Ghurar al-hikam

Ghurar al-ḥikam wa durar al-kalim (Arabic: غرر الحکم و درر الکلم, lit.'exalted aphorisms and pearls of speech') is a large collection of aphorisms attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib (d.661), the fourth Rashidun caliph (r.656–661), the first Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This work was compiled by the Muslim scholar Abd al-Wahid al-Amidi (d.1116).

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