The Meaning of الحسنان, عطفای and الغنم ربیضه in the Third Sermon of Nahj ul-Balaghah

Terminologists and commentators of Nahj ul-Balaghah have viewed ÇáÍóÓóäÇäö, ÚöØÝÇیó and ÇáÛóäóãö ÑóÈیÖóÉö as being of different meanings; as the viewed, ÇáÍóÓóäÇäö means the Imams Hasan and Hosein (a), the big toe, the upper arm and the forearm, and ÚöØÝÇیó two sides of shirt, human`s two flanks and two shoulders, and ÇáÛóäóãö ÑóÈیÖóÉö little intelligence, intensity of enjoyment, lack of politeness and public overcrowding and referring to Imam (a) because of extreme injustice of the rulers. In the paper, all given meaning as well as the relevant objections have been critically studied. As viewed in the paper, ÇáÍóÓóäÇäö means two shoulders, upper arms or forearms, ÚØÝÇیó is preferred to mean human flanks and the last phrase to mean public overcrowding as showing their demand to Imam`s rule because of the extreme injustice current during the third caliphate.