A treasury of virtues : sayings, sermons and teachings of �Al�i al-Q�a�d�i al-Qu�d�a�i : with the one hundred proverbs attributed to al-J�ahi�z / translated by Tahera Qubtbuddin ; foreword by Rowan Williams.

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�Al�i ibn Ab�i �T�alib, Caliph, approximately 600-661 [author.]

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TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Series: Library of Arabic literaturePublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource (xl, 174 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781479836116
1479836117
9781479888429
1479888427

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English

Contained works:

J�a�hi�z, -868 or 869. Works. Selections. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Treasury of virtues.DDC classification:

892.7/8209 23

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PJ7698.A5

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Contents:

Introduction -- Wise sayings -- Censure of this world and exhortations to reject worldliness -- Counsel -- Prescriptions and proscriptions -- �Al�i's questions with answers, and �Al�i's answers to questions -- Sayings with unusual words -- Unique sayings and pithy words -- Prayers and supplications -- Verse -- One hundred proverbs.

Summary: A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40 H/661 AD), 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 H/1062 AD), 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-Jaziz (d. 255 H/869 AD). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections.

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Includes chapter notes (pages 129-164), glossary of names and terms (pages 135-147), bibliographical references (pages 148-154), further reading (pages 155-156), and index.

A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40 H/661 AD), 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 H/1062 AD), 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-Jaziz (d. 255 H/869 AD). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections.

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