Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 921

I stand witness that Muḥammad — the peace and blessing of Allāh be upon him and his descendants — is His slave and His M…

Nahj al-Balagha 922

[Advice about fear of Allāh and an account of this world and its people :] I advise you, O creature of Allāh, that you s…

Nahj al-Balagha 923

Therefore, hasten with your ears towards it and intensify your efforts for it. Make it a substitute for all your past (s…

Nahj al-Balagha 924

Keep away from this world and proceed towards the next world infatuatedly. Do not regard humble he whom fear of Allāh ha…

Nahj al-Balagha 925

Beware, this world attracts and then turns away. It is stubborn, refusing to go ahead. It speaks lies and misappropriate…

Nahj al-Balagha 926

Some of them are like hocked camel, some like butchered meat, some like severed limbs, some like spilt blood, some are b…

Nahj al-Balagha 927

Known as “al-Khuṭbah al-Qāṣi‘ah” (Sermon of Disparagement). It comprises disparagement of Satan [Iblīs] for his vanity a…

Nahj al-Balagha 928

Praise be to Allāh who wears the apparel of Honour and Dignity and has chosen them for Himself instead of for His creati…

Nahj al-Balagha 929

[Allāh’s trial and the vanity of Iblīs :] and He has hurled a curse on him who contests with Him concerning them. Then H…

Nahj al-Balagha 930

His vanity stood in his way. Consequently, he felt proud over Adam by virtue of his creation and boasted over him on acc…

Nahj al-Balagha 931

[Allāh’s trial of His creatures :] If Allāh had wanted to create Adam from a light whose glare would have dazzled the ey…

Nahj al-Balagha 932

You should take a lesson from what Allāh did with Satan; namely He nullified his great acts and extensive efforts on acc…

Nahj al-Balagha 933

[Warning against Satan :] Therefore, you should fear lest the enemy of Allāh (Satan) infects you with his disease, or ‘l…

Nahj al-Balagha 934

Although he (Satan) had said so only by guessing about the unknown future and by wrong conjecturing, yet the sons of van…

Nahj al-Balagha 935

Then they pushed you into the hollows of disgrace, threw you into the whirlpools of slaughter, and trampled you, woundin…

Nahj al-Balagha 936

You should therefore spend all your force against him, and all your efforts against him, because, by Allāh, he boasted o…

Nahj al-Balagha 937

You should therefore put out the fires of haughtiness and the flames of intolerance that are hidden in your hearts. This…

Nahj al-Balagha 938

[Caution against vanity and boasting about ignorance :] Beware! you strove hard in revolting and created mischief on the…

Nahj al-Balagha 939

[Caution against obeying haughty leaders and elders :] Beware! Beware of obeying your leaders and elders who felt proud …

Nahj al-Balagha 940

They are the foundation of vice and the linings of disobedience. Satan has made them carriers of misguidance and the sol…