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A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs Attributed to Al-Jahiz
Contributor(s): Al-Quḍāʿī, Al-Q (Author), Qutbuddin, Tahera (Translator), Williams, Rowan (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1479896535     ISBN-13: 9781479896530
Publisher: New York University Press
OUR PRICE:   $13.50  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Middle Eastern
- History | Middle East - General
- Religion | Leadership
Dewey: 892.782
LCCN: 2016021227
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 196 pages
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- Cultural Region - Middle East
- Cultural Region - African
 
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A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.

An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom, 'Ali was renowned for his eloquence: his words were collected, quoted, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted.

Of the many compilations of 'Ali's words, A Treasury of Virtues, compiled by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i (d. 454/1062), arguably possesses the broadest compass of genres and the largest variety of themes. Included are aphorisms, proverbs, sermons, speeches, homilies, prayers, letters, dialogues, and verse, all of which provide instruction on how to be a morally upstanding human being. The shorter compilation included here, One Hundred Proverbs, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255/869). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections.

An English-only edition.

Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Rowan: - Rowan Williams is the former Archbishop of Canterbury.Al-Quda'i, Al-Qadi: - Al-Qadi al-Quda'i (d. 454/1062) was a Sunni jurist, a scholar of hadiths and history, and a senior government official of the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo.Qutbuddin, Tahera: - Tahera Qutbuddin is Professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Arabic Oration: Art and Function.