Abstract:
The present article is a modest attempt to prove the correct reading and meaning of Wisdom (249) of Nahj al-Balagha, for which two readings have been reported. The first reading is (al-Imamah nizaman lil-ummah) and the other reading is (al-Amanah nizaman lil-ummah). By referring to various commentaries of Nahj al-Balagha, with the support of narrations, assistance from other 'al-Amanat' passages in Nahj al-Balagha, and the support of the context of the wisdom, the first reading was proven in this article.
Machine summary:
27) Wisdom 249 وقال علیه السلام : « فرض الله الایمان تطهیراً من الشرک و الصلاه تنزیهاً من الکبر، والزکاه تسبیباً للرزق ، والصیام ابتلاء لأخلاص الخلق ، والحج تقربه(تقویه) للدین ،والجهاد عزاً للأسلام ،والامر بالمعروف مصلحه للعوام ،والنهی عن المنکر ردعاً للسفهاء ، و صبه الرحم منماه للعدد، و القصاص حقناً للدماء ،وإقامه الحدود إعظاماً للمحارم ،و ترک الشرب الخمر تحصیناً للعقل ،و مجانبه السرقه إیجاباً للعفّه ،وترک الزنا تحصیناً للنسب، و ترک اللواط تکثیراً للنسل ،و الشهادات(ه) إستضهاراً علی المجاحدات، وترک الکذب تشریفاً للصدق ، و السلام اماناً من المخاوف والامامه نظاماً للأمه ، و الطاعه تعظیماً للإمامه Wording (Al-Imamah) In many commentaries and translations of Nahj al-Balagha, as well as in hadith books, this narration has come with the wording (Al-Imamah), some of which are mentioned below: A) Commentaries and Translations In the authoritative commentaries of Nahj al-Balagha, the phrase (الامامه نظاماً للأمه) has been recorded and explained, including: A 1) In the commentary of Minhaj al-Bara'ah, Al-Khoei has stated: (الامامه نظاماً للامه) but has not provided any explanation or commentary beneath it.
108) A 10) Many translators of Nahj al-Balagha have relied on the wording (الامامه نظاماً للأمه), which are briefly mentioned here: 1- Dashti: (And he has made Imamate obligatory for the organization of the Ummah's affairs.
(Wisdom 249 of Nahj al-Balagha, in which Ali (peace be upon him) introduces imamate as the order of the Ummah, the phrase (wa al-amana nizamun lil-ummah) was recorded in the text of Ibn Abi al-Hadid's commentary, even though the commentator himself has explained imamate.
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