Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 2247

The whole group of them did not proceed on the same lines in such a way that we can know the height of their glory; but …

Nahj al-Balagha 2248

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says : Amīr al-mu’minīn means Imriu’l-Qays. [1]

Nahj al-Balagha 2249

458. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Belief means that you should prefer truth (even) when it harms you rathe…

Nahj al-Balagha 2250

461. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Backbiting is the tool of the helpless.

Nahj al-Balagha 2251

464. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The Banū Umayyah (Umayyids) have a fixed period (mirwad) wherein they ar…

Nahj al-Balagha 2252

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Herein “mirward” is a form derived from “irwād” which means to allow time, to wait for. It is an…

Nahj al-Balagha 2253

467. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said in one of his speeches: A ruler came into position over them. He remained…

Nahj al-Balagha 2254

470. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked on the Unity of Allāh and His justice, when he replied: Unity means …

Nahj al-Balagha 2255

473. It was said to Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him: We wish you had changed your grey hair, O’ Amīr al-mu’minīn. Th…

Nahj al-Balagha 2256

Dye is a way of adornment while we are in a state of grief.

Nahj al-Balagha 2257

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, is referring to the death of the Messenger of Allāh, peace …

Nahj al-Balagha 2258

476. When Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, put Ziyād ibn Abīh in place of ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās over Fārs (in Pers…

Nahj al-Balagha 2259

Act on justice and keep aloof from violence and injustice because violence will lead them to forsake their abodes while …

Nahj al-Balagha 2260

478. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Allāh has not made it obligatory on the ignorant to learn till He has ma…