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12 February 2011

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Nahjolbalagheh reading contest to be held in Tehean

On March 24, a book reading contest will be held by Tehran's 7th District municipality for reading the English and Persian renditions of Nahjolbalagheh.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to the public relations and cultural management office of the municipality, the contest has been arranged with the aim of familiarizing the public with the book.

Participants should studies the Hikmats section of the book and answer questions about them in English and Persian.

Interested Tehranis may attend the district's municipality for registering in the contest.

The Nahj al-Balagha (Arabic: نهج البلاغة "Peak of Eloquence") is the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations attributed to Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib), cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH). It was collected by Sharif Razi, a Shia scholar in the 4th century.

Known for its eloquent content, it is considered a masterpiece of literature in Shi'a Islam, second only to the Qur'an and Prophetic narrations.

Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner. Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc.

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