About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Shi'a hadith collections, Sunni hadith collections, Nahj al-Balagha, Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Kafi, Al-Muwatta, Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain, Majma al-Zawa'id, Al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal, Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sahih Ibn Hibbaan, Sahih Muslim, The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays, Six major Hadith collections, Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih, Maqtal al-Husayn, The Four Books, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Fath al-Bari, Reality of Certainty, Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq, Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Bihar al-Anwar, Mishkat al-Masabih, A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions, Tahdhib al-Athar, Essence of Life, Sunan ibn Majah, Al-Sunan al-Sughra, Was 'il al-Sh a, Sunan al-Darimi, Muntakhab Ahadith, Sunan Abu Dawood, Peak of Eloquence with comments, Mawaddat al-Qurba, Daim al-Islam, Shamaail Tirmidhi, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Fara'id al-Simtayn, Musannaf ibn Jurayj, Sharh Usul al-Kafi, Oyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha, Yanabi al-Muwadda. Excerpt: The Nahj al-Balagha (Arabic: "Peak of Eloquence") is the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations attributed to Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. It was collected by Sharif Razi, a Shia scholar in the 4th century. Known for its eloquent content, it is considered a masterpiece of literature in Shi'a Islam, second only to the Qur'an and Prophetic narrations. Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner. Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc. Nahj al Balagha is a collection of 241 sermons, 79 letters, and 489 utterances. As per each new publishing versus past volumes, the number of sermons, letters and utterances has varied from 238 to 241, 77 to 79, and 463 to 489, respectively. The book narrates from Ali on a wide variety of topics, ranging from the creation of the world, the creation of Ad...