The Prophet Muhammad referred to his eloquent son-in-law Ali as the “gate to the city of knowledge.” Peak of Eloquence, Nahjul Balagha, is both a compilation of Ali’s sermons, letters, and sayings and a glimpse into his personality. Compiled by Sayyid al-Sharif ar-Radi more than 1,000 years ago, it is considered a literary masterpiece and, by the Shia Muslims, the most valuable text after the Holy Qur’an.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By kevin
Format:Paperback
Nahjul Balagha - Peak of Eloquence ....Each time I read this wonderful book which contains the sermons, letters and sayings of a Master Thinker, I am left in wonder and enlightenment. This book should be a best seller but sadly remains an undiscovered gem despite western thinkers rating it highly. If you ever asked questions such as 'Why am I here', 'How did it all begin', 'Is there a God', 'Does science have a role in religion' this book should be read. Indeed it gives much more and is not only a read for the religious but also those who are humanitarian at heart for it overflows with love, peace and the rights of humanity. It is a literary masterpiece too, yet is so easy to read. To me it unmasks the real Islam as well as the vibrancy of life, hope, wisdom and knowledge. It contains philosophy and even prophecies yet at the same time also an understanding of science which is unmatched. Full of humanity and care it comes highly recommended by the likes of Bernard Shaw, Thomas Carlyle who wrote Heroes (And Hero-Worship. Page 77, 1968 edition):- "NAHJUL BALAGHA" As for this young Ali, one cannot but like him. A noble-minded creature, as he shows himself, now and always afterwards; full of affection, of fiery daring. Something chivalrous in him: brave as lion; yet with a grace, a truth and affection worthy of Christian knighthood.
The contents are fed to the reader with the love and simplicity with which an indulgent mother instructs her only child. Once opened this book will compel you to revisit it time and again! PRICELESS! The Tarike Tarsile published edition contains useful introduction, notes and commentry.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I must say first that the lack of a corresponding Arabic text to this book is a great disadvantage. I happen to have an Arabic edition of this book and it is a pain to look to compare from 2 different books it so it must be extremely frustrating to not have access to the original text at all.
The translator does draw a line below which he makes comment on the text that he has translated so it is fairly easy to distinguish the text from commentary. The pages do however, overlap at times which can cause some confusion when reading.
There are numerous typos and some of the style of translation may be slightly heavy and at parts confusing to the Western reader I would imagine first because of the problems with translating Arabic to English and second English not being the translators 1st language.
This book has been translated from the Shia point of view so it is possible that Sunni Muslims may be offended by some of the comments of the text and commentary I would however point out to those who are offended that this is a historical and important text of Islamic history that many Sunni Muslims have written commentaries on (my copy has text by Muhammad Abduh)
I would recommend this book to the serious student of Islamic history, it would be an excellent study tool along side the 4 volume translation of ibn Kathir's life of the Prophet, Tabari's history book and the Tabaqat of ibn Sa'd (in spite of its questionable translation)
I look forward to the history book of ibn al-Athir being translated into English and ibn Khallikan's book being more easily available in the mean time, it would be well worth picking this book up and if possible, an Arabic copy as well.
The translator does draw a line below which he makes comment on the text that he has translated so it is fairly easy to distinguish the text from commentary. The pages do however, overlap at times which can cause some confusion when reading.
There are numerous typos and some of the style of translation may be slightly heavy and at parts confusing to the Western reader I would imagine first because of the problems with translating Arabic to English and second English not being the translators 1st language.
This book has been translated from the Shia point of view so it is possible that Sunni Muslims may be offended by some of the comments of the text and commentary I would however point out to those who are offended that this is a historical and important text of Islamic history that many Sunni Muslims have written commentaries on (my copy has text by Muhammad Abduh)
I would recommend this book to the serious student of Islamic history, it would be an excellent study tool along side the 4 volume translation of ibn Kathir's life of the Prophet, Tabari's history book and the Tabaqat of ibn Sa'd (in spite of its questionable translation)
I look forward to the history book of ibn al-Athir being translated into English and ibn Khallikan's book being more easily available in the mean time, it would be well worth picking this book up and if possible, an Arabic copy as well.
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Really great, the more I read- I find the Eloquence is really great.
I really suggest readers to read and explore a new world of Knowledge.
Really great, the more I read- I find the Eloquence is really great.
I really suggest readers to read and explore a new world of Knowledge.
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