Islamic Education Department, Faculty of Law and Theology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Abstract
One of the most important secrets of the Quran's immortality is the adaptation and spreading of the contents of the verses to new examples over time. This action is referred to as the rule of generalization and adaptation. Amir al-Mu'minin (PUBH) has used this rule in his sermons and letters. The importance of conducting this research is that, so far, the cases that Amir al-Mu'minin has generalized and adapted in the contents of Nahj al-Balagha have not been extracted and analyzed. So, the present study, through the descriptive-analytical method, investigated types of generalization and adaptation in Nahj al-Balaghah narrations. The result of the research indicated three types of generalization and adaptation in Nahj al-Balaghah: the esoteric meaning of the verse over time, the general meaning of the verse over time, and the complete general meaning of the verse over time.
