Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1846

When the Qur’ān was descended on the Prophet, peace be upon him and his descendants, there were four kinds of property. …

Nahj al-Balagha 1847

Thereupon, ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb said: If you had not been here we would have been humiliated; and he left the ornaments …

Nahj al-Balagha 1848

272. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If my steps acquire firmness out of these slippery places, I will alter …

Nahj al-Balagha 1849

273. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Know with full conviction that Allāh has not fixed for any person more l…

Nahj al-Balagha 1850

275. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without let…

Nahj al-Balagha 1851

277. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: I swear by Him Who let us pass the dark night after which there was a br…

Nahj al-Balagha 1852

278. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A small action which is continued with regularity is more beneficial tha…

Nahj al-Balagha 1853

280. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever keeps in view the distance of the journey remains prepared.

Nahj al-Balagha 1854

281. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Perception by the eyes is not real observation because the eyes sometime…

Nahj al-Balagha 1855

283. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The ignorant among you get too much while the learned are just put off.

Nahj al-Balagha 1856

284. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge dispels the excuse of those who advance excuses.

Nahj al-Balagha 1857

286. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: For everything to which people say “how good!” there is an evil hidden i…

Nahj al-Balagha 1858

287. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about Destiny, when he said: It is a dark path — do not tread upon i…

Nahj al-Balagha 1859

289. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: In the past I had a brother-in-faith [1], and he was prestigious in my v…

Nahj al-Balagha 1860

He would not put forth an argument unless it was decisive, he would not abuse anyone in an excusable matter unless he ha…