness ⓘ
rights and responsibilities of rulers ⓘ
transience of the world ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Islamic world ⓘ
surface form: Muslim world
religiousBranch Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
subject Imamate and leadership ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ
divine unity (tawhid) ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
governance ⓘ
morality ⓘ
rights of the oppressed ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
theology ⓘ
worldly detachment ⓘ
timeOfCompilation late 10th century CE ⓘ
timeOfCompilationHijri 4th century AH ⓘ
usedIn Islamic studies curricula ⓘ
Shia seminaries ⓘ
valuedFor eloquent Arabic prose ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
political counsel ⓘ
rhetorical excellence ⓘ
spiritual guidance ⓘ

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Ali ibn Abi Talib → knownFor → Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) ⓘ
Twelver Shia → usesScripture → Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nahj al-Balagha
Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) → hasTitle → Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Nahj al-Balagha
this entity surface form: Nahj al-Balagha
Ithna Ashariyya → usesScripturalSource → Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nahj al-Balagha