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Nahjul Balagha

Imam Ali (AS) Words about Battle Between Truth ,Falsehood

Imam Ali[a] (Arabic: علي‎, translit. ʿAlī, pronounced [ʕaliː]; 15 September 601 – 29 January 661) was the cousin and the son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam. Imam Ali is the only person to be born in the sacred sanctuary of the Kaaba (Arabic: كَـعـبَـة‎) in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam.

The Justice of Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S) and Us

It’s said that Imam Ali (A.S) was killed because of his excessive emphasis on practicing of and adhering to justice. After the demise of the third Caliph, people thronged Imam Ali (A.S) to accept the reins of Islamic government.

Imam Ali's Advice to Malek (Part 3)

Malek and Justice Therefore, your best saving should be your meritorious deeds. Therefore, exercise control over your carnal desires and passions; resent what is not permissible and admissible for one's self.

Imam Ali's Advice to Malek (Part 2)

Malek and Taking lessons from ancestors in Leadership Verily, people look at your works in the same way that you look at the functions of previous rulers; that which you say about they are told about you.

Imam Ali's Advice to Malek (Part 1)

Malek and Characteristics of a Righteous Leader Malek, appoint one who entertains God's majesty in one's heart and appreciates His esteem, it is appropriate to denigrate greatness of other than Him. … Verily, the meanest states of rulers in the sight of benevolent people is to conjecture them to be loving vanity and pride and presuming them to be self-admirer and loving you to eulogize them. Thank God that I am not a man of this ilk.[1]

Criteria of Rightful and Unlawful Leadership (Part 2)

According to Imam Ali (A.S): “Know this for sure that the most merited person in view of God is the just Imam and leader who himself has been guided and who guides others. He is loyal to the recognized traditions and avoids innovations and heresy. The traditions are clear and they have signs and symbols, so are the innovations.

What Happens After Death? Life in the Grave

In his will to Imam Hasan (peace be upon him), Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said, “My son, know that you have been created for the next world and not for this world, and for annihilation and not for stay, for death and not for life; you are in a transient place, a place which is a path to the Hereafter… You are driving away a death from which no one can run away and which none of its seekers can miss. It has to be experienced, so beware lest it catches up with you while you are in a bad state.” (Nahjul Balagha, Letter 31)

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.

The Only Person Born in Holy Kaba

the 13th of the month of Rajab, twenty-three years before the migration of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) a child was born in the family of Abu Talib, the light of whom kindled the whole World. Kunaab Mecci narrates about his birth: "We and Abbas (Ibne Abdul Mutalib) were sitting together when suddenly we saw Fatima bint-e-Asad moving towards the Kaba in the condition having delivery pain and saying "Oh God I have faith in you and the Prophet (i.e., Abraham) who by your command laid the foundation of this house.

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