A Treasury of Virtues : Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz / al-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī; ed. by Tahera Qutbuddin.
al-Quḍāʿī, al-Qāḍī, author.; Qutbuddin, Tahera, editor.
2013
PJ7698.A5 A2 2013
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Title A Treasury of Virtues : Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz / al-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī; ed. by Tahera Qutbuddin.
Author al-Quḍāʿī, al-Qāḍī, author.
ISBN 9780814729250
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814729250.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2013
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Item Number 10.18574/nyu/9780814729250.001.0001 doi
Call Number PJ7698.A5 A2 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 892.78209
Summary 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, "ed, 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, 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.
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Series Library of Arabic Literature ; ; 26
In New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Frontmatter
Letter from the General Editor
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Notes to the Introduction
PART 1. A Treasury of Virtues
Chapter 1. Wise Sayings
Chapter 2. Censure of this World and Exhortations to Reject Worldliness
Chapter 3. Counsel
Chapter 4. Prescriptions and Proscriptions
Chapter 5. ʿAlī's Questions with Answers, and ʿAlī's Answers to Questions
Chapter 6. Sayings with Unusual Words
Chapter 7. Unique Sayings and Pithy Words
Chapter 8. Prayers and Supplications
Chapter 9. Verse
PART 2. One Hundred Proverbs
One Hundred Proverbs
Notes
Glossary of Names and Terms
Bibliography
Further Reading
Index
About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
About the Typefaces
About the Editor-Translator

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