Background and purpose :Various patterns of lifestyle have been described and reported in Islamic sources. One of the important sources in which the lives of different people and groups have been examined is Nahj al-Balagha.The purpose of the current research was Conceptualization lifestyle types in Nahj al-Balagheh and determine components and check their validity.

Materials and methods: first, with a qualitative approach with the strategy of "lexical search" using 29 related words, 264 religious propositions were collected using targeted sampling based on the principle of saturation in Islamic sources and analyzed using the method of qualitative content analysis of religious texts. Then the validity of the findings was evaluated using experts' opinions.

Findings: results showed that Asceticism-Useful lifestyle have 16 components (avoidance of taboos, feeling of peace and inner satisfaction, resistance to hardships, blessing,…), Neglectful-Worldliness has 11 components (greed, long wishes, suffering and entanglement, carelessness in sin,…) and Passive-Avoidance has 6 components (not using halals, neglecting the family, heartlessness, condemning the world , lack of insight and misguidance by Satan) are in Nahj al-Balagha.

Conclusion: The components of lifestyle types from the perspective of Imam Ali (AS) have been stated in this research, which has provided a suitable basis for designing a lifestyle questionnaire and preparing an educational and therapeutic package with this topic.