Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 2227

405. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, heard ‘Ammār ibn Yāsir (may Allāh have mercy on him) conversing with al-Mughīr…

Nahj al-Balagha 2228

Let him alone O’ ‘Ammār, for he has entered religion only to the extent of his deriving advantage of the world, and he h…

Nahj al-Balagha 2229

409. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The heart is the book of the eye.

Nahj al-Balagha 2230

411. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Do not try the sharpness of your tongue against Him Who gave you the pow…

Nahj al-Balagha 2231

414. In another tradition it is related that Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said to al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays by way of …

Nahj al-Balagha 2232

Either endure like great people or else you will forget like animals.

Nahj al-Balagha 2233

418. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Clemency is (like) a kinsfolk.

Nahj al-Balagha 2234

421. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: It is enough if your wisdom distinguishes for you the ways of going astr…

Nahj al-Balagha 2235

424. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Forbearance is a curtain for covering, and wisdom is a sharp sword. Ther…

Nahj al-Balagha 2236

427. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever complains about a need to a believer, it is as though he has com…

Nahj al-Balagha 2237

430. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The worst in bargaining and the most unsuccessful in striving is the man…

Nahj al-Balagha 2238

432. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The lovers of Allāh are those who look at the inward side of the world w…

Nahj al-Balagha 2239

435. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: It is not that Allāh, to Whom belongs Might and Majesty, may keep the do…

Nahj al-Balagha 2240

438. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: People are enemies of what they do not know.