A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz

Letter from the General Editor, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Letter from the General Editor The Library of Arabic Literature is a new series offering Arabic editions and English translations of key works of classical and pre-modern Arabic literature, as well as anthologies and thematic readers. Our books are edited and translated by distinguished scholars of Arabic and Islamic studies, and are published in parallel-text format with Arabic and English on facing pages. The Library of Arabic Literature will include texts from the pre-Islamic era to the cusp of the modern period, and will encompass a wide range of genres, including poetry, poetics, fiction, religion, philosophy, law, science, history, and historiography. Supported by a grant from the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute, and established in partnership with NYU Press, the Library of Arabic Literature will produce authoritative Arabic editions and modern, lucid English translations , with the goal of introducing the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students, as well as to a general audience of readers. Philip F. Kennedy General Editor, Library of Arabic Literature ‫م‬ � َ ‫ي‬ �َ ّ ‫ش‬� ���‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫م‬�‫ر‬‫و‬� � �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬��‫و‬�� ‫م‬ � َ ‫ك‬ � � � َ ‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬�‫م‬ � �‫م‬�‫ر‬‫و‬� ‫ي‬ �‫س‬��‫د‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� �� � ‫ي‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫م‬ ‫ب‬�‫م‬�‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��‫م‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫م‬ � ّ ‫ل‬‫ا‬�‫م‬���‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� �‫آ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ع‬‫ي‬ �‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � � � ‫ك‬�� ‫ا‬�‫م‬ � �‫ي‬ �� ‫ه‬ ّٰ ‫ل‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ � � ّ ‫ك‬��‫ع‬�� � ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� �‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ع‬ ‫ب‬ �� � ُ‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫س‬��‫ب‬ �‫ب‬�‫�د‬ ّ ‫�ش‬�‫ح‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ �� �‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ �‫ل‬��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬�‫و‬�� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫أ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬�� ‫م‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫م‬���‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ �‫ل‬��‫�ش‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � ‫ي‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ع‬ ‫ب‬�‫م‬�‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��‫م‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ى‬ ‫ل‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ ��‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � �� � ‫ح‬ � �‫ا‬‫م‬‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ NEw YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London A Treasury of Virtues Sayings, Sermons and Teachings of ʿAlī Al-Qāḍī Al-Quḍāʿī with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to Al-Jāḥiẓ Edited and translated by Tahera Qutbuddin NEw YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London Copyright © 2013 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, Caliph, ca. 600-661 [Selections. English. 2013] A treasury of virtues : sayings, sermons and teachings of ‘Ali al-Qadi al-Quda’i : with the one hundred proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz / edited and translated by Tahera Qutbuddin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-7185-3 (e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-2925-0 (e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-2914-4 (cl : alk. paper) I. Qutbuddin, Tahera. II. Jahiz, d. 868 or 9. III. Quda’i, Muhammad ibn Salamah, d. 1062. IV. Title. PJ7698.A5A2 2013 892.7’8209--dc23 2012030286 CIP New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Series design by Titus Nemeth. Typeset in Tasmeem, using DecoType Naskh and Emiri. Typesetting and digitization by Stuart Brown. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 dedicated to Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin (t.u.s.) with deepest gratitude This page intentionally left blank ...