Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 2047

459. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Destiny holds sway over (our) predetermination till effort itself brings…

Nahj al-Balagha 2048

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Something of this meaning has already appeared earlier though in words different from these.

Nahj al-Balagha 2049

460. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Forbearance and endurance are twins and they are the product of high cou…

Nahj al-Balagha 2050

462. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many a man gets into mischief because of being spoken well about.

Nahj al-Balagha 2051

463. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: This world has been created for other than itself and has not been creat…

Nahj al-Balagha 2052

465. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said eulogizing the anṣār:

Nahj al-Balagha 2053

By Allāh, they nurtured Islam with their generous hands and eloquent tongues as a year old calf is nurtured.

Nahj al-Balagha 2054

466. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The eye is the strap of the rear.

Nahj al-Balagha 2055

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: This is a wonderful metaphor, it is as though Amīr al-mu’minīn has likened the rear part of the …

Nahj al-Balagha 2056

468. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A severe time will come upon the people wherein the rich will seize thei…

Nahj al-Balagha 2057

469. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Two types of persons will fall into ruin over me: The one who loves exag…

Nahj al-Balagha 2058

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: This is on the lines of Amīr al-mu’minin’s own saying which runs as: “Two categories of persons …

Nahj al-Balagha 2059

471. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: There is no good in silence over matters involving wisdom just as there …

Nahj al-Balagha 2060

472. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said in his prayer for seeking rain: