Typology of Demands and Answers in Nahj al-Balaghah

Reasoning and thinking have been known as particularities of human being. Therefore¡ in Islamic teachings on human awareness¡ human state of being curious and questioner has been encouraged. Such phrases as: »ask for finding out¡ don’t ask for bothering «and» ask me before you miss me« in Nahj al-Balaghah on one hand¡ refer to the necessity of asking question along with the motif of questioner and on the other hand¡ to reasonable answer. The paper has viewed Imams manner of answering as a considerable way for educating questioners¡ satisfying crucial sense of them and emphasizing their state of being right seeker. When facing questions¡ he has regarded all necessary grounds in the field and¡ therefore¡ taken different positions including¡ clearly answering¡ not answering¡ answering in brief and answering in detail with analysis and full description.