Nahj-al-Balagha Vs Sahih-al- Bukhari (Wikipedia Encyclopedia)

According to shiaism Nahj-al-balagh is the most authentic book after quran in comparison of Sahi al Bukhari, it is also commonly believed that this book was written by Hazrat Ali (RA) himself. Here is a small comparison between to books. The Nahj al-Balagha (Arabic: "Peak of Eloquence") is the most famous collections of

sermons, letters and narrations, attributed to Imam Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). It was collected by

Rejal-

e-kabeer, a Shia scholar in (359-406H). It is considered to be the epitome of eloquence,

the greatest masterpiece of Arab literature and, for Shi'a Muslims, is second only to the Qur'an and Prophetic narrations.

Sahih al-Bukhari (Arabic: ), as it is commonly referred to, is one of the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam. These prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by the Persian Muslim

Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari 194 256 H (about 200 years after Muhammad PBUH died) and compiled during his lifetime. Sunni Muslims
scholar view this as their most trusted collection of hadith and it is considered the most authentic book after the Qur'an.[1][2] The Arabic word sahih translates as authentic or correct.[3]

Comparison Table

Nahj al-Balagha
Written by DoB of Authers Diff in DoB

Sahih al-Bukhari
Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari 194 256 H

Rejal-e-kabeer (Not by Hazrat Ali RA) 359-406H Rajel-e-kabeer was born 165 years later than Muhammad Ibn Ismail al Bukhari

It is said that al-Bukhari collected over 300,000 hadith and included only 2,602 traditions in his Sahih
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Names of Sons of Hazrat Ali (RA)

http://al-shia.com/h...shad-1/a10.html http://rafed.net/boo...ad-1/index.html Hazrat Ali (RA) had 18 sons, Let us look at the naming scheme chosen by Ali for his sons: 1. Muhammad ibn al-Hanafia 2. Muhammad al-Asghar 3. Muhammad il-Awsat 4. Abbas abul-fazil 5. Abbas al-Asghar 6. Jafar al-Akbar 7. Jafar al-Assghar 8. Abdullah il-Asghar 9. Abdullah il-Akbar 10. Abdullah Abi Ali 11. Uthman al-Asghar 12. Uthman al-Akbar 13. Umar al-Akbar 14. Umar al-Asghar. 15. Abu Bakr ibn Ali 16. Al-Hasan 17. Al-Hussain 18. Awn

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