Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim)
The Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim (Arabic: غرر الحکم و درر الکلم lit. "Exalted Aphorisms and Pearls of Speech") is the most comprehensive collection of short quotations and aphorisms by Ali ibn Abi Talib. It contains about 11,000 short sayings.
Book Title | Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim) |
Publisher | Ansariyan Publications |
Type | Book |
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Date Published | Jun 20, 2020 |
The Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim (Arabic: غرر الحکم و درر الکلم lit. "Exalted Aphorisms and Pearls of Speech") is the most comprehensive collection of short quotations and aphorisms by Ali ibn Abi Talib. It contains about 11,000 short sayings.
Translated by Tahir Ridha Jaffer with a parallel arabic text.
Ghurar al-Hikam includes 10760 quotations and aphorisms of Ali ibn Abi Talib. these short sayings have been sorted alphabetically and divided into ninety-one sections. These short sayings have been collected from various books such as Nahj al-Balagha, The hundred words of Al-Jahiz, Tuhaf al-Uqul and Dastur ma'alim al-Hikam of Ghazi Ghaza'i.