Dean of Osul Deen College of Pontianak Islamic University in Indonesia described Nahj-ul-Balaqa as the interpretation of the Quran.
Addressing a seminar held on “Teachings of Nahj-ul-Balaqa”, Shamsuddin Hidayat added that (after the Quran) Nahj-ul-Balaqa is the best book for the Islamic Ummah in every place and time, Tasnim news agency reported.
He noted that the book’s content has profound discussions on theological, economic, legal and other issues.
Nahj-ul-Balaqa (peak of eloquence) is a collection of Imam Ali’s (AS) sermons, letters and sayings compiled by Muslim scholar Sayyid Radhi.
Hojatollah Ebrahimian, Iran’s cultural attaché in Indonesia, also addressed the seminar on Nahj-ul-Balaqa.
He noted that Nahj-ul-Balaqa contains 241 sermons, 79 letters and 480 sayings and went on to explain some of the teachings of the book.
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