The faculty of Islamic Sciences at the University of Kerbala has discussed an M.A. thesis entitled (Ali’s Short Sayings in Nahj Al-Balaghah: An Argumentative Study).
The study, which has been presented by the student Shamam Sadiq Zayer, aims at recognizing the importance of short sayings in Nahj al-Balaghah.
The study depends on analytical rhetorical style. The most prominent findings of the study is that the argumentative purposes of Imam Ali’s shorts sayings are moral, religious and psychological issues that lead one to the right way and thus reform society.