Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 681

He is Allāh, the True, the Manifester of Truth. He is more True and more manifest than eyes can see. Intellects cannot c…

Nahj al-Balagha 682

[The Creation of the Bat :] An example of His delicate production, wonderful creation and deep sagacity which He has sho…

Nahj al-Balagha 683

Allāh has prevented them from moving in the brightness of the sun and confined them to their places of hiding instead of…

Nahj al-Balagha 684

Glorified is He who has made the night as day for them to seek livelihood and made the day for rest and stay. He has giv…

Nahj al-Balagha 685

About the malice borne by ‘Ā’ishah; and warning the people of Baṣrah about what was to occur

Nahj al-Balagha 686

Whoever can at this time keep himself clinging to Allāh should do so. If you follow me I shall certainly carry you, if A…

Nahj al-Balagha 687

As regards a certain woman, [1] she is in the grip of womanly views, and malice is boiling in her bosom like the furnanc…

Nahj al-Balagha 688

[A part of the same sermon :] This path is the lightest course and the brightest lamp. Guidance towards virtuous actions…

Nahj al-Balagha 689

[A part of the same sermon :] They have got up from the resting places in their graves and have set off for the final ob…

Nahj al-Balagha 690

You should adhere to the Book of Allāh because it is the strong rope, a clear light, a benefiting cure, a quenching for …

Nahj al-Balagha 691

A man stood up and said : O Amīr al-mu’minīn tell us about this disturbance and whether you enquired about it from the H…

Nahj al-Balagha 692

Thereupon Amīr al-mu’minīn said : When Allāh, the Glorified sent down the verse : “Alif lām mīm (A.L.M.) What! Do people…

Nahj al-Balagha 693

So I said, “O Prophet of Allāh, what is this disturbance of which Allāh, the Sublime, has informed you?” and he replied,…

Nahj al-Balagha 694

Then he said : “O ‘Alī, people will fall into mischief through their wealth, will show obligation to Allāh on account of…

Nahj al-Balagha 695

Urging people towards Piety (taqwā)

Nahj al-Balagha 696

Praise be to Allāh who made praise the Key for His remembrance, a means for increase of His bounty and a guide for His A…

Nahj al-Balagha 697

O creatures of Allāh! Time will deal with the survivors just as it dealt with those gone by. The time that has passed wi…

Nahj al-Balagha 698

Know O creatures of Allāh! that piety is a strong house of protection while impiety is a weak house which does not prote…

Nahj al-Balagha 699

O creatures of Allāh! (fear) Allāh, (fear) Allāh, in the matter of your ownselves, which are the most beloved and dear t…

Nahj al-Balagha 700

O creatures of Allāh! the good which Allāh has promised should not be abandoned and the evil from which He has refrained…