{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-virtues-sayings-sermons-and-teachings-of-ali-with-the-one-hundred-proverbs-attributed-to-al-jahiz-9781479896530","title":"A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs Attributed to Al-Jahiz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Virtues 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\u003e An 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 (d. 454\/1062), 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\/869). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Williams (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Archbishop of Canterbury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin \u003c\/b\u003eis Abdulaziz Saud AlBabtain Laudian Professor at the University of Oxford. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eArabic Oration: Art and Function\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492611395858,"sku":"9781479896530","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_effd737f-c081-4a33-a1c3-ae054721909d.jpg?v=1730599387","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-treasury-of-virtues-sayings-sermons-and-teachings-of-ali-with-the-one-hundred-proverbs-attributed-to-al-jahiz-9781479896530","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}