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Early in my youth, I began to write a book on the exclusive merits of the Imams.
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The speaker says that while still young, they started writing a book devoted entirely to the virtues or special qualities of the Imams. “Exclusive merits” emphasizes that the book was meant to focus on their strengths alone, rather than discuss other subjects or criticize them.
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- University of Edinburgh thesis, A Critical Study of Nahj al-Balagha
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