31 Then there was “Jawaher al-Adab fi Sinā‘at Inshā’ al-Arab (Jewels of Literature on the Craft of Arabic Composition),” which I read occasionally. It contained short topics, each comprising a few pages. The final book to check was “Nahjul Balaghah,” an anthology of the sayings of Imam Ali - may Allah be pleased with him - compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. As I went through this book, I kept asking myself if all the efforts made to obtain these books, including the pawning of my dagger, had been worth it just to obtain this particular book, especially since I was not very impressed with the other ones. Consequently, I spent most of
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