{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-virtues-sayings-sermons-and-teachings-of-ali-with-the-one-hundred-proverbs-attributed-to-al-jahiz-paperback-2","title":"A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs Attributed to Al-Jahiz - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAl-Q Al-Quḍāʿī\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40\/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom, 'Ali was renowned for his eloquence: his words were collected, quoted, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the many compilations of 'Ali's words, \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e, compiled by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i, arguably possesses the broadest compass of genres and the largest variety of themes. Included are aphorisms, proverbs, sermons, speeches, homilies, prayers, letters, dialogues, and verse, all of which provide instruction on how to be a morally upstanding human being. The shorter compilation included here, \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Proverbs\u003c\/i\u003e, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255\/869). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bilingual Arabic-English edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eal-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAl-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī \u003c\/b\u003e(d. 454\/1062) was a Sunni jurist, a scholar of hadiths and history, and a senior government official of the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin (Edited and Translated by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Arabic Oration: Art and Function. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666253615200,"sku":"9781479826551","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/eWlVaUlZYU1iU2ppbHE1ZjdERUhRQT09.webp?v=1774662625","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-treasury-of-virtues-sayings-sermons-and-teachings-of-ali-with-the-one-hundred-proverbs-attributed-to-al-jahiz-paperback-2","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}