The Hasan Beyhaqi's methodology on description of Nahj al-Balagha Ma'arej

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The methodology of Nahj al-Balagha's commentaries is necessary and important for a better understanding of Commentaries and to find the merits and shortcomings of that approach for researchers and readership. It also helps writing commentaries with a Complementary procedure. One of a descriptions of the Nahj al-Balagha that is the first complete description, in addition to prior writings based on expertise and various writings by the author in that regard, has made valuable points in the field of philology, literature, rhetoric, emphasis on Arab poetry for a better understanding of words and the commands of Imam (AS), Quranic topics, emphasis on traditions, theological, philosophical, historical, astronomical, issues etc. However these descriptions are based on research, and the author mentions the resources used and analyzes the expression of Imam Ali (as) in Nahj al-Balagha. Although these descriptions are based on literary or rhetorical, but Exegeter describes and explains exponents of proportion, words and phrases of Nahj al-Balagha with theological and scientific approaches. This article uses library research and descriptive - analytic method to explore the structures and content as described in Nahj al-Balagha Ma'arej.

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