Linguistic Characteristics of Imam Ali's Speech concerning Description of Divine Attributes

To survey linguistic characteristics of Imam Ali’s speech in Nahj al- Balagha is among significant discussions which make addresses familiar with contents of Imam’s speech as well as his methods of speaking. Among clear manifestations in Imam’s speech are his descriptions of the Almighty God presented in his monistic sermons at the highest level of eloquence. From aesthetical point of view, application of eloquent manifestations such as literal embellishments as well as phones and appropriate euphuism on the one hand and precise, sound, and most eloquent contents – such as referring to Quranic verses, denotation, explanation of every subject by using relevant sentences, expounding and correcting beliefs, precise descriptions along with exquisiteness and beauty, explanation of human impotence as to knowledge of depth of divine attributes, and praying – on the other are among linguistic characteristics of Imam Ali’s speech in this connection. In the present essay, the said points in Imam’s speech are taken into consideration as to description of divine attributes in monistic sermons of Nahj al-Balagha.