Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1581

You also state that you are coming to me with a party of muhājirūn and anṣār, but hijrah came to an end on the day your …

Nahj al-Balagha 1582

(Remember) I have still the sword with which I dispatched your grandfather, your mother’s brother and your brother to on…

Nahj al-Balagha 1583

How remote are your words from your actions, and how closely you resemble your paternal and maternal uncles who were led…

Nahj al-Balagha 1584

You have said a lot about killing of ‘Uthman. You first join what the people have joined (i.e., allegiance) then seek a …

Nahj al-Balagha 1585

To Mu‘āwiyah

Nahj al-Balagha 1586

Now, this is the time that you should derive benefit by observing a clear view of the main matters, because you have bee…

Nahj al-Balagha 1587

I have received your letter [1] which is full of uncouth utterances which weaken the cause of peace and nonsensical expr…

Nahj al-Balagha 1588

May Allāh forbid that you be in charge of people's affairs after my assuming authority as Caliph, or that I issue an edi…

Nahj al-Balagha 1589

Therefore, from now onwards guard yourself and be watchful, because if you recalcitrate till the people of Allāh (are fo…

Nahj al-Balagha 1590

To ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās (This letter has already been included with a different version)

Nahj al-Balagha 1591

And then, sometimes a person feels joyful about a thing which he was not to miss in any case and feels grieved for a thi…

Nahj al-Balagha 1592

To Qutham ibn al-‘Abbās, his Governor of Mecca

Nahj al-Balagha 1593

Now, make arrangements for ḥajj by the people, remind them of the days (to be devoted to) Allāh. Sit for giving them aud…

Nahj al-Balagha 1594

See what has been collected with you of the funds of Allāh (in the public treasury) and spend it over the persons with f…

Nahj al-Balagha 1595

Ask the people of Mecca not to charge rent from lodgers, because Allāh, the Glorified, says that: “alike; for the dwelle…

Nahj al-Balagha 1596

“al-‘ākif” (the dweller) here means he who is living there while “al-bādī” (the stranger) means he who is not among the …

Nahj al-Balagha 1597

May Allāh grant us and you promptitude for seeking His love (by doing good acts); and that is an end to the matter.

Nahj al-Balagha 1598

To Salmān al-Fārisī before Amīr al-mu’minīn’s caliphate

Nahj al-Balagha 1599

Now, the example of the world is like that of a snake which is soft in touch but whose poison is fatal. Therefore, keep …

Nahj al-Balagha 1600

To al-Ḥārith (ibn ‘Abdillāh, al-A‘war) al-Hamdānī