At that time how greatly Allah Almighty Favored Imam Ali (peace be upon him) beside the prophet of Islam, the messenger of mercy and humanity, prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) that around 1500 years ago his maxims and wise sayings are about eleven thousand. Moreover, it is about one thousand years that these words and wise sayings have been interpreted and they are not yet finished. the commentary of Aga Jamal Khansari which is not a detailed one and evert maxim is explained in less than ten lines, has become six volumes that each volume is about five hundred pages. In other word, he explained eleven thousand maxims in just three thousand pages briefly that if he were to explain and interpret them comprehensively and extensively, it would become more than thirty thousand pages.
source : erfan.ir
