Messengers as interpreters and letters as true expressions

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 301

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 301

Messengers as interpreters and letters as true expressions
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٣٠١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رَسُولُكَ تَرْجُمَانُ عَقْلِكَ، وَكِتَابُكَ أَبْلَغُ مَا يَنْطِقُ عَنْكَ.

301. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Your messenger is the interpreter of your intelligence while your letter is more eloquent in expressing your true self.