Sermons
241 sermons from Nahjul Balagah — English translation
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Sermon 44
Sermon (44): When Misqalah ibn Hubayrah al-Shaybani Fled to Mu'awiyah
Misqalah ibn Hubayrah al-Shaybani fled to Mu'awiyah because he had bought some captives of Banu Najiyah from one of the…
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Sermon 60
Sermon (60): When He Was Warned of Being Suddenly Killed
I have a firm shield from Allah. When the day of death comes, it will deliver me to death and…
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Sermon 29
Sermon (29): To Those Who Make Excuses at the Time of War
O people whose bodies are together but whose desires are separate! Your words soften even hard stones, but your actions…
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Sermon 45
Sermon (45): On the Greatness and Majesty of Allah
All praise is for that Allah from whose mercy there is no despair, and from whose blessings no one's garment…
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Sermon 30
Sermon (30): On Revealing the Truth About 'Uthman's Killing
If I had ordered his killing, I would have been his killer, and if I had prevented (others from) killing…
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Sermon 46
Sermon (46): When He Intended to Depart for Syria, He Said These Words
O Allah! I seek refuge from the hardship of travel, the grief of return, and the sight of the misfortune…
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Sermon 31
Sermon (31): What He Said to Ibn 'Abbas When He Sent Him to Zubair Before the Battle of Jamal
Do not meet Talha. If you meet him, you will find him like a rebellious bull whose horns are turned…
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Sermon 47
Sermon (47): On the Calamities That Will Befall Kufa
O Kufa, I see this scene as if with my own eyes that you are being pulled like the tanned…
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Sermon 16
Sermon (16): When Allegiance Was Given to Him in Madinah
When allegiance was given to him in Madinah, he declared himself responsible for his words and their truth, saying that…
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Sermon 1
Sermon (1): The Degrees of Knowing Allah, the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth, the Creation of Adam, the Categories of Qur'anic Rulings, and the Description of Hajj
(In this sermon he describes the beginning of the creation of the heavens and the earth and the creation of…
