8vo. 183 lithographed printed Arabic text within borders, modern hard back binding, small hole on last page causing loss of two words, paper browned, date written in Arabic on title page, privately printed by Muhammad al-Shirazi, first edition, 1310 A.H. / 1892.

Synopsis

‘Izz al-Din Abdul Hamid bin Hibat Allah, Known as Ibn abi al-Hadid (1190-1258) was a Mu’tazili scholar and a writer. He is known for his commentary on the Nahj al-Balagha which he titled Sharh Nahj al-Balagha.
This work was composed by Ibn abi al-Hadid criticizing the work of Ibn al-‘Athir entitled “Al-Mathal al-Sa’ir”. The debate between Ibn abi al-Hadid and his followers and those who were defending Ibn al-‘Athir’s treatise continued. A leading Damascene scholar al-Salah al-Safadi joined the debate and wrote in 1349 a book defending Ibn abi al- Hadid and refuting the work of Rukin al-Din al-Sijari entitled “Nashr al-Mathal al-Sa’ir wa Tayyi al-Falak al-Da’ir”.
This work by Ibn abi al-Hadid is the first edition published using lithography.