TEHRAN A Chinese Muslim scholar translated Nahj-ul-Balaqah from Arabic following two years of hard work. The book will be published and available in the market in the near future.

A retired teacher of Arabic, Mahmoud Shamsuddin, started his precious work with the assistance of Iranian Culture House in Beijing and finished the job in the year named after Imam Ali (AS), the first infallible Imam of the holy Prophet's household.

According to IRNA, Shamsuddin, whose Chinese name is Zhang Zhi Hua, supervised the publication of the book which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The main source of his work were the book itself, the books description and its Persian and English translations.

In the preface of the 661-page book he has written an article about his own view of Imam Ali (AS).

Nahj-ul-balaqah consists the words, speeches, advices and some examples of Imam Ali's life, which is a complete example of an honest life.