A Treasury of Virtues : : Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz / / al-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: al-Quḍāʿī, al-Qāḍī,
• TeilnehmendeR: Qutbuddin, Tahera.; Williams, Rowan.
• MitwirkendeR: Williams, Rowan,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 58
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40 H/661 AD), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph. An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom, 'Ali was renowned for his eloquence: his words were collected, "ed, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted.Of the many compilations of 'Ali’s words, A Treasury of Virtues, compiled by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i (d. 454 H/1062 AD), 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, One Hundred Proverbs, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255 H/869 AD). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- Notes to the Introduction -- A Treasury of Virtues -- Chapter 1. Wise Sayings -- Chapter 2. Censure of this World and Exhortations to Reject Worldliness -- Chapter 3. Counsel -- Chapter 4. Prescriptions and Proscriptions -- Chapter 5. ʿAlī’s Questions with Answers, and ʿAlī’s Answers to Questions -- Chapter 6. Sayings with Unusual Words -- Chapter 7. Unique Sayings and Pithy Words -- Chapter 8. Prayers and Supplications -- Chapter 9. Verse -- One Hundred Proverbs -- Notes -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Translator -- The Library of Arabic Literature