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Nahj al-Balagha
The Nahj al-Balagha, 'The Peak of Eloquence', is a collection of sermons, letters and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and first Shia Imam. It was compiled in Baghdad by al-Sharif al-Radi and completed around 1009. Admired as a model of Arabic eloquence, it is one of the most important books of Shia Islam, although the authenticity of parts of it has been debated.
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