A Japanese translation of Letter 31 of the Nahj-ul-Balagha of Imam Ali (AS) has been published in a book in Iran.
The book was unveiled during a ceremony at the Nahj-ul-Balagha International Foundation in the city of Qom on Saturday, Tehran Times reported.
The letter has been translated by a team of three Japanese translators led by Tosei Sano, a professor at the Faculty of Intercultural Communication of Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan.
Letter 31 contains the words written by Imam Ali, the first Imam of the Shia Muslims, to his first son Imam Hassan (AS). In the letter, Imam Ali (AS) advises him on how to lead a successful life.
The book, which was published by Nahj-ul-Balagha International Foundation, also carries Arabic and Persian versions of the letter, director of the foundation Ayatollah Jamaleddin Dinparvar said.
Also attending the ceremony, Tosei Sano said that his team plans to publish the translation in all Japanese newspapers to help establish a good relation between the people of Japan and the religion of Islam.
He added that all the words by Imam Ali (AS), especially those in Letter 31, convey deep cultural and educational dimensions, all of which resonate extremely well with Japanese readers.
Nahj-ul-Balagha was first compiled by Sharif Radi known in Persian as Seyyed Razi, who divided the work into three sections containing the speeches, letters, and short sayings of Imam Ali (AS).
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source : IRNA
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9 March 2015
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A Japanese translation of Letter 31 of the Nahj-ul-Balagha of Imam Ali (AS) has been published in a book in Iran.