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Alternative Sources of the Contents of This information has been obtained from Vol. VII, No. 1 issue of Al-Tawhid, a Quarterly Journal of Islamic Thought and Culture. The sources in this study are mainly based on research by al-Sayyid `Abd al-Zahra' al-Husayni al-Khatib in his book called Masadir Nahj al-Balagha wa asaniduh. A full bibliography of the authors and their works mentioned below is also available. 1. Praise belongs to God, Whose Glory lies beyond ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 57; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 140; (3) al-Qadi al-Quda`i, Dustur, 153; (4) al-Razi, Tafsir, II, 164; (5) Ibn Talhah, Matalib; (6) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab al-sama' wa al-kawakib; (7) al-Wasiti, `Uyun, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol.77, 300, 423; (8) al-Rawandi, Sharh, see Kashif al-Ghita', Madarik, 69; (9) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 150 2. I praise Him, seeking the completion of His bounty... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 326; (2) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, p. 73; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, III, 112; (4) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 331, 354; (5) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I. 3. By God, so and so (Ibn Abi Quhafah).... (1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 62; (2) Ibn Qubbah, al-'Insaf, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, I, 69, see also `Abd al-Zahra', I, 309-310; (3) al-Saduq, Ma`ani, 344; (4) al-Hasan ibn `Abd Allah al-`Askari, from him al-Saduq in Ma`ani; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, see `Abd al-Zahra', I, 311-312 and al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol.8, 160; (6) al-Ka`bi (d.319/931) - see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, I, 69; (7) Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Manaqib, see Bihar, vol.8, 160; and `Abd al-Zahra', I, 310-11; (8) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 135; (9) al-Qadi `Abd al-Jabbar, al-Mughni, see al-Ghadir, VII, 83; (10) al-Saduq, `Ilal, bab al-`illat allati min ajliha taraka Amir al-Mu'minin (A) mujahadat ahl al-khilaf; (11) Abu Sa`id al-'Abi, Nathr al-durar and Nuzhat al-'adib, see `Abd al-Zahra', I, 313; (12) al-Murtada, al-Shafi, 203, 204; (13) al-Haffar, al-'Insaf from him al-Tusi in al-'Amali; (14) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 392; (15) Qutb al-Din Rawandi, Sharh, from Ibn Mardawayh and al-Tabarani; (16) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 133; (17) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 313; (18) al-Murtada, Sharh al-Khutbat al-Shiqshiqiyyah, see A`yan al-Shi`ah, vol. 41, p. 195; (19) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj; I, 95; for a detailed discussion of sources, see `Abd al-Zahra', I, 309-324. 4. Through us you were guided ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 147; (2) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95. 5. O people, tear the waves of ... (1) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, bab 6, 137; (2) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 127; (3) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, II, 139, see `Arshi. 6. By God, I shall not be like the badger that ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, events of the year 36 H.S VI, 3107; (2) Ibn Salam, Gharib al-hadith, 174; (3) al-Jawhari, al-Sihah, V, 2026; (4) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, 33*. 7. They have taken Satan to be the sovereign ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 109; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 50. (kh-t-l ) 8. He claims that he swore allegiance ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 175, from (2) (2) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal. 9. They thundered and ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 177, from (2) (2) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal. (3) Ibn A`tham, Futuh, as quoted by (4) (4) al-Khwarazmi in al-Manaqib. 10. Lo, Satan has brought together ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 118; see also under Sermon:22 and Sermon:134 below. 11. Mountains shift, yet you shouldn't ... (1) Al-Mamatiri, Nuzhat al-'absar, see `Abd al-Zahra', I, 340; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, IV, bab al-qatl wa al-shahadah. 12. Does your brother love us? ... (1) Al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, I, 262. 13. You are a woman's army ... (1) Al-Dinawari, al-'Akhbar, 153; (2) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 377; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 217; (4) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 328; (5) al-Majlisi, Bihar, VIII, 447; (6) `Ali ibn Ibrahim, Tafsir, 655; (7) al-Tusi, al-'Amali,* 78; (8) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 210, 203. 14. Your land is close to the sea ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 217; (2) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal, see al-Mufid, op. cit.; (3) al-Dinawari, al-'Akhbar, 151; (4) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 217; (5) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 368; (6) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 169. 15. By God, even if I had found that ... (1) Al-`Askari, al-'Awa'il, 102; (2) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Da`a'im, I, 396; (3) al-Mas`udi, Ithbat,120. 16. My word is the guarantee of my promise ... (1) Al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 170; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 132; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139; (4) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 236; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 162; (6) al-`Askari, al-'Awa'il, 102; (7) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 369 and Rawdat al-Kafi, 67; (8) al-Tusi, al'Amali, * 147. 17. The most detestable of creatures ... (1) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 55; (2) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 290; (3) al-Harawi, al-Jam`, see (4) (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah (under kh-b-t); (5) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Usul al-madhahib, 135; (6) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 240; (7) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 390; (8) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 109; (9) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 61; (10) Ibn Qutaybah, Gharib al-hadith, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, I, 90. 18. When a case is put before ... (1) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 141; (2) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 139; (3) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Da`a'im, I, 93; (4) Narrated by Ibn Udhaynah from al-'Imam al-Sadiq (A) in al-Nuri, Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, III, 174; see also al-Saffar, Basa'ir al-darajat. 19. What know ye what is against me ... ? (1) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani,VIII, 59. 20. Indeed, if you could see ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 405. 21. Your ultimate goal is before you ... (1) al-Sharif al-Radi, Khasa'is, 87; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, * V, 157. 22. Lo, Satan has begun encouraging ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, 35; (3) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (4) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (5) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 172; (6) al-Khwarazmi, al-Manaqib; 117; (7) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 171, II, 167; (8) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, * 129; see Sermon:26 and Sermon:171 below. 23. Verily, the command descends ... (1) Al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, II, 56, 294, V, 56; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 366; (3) Nasr ibn Muzahim, Siffin, 10; (4) al-Ya`qubi Ta'rikh, II, 149; (5) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-kasb wa al-mal; (6) al-Muttaqi, Kanz, VIII, 225; (7) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, in the biographical account of `A1i (A); (8) Ibn Salam, Gharib al-hadith, II, 183; (9) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III, 468; (10) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 189; (11) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 80. 24. By my life, ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III, 244 (`a.s.b). 25. It is only Kufah ... (1) Al-Mas`udi, Muruj, III, 149; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, III, 337; (3) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, I, 305, X, 225; (4) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 383; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad,* 163; (6) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat II, 636. 26. Verily, God sent Muhammad (S) ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 303, II, 633; (3) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (4) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (5) al-Kulayni, al-Rasa'il, mentioned by Ibn Tawus, op. cit. 27. Indeed, jihad is one of the doors of Paradise ... (1) Al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 170, II, 66; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 236; (3) al-Dinawari, al-'Akhbar, 211; (4) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, II, 474; (5) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, I, 13; (6) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, XV, 45; (7) Idem., Maqatil, 27; (8) al-Saduq, Ma`ani, 309; (9) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 442; (10) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 403; (11) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 69; (12) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad,* 160-164; (13) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, IV, 5. 28. Surely, the world has turned its back ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad,* 138; (2) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 171; (3) al-Baqillani, I`jaz, 222; (4) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 35; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 365; (6) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 235; (7) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 413; (8) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, II, 633. 29.O people, who are together with their bodies, but ... (1) Al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 170; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 150; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 71; (4) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 380; (5) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Da`a'im, I, 391; (6) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, I, 306; (7) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 112; (8) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, II, 483; (9) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, * 158; (10) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi. 30. If I had ordered it, ... (1) Al-Baladhuri, Ansab, V, 98, 101. 31. Don't meet Talhah ... (1) Al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, II, 115; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 115; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 314; (4) al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar, al-Muwaffaqiyyat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 171; (5) Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat al-'a`yan, biographical account of Ibn al-Mu`allim, see `Abd al-Zahra', I, 412. 32. O people, we have been born in ... (1) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 90; (2) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 175; (3) al-Dhahabi, Mizan, II, 276; (4) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 237; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, * II, 173; (6) al-Baqillani, I`jaz, I, 197. 33. Verily, God sent Muhammad (S) ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 154. 34. Woe to you! I am tired of rebuking you ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 51; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 150; (3) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, 380; (4) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 79; (5) Nasr ibn Muzahim, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 179. 35. Praise belongs to God, even though ... (1) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, 365; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 43; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 119, 141; (4) Nasr, Siffin, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 110; (5) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 103; (6) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, IX, 5; (7) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 412; (8) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Kamil, II, 171; (9) Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah, VII, 286. 36. I warn you ... (1) Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar, al-Muwaffaqiyyat, 350; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 47; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 147; (4) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 100; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 97; (6) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 402; (7) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 371. 37. I took up the task ... (1) Al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 134; (2) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, I, 37. 38. Doubt is called doubt because ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 98; (2) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 170; (3) al-Jahiz, Rasa'il, 125. 39. I am faced with such who do not obey ... (1) Al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 291, 297, II, 453-4; (2) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 404; (3) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 41, events of the year 39 H. 40. A true statement to which a false meaning ... (1) Al-Shafi`i, Kitab al-'umm; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 41; (3) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 530; (4) al-Ya`qubi, Ta'rikh, II, 136; (5) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, 352, 355, 361, 377; (6) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, II, 131. 41. O people, loyalty and truthfulness are twins ... (1) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 170; (2) al-Jahiz, Rasa'il, 125. 42. O people, what I fear most for you ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, 3, 4; (2) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 50; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 353; (4) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, III, 29; (5) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 35, 47; (6) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, * 138; (7) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, * 73, 145; (8) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 56; (9) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 436. 43. My preparations for war with the Syrians ... (1) Al-Khwarazmi, Manaqib, 108; (2) Nasr ibn Muzahim, Siffin, 55; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 94; (4) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 108; (5) al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 461; (6) al-Tusi, Misbah, 429. 44. May God disgrace Masqalah, ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 65-77, (2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, 329-372; (3) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, 411-417; (4) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, vol. 55 in the account of Masqalah ibn Hubayrah; (5) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, III, 419; (6) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, IX, 100-106. 45. Praise belongs to God, Whose mercy ... (1) Al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 327; (2) al-Tusi, Misbah, 458; parts of it recorded by (3) (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad; (4) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 171; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 235; (6) al-Harrani, Tuhaf; (7) al-Baqillani, I`jaz, 222. 46. My God, I seek Thy refuge ... (1) A`tham al-Kufi, al-Futuh, II, 461; (2) Nasr, Siffin, 132; (3) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Da`a'im, I, 347; (4) narrated from the Prophet (S) in al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, III, 153; (5) al-Nuri, Riyad al-salihin, 197, hadith 975. 47. 0 Kufah! It is as if I see you ... (1) Ibn al-Faqih, Kitab al-buldan, 163; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab al-bilad wa al-diyar. 48. Praise belongs to God when night ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, 131, 132; (2) mentioned by a group of biographers, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 287. 49. Praise belongs to God, Who knows the inside ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol.67, 304. 50. Verily, the source of misguidance lies in ... (1) al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, I, 208; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, bab al-bida` wa al-ra'y wa al-maqayis; (3) Idem., Rawdat al-Kafi, 58; (4) al-Ya`qubi, Ta'rikh, II, 136; (5) al-Tawhidi, al-Basa'ir, 32. 51. They ask you to feed them ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, I, 329. 52. Lo, the world has ... (1) al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 329; (2) al-Tusi, al-Misbah, 461; (3) Parts of it in Abu Nu`aym, al-Hilyah, I, 77; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Amali, 87. 52 (a). The best kind of sacrifice ... (1) Al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 461; (2) al-Tusi, Misbah, 429; (3) al-Khwarazmi, al-Manaqib, 108; (4) Nasr, Siffin, 201; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, 94; (6) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 108. 53. Rush towards me ... (1) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 128 (d.k.k); (3) Abu Mikhnaf, al-Jamal, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 340; (4) also the sources mentioned under Sermon:26. 54. As to your statement that ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, 209; (2) `Abd al-Zahra', Masadir, II, 27, says that statements to this effect have been widely narrated from `Ali (A). 55. In the company of the Prophet (S) (1) Nasr, Siffin, 520; (2) al-Zamakhshari, IV, Rabi`, bab al-qatl wa al-shahadah; (3) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat; (4) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal; for (3) and (4) see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 348-355. 56. Soon after me, a man ... (1) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 373; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi (1278) 207; (3) al-`Ayyashi, Tafsir, under verse 16:106; (4) al-Himyari, Qurb al-'asnad; (5) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 119; (6) al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, II, 385; (7) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 214, II, 374; (8) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, * 184. 57. The sand-storms struck you ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 48, 3378; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 124; (3) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 100; (4) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 162; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, under (a.b.r); (6) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 369; (7) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, II, 141. 58. The place they shall fall ... (1) Al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 385; (2) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 416; (3) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, II, 120. 59. Certainly not. By God, they are yet sperm ... Sources same as that of Sermon:58. 60. Do not fight the Khawarij after me ... (1) Al-Saduq, `Ilal, 201; (2) al-Tusi, al-Tahdhib, II, 48. 61. There is a protective shield of God ... (1) Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah, VIII, 12, from (2) (2) Abu Dawud, Kitab al-qadar; (3) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 89; (4) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-qatl wa al-shahadah. 62. Lo, this world is a place ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, under inna, 10, 88, 199. 63. Fear God, O servants of God! ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 105, 154, 155, 246; (2) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 145. (3) Nasr, Siffin, * 7. 64. Praise belongs to God ... (1) Al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, 29, 62; (2) al-Wasiti, `Uyun; (3) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 238. 65. O Muslims! ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 479; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, I, 110, 133; (3) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, II, 24; (4) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 45; (5) al-Tabari, Basharah, 172; (6) al-Quda`i, Dustur, 124; (7) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, XII, 182; (8) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 380; (9) Furat, Tafsir al-Qur'an. 66. Why didn't you argue ... (1) Al-Nuwayri, Nihayah, VIII, 168; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 326; (3) al-Karajiki, al-Ta`ajjub, 13; (4) al-Jawhari, al-Saqifah, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, at the beginning; (5) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 263; (6) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, al-'Isti`ab, in the account of `Awf ibn Athathah; (7) al-Mas`udi, Muruj; (8) al-Tawhidi, al-Basa'ir, 59; (9)al-Murtada, al-'Amali, I, 198. 67. I had intended to make Hashim ... (1) Al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 63 (events of the year 36); (3) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 404. 68. How long shall I accord to you the consideration ... (1) Al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 438, 458; (2) al-Ya`qubi, Ta'rikh, II, 184; (3) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat; (4) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh,* VI, 3444, 3445, chronicles of the year 39. 69. I fell asleep as I sat ... (1) Ibn Sa`d, al-Tabaqat, III, 36; (2) Abu al-Faraj, Maqatil, 16; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 298; (4) al-Qali, Dhayl al-'Amali, 190; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 160; (6) Muhammad ibn Habib, al-Mughtalin, on the authority of Abu `Abd al-Rahman al-Salami; (7) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, al-'Isti`ab, III, 61; (8) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 9; (9) al-Murtada, Ghurar, IV, 78; (10) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 495. 70. O people of Iraq ... (1) Ibn Da`b, al-'Ikhtisas, 155; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 161; (3) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 254; (4) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, II, 236; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 301; (6) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 105; (7) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 137. 71. My God, Who art the spreader ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, Gharib al-hadith, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, IV, 364; (2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 159; (3) al-Qali, Dhayl al-'Amali, 173; (4) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah; (6) al-Quda`i, Dustur, 119; (7) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 136; (8) al-Samahiji, al-Sahifat al-`Alawiyyah, (9) al-Zamakhshari, al-Fa'iq; for the asnad of this Khutbah see al-Mahmudi, Nahj al-sa`adah, 286. 72. Didn't he give me his allegiance after ... (1) Ibn Sa`d, al-Tabaqat, I, in the account of Marwan; (2) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 361; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 37; (4) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 78; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 67; see al-Damiri, Hayat al-hayawan and Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, 54. 73. You know for certain that ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, chronicles of the year 23; (2) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, I, 341; (3) al-Harawi, al-Jam`; (4) al-Shaykh Warram, Tanbih; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, events of the year 23. 74. Didn't the knowledge of Banu Umayyah ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, under (q.r.f); (2) al-Turayhi, Majma`, under (q.r.f). 75. May God have mercy upon him who ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 151; (2) al-Karajiki, Kanz, 162; (3) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 59; (4) Ibn Shakir, `Uyun al-hikam; (5) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 231; (6) al-Husari, Zahr, I, 42; (7) al-'Amidi, Ghurar; (8) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 145. 76. The Banu Umayyah ... (1) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, XI, 29, II, 29; (2) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, XV, 27; (3) Ibn Salam, Gharib al-hadith; (4) Ibn Durayd, al-Mu'talif; (5) Al-'Isfahani, al-Jam` bayn al-Gharibayn; (6) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 186; (7) al-`Askari, Jamharat al-'amthal, I, 165. 77. My God, forgive me ... (1) Al-Jahiz, al-Mi'at al-mukhtarah. 78. Do you claim that ... (1) Ibrahim ibn al-Hasan, Siffin, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 203; (2) al-Saduq, `Uyun akhbar al-Rida, I, 138; (3) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 249; (4) al-Saduq, `Uyun al-jawahir, see (5) (5) Ibn Tawus, Faraj al-mahmum, 57-59; (6) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 368. 79. O people, women are ... (1) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 85; (2) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 282; (3) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, V; (4) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, Majlis 50; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Ikhtisas. 80. O people, zuhd lies in ... (1) Al-Saduq, Ma`ani al-'akhbar, 251; (2) Idem., al-Khisal, I, 11; (3) al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 234; (4) al- 'Amidi, Ghurar, 119; (5) al-Fattal, Rawdah, 434; (6) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat,106. 81. How should I describe this house ... (1) Al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, I, 88; (2) al-Qali, al-'Amali, II, 117; (3) Ibn Durayd, al-Mujtana, 31; (4) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 138; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, III, 172; (6) al-Murtada, al-'Amali, 153; (7) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 136; (8) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat, 243; (9) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 86; (10) al-Karajiki, Kanz, 160. 82. Praise belongs to God, Who is high ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 146; (2) al-Quda`i, Dustur, 59, (3) al-'Amidi, Ghurar; (4) al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam; (5) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 77; (6) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 132 (b.d.d), II, 287 (`a.a.z). 83. How strange of the son of al-Nabighah ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, III, 10, I, 164; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 287; (3) al-Tawhidi, al-'Imta`, III, 183; (4) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 54; (5) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 145, 151; (6) al-'Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 131; (7) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 117, III, 59, 110, IV, 59, 89; (8) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, 513; al-Tusi narrates from Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Marzbani (d.384/994), Ibn `Uqdah (d.333/944) and al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (d.255/869). 84. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah ... (1) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 77; (2) al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam; (3) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 131; (4) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 140. 85. He knows the secrets ... (1) Al-Dinawari, Akhbar, 145; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 100, 101; (3) al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 233-4; (4) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 120; (5) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat, 156; (6) al- 'Amidi, Ghurar. 86. O servants of God, the most beloved of God's ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-`izz wa al-sharaf; see also Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, 132. 87. God didn't crush any tyrant before ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 62; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 173; (3) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 46 (a.z.l.). 88. He sent him after a period ... (1) Al-Kulayni, `Usul al-Kafi, I, 60; (2) al-Sayyid al-Yamani, al-Taraz, I, 342; (3) `Ali ibn Ibrahim, Tafsir, p.3. 89. Praise belongs to God, Who is ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 185; (3) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 345. 90. Praise belongs to God, Who is not enriched by ... (1) Mas`adah ibn Sadaqah, author of Khutab Amir al-Mu'minin; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 406; (3) al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, 34; (4) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab al-mala'ikah; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, discusses its unusual (gharib) phrases in several places; (6) Ibn Tawus, Faraj al-mahmum, 56. 91. Leave me and find someone else ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh,* VI, 3066 (events of the year 35); (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah (events of the year 35); (3) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib al-'umam, I, 508. 92. I have pulled out the eyes of ... (1) Al-Ya`qubi, Tar'ikh, II, 182; (2) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 68; (3) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 6, 7, 16; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 377 (h.z.b), III, 200 (`a.dh.m); (5) al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, II, 466; (6) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, Jami`, I, 114; (7) Ibn Hajar, al-'Isabah, II, 509; (8) al-Tabari, al-Riyad, 198; (9) al-Suyuti, Ta'rikh al-khulafa', 124; (10) Dahlan, al-Futuhat, II, 337; (11) al-Qunduzi, Yanabi`, 224. 93. Blessed is God, who is not attained by ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 134; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 74. 94. He sent him when the people ... (1) Al-Majlisi, Bihar, XVIII, 219. 95. Praise belongs to God, Who is the First ... (1) Al-Majlisi, Bihar, XVI, 380. 96. If He gives respite to the oppressor ... (1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays, 110; (2) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, II, 236; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 301; (4) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 76; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 161; (6) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 105; (7) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 137; (8) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, biographical account of `Ali (A); (9) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, II, 68; (10) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 142; (11) al-Tusi, al-'Amali,* 62. 97. By God, they will continue ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 151; (2) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 100; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 157. 98. We praise Him ... (1) Al-Saduq, Ma`ani, 184; (2) al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 270; (3) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, II, 50; (4) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat, 107. 99. Praise be to God, who spreads ... See `Abd al-Zahra', II, 198-199. 100. Praise be to God, the First ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 48; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, (b.j.r); (3) al-Saduq, al-'Amali; (4) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 329; (5) al-Karajiki, Ma`dan, 226; (6) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 41; (7) al-Jahiz, al-Hayawan, II, 90. 101. On that day God will collect ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 153; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 131; (3) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, IV, 31; (4) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 95; (5) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I ,197. 102. O people, look at the world ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 139; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 143; (3) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 225; (4) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 352; (5) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 219; (6) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 202; (7) al-Qadi al-Quda`i, Dustur, 48; (8) al-Khuza`i, al-Fitan, see (9) (9) Ibn Tawus, al-Malahim, 27; (10) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, V, 131. 103. God Almighty sent Muhammad ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 154; (2) al-Nasa'i, al-Khasa'is, 70. 104. Until God sent Muhammad ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 160; (2) `Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Qummi, Tafsir, I, 384. 105. Praise belongs to God, Who laid down ... (1) Al-Ghazali, Ihya'; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 126; (3) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 49; (4) al-Qali, al-'Amali, 171; (5) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 382, 407; (6) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 74, 75; (7) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, I, 108; (8) al-Qadi al-Quda`i, Dustur, 121; (9) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, * 23. 106. I have seen ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 14, events of 37 H.; (2) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, V, 40; (3) Nasr ibn Muzahim, Siffin, 256. 107. Praise belongs to God, Who is Manifest ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 85, 209; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab tabaddul al-'ahwal. 108. Everything humbles itself ... (1) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 76; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-mala'ikah; (3) al-'Amidi, Ghurar. 109. The best means by which ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 104; (2) al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 131; (3) al-Saduq, `Ilal, 114; (4) al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 233; (5) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 220. 110. I warn you ... (1) Al-Marzbani, al-Muniq, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, 242; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 127; (3) al-Qadi al-Quda`i, Dustur, 51; (4) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, 144; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 18, 25, 308; (6) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, II, 112; (7) Ibn Qutaybah,`Uyun, II, 250. 111. Do you feel it when he enters ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol.77, p. 430. 112. I warn you ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, at the beginning; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 86, 189. 113. Praise belongs to God, Who ... (1) Al-Yamani, al-Taraz, II, 335; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 156; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, II, at the beginning of each part; (4) al-Qadi al-Quda`i, Dustur, 33; (5) al-'Amidi, Ghurar; (6) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, II, 107. 114. My God, our hands have ... (1) Al-Saduq, Man la yahduruh, I, 335; (2) al-Tusi, Misbah, adab salat al-'istisqa', see Kashif al-Ghita', Madarik, 250; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-sahab wa al-matar; (4) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, V, 53; (5) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 338; (6) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 190, from (7) (7) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal; (8) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139, 159; (9) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib al-'umam, see Ta'sis al-Shi`ah, 415; (10) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 220. 115. He sent him as a caller unto ... (1) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, VI, 249; (2) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, III, 150; (3) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, VII, 101 (kh.d.r); (4) Ibn Faqih, al-Buldan, 181; (5) al-Harawi, al-Jam`, see Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 41, V, 170; (6) al-Muttaqi, Kanz, VI, 87; (7) al-Daylami, al-'Irshad, I, 33. 116. You spent no wealth ... See `Abd al-Zahra', II, 260. 117. You are supporters of the truth ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 121; (3) al-Waqidi, in al-Jamal and; (4) al-Mada'ini in his book, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, II, 259. 118. What is wrong with you? ... Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 215 (th.f.l) . 119. By God, I have known ... (1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays. 142; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 81, 82, 83. 120. This is the punishment ... (1) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 165; (2) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 100; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Ikhtisas, 153, quoted from Ibn Da'b's work; (5) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 273; (6) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 130; (7) al-'Amidi, Ghurar; (8) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, * 135. 121. Were all of you with us ... (1) Al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 274; (2) IbnQutaybah, al-Ma`arif, II, 136. 122. Whoever among you ... (1) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 338; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, V, 53; (3) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 190, from al-Waqidi's al-Jamal; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139, 159; (5) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib al-'umam, see Ta'sis al-Shi`ah, 415; (6) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 220. 123. Place the armoured at the fore ... (1) Nasr ibn Muzahim, Siffin, 235; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 9, events of 37 H.; (3) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, V, 39; (4) Ibn A`tham al-Kufi, al-Futuh, III, 73; (5) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib, I, 583; (6) Al-Tawhidi, al-Basa'ir, 185; (7) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 154. 124. We did not make persons arbiters ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 37, events of 37 H.; (2) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 100; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 157; (4) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 275. 125. Do you ask me to seek ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 153; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 131; (3) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, IV, 31; (4) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 95; (5) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 197; (6) al-Mada'ini, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 182; (7) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 75. 126. If you refuse to stop claiming ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 48, events of 37 H.; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, (b.j.r); (3) al-Jahiz, al-Hayawan, II, 90; (4) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 41; (5) al-Saduq, al-'Amali; (6) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 329; (7) al-Karajiki, Ma`dan, 226. 127. O Ahnaf, ... See the sources mentioned under Sermon:100. 128. O servants of God, ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 320; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab tabaddul al-'ahwal. 129. O Abu Dharr, ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 206; (2) al-Jawhari, Kitab al-Saqifah, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, II, 375; (3) al-Ya`qubi, Ta'rikh, II, 120. 130. O those of differing minds ... (1) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 120; (2) al-Qadi al-Nu`man, Da`a'im, 531; (3) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III,154 (z.'a.r), V, 270 (w.`a.a). 131. We praise Him for whatever ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 282; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 210 (w.f.z), V, 239 (h.b.1). 132. The world and the Hereafter have ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 77; (2) See Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, II, 386. 133. God has taken upon Himself ... (1) Ibn al- 'Athir, al-Nihayah, IV, 250; (2) Abu `Ubayd, al-'Amwal, 252. 134. O son of the accursed ... (1) Ibn A`tham al-Kufi, al-Futuh, II, 165. 135. Your allegiance ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 142; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, III, 467 (f.l.t). 136. By God, they did not ... (1) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, al-'Isti`ab, II, 211; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, Usd al-ghabah, II, 61; (3) al-Mufid in al-'Irshad, 146, 142, and al-Jamal, 143, from al-Waqidi; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III, 318 (`a.w.dh); (5) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (6) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 310; (7) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (8) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (9) Safwah, Jamharah; (10) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, * VI, 3143. 137. He will made desires conform to ... (1) Al- 'Amidi, Ghurar, 296. 138. No one overtook me ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 39, events of 23 H.; (2) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, I, 241; (3) al-Shaykh Warram, Tanbih; (4) al-Harawi, al-Jam`; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah. 139. Verily, it befits those who are saved ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 135, 359. 140. O people, one who knows his brother ... (1) Al-Quda`i, Dustur, 139; (2) Ibn Hudhayl, `Ayn, 215; (3) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, 110; (4) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, VI, 268. 141. One who lays goodness where it is not ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, 235; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 9; (3) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, V,39; (4) Ibn A`tham, al-Futuh, III, 73. 142. Lo, the earth which bears you ... (1) Al-Daylami, A`lam, see al-Nuri, Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, I, 439; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 137 (b.t.n). 143. God sent His apostles ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, see `Abd al-Zahra', II, 322. 144. O people, you are in this world ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 73; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139 as well as al-'Amali; (3) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 220; (4) al-Qali, al-'Amali, II, 67. 145. The victory in this matter ... (1) Al-Dinawari, al-'Akhbar, 134; (2) Ibn A`tham, al-Futuh, II, 37; (3) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, IV, 237 events of 27 H.; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 120; (5) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib, I, 419. 146. God sent Muhammad (S) ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 386; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 163. 147. Each of the two ... (1) Abu Mikhnaf, al-Jamal, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, I, 78; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 142. 148. O people, every man shall meet ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 229; (2) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 436; (3) al-Mas`udi, Ithbat, 103; (4) Ibn `Asakir, Ta'rikh, XII, 211. 149. They took to the right and to the left ... (1) Al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 74. 150. I praise God and seek His help ... (1) Al-Sayyid al-Yamani, al-Taraz, I, 334. 151. Praise is God's, Who proves ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 139; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 232, 235. 152. He has been allowed a respite ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 108; (2) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, V, 82; (3) Warram, al-Majmu`ah, 77. 153. The enlightened heart ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 252, 324, 331; (2) al-Yamani, al-Taraz, I, 217. 154. Praise belongs to God, Whom epithets ... (1) Al-Yamani, al-Taraz, I, 334. 155. Whoever can ... (1) Al-Tusi, Talkhis al-Shafi, I, 326; (2) al-Hilli, Mukhtasar Basa'ir al-darajat, 195; (3) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 326; (4) al-Muttaqi, Kanz, VIII, 215; (5) al-Majlisi, Bihar, bab al-fitan wa al-mihan, 448. 156. Praise belongs to God, Who has made ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 510 (sh.w.l); (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 97; (3) al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see Bihar, vol. XVII, 113. 157. He sent him at a time ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, (`a.dh.r, m.q.r and n.kh.m) I, 46, III, 198, IV, 347, V, 34; (2) al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 62; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 173. 158. I was a goodly neighbour unto you ... No sources mentioned. 159. His command is judicious and wise ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi', bab al-ya's wa al-qana`ah 160. He sent him with a brilliant light ... (1) Al-Majlisi, Bihar, XVIII, 222. 161. O brother of Banu Asad, ... (1) Al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 368; (2) al-Saduq, `Ilal, bab 119; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 172; (4) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 64. 162. Praise belongs to God, the Creator ... (1) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 72; (2) al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol.77, p.306; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab al-mala'ikah. 163. The people are behind me ... (1) Al-Baladhuri, Ansab, V, 60; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 96, events of 34 H.; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 308, II, 273; (4) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 100; (5) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib al-'umam (1909), I, 478. 164. He originated them ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 27, II, 140 (d.w.r), III, 238 (`a.s.l.j). 165. The young among you ... (1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays, 89; (2) al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 62; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 373; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 46. 166. God Almighty sent down the Book ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 157, events of 35 H.; (2) al-Radi, al-Khasa'is, 87. 167. O brothers, I am not ignorant of ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 158, events of 35 H.; (2) Ibn Miskawayh, Tajarib, I, 510. 168. Verily, God sent the Prophet ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 163. 169. Do you see, those who have sent you ... (1) Al-Waqidi, al-Jamal, in al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 156; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 192, events of 36 H.; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-jawabat al-muskitah wa rashaqat al-kalam. 170. O God, the Lord of the roof raised high ... (1) Nasr ibn Muzahim, Siffin, 232; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 8, events of 37 H.; (3) Ibn Tawus, in Muhaj from al-Husayn ibn Sa`id al-'Ahwazi, Kitab al-du`a' wa al-dhikr. 171. Praise belongs to God, from Whom one heaven ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 48; (2) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, 41; (3) al-Saduq, al-'Amali; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, (bab al-ba'); (5) al-Karajiki, Ma`dan, 226; (6) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 329; (7) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 295; (8) al-Mufid, al-Jamal,* 45, 76. 172. The trustee of His revelations, ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 130; (2) Abu Ja`far al-'Iskafi, Naqd al-`Uthmaniyyah, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, II, 171-173. 173. As for me, I am not intimidated by war ... (1) Al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 172; (2) al-Khwarazmi, al-Manaqib, 117; (3) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 171, 282, II, 167, V, 66, 240; (4) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat; (5) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (6) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (7) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154. 174. O negligent people, ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 191; (2) See `Abd al-Zahra', II, 422. 175. Draw benefit from God's ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 219; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 443; (3) al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 6; (4) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 153; (5) al-`Ayyashi, Tafsir, II, 262; (6) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 71. 176. You have all agreed to select ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 48 (chronicle of the year 37) from Abu Mikhnaf. 177. An engagement does not ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol. 77, 307; (2) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, II, 163; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 162; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III, 282 (`a.q.l.). 178. Eyes perceive Him not, ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 98, 138; (2) al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, 96, 320, 324; (3) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 205; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 131; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Ikhtisas, 236; (6) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 157. 179. I praise God for what He has ordained ... (1) Al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 291; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 60, events of 38 H.; (3) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 188 (t.r.k). 180. Away with them ... (1) Al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 265; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh,VI, 65, events of 38 H. 181. Praise belongs to God, towards Whom ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see al-Majlisi, vol. 77, 310; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 145, 198. 182. Praise belongs to God, Who is known ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 53; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, V, 299; (3) al-Bahrani, Tafsir al-burhan, I, 9, from a source other than Nahj. 183. Keep silent. May God disgrace you ... (1) Al-`Askari, Kitab al-sina`atayn, 258. 184. Praise belongs to God Whom senses cannot perceive ... (1) Abu Talib Yahya ibn al-Husayn ibn Harun al-Husayni, al-'Amali, 192; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab dawabb al-barr wa al-bahr; (3) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 305. 185. He who attributes to Him states ... (1) Al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, I, 138; (2) al-Saduq, al-Tawhid, 96, 320, 324; (3) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 205; (4) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 131; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Ikhtisas, 236; (6) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 157; (7) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 299; (8) al-Murtada, al-'Amali, I, 103. 186. May my father and my mother ... (1) Al-Mada'ini, Siffin, see `Abd al-Zahra', II, 478; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-mal wa al-kasb. 187. O people, I advise you to fear God ... (1) Abu Mansur al-Tha`alibi, al-'I`jaz wa al-'Ijaz, 31. 188. One kind of faith is one which is fixed ... (1) Al-Tha`alibi, al-'I`jaz, 32; (2) al-Saffar, Basa'ir, 31; on p. 202 from (3) (3) Mas`adah ibn Sadaqah, Khutab Amir al-Mu'minin (A); (4) al-Saduq, `Uyun, I, 164; (5) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, II, 164; (6) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 80, narrated by (7) (7) al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, II, 466; (8) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, Jami`, I, 114; (9) Ibn Hajar, al-'Isabah, II, 509; (10) al-Tabari, al-Riyad, 198; (11) al-Suyuti, Ta'rikh al-khulafa', 124; (12) Dahlan, al-Futuhat, II, 337; (13) al-Qunduzi, Yanabi` al-mawaddah, 224. 189. I praise Him in gratitude for His ... (1) Ibn Nubatah (d. 374/984) narrated this khutbah, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, III, 220; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 20, 108. 190. Praise belongs to God Who has ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 87, 180, 245; (2) Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, see `Abd al-Zahra', III, 28. 191. Praise belongs to God Who has donned ... (1) Ibn Tawus, Kitab al-yaqin, 196; (2) al-Kulayni, Furu` al-Kafi, IV, 168; (3) al-Saduq, al-Faqih, I, 152; (4) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 113; (5) al-Mawardi, A`lam, 97; (6) See al-Tehrani, al-Dhari`ah, VII, 204. 192. God Almighty created the creatures ... (1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays, 211; (2) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 340; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 352; (4) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 159; (5) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 148; (6) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 151; (7) al-Karajiki, Kanz, 31; (8) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 420. `Abd al-Zahra' mentions 8 commentaries on this famous khutbah al-Qasi`ah. 193. We praise Him for succouring ... (1) Al-Yamani, al-Taraz, II, 308; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 54, 269. 194. Praise belongs to God, Who has made manifest ... (1) Al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol. 74, 314. 195. He sent him (the Prophet) when there wasn't ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 87. 196. Those Companions of Muhammad (S) ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 243; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Amali, see al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol. 17, 105. 197. He knows the criest of the beasts in wilderness ... (1) Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 126; (2) al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 49; (3) al-Qali, al-'Amali, 171; (4) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 382; (5) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 74, 75; (6) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, I, 108. 198. Commit yourselves to prayer ... (1) Al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, V, kitab al-jihad, 36. 199. By God, Mu`awiyah is not smarter than me ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 336, 338. 200. O people, don't be averse to ... (1) Al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 208; (2) al-Nu`mani, al-Ghaybah, 9; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 300; (4) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 76; (5) al-Bahrani, al-Burhan, IV, 260; (6) al-Majlisi, Bihar, II, 266. 201. O Messenger of God, may peace be upon you ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, I, 458; (2) al-Tabari, Dala'il, 47; (3) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 165; (4) al-Tusi, al-'Amali, I, 108; (5) al-'Irbili, Kashf, II, 147; (6) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 318. 202. O people, verily this world is a ... (1) Al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 132; (2) al-Saduq, `Uyun akhbar al-Rida, I, 298; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 139; (4) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat, 243; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 253; (6) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil; (7) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 200; (8) Warram, Majmu`ah, 66; (9) al-Qali, al-'Amali, I, 258; (10) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, II, 31; see `Arshi. 203. May God's mercy be upon you, procure provision ... (1) Al-Saduq, al-'Amali, majlis 75; (2) al-Mufid, al-Majalis, 116; (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 110; (4) al-Tabarsi, Mishkat, 275. 204. Addressed to Talhah and al-Zubayr ... (1) Abu Ja`far al-'Iskafi, Naqd al-`Uthmaniyyah; see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, II, 173. 205. I dislike that you should be abusers ... (1) Al-Dinawari, al-'Akhbar, 155; (2) Nasr, Siffin, 103; (3) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 154. 206. Hold back this young man ... (1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 34, events of 37 H.; V, 196, events of 36 H. 207. O people, matters between you and me ... (1) Nasr, Siffin, 484; (2) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 118; (3) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 400. 208. What will you do with this spacious house ... (1) Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut, I, 531; (2) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, I, 329; (3) al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, I, 410; (4) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, IV, bab al-lahw wa al-ladhdhat; (5) al-Mufid, al-'Ikhtisas, 152; (6) Ibn al-Jawzi, Talbis Iblis, 194. 209. Verily, that which is in the people's hands ... (1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays; (2) Al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 62; (3) al-Harrani, Tuhaf ,136; (4) al-Saduq, al-Khisal, I, 333; (5) al-Tawhidi, al-'Imta`, III, 197; (6) al-Nu`mani, al-Ghaybah, 26; (7) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 30; (8) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 142; (9) al-Tabarsi, al-'Ihtijaj, I, 293; (10) al-Karajiki, al-'Intisar, 10; (11) al-Shaykh al-Baha'i, al-'Arba`in, 98. 210. It was through the sway of His power ... (1) Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, bab al-sama' wa al-kawakib; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 27 (a.z.r). 211. My God, whoever of Thy servants ... No sources mentioned. 212. Praise belongs to God, Who is above ... (1) Al-Majlisi, Bihar, IV, 319. 213. I bear witness that He is First ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar; (2) Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh, III, 23. 214. Praise belongs to God, Who ... (1) Al-Sayyid Ibn al-Baqi, al-'Ikhtibar; (2) al-Majlisi, Bihar, vol. 94, 226. 215. God Almighty has given me a right ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 352. 216. My God, I beseech Thee to avenge Quraysh ... (1) Al-Kulayni, al-Rasa'il, see (2) (2) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (3) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (4) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat; (5) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (6) Safwah, Jamharah. 216 (a). They marched upon my officials ... Part of Sermon: 216 and sources same. 217. Abu Muhammad lies a stranger ... (1) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, XXI, 246; (2) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, I, 126; (3) al-Bayhaqi, al-Mahasin, II, 53; (4) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 279; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 192; (6) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, II, 261; (7) al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 371. 218. He revived his intellect ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 233. 219. How far-fetched are his hopes ... (1) Al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam, see Bihar, vol. 77, 432; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, II, 398; (3) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, II, 132. 220. Indeed, God Almighty has made His remembrance ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 81. 221. The addressee is without any excuse ... (1) Al-Yamani, al-Taraz, II, 272; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 232. 222. By God, if I were to spend a night on the thorns (1) Al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 369; (2) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 155; (3) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-khayr wa al-salah; (4) Ibn Shahr Ashub, al-Manaqib, II, 109. 223. My God, save my face ... (1) Al-Rawandi, al-Da`awat, see Bihar, vol. 75, 297; (2) al-Yamani, al-Taraz, I, 119. 224. It is a house surrounded by tribulations ... (1) Sibt, Tadhkirah, 122; (2) al-Khwarazmi, al-Manaqib, 267; (3) al-Muttaqi, Kanz al-`ummal, III, 511. 225. My God, Thou art the friendliest of the friendly ... (1) Al-Tusi, Misbah, 249; (2) al-Samahiji, al-Sahifat al-`Alawiyyat al-'ula . 226. So and so did good for God's sake ... (1) Al-Rawandi, al-Da`awat; (2) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 47; (3) see also the commentaries of Ibn Abi al-Hadid, III, 92 and Ibn Maytham al-Bahrani, IV, 97. 227. You drew my hand and I held it back ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 142; (2) al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 128, from (3); (3) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal; (4) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 310; (5) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (6) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (7) al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, V, 28; (8) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 165; (9) al-Kulayni, al-Rasa'il; (10) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95. 228. Verily, God-fearing is the key ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 355, II, 61, 103, III, 174; (2) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 112, 148, 213. 229. He discharged whatever he was commanded to do ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 127; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 115; from (3) (3) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal, (4) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 227. 230. The property is neither mine nor yours ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 69. 231. Beware that the tongue is a part ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 396; (2) al-Raghib, Muhadarat, I, 89; (3) al-Watwat, al-Ghurar, 108; (4) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, at the beginning; (5) al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 82, 132. 232. The difference between them ... (1) Al-Yamani, al-Taraz; (2) al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 110. 233. My father and my mother ... (1) Al-Mufid, al-'Amali, 60; (2) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, III, 143 (t.y.b); (3) Muhammad ibn Habib, al-'Amali, 112; (4) Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, hadith 228; (5) Ibn Hisham, al-Sirat al-Nabawiyyah, IV, 213; (6) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, I, 571; (7) Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn al-Sari ibn Sahl al-Nahwi, al-'Amali; For (3) & (4) see `Abd al-Zahra', III, 182. 234. I began following ... (1) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, V, (w.t.'a). 235. Act while there is respite ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 54. 236. About the two arbitrators ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 154; (2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 312; (3) al-Kulayni, al-Rasa'il; (4) al-Tabari, al-Mustarshid, 95; (5) Ibn Tawus, Kashf, 173; (6) Safwah, Jamharah. 237. They are life for knowledge ... (1) Al-Kulayni, Rawdah, 386; (2) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 163. 238. O Ibn `Abbas ... (1) Ibn Qutaybah, al-'Imamah, I, 34; (2) al-Mubarrad, al-Kamil, I, 11; (3) Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 309. 239. God requires you to be grateful ... (1) Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 308.
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