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The Shaqshaqiya sermon (Arabic: الخطبة الشقشقية, lit. 'roar of the camel') is a controversial text in Nahj al-balagha, the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661), the first Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The sermon is highly critical of the predecessors of Ali, namely, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman,[1] accusing them of usurping the right of Ali to the caliphate.[2]
The sermon also appears in some sources that predate Nahj al-balagha,[3] and a number of Shia authorities have furnished it with multiple chains of transmission,[4] while other Shia scholars accept its authenticity without labeling it as mutawatir, which is the highest level of credibility in the hadith terminology.[5] By contrast, Sunni figures believe that the sermon was authored by Sharif al-Radi (d. 1015),[5] the prominent Shia scholar often credited with compiling Nahj al-balagha.[6]
- ^ Gleave 2008.
- ^ Shah-Kazemi 2019, p. 79.
- ^ Jafri 1979, p. 77n9.
- ^ Mavani 2013, p. 131n36.
- ^ a b Shah-Kazemi 2019, pp. 79–80.
- ^ Djebli 2012.