Nahj al-Balagha

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479. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The worst comrade is he for whom formality has to be observed. [1]

Nahj al-Balagha 2068

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: This is because formality is inseparable from hardship and it is an evil that is caused by a com…

Nahj al-Balagha 2069

480. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If a believer enrages (iḥtashama) his brother, it means that he leaves h…

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as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: It is said “ḥashamahu” or “aḥshamahu” to mean “He enraged him”. According to another view it mea…

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This is the end of our selection of the utterances of Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, We are praiseful to Allāh, th…

Nahj al-Balagha 2073

This book was completed in the month of Rajab, in the year 400 A.H.

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May Allāh send blessings on our master Muḥammad the last of the prophets who guided us towards the best path, and his ch…

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62. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If you are met with a greeting, give better greetings in return. If a han…

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65. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A lack of friends means strangeness.

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68. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Charity is the adornment of destitution while gratefulness (to Allāh) is …

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70. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: You will not find an ignorant person but at one extreme or the other (i.e…

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73. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever places himself as a leader of the people should commence with edu…

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76. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If matters get mixed up then the last ones should be appreciated accordin…