Nahjul Balagha by Muhammad al-Ghazali?

**Omar HH** · 28-08-2005, 08:21 AM

Assalam Alaykum,

I bought a copy of Nahjul Balagha from Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali, a Sunni, from Halab (Aleppo) Syria. The people in the bookstore had Sufi influences and told me that this was the only non-Shi'a version and it was weeded out of all Shi'a forgeries insha Allah (he only left stuff in there that he was sure Sayyidina Ali Karam Allahu Wajjahu said).

Have you all heard anything about this?

**traveler** · 31-08-2005, 03:18 PM

Najhul Balaghah by Muhammad al Ghazali?

it surprised me a little when i read the thread title as i've never heard of that book by Hujjatul Islam Imam al Ghazali.. so it was by someone else of the same name

**Yusuf** · 31-08-2005, 04:06 PM

I've got that with a english translation from Iran- dont know how shi'ified it is, havent taken a look at it yet

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**Omar HH** · 31-08-2005, 08:25 PM

No it's some Egyptian scholar named Muhammad al-Ghazali.

I think at least.

Maybe it says Muhammad 'Abduh, I left it at home.

But it's like he went through and took out every narration that he was not 100% sure came from the mouth of Sayyidina Ali (RA)

**shadowcaster** · 10-09-2005, 03:17 AM

Salam

Although nahjulbalagha comes with shia commentary there is a very famous commentary by a sunni called ibn hadid in his book called sharh nahjulbalagha (explaining the peak of eloquence). Shia Muslims still recommend sharh as a very good commentary on the work and recommend all to read it, and anyway all the Shia commentaries are based on it. I have a digital copy of the book and my mate ordered his hard-copy from amazon.

ps. see http://www.nahjulbalagha.org/

**jello** · 11-09-2005, 02:43 AM

Although nahjulbalagha comes with shia commentary there is a very famous commentary by a sunni called ibn hadid in his book called sharh nahjulbalagha (explaining the peak of eloquence).

I would like to ask, since when was Ibn Hadid a member of the Sunni community ???

If we were to accept Ibn Hadid as a "Sunni", why do we not go ahead and accept the likes of Khomeini, Sistani, Al-Khoei, Khamenei, Subhani, etc. as "Sunnis" as well (I am sure these Shia "scholars" will become "Sunni" for Shia propaganda reasons in a few centuries) ???

**jello** · 11-09-2005, 02:47 AM

Oh, by the way, the site http://www.nahjulbalagha.org/ is an Imaami Shia site, so I ask my Sunni brethren to remain vigilant...

**shadowcaster** · 11-09-2005, 03:46 AM

ibn Hadid isn't sunni? I only heard about him.

Yes we must remain vigilant just incase looking at a website written by shias makes us stupid.

**jello** · 11-09-2005, 09:30 AM

Salam Alaykum

No, no I am not saying that we are "stupid" if we look at a Shia site. I have a number of Shia books and Tafseers and explanations that I have obtained from Shia sites... But I know they are Shia writings.

The problem is that most Sunnis have very little knowledge about Shias, so they may not even know a site or book is authored by Shia hands. This is a technique that is very useful for the Shias in the propagation of their sect.