
Nahjul Balaghah Vol. 1
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE -By the compiler of Nahj al-balãghah, al- `Allamah ash-Sharif ar-Radi
- Part One - SELECTION FROM THE SERMONS OF AMIR AL-MU’MININ `ALI IBN ABI TALIB (P.B.U.H.) AND HIS INJUNCTION
- SERMON 1: The Creation of Earth and Sky and the Birth of Adam
- SERMON 2: Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood
- SERMON 3: The Sermon of ash-Shiqshiqiyyah – Amir al-mu’minin’s view about the First three Caliphs’ rule, troubles created by the opponents during his own rule
- SERMON 4: Amir al-mu’minin’s far-sightedness and his staunch conviction in Belief
- SERMON 5: Delivered when the Holy Prophet died and ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Abu Sufyãn ibn Harb offered to pay allegiance to Amir al-mu’minin for the Caliphate
- SERMON 6: Delivered on being advised not to chase Talhah ibn `Ubaydillih and az-Zubayr ibn al-`Awwãm for fighting.
- SERMON 7: About the hypocrites
- SERMON 8: Said about az-Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate
- SERMON 9: Cowardice of the people of Jamal
- SERMON 10: About Talhah and az-Zubayr
- SERMON 11: Delivered in the Battle of Jamal when Amir al-mu’minin gave the standard to his son Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
- SERMON 12: When Allah gave him (Amir al-mu’minin) victory over the enemy at the Battle of Jamal one of his comrades said on that occasion, “I wish my brother so-and-so had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory Allah had given you,” whereupon Amir al-mu’minin said:
- SERMON 13: Condemning the people of Basrah
- SERMON 14: This also is in condemnation of the people of Basrah
- SERMON 15: After resuming the land grants made by `Uthmãn ibn `Affãn,
- SERMON 16 :Delivered when allegiance was sworn to him at Medina
- SERMON 17: About those who sit for dispensation of justiceamong people but are not fit for it
- SERMON 18: Amir al-mu’minin said in disparagement of the differences of view among the theologians
- SERMON 19: About the treachery and hypocracy of al-Ash’ath ibn Qays al-kindi
- SERMON 20: Death and taking lessons from it
- SERMON 21: Advice to keep light in this world
- ERMON 22 :About those who accused him of ‘Uthman’s killing
- SERMON 23: About keeping aloof from envy, and good behaviour towards kith and kin
- SERMON 24: Exhorting people for jihād
- SERMON 25: After devastation spread by Busr ibn Abi Artat
- SERMON 26: Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood
- SERMON 27: Exhorting people for jihād
- SERMON 28: About the transient nature of this world andimportance of the next world
- SERMON 29: About those who found pretexts at the time of jihãd
- SERMON 30: Attitude in connection with ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan’s killing
- SERMON 31: At the time of sending ‘Abdullah ibn ‘abbas az-Zubayr ibn ‘Awwam on the eve of the battle of Jamal
- SERMON 32: About the disparagement of the worldand categories of its people
- SERMON 33: At the time of setting off for thr Battle of Jamal
- SERMON 34: To prepare the people for fighting with the people of Syria (ash-Shãm)
- SERMON 35: About Arbitration
- SERMON 36: Warning the people of Nahrawãn of their fate
- SERMON 37: Amir al-mu’minin’s utterance which runs like a Sermon about his own steadfastness in religion and precedence in (acceptance of) belief.
- SERMON 38: About naming of doubt as such and disparagement of those in doubt
- SERMON 39: In disparagement of those who shrink from fighting
- SERMON 40: In reply to the slogan of the Kharijites that there is no verdict save of Allah
- SERMON 41: In condemnation of treason
- SERMON 42: About heart’s desires and extended hopes
- SERMON 43: When people advised Amir al-mu’minin to fight
- SERMON 44: When Masqalah ibn Hubayrah ash-Shaybãni fled to Mu`awiyah
- SERMON 45: About Allah’s greatness and lowliness of this world
- SERMON 46: When Amir al-mu’minin decided to march towards Syria(ash-Shãm)
- SERMON 47: About calamities befalling Kufah
- SERMON 48: Delivered at the time of marching towards Syria (ash-Sham)
- SERMON 49: About Allah’s greatness and sublimity
- SERMON 50: Admixture of right and wrong
- SERMON 51: When the Syrians stopped the supply of water
- SERMON 52: About the downfall of the world and reward and punishment of the next world
- SERMON 53: On the swear of allegiance
- SERMON 54: When people thought Amir al-mu’minin was delaying the permission to fight in Siffin
- SERMON 55: About steadiness in the battle-field
- SERMON 56: about Mu`ãwiyah
- SERMON 57: Prophecy about the Khãrijites
- SERMON 58 : Prophecy about the defeat of the Khãrijites
- SERMON 59 :When Amir al-mu’minin was told that the Khãrijites had been totally killed
- SERMON 60: About the Khãrijites
- SERMON 61: On being threatened of being killed by deceit
- SERMON 62: About the transience of the world
- SERMON 63: About decline and destruction of the world
- SERMON 64: About Allah’s attributes
- SERMON 65: In some of the days of Siffīn Amir al-mu’minin said to his followers about ways of fighting
- SERMON 66: On hearing the account of what took place in Saqifah of Bani Sa’idah
- SERMON 67: On hearing the news of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr’s death
- SERMON 68: Admonishing his companions about careless behaviour
- SERMON 69: At dawn of the night of assassination
- SERMON 70: In condemnation of the people of Iraq
- SERMON 71: How to seek blessings on the prophet
- SERMON 72: When Hasan and Husayn interceded on behalf of Marwan ibn al-Hakam
- SERMON 73: When the Consultative Committee (or Shūrã) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthmãn ibn ‘Affan
- SERMON 74: When Amir al-mu’minin learnt that the Umayyads blamed him for killing `Uthman
- SERMON 75: About preaching and counseling
- SERMON 76: About Umayyads
- SERMON 77: Supplications of Amir al-mu’minin.
- SERMON 78: About the prophecy of astrologers
- SERMON 79: physical defects of women
- SERMON 80: About the way of preaching and counselling
- SERMON 81: About the world and its people
- SERMON 82: The brilliant Sermon
- Enjoining people to Piety
- Caution against this world
- Death and Resurrection
- The limitation of Life
- No happiness without Piety
- A part of the same sermon Reminding people of Allah’s bounties
- Preparation for the Day of Judgement
- Warning against Satan
- Part of the same sermon dealing with creation of man
- The lesson to be learnt from those who have passed away
- SERMON 83: About `Amr ibn al-`Ãs
- SERMON 84: About the perfection of Allah and counseling
- SERMON 85: About getting ready for the next world and following Allah’s commandments
- SERMON 86: The Qualities of a faithful believer
- SERMON 87: About the division of the community into factions
- SERMON 88: About the Holy Prophet.
- SERMON 89: Allah’s attributes and some advice
- SERMON 90: The Sermon of Skeletons (Khutbatu’l-Ashbah)
- Description of Allah
- Attributes of Allah as described in the Holy Qur’an
- About Allah’s creation
- A part of the same sermon About the greatest perfection in Allah’s creation
- A part of the same sermon, containing description of the sky
- A part of the same sermon, containing description of Angels
- A part of the same sermon, in description of earth and its spreading on water
- On the Creation of Man and the sending of the Prophet
- SERMON 91: When allgiance was sworn to Amir al-mu’minin
- SERMON 92: About the annihilation of the Kharijites, the mischief mongering of Umayyads and the vastness of his own knowledge
- SERMON 93: Allah’s praise and eulogy of the prophets
- SERMON 94: About the condition of the people at the time of the Prophet’s proclamation and his actions to do with the dissemination of his message
- SERMON 95: In eulogy of the Holy Prophet
- SERMON 96: Admonishing his own companions
- SERMON 97: Oppression of the Umayyads
- SERMON 98: About abstinence of the world and vicissitudes of time
- SERMON 99: About the Holy Prophet and his Descendants
- SERMON 100: About the vicissitudes of time
- SERMON 101: About the Day of Judgement.
- SERMON 102: About abstemiousness and fear of Allah
- SERMON 103: About the condition of the people before the proclamation of prophethood and the Prophet’s performance in spreading his message
- SERMON 104: In eulogy of the Holy Prophet
- SERMON 105: About Islam
- SERMON 106: Delivered during one of the days of Siffin
- SERMON 107: about the vicissitudes of time
- SERMON 108: About the Might of Allah
- SERMON 109: About Islam
- SERMON 110: Caution about this world
- SERMON 111: About the Angel of Death and departing of spirit
- SERMON 112: About this world and its people
- SERMON 113: About abstemiousness, fear of Allãh and importance of providing for the next life
- SERMON 114: Seeking rain
- SERMON 115: About troubles which would arise and the Day of Judgement
- SERMON 116: Rebuking Misers
- SERMON 117: In praise of his faithful companions
- SERMON 118: On his companions keeping silence when called to Jihad
- SERMON 119: About the greatness of Ahlu’l-bayt and the importance of the laws of Islam
- SERMON 120: In reply to a person who raised objection about Arbitration during the course of a sermon
- SERMON 121: In reply to Khãrijites when they became adamant in rejecting the Arbitration
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