Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim) comic and a comprehensive bibliography of

and a comprehensive bibliography of all the Arabic and Persian books and papers cited in the original text plus their English translations (where this is applicable)

His interest in sociology was not an intrinsic one but to answer a call from within to know more about other religions

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Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim) comic and a comprehensive bibliography ofThe Ghurar al Hikam wa Durar al Kalim (Arabic: lit. "Exalted Aphorisms and Pearls of Speech") is the most comprehensive collection of short quotations and aphorisms by Ali ibn Abi Talib. It contains about 11,000 short sayings. Translated by Tahir Ridha Jaffer with a parallel arabic text. Ghurar al Hikam includes 10760 quotations and aphorisms of Ali ibn Abi Talib. these short sayings have been sorted alphabetically and divided into ninety one