The largest computerized encyclopedia of Imam Ali’s words called Ali’s words was published in the form of a CD by Computerized Research Center of Islamic Sciences. Containing 121 books in 292 volumes on Nahj al-Balagha, this software is the largest computerized encyclopedia of Imam Ali’s words. It is also equipped with the newest useful facilities and programs. It includes 33 commentaries in 164 volumes in Persian and Arabic languages and also 27 translations in Persian, English and French along with seven other commentaries and versified translation. The text of Nahj al-Balagh used in this software is based on five reliable original texts and the user can make use of the text made available by Fayz al-Islam. The presentation of different texts of Nahj al-Balagha in this software makes it possible for a user to make a comparison between different texts choosing the one the looks the soundest. The possibility of searching verses, traditions, supplications, poems and proverbs used by the commander the faithful is another facility that is included in this software. In addition to being able to compare different texts of Nahj al-Balagha through using this program, a user can get access to the original sources of Nahj al-Balagha plus with the names used in this great book. He or she also look up for the meaning of a word used in Nahj al-Balagha on the basis of the translations used in this software.
The whole book of Nahj al-Balagh is divided according to this software into a preface, sermons, letters, aphorisms and astonishing words. The search engine used is very powerful making it possible for a user to do his or her choice search. A list of topics and subjects touched in Nahj al-Balagha is also provided; a thing that helps a researcher to arranges his or her research in the way he or she wishes. The list contains tables of verses, traditions, poems, supplications, proverbs, names and the sources used in Nahj al-Balagha. It also contains what can be called a ‘library’ including the most important books on Nahj al-Balagha along with helpful facilities. Last but not least, this software includes a useful bibliography that introduces its users with the particulars of the authors whose works are used in this software.
