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.’
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.’
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.’