internal music in the similes of the Nahj al-Balagha (sermons)

The simile is one the most eloquent ways of expression and elegant practices of imagery. Imam Ali (Peace be upon him) has used many similes in Nahj al-Balagha, which around the four hundred and twenty of similes in the sermons from this valuable book. All of them are in ultimate of the eloquence and beauty. The present study examines the internal music and its implications of the similes within the sermons, the used method in this article is Descriptive and analytical. The aesthetic aspect of simile in the sermons are based on the three elements: aesthetic imageries, educative concepts, and internal music. The findings in this research show, which the internal music of the similes in the sermons can be expressed in from of repetitions of letters, words, structure, rhyme, contradiction, parallelism, and pun. However, Imam Ali has applied pun derivation especially in the similes where are in form of Absolute Object, which the hundred similes are from this kind. Hence, all of these apply in the form of conveying the meaning without any mannerism and artificiality. In these similes be seen implications, which showed aims of Imam and his emotional states.