Appropriateness and Creation of Specific Words and Expressions in Nahj Al-Balagha

One of the most important aspects of the literary-rhetorical features of the Nahj al-Balagha is its specific vocabularies, combinations, and expressions. This can be studied at two levels of appropriateness and the creation of specific words and expressions in the Imam's words. The appropriateness in Nahj al-Balagha is devoted to the appropriateness of vocabulary, words and selecting specific expressions and phrases that the Imam (AS) have chosen from among the vocabularies that had the same meaning. Therefore he has selected a word in the best and most appropriate manner from the based on their meaning that only is possible through precise studies. Creating new expressions and vocabularies in Nahj al-Balagha, is the extraction of those specific vocabularies and expressions in Nahj al-Balagha that the Imam (AS) has used them for the first time. Another form of vocabularies creation and expressions in Nahj al-Balagha is the process of selecting a certain vocabulary in Arabic and using it in a new meaning that is related to its original meaning which is one of the masterworks of Nahj al-Balagha. The vocabularies and phrases that Imam (AS) used them for the first time have become common after their usage by him. This is another example of the creation of the vocabularies and expressions in Nahj al-Balagha, which presents Imam Ali (AS) as a literary authority.