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Nahj al-Balaghah and It's Spiritual Teachings (6)

The Zahid and the Monk We said that Islam encourages zuhd but condemns monasticism. Both the zahid and the ascetic monk seek abstinence from pleasures and enjoyments.

Nahj al-Balaghah and It's Spiritual Teachings (5)

Islamic Zuhd and Christian Asceticism In the last section we said that zuhd, as defined by the Nahj al-balaghah, is a spiritual state that makes the zahid, on account of his spiritual and other worldly aspirations, indifferent towards the manifestations of material existence.

Nahj al-Balaghah and It's Spiritual Teachings (4)

Taqwa is Immunity not Restraint We have already mentioned some of the various elements found in the spiritual advices (mawa'iz) of the Nahj al-balaghah. We began with taqwa and saw that taqwa, from the viewpoint of the Nahj al-balaghah, is a sublime spiritual faculty which is the cause of certain attractions and repulsions; i.e. attraction towards edifying spiritual values and repulsion towards degrading materialistic vices.

Nahj al-Balaghah and It's Spiritual Teachings (3)

Taqwa (Piety) Taqwa is one of the most frequent motifs of the Nahj al-balaghah. In fact, it would be hard to find another book that emphasizes this spiritual term to the extent of this book. Even in the Nahj al-balaghah, no other term or concept receives so much attention and stress as taqwa.

Nahj al-Balaghah and It's Spiritual Teachings (1)

Inimitable Moral Teaching Moral and spiritual teachings constitute the greater part of the Nahj al-balaghah making up almost half of the book. More than anything else, the fame of the Nahj al-balaghah is due to the sermons, exhortations, and aphorisms on ethical and moral subjects.

Freedom in Precept of Imam Ali (A.S)

Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, had a full democratic behavior toward and allowed complete freedom to Kharijites or Khawarij in Arabic language – a general term embracing Muslims who initially supported the authority of the Imam and Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and later rejected his leadership.

Tolerance of Opponents by Imam Ali (A.S)

Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, during his rule as the Caliph and Imam granted full freedom to Kharijites or Khawarij in Arabic language – a general term embracing Muslims who initially supported the authority of the Imam and Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and later rejected his leadership.

Some Traditions on the Virtues of Imam Ali (A.S) (part 2)

It is an undisputed fact that Imam Ali was the first man to embrace Islam after the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Below are some of the references

Some Traditions on the Virtues of Imam Ali (A.S) (part1)

It is narrated that: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "He who wants to see Noah (A.S) in his determination, Adam (A.S) in his knowledge, Abraham (A.S) in his clemency, Moses (A.S) in his intelligence and Jesus (A.S) in his religious devotion should look at Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS)."

The Value of Man from viewpoint of Imam Ali (A.S)

Imam Ali (A.S) said: ”The worth of a man is as much as his courage. His valor is due to his self-respect ...”‌

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