Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1321

“I desired naught but reform what I am able to (do); and my guidance is not but with Allāh; On Him (alone) do I rely, an…

Nahj al-Balagha 1322

You have mentioned that for me and for my followers you have only the sword. This makes even a weeping person laugh. Did…

Nahj al-Balagha 1323

To the People of Baṣrah

Nahj al-Balagha 1324

Whatever disunity and schism you have is not hidden to you. I have forgiven your wrong-doers and held back my sword from…

Nahj al-Balagha 1325

To Mu‘āwiyah

Nahj al-Balagha 1326

Fear Allāh regarding what you have amassed and find out your true right therein, and turn to understand for what you wil…

Nahj al-Balagha 1327

Therefore, beware of yourself. Allāh has already shown you your way and the end where your affairs will terminate. You a…

Nahj al-Balagha 1328

He wrote for al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī [1] (his son — peace be upon them), when Amīr al-mu’minīn encamped at al-Ḥāḍirīn on his w…

Nahj al-Balagha 1329

From the father who is (shortly) to die, who acknowledges the hardships of the times, who has turned away from life, who…

Nahj al-Balagha 1330

Now (you should know that) what I have learnt from the turning away of this world from me, the onslaught of time over me…

Nahj al-Balagha 1331

I advise you to fear Allāh, O my child, abide by His commands, fill your heart with remembrance of Him and cling to hope…

Nahj al-Balagha 1332

Enliven your heart with preaching, kill it by denial, energise it with firm belief, enlighten it with wisdom, humiliate …

Nahj al-Balagha 1333

Therefore, plan for your place of stay and do not sell your next life with this world. Give up discussing what you do no…

Nahj al-Balagha 1334

Ask others to do good; you will thus be among the good doers. Desist others from evil with your action as well as your s…

Nahj al-Balagha 1335

Understand my advice an do not turn away from it, because the best saying is that which benefits. Know that there is no …

Nahj al-Balagha 1336

O’ my child, when I noticed that I was of goodly age and noticed that I was increasing in weakness I hastened with my wi…

Nahj al-Balagha 1337

O’ my child, even though I have not reached the age which those before me have, yet I looked into their behaviour and th…

Nahj al-Balagha 1338

Know O’ my child, that what I love most for you to adopt from my will is to fear Allāh, to confine yourself to what Allā…

Nahj al-Balagha 1339

And before you probe into this, you should begin by seeking your Allāh’s help and turning to Him for competence and keep…

Nahj al-Balagha 1340

Appreciate my advice, O’ my child, and know that He Who is the Master of death is also the Master of life, that the Crea…