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A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, Attributed to Al-Jahiz (Library of Arabic Literature): 26

A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, Attributed to Al-Jahiz (Library of Arabic Literature): 26

by al-Qadi al-Quda'i (Author), Tahera Qutbuddin (Translator)

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Synopsis

A Treasury ofVirtues is a collectionby the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i (d. 454 H/1062 AD) of sayings, sermons, and teachingsattributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40 H/661 AD). Ali was the cousinand son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourthSunni Caliph. An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and asage of Islamic wisdom, Ali was renowned for his words, which were collected, quoted, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted.

Of the many compilations of 'Ali'swords, A Treasury of Virtues 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 a new critical edition of the Arabic based on several original manuscripts, the first English translation of both these important collections, and an extended introduction.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 306
 Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 21 Jul 2014
ISBN 10: 1479826553
ISBN 13: 9781479826551

Media Reviews
Powerful and compelling in its portrayal of the vicissitudes of fate and the inevitability of death and decay. Many of the translated aphorisms and wise sayings are equally powerful... Qutbuddin's volume is well written and well executed-a valuable addition to any scholar's library. -Emily Selove, University of Manchester
Tahera Qutbuddin's edition proves to be definitive since,unlike the previous versions, she relies on all accessible manuscript andpublished editions. Qutbuddin also clearly demonstrated mastery andunderstanding of the difficult language of ?Ali's prose and poetry, leading toa smooth presentation of the Arabic texts and a first-rate English translation...Tahera Qutbuddin and the editorial team of the Library of Arabic Literaturedeserve to be congratulated for producing this exemplary volume. -Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
The quality of the translation is superior... and the choice of maxims is well advised, as they constitute a major category of Arabic (and also medieval European) literature, a genre with which modern readers are not acquainted. This translation will introduce them to it. -Beatrice Gruendler, Yale University
Tahera Qutbuddin, associate professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Chicago, translates a collection by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib. Ali is an acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom. While several versions of the text exist, Qutbuddin is primarily using the Istanbul text. -Islamic Horizons
Author Bio
Al-Qadi al-Quda'i (d. 454 H/1062 AD) was a Sunni jurist, a scholar of hadith and history, and a senior government official of the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo. Tahera Qutbuddin is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi and Fatimid Da'wa Poetry: A Case of Commitment in Classical Arabic Literature.