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19-03-2024 |10 Ramaḍān 1445 AH

Eloquence

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Eloquence is that which is easy [for the speaker] to pronounce and light on the [listener’s] intellect.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ ما سَهُلَ علي المَنطِقِ وخَفَّ علي الفِطْنَةِ.

Reference: [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1881]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Eloquence is to answer without delay, and to be correct without mistakes.

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطئَ، وتُصِيبَ فلا تُخْطئَ.

Reference: [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2150]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Brevity may suffice in accomplishing eloquence.

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قد يُكْتَفي مِن البَلاغةِ بالإيجازِ.

Reference: [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6666]

Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Eloquence is not exemplified by the sharpness of the tongue, nor through excess babbling; rather it is through capturing the intended meaning and aiming at the proof.’

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَتِ البَلاغَةُ بحِدَّةِ اللِّسانِ ولا بِكَثْرةِ الهَذَيانِ، ولكنَّها إصابةُ المَعني وقَصْدُ الحُجّةِ.

Reference: [Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 312]

Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Eloquence lies in three things: coming close to the intended meaning, avoiding waffling, and communicating more meaning in fewer words.’

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثةٌ فيهِنَّ البَلاغةُ: التّقَرُّبُ مِن‏معني البُغْيةِ، والتَّبَعُّدُ مِن حَشْوِ الكلامِ، والدَّلالةُ بالقليلِ علي الكثيرِ.

Reference: [Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 317]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The most expressive eloquence lies in that which is metaphorically correct and easy to grasp, and that which is pleasantly brief.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أبلَغُ البَلاغةِ ما سَهُلَ في الصَّوابِ مَجازُهُ وحَسُنَ إيجازُهُ .

Reference: [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3307]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The best speech is that which is decorated by a pleasant structure and is understood by the elite as well as the laymen.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أحسَنُ الكلامِ ما زانَهُ حُسْنُ‏النِّظامِ، وفَهِمَهُ الخاصُّ والعامُّ.

Reference: [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7919]

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Allah despises the eloquent man who plays with his tongue like a drill.’

رسولُ اللّٰهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): شِرارُ اُمَّتي الثَّرثارُونَ، وَالمُتَشَدِّقونَ المُتَفَيهِقونَ، وخِيارُ اُمَّتي أحاسِنُهُم أخلاقاً.

Reference: [Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 7919]