Talk:Nahj al-balagha

message: I want to rename this article to Peak of Eloquence (book), since this is the english Wikipedia. Anyone opposing the suggestion? --Striver 00:36, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, we will have a redirect of the Arabic name, and prominently use the arabic name in the artilce, but this is English Wikipedia. --Striver 04:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

text: look at this: . It clearly shows that Peak of Eloquence (book) is the prefered english title.--Striver 06:59, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: So, can i rename it?--Striver 13:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

text: It would appear that a page Peak of Eloquence already exists as a redirect to Nahj al-Balagha.  Is the redirect I just created redundant?  If so, some one feel free to remove it.   --- Prophet121 23:53, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: :No scholar of Sunni or Shi'a profession has questioned the genuineness and authenticity of Nahjul Balagha  for more than two centuries. . 
see complete text: Talk:Nahj al Balagha/authentic
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I have to brief that:
1) The Book “Nahjul Balagah” or “Peak of Eloquence” is not an invention but Sibte Razi gathered into a Book “The Sermons and Sayings of  Ali s/o Abi Talib” around late 4th Century Hijri.
 
2) Sibte Razi expired around 5th Century Hijri and he was well known personality of his time in Bagdad, when Bagdad was the Capital of Abbasid Kings as well as it was packed with Learnt and Scholars and also regarded as Centre of Culture and Knowledge. Students of History may find out more about Sibte Razi.
3) In the Book at certain places blank pages were left intentionally for collecting Sermons at a later time and some sermons are narrated with the comment that “This  portion is also considered as a part of this Sermon”; by Sibte Razi. Scribe mistakes were also copied “as is where is” and more.
4) Comparison of comments/explanation of Sibte Razi, about some Text/Sentences placed at some places; with the Text give an idea about dissimilarity of speech.
5) Although Nahajul Balagah is more popular it is not the only collection of Speeches/Sermons or Saying of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
6) Shias accept/do-not-accept anything related to their Imam with/without thorough Investigation, and the Authenticity of Nahjul Balagah is undisputed amongst them from the very beginning.
7) And that the TEXT of the book speaks of itself and tells ‘to whom it is connected to’.
sayedminhal
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replies: text: Are you claiming they are lying? --Striver 16:18, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

message: 'Nahaj AlBalagha' translates in English as 'The Way of Eloquence' & not as 'Peak of Eloquence'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ILAKNA (talk • contribs) 06:14, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peak of Eloquence is AlQuraan 

message: Since when is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), referred to as Imam Ali in neutral contexts?? His proper name is Ali ibn Abu Talib. However, referring him as Ali is also fine. Referrign to Ali as "Imam Ali" is like referring to Jesus of Nazareth as "Jesus Christ".
Bless sins 03:36, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Imam" Ali?? Isn't that POV? 

message: “What you are writing is contrast to the rest of the article. Generic Sunni views is not relevant to this single book. I have already moved your edit or the correct article” (striver)
It is supposed to be in contrast to the rest of the article, it’s a Sunni opinion on the matter. If it doesn’t fit there (under Sunni Views), than there should be no mention of Sunni Views in this article at all. The so-called “Sunni views” on this book are coming from blatantly Shia websites designed to build credibility for this book. An opposing viewpoint, that the Nahj al-Balagha is not a credible book is merely addressed in passing with no actual support quotations whereas the article makes good use of quotations UNDER SUNNI VIEWS BY A SHIA AUTHOR AND A SHIA BOOK.
Because the book you are using to quote Sunni use of Nahj-ul-Balagha in the classroom is a Shia book, it doesn’t fit under Sunni opinion, and I am removing it from there and placing it under Shia views where it is actually appropriate.
Secondly, the quotations from the two prominent Sunni scholars are not what “Sunni fatwas on Shias”, they are Sunni opinions of Shia books in general. If you’re going to move it, move that to Shia hadith list, not to Sunni fatwas on Shias.
Third, of course any statements by Sunni scholars on most Shia books will be broad and “generic”, they’re not going to take the time to study a book which they’ve already labeled as concoted by Rafidi liers. ---xx-Mohammad Mufti-xx 19:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Bro, the section does belong to the Sunni view. Yes, it is found in a Shi'a book, but he is recaling a event from his past Sunni life, and he is not saying anyhithing controversial. He is stating that the book is translated by a Sunni and that Sunnis dont like to talk bad about Sahaba. It does belong to the Sunni view. As for "they’re not going to take the time to study a book which they’ve already labeled as concoted by Rafidi liers", you are just plain wrong. As you can see, the Sunni Muhammad Abduh translated it and thought higly of it, just as the part you moved into the Sunni view explained. What you are saying is manifestly not the view of all Sunnis, Some of them comment most specifiacaly on this very book, and they do not view it as "concoted Rafidi liers" --Striver 20:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

text: That works fine with me, are we both content now? --Striver 20:52, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunni Views 

message: I put controversial tag there becouse some of Lebanese Cheristians like George Jordac  beleive in it.--Sa.vakilian 12:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Non Muslim views

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message: I noticed a quote here from Imam al-Dhahabi from his Siyaar A'laam supporting the claim that he doesn't dismiss the Nahj al-Balagha entirely.  This, however, isn't exactly accurate as the full quote is:
هو جامع كتاب " نهج البلاغة" , المنسوبة ألفاظه إلى الإمام علي -رضي الله عنه- , ولا أسانيد لذلك , وبعضها باطل , وفيه حق , ولكن فيه موضوعات حاشا الإمام من النطق بها , ولكن أين المنصف؟! وقيل : بل جمع أخيه الشريف الرضي ... وفي تواليفه سب أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم , فنعوذ بالله من علم لا ينفع
Which means roughly:
"I said, he was the compiler of the book Nahj al-Balaagha which is attributed to Imaam ‘Alee radhiallaahu anhu, but the reports contained therein have are no chains of narration. Some of it is false and some of it is true, but it contains some fabricated reports of things that the Imaam would never have said. But who is the fair-minded man who would look at it in an objective manner?! It was said that it was compiled by his brother Shareef al-Radee. It includes slander against the companions of the Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu alaihi wa salam; we seek refuge with Allaah from knowledge that is of no benefit." (emphasis mine) MezzoMezzo 18:16, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: al-Dhahabi on the book

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message: It really isn't necessary to put a short summary of every single sermon in the Nahjul Balagha. We don't need a table of contents. Instead I suggest just putting a slightly longer summary of a few notable sermons (like Khutba Shiqshiqya or Letter to Malik al Ashtar).
128.195.166.35 (talk) 23:36, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  summerize! 

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message: In comparison with this edit and current version, I picked tags up.Saff V. (talk) 07:31, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taking Tag 

message: It seems that the article is in dire need of copy-editing to address a number of problems, ranging from minor ones (e.g., broken links or the phrase "3rd CENTURY")  to bigger issues (e.g., the sentence Also, he nominated to the balance between rights and duties by a deep discussion and believed that "greater responsibilities result in greater rights" reads a bit funny and is not connected to the rest of the paragraph). I hope to address some of these issues in the coming weeks. I'll discuss the major points here. Albertatiran (talk) 20:01, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Edits to improve the article

message: Sir I am Shia and I love the book because: It gives the right information of Islam and because it has a lot of Hadith and it is good for the Islamic ummah 2600:1700:A250:C290:113A:AA95:BDF3:8984 (talk) 17:53, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shia