Nahj al Balaghah

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 17 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 17: About those who sit for dispensation of justice among people but are not fit for it. ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) في صفة من يتصدّى للحكم بين الاْمة وليس لذلك بأَهل Among1 all…

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 16 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 16: Delivered when allegiance was sworn to him at Medina من كلام له (عليه السلام) لمّا بويع بالمدينة وفيها يخبر الناس بعلمه بما تؤول إليه أحوالهم وفيها يقسمهم إلى أقسام The…

They thundered like clouds and shone like lightning but despite both these things they exhibited cowardice, while we do not thunder until we pounce upon the foe nor do we show flow (of words) until we have not virtually rained.

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 8 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 8: Said about az-Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) يعني به الزبير في حال اقتضت ذلك He claims that he swore allegiance to me with his…

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 7 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 7: About the hypocrites ومن خطبة له (عليه السلام) يذم فيها أتباع الشيطان They have made Satan the master of their affairs, and he has taken them as partners. He has laid eggs and…

By Allah, I shall not be like the badger, that feigns sleep on continuous (sound of) stone-throwing till he who is in search of it finds it or he who is on the look out for it overpowers it. Rather, I shall ever strike the deviators from…

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 4 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 4: Amir al-mu’minin’s far-sightedness and his staunch conviction in Belief ومن خطبة له (عليه السلام) وهي من أفصح كلامه (عليه السلام)، وفيها يعظ الناس ويهديهم من ضلالتهم ويقال: إنه…

Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 3 Imam Ali’s Sermons; Sermon 3: Known as the Sermon of ash-Shiqshiqiyah1 ومن خطبة له (عليه السلام) المعروفة بالشِّقْشِقِيَّة وتشتمل على الشكوى من أمر الخلافة ثم ترجيح صبره عنها ثم مبايعة الناس له Beware! By…

Imam Ali's Sermons; Sermon 2 Imam Ali's Sermons; Sermon 2: Delivered on return from Siffin Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood ومن خطبة له ) عليه السلام (بعد انصرافه من صفين وفيها حال الناس قبل البعثة وصفة آل النبي ثمّ صفة قوم آخرين…

One of the fundamental issues dealt with in the Nahj al-balaghah relates to theological and metaphysical problems. In all, there are about forty places in the sermons, letters, and aphorisms where these matters are discussed. Some of…