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Al-Qāṣiʿa sermon (Arabic: الخطبة القاصعة) is the longest sermon in Nahj al-balagha. It is mostly about morality. As bias had become prevalent among the Kufis towards the end of Imam Ali's (a) life, in this sermon he rejected snobbishness and social division, encouraging people to engage in the enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. | Al-Qāṣiʿa sermon (Arabic: الخطبة القاصعة) is the longest sermon in Nahj al-balagha. It is mostly about morality. As bias had become prevalent among the Kufis towards the end of Imam Ali's (a) life, in this sermon he rejected snobbishness and social division, encouraging people to engage in the enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. | ||
In this sermon, Imam Ali (a) mentions his war with the Nakithun (the oath-breakers), Qasitun (the cruel), and Khawarij (the rebels), as well as his braveness in his youth when he conquered the Arab heroes. Then, he points to his own upbringing by the Prophet (s), his close friendship with the Prophet (s), one of the Prophet's miracles, and some of his own attributes. | In this sermon, Imam Ali (a) mentions his war with the Nakithun (the oath-breakers), Qasitun (the cruel), and Khawarij (the rebels), as well as his braveness in his youth when he conquered the Arab heroes. Then, he points to his own upbringing by the Prophet (s), his close friendship with the Prophet (s), one of the Prophet's miracles, and some of his own attributes. | ||
The sermon is ordered differently in different editions of Nahj al-balagha. | The sermon is ordered differently in different editions of Nahj al-balagha. | ||