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1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ ما سَهُلَ على المَنطِقِ وخَفَّ على الفِطْنَةِ. |
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1- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is that which is easy [for the speaker] to pronounce and light on the [listener’s] intellect.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1881] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطئَ، وتُصِيبَ فلا تُخْطئَ. |
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2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is to answer without delay, and to be correct without mistakes.’[Ibid. no. 2150] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قد يُكْتَفى مِن البَلاغةِ بالإيجازِ. |
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3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Brevity may suffice in accomplishing eloquence.’[Ibid. no. 6666] |
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4ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَتِ البَلاغَةُ بحِدَّةِ اللِّسانِ ولا بِكَثْرةِ الهَذَيانِ، ولكنَّها إصابةُ المَعنى وقَصْدُ الحُجّةِ. |
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4- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is not exemplified by the sharpness of the tongue, nor through excess babbling; rather it is through capturing the intended meaning and aiming at the proof.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 312] |
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5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثةٌ فيهِنَّ البَلاغةُ: التّقَرُّبُ مِنمعنى البُغْيةِ، والتَّبَعُّدُ مِن حَشْوِ الكلامِ، والدَّلالةُ بالقليلِ على الكثيرِ. |
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5- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence lies in three things: coming close to the intended meaning, avoiding waffling, and communicating more meaning in fewer words.’[Ibid. no. 317] |
