Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)

E377521

Islamic religious text collection of letters collection of sayings collection of sermons

Nahj al-Balagha is a renowned collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, revered for its eloquent Arabic prose and profound insights into theology, ethics, and governance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Nahj al-Balagha	4
Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) canonical	1
Nahj al-Balagha (indirectly via Imami doctrine)	1
Sayings of Imam ʿAlí	1

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Target entity: Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)
Context triple: [Ali ibn Abi Talib, knownFor, Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)]

A. Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
B. Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
C. al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
D. Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
E. al-Sunan al-Kubra
al-Sunan al-Kubra is an expanded, more detailed version of Imam al-Nasa’i’s hadith collection, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and rigorous authentication of prophetic traditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)
Target entity description: Nahj al-Balagha is a renowned collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, revered for its eloquent Arabic prose and profound insights into theology, ethics, and governance.

A. Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
B. Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
C. al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
D. Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
E. al-Sunan al-Kubra
al-Sunan al-Kubra is an expanded, more detailed version of Imam al-Nasa’i’s hadith collection, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and rigorous authentication of prophetic traditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious text ⓘ collection of letters ⓘ collection of sayings ⓘ collection of sermons ⓘ
associatedPerson	Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Sharif al-Radi ⓘ
associatedSchool	Twelver Shia ⓘ
attributedAuthor	Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
authorshipDebate	some sermons and letters are historically debated ⓘ
authorshipStatus	attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
compiler	Sharif al-Radi ⓘ
compilerDeathYearGregorian	1015 CE ⓘ
compilerDeathYearHijri	406 AH ⓘ
compilerFullName	Al-Sharif al-Radi (Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Murtada) ⓘ linked to: Sharif al-Radi
contains	letters ⓘ sermons ⓘ short sayings ⓘ
genre	Islamic theology ⓘ ethical literature ⓘ political thought ⓘ religious prose ⓘ
hasCommentaries	numerous classical and modern commentaries ⓘ
hasFamousLetter	Letter to Malik al-Ashtar ⓘ
hasTitle	Nahj al-Balagha ⓘ linked to: Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings)
hasTranslatedTitle	Peak of Eloquence ⓘ
influenced	Arabic rhetoric ⓘ Islamic political philosophy ⓘ Shia ethical thought ⓘ
keyTheme	justice in governance ⓘ piety and God-consciousness ⓘ rights and responsibilities of rulers ⓘ transience of the world ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
regionOfInfluence	Muslim world ⓘ linked to: Islamic world
religiousBranch	Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition	Islam ⓘ
subject	Imamate and leadership ⓘ asceticism ⓘ divine unity (tawhid) ⓘ ethics ⓘ governance ⓘ morality ⓘ rights of the oppressed ⓘ social justice ⓘ theology ⓘ worldly detachment ⓘ
timeOfCompilation	late 10th century CE ⓘ
timeOfCompilationHijri	4th century AH ⓘ
usedIn	Islamic studies curricula ⓘ Shia seminaries ⓘ
valuedFor	eloquent Arabic prose ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ political counsel ⓘ rhetorical excellence ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited