Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim
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The Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim (Arabic: غرر الحکم و درر الکلم, literally "exalted aphorisms and pearls of speech") is a comprehensive collection of pietistic and ethical statements and aphorisms attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. This work was compiled by Abdul Wahid al-Tamimi and consists of nearly 11,000 short sayings.[1] It has been translated to English recently.
Compiler[]
Ghurar al-Hikam was compiled by Qadhi Nasih Al-Deen Abu al-Fath Abd al-Wahid Ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Amudi, who lived in the fifth or sixth century AH.[1][2][3] He is described as either a Shafii jurist or a Twelver Shia.[1] In particular, Muhammad Baqir Majlisi,[4] Mirza Abdollah,[5] Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi,[6] and Ibn Shar Ashoob[7] name him as a Shia scholar in their works. He was a student to al-Ghazali and a teacher to Ibn Shahr Ashoob.[1][8]
Contents[]
Ghurar al-Hikam includes 10760 sayings attributed to Ali, which have been sorted alphabetically and divided into ninety one sections. These sayings were collected from various sources such as Nahj al-Balagha, Mi'a Kalema ("hundred sayings" of Ali) by al-Jahiz, Tuhaf al-Uqul and Dastur Ma'alim al-Hikam of Ghazi Ghaza'i. Since al-Tamimi has omitted his sources, the use of Ghurar al-Hikam as a reference book has been viewed as problematic.[2][3][9]
Translations and commentaries[]
Several Persian translations of this book are available but its only existing commentary is by Agha Jamal Kwansari. Tahir Ridha Jaffer has translated this work to English.[10]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Gleave, Robert M. (2021). "Ali b. Abi Talib". Encyclopaedia of Islam (Third ed.). Brill Reference Online.
- ^ a b Ansari Qomi, Muhammad Ali. Introduction of Ghurar al-Hikam. 1. p. 28.
- ^ a b Khawnsari, Armawi, Agha Jamal, Mohaddith. Introduction of Ghurar al-Hikam. 1.
- ^ Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir. Bihar al-Anwar. 1. pp. 16–34.
- ^ Afandi, Mirza Abdullah. Riyad al-'Ulama wa Hyad al-Fudala. 3. pp. 281–282.
- ^ Muhaddith Noori, Mirza Husain. Khatimah al-Mustadrak. 3. pp. 91–96.
- ^ Ibn Shahr Ashub Mazandarani, Rashid al-Din Muhammad ibn Ali. Ma’alim al-Ulama. p. 81.
- ^ Tehrani, Agha Bozorg. Al-Zari'ah ila tasanif al-Shia. 5. p. 278.
- ^ Makarim Shirazi, Nasir. Anwar al-fiqahah (Kitab al-Bay'). p. 465.
- ^ "Ghurar al-hikam wa durar al-kalim (book)".
External links[]
- Works about Ali
- Shia hadith collections
- Books of quotations
- Shia bibliography