Sayings Of Hazrat Ali a.s

• Sayings of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.)

The following sayings of Imam Ali (A.S) are taken from Du'a-e Kumail, trans. N. Hussein Mardi, Chehel Sotoon Theological School: Iran, 1989.

• The most complete gift of God is a life based on knowledge. 
• The innumerable fools have made the learned very scarce. 
• The learned man understands the ignorant for he was once ignorant for he was once ignorant himself. 
• The ignorant man does not understand the learned for he has never been learned himself. 
• Knowledge gives life to the soul. 
• To respect the learned is to respect God. 
• Knowledge creates fear of God. 
• Practice makes knowledge perfect. 
• To teach is to learn. 
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• Honesty is Divine language. 
• To fulfill promises is the highest form of integrity. 
• Truth means conformity of speech with the Divine mode of working. 
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• Friendship is impossible with a liar. 
• Misrepresentation spoils narration. 
• Lying spoils news. 
• Enemity is the occupation of fools. 
• One's obedience to God is proportionate to one's wisdom. 
• To fight against one's own desires is highest wisdom. 
• The wise aim at perfection. 
• The foolish aim at wealth. 
• To separate oneself from things of time and to connect oneself with things of eternity is highest wisdom. 
• He is really wise whose actions reflect his words. 

• Humility is the product of knowledge. 
• Self-conceit poisons the mind. 
• Self-conceit impedes progress. 
• Pride mars greatness. 
• Humility is one of the nets spread by real greatness. 
• Boasting issues from small minds. 

Imam Ali a.s Saying in urdu 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tamam Hamd Uss Allah k liay hai jiss ki aik siffat se doosri siffat afzal nahi k Woh aakhir honay se pahlay awwal aur zaahir honay se pahlay baatin raha ho. Allah k ilaawa jissay bhi aik kaha jaaey ga, wo qillat aur kami men hoga. Iss k siwa har baa-izzat zaleel, har taaqatwar kamzore, har maalik ghulaam aur har jaan’nay waala seekhnay ki manzil men hai (Khutba 63 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Uss (Allah) k ilaawa har qudrat o ikhtiyaar rakhnay waala kabhi qaadir hota hai aur kabhi aajiz aur Uss (Allah) k ilaawa har sun’nay waala khafeef aawaazon ko sun’nay se qaasir hota hai aur bari aawaazain apni goonj se ussay bahraa kar daiti hen aur door ki aawaazain uss tak puhanchti nahi hen aur Uss (Allah) k siwa har daikhnay waala chupay huay rangon aur lateef jimson ko daikhnay se naa beena hota hai. (Khutba 63 Nehjul Balagha) 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Koi Zaahir Uss (Allah) k siwa baatin nahi ho sakta aur koi baatin Uss k siwa zaahir nahi ho sakta.Uss ne apni kissi makhlooq ko iss liay paida nahi kya k Who apni hakoomat ki bunyaadon ko mazboot karay ya zamaanay k halaat aur nataaij se Ussay koi khatra tha ya kasrat par utar aanay waalay shareek ya bulandi men takraanay waalay mad e muqaabil k khilaaf Ussay koi madad haasil karna thi balkay ye saari makhlooq Uss k qabzay men hai aur sab Uss k aajiz o kamzor banday hen (Khutba 63 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Siffeen men apnay ashaab se farmaya: Aey musalmaano Khof e Khuda apnaao. Itmenaan o waqaar ki chaadar orh lo aur apnay daanton ko bheench lo, iss se talwaarain saron se uchat jaaya karti hen. (Khutba 64 Nehjul Balagha)

Siffeen men Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay ashaab se farmaya: Ziraah mukammal karo aur talwaaron ko khainchnay se pahlay niyaam men achi tarah hila jula lo aur dushman ko tirchi nazron se daikhtay raho aur daaen baaen naizon k waar karo aur dushman ko talwaaron ki baar par rakh lo aur talwaaron k saath saath qadamon ko aagay barhaao aur yaqeen rakho k tum Allah k saamnay aur Rasul k chacha zaad bhai k saath kharay ho (Khutba 64 Nehjul Balagha) 

Siffeen men Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay ashaab se farmaya: Baar baar hamla karo aur bhaagnay se sharam karo iss liay k ye naslon tak k liay sharmindagi aur roz e mahshar jahannum ki aag ka baaes hai. (Khutba 64 Nehjul Balagha) 

Siffeen men Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay ashaab se farmaya: Khushi se apni jaanain Allah ko de do aur itmenaan se moat ki jaanib chalo aur (shaamiyon ki) iss bari jamaat aur tanaabon se khinchay huay khaimay ko paish e nazar rakho. Iss k darmayaan hamla karo kyun k shaitaan ussi k aik goshay men chupaa baitha hai. Jiss ne aik taraf to hamlay k liay haath barhaya hua hai aur doosri taraf bhaagnay k liay qadam peechay hata rakha hai. (Khutba 64 Nehjul Balagha) 

Siffeen men Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay ashaab se farmaya: Tum mazbooti se apnay iraaday par jamay raho yahan tak k haq ujaalay ki tarah zaahir ho jaaey. Tum hi ghaalib ho aur Khuda tumharay saath hai. Wo tumharay aamaal ko zaayaa aur barbaad nahi honay daiga (Khutba 64 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay buzdil shiyon se farmaya: Kab tak Mein tumharay saath aisi narmi aur ria’aayat karta rahoon ga jaisi aisay oonton se ki jaati hai jinn ki kohaanain andar se khokli ho chuki hon aur unn phatay puraanay kapron se k jinhain aik taraf se siya jaaey to doosri taraf se phat jaatay hen. Jab bhi shaamiyon k daston men sey koi dasta tum par mandlaata hai to tum sab k sab apnay gharon k darwaazay band kar laitay ho aur iss tarah andar dubak jaatay ho jiss tarah go apnay sooraakh men aur bichoo apnay bhat men. Jiss k tumhaaray jaisay madad gaar hon Uss ne to zaleel hi hona hai (Khutba 67 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay buzdil shiyon se farmaya: Khuda ki qasam gharon k sahan men to tum bari taadaad men nazar aatay ho lekin jhandon k neechay thoray se. Mein achi tarah se jaanta hoon k kiss cheez se tumhari islaah aur kiss cheez se tumhaari be gaanagi ko door kya jaa sakta hai lekin Mein apnay nafs ko bigaar’ kar tumhari islaah karna nahi chaahta. Khuda tumharay chahron ko be aabroo karay aur tumhain bad naseeb karay. Jaisi tum baatil se shanasaai rakhtay ho waisi haq se tumhaari jaan pahchaan nahi aur jitna haq ko mitaatay ho baatil utna tum se nahi dabaya jaata (Khutba 67 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey Allah! Aey farsh e zameen k bichaanay waalay aur buland aasmaanon ko baghair sahaaray k roknay waalay, dilon ko achi aur buri fitrat par paida karnay waalay Apni paakeeza rahmatain aur barkatain qaraar day apnay banday aur Rasool Muhammad S.A.W.W k liay jo pahli nabuwwaton ko khatam karnay waalay aur band dilon k kholnay waalay aur haq k zore se aelaan e haq karnay waalay, baatil ki tughyaaniyon ko dabaanay waalay aur zalaalat k hamlon ko kuchalnay waalay thay (Khutba 70 Nehjul Balagha) 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jaisa Rasool S.A.W.W par zimadaariyon ka bojh aaed kya gaya tha, uss ko unhon ne uthaaya aur Allah ki khusnoodiyon ki taraf barhnay k liay mazbooti se jam kar kharay ho gaey. Na aagay barhnay se moo’n mor’a, na iraaday men kamzori ko raah di. Wo Allah ki wahi aur paimaan k muhafiz thay aur Uss k hukmon ko phailaanay ki dhun men lagay rahnay waalay thay yahaan tak k Unhon ne roshni dhoondhnay waalay k liay sholay bharkaa diyay aur andhairay men bhataknay waalay k liay raasta roshan kar dia. Fitnon aur fasaadon men sargarmiyon k baad dilon ne Aap S.A.W.W ki waja se hidayat paai (Khutba 70 Nehjul Balagha)

Jab logon ne Usman ki bayat ka iraada kya to Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tum jaantay ho k Mujhay auron se ziada khilaafat ka huq puhanchta hai. Khuda ki qasam jab tak musalmaanon k amoor ka nazm o nasq barqaraar rahay ga aur Meri hi zaat zulm o joar ka nishaana banti rahay gi, Mein khaamoshi ikhtiyaar karta rahoon ga taakay iss sabar par Allah se ajr o sawaab talab karoo’n aur iss zaib o zeenat aur iss aaraaish ko thukraa doo’n jiss par tum mittay huay ho (Khutba 72 Nehjul Balagha) 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda iss shaks par raham karay k jiss ne hikmat ka koi kalma suna to issay giraah men baandh liya. Hidaayat ki taraf ussay bulaaya gya to dor kar qareeb hua. Saheeh Rahbar ka daaman thaam kar nijaat paai. Allah ko har waqt nazron men rakha aur gunaahon se khof khaaya, amal be riya paish kya. Naik kaam kiay, sawaab ka zakheera jama kya, buri baato’n se ijtinaab barta, saheeh maqsad ko paa liya, apna ajar samait liya, khuwaahishon ka muqaabla kya. Umeedon ko jhutlaaya, sabar ko nijaat ki sawaari bana liya, moat k liay taqwaa ka saaz o saamaan kya. Roshan raah par sawaar hua. Haq ki shaahraah par qadam jamaaey. Zindagi ki muhlat ko ghaneemat jaana, moat ki taraf qadam barhaaey aur amal ka saamaan saath lya. (Khutba 74 Nehjul Balagha)

Bani Ummaya par tabbarra kartay huay Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Bani Ummaya Mujhay Muhammd S.A.W.W ka wirsaa thora thora kar k daitay hen. Khuda ki qasam agar Mein zinda raha to inhain iss tarah jhaar phainkoo’n ga jiss tarah Qasaai, khaak aalooda gosht k tukray se matti jhaar’ daita hai (Khutba 75 Nehjul Balagha) 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey Allah Tu unn cheezon ko baksh day jinnhain Tu mujh se zyaada jaanta hai (yaani sab kuch baksh day). Agar Mein gunaah ki taraf paltoo’n to Tu apni maghfirat k saath palat. Baar e ILaaha Jiss amal e khair k bajaa laanay ka Mein ne Tujh se waada kya tha, magar Tu ne ussay poora hotay huay na paaya, ussay bhi baksh day. Meray Allah zabaan se niklay huay wo kalamay jinn se Tera qurb chaaha tha magar dil se aisa na chaah saka, unn ko bhi maaf karday. Parwardigaar Tu aankhon k (tanziyaa) ishaaron aur naa shaaista kalmon aur dil ki (buri) khuwaahishon aur zabaan ki khataaon ko maaf farma. (Khutba 76 Nehjul Balagha) 

Hazrat Ali AS ne aik najoomi se farmaya: Kya tumhara ye khayal hai k tum uss waqt ka pata daitay ho k agar koi iss men niklay to iss k liay koi buraai na hogi aur iss lamhay se khabardaar kartay ho k agar koi iss men niklay to ussay nuqsaan dar paish hoga. Jiss ne issay (ilm e najoom) ko saheeh samjha uss ne Quran ko jhutlaaya aur maqsad ko paanay aur museebat ko door karnay men Allah ki madad se be niaaz ho gaya. (Khutba 77 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey logo (ILM-e) Najoom k seekhnay se parhaiz karo magar itna (seekh saktay ho) k jiss se khuski aur tari men raastay maaloom kar sako iss liay k (ILM-e) Najoom ka seekhna mustaqbil shanaasi aur ghaib goi ki taraf le jaata hai aur najoomi, hukam men kaahin jaisa hai aur kaahin jaadoogar jaisa aur jaadoogar kaafir jaisa hai aur kaafir ka thikaana jahannum hai. (Khutba 77 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mein iss daar e dunya ki haalaat kya bayaan karoo’n jiss ki ibtedaa gham aur intehaa fana ho. Jiss k halaal men hisaab aur haraam men azaab ho. Yahaan koi maal daar ho to fitnon se waasta aur faqeer ho to gham se saabqa rahta hai. Jo dunya k liay koshish men laga rahta hai uss ki dunyaawi aarzooen barhti hi jaati hen aur jo inn koshishon se haath utha laita hai, dunya khud hi uss se saazgaar ho jaati hai (Khutba 80 Nehjul Balagha) 

Short Sayings of Hazrat Ali a.s

Sayings of Imam Ali a.s in URdu

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo shaks dunya ki ibrato’n ko aaena samajh kar daikhta hai to wo uss ki aankhon ko roshan aur beena kar daiti hai aur jo sirf dunya hi par nazar rakhta hai to wo uss ko naabeena bana daiti hai (Khutba 80 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Fitna o Fasaad men iss tarah raho jiss tarah oont ka wo bacha jiss ne abhi umar k 2 saal khatam kiay ho’n k na to us ski peeth par sawaari ki jaa sakti hai aur na iss k thano’n se doodh doha jaa sakta hai (Hikmat No 1 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jiss ne laalach ko apnaaya, uss ne apnay ko sharamsaar kiya, jiss ne apni paraishaan haali ka izhaar kiya, wo zillat par aamaada ho gaya aur jiss ne apni zabaan ko qaaboo men na rakha, uss ne khud apni be wuq’ati ka saamaan kar liya (Hikmat No 2 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Kanjoosi baaes e sharam hai aur buzdilli nuqs o aeb hai (Hikmat No 3 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Ghurbat, aqalmand aur daana mard ki zabaan ko dalaail ki quwwat dikhaanay se rok daiti hai. (Hikmat No 3 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Muflis apnay shehar me’n rah kar bhi ghareeb ul watan hota hai (Hikmat No 3 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aqalmand ka seena, uss k raazo’n ka makhzan (jahaa’n khazaana rakha jaaey) hota hai (Hikmat No 5 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo shaks apnay aap ko buhat pasand karta hai, wo doosro’n ko naa pasand ho jaata hai (Hikmat No 6 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Sadqa kaamyaab dawaa hai (Hikmat No 6 Nehjul Balagha)

Saying of Hazrat Ali

Extracts of Nehjul Belagha

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mein ne uss waqt apnay faraiz saranjaam diay jab k aur sab is raah men qadam barhaanay ki jurrat na rakhtay thay aur uss waqt sar utha kar saamnay aaya jab k doosray gosho’n men chupay huay thay aur uss waqt zaban kholi jab k doosray goongay nazar aatay thay aur uss waqt noor e Khuda ki roshni men aagay barha jab k doosray zameen geer ho chukay thay k meri awaaz in sab se dheemi thi magar sabqat o paish qadmi men, mein sab se aagay tha(Khutba 37 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: daba hua (kamzor) meri nazron men taqatwar hai jab tak mein uss ka haq na dilwaa doon aur taaqatwar meri nazar mein kamzor hai jab tak mein Uss se doosray ka huq na dilwa doon (Khutba 37 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo dostaan e Khuda hotay hen, unn k liay shub’haat men yaqeen, ujaalay ka aur hidyat ki taraf rahnuma ka kaam daita hai aur jo dushmanaan e Khuda hen wo inn shub’haat men gumraahi ki daawat o tableegh kartay hen (Khutba 38 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: hamara zamana aisa hai jiss men aksar logon ne gha’daari aur faraib ko aql o faham samajh liya hai aur jaahilon ne inn ki (chaalon) ko husn e tadbeer se mansoob kar diya hai (Khutba 40 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey Logo Mujhay tumharay baaray men sab se zyaada do baaton ka dar hai. Aik khwaahishon ki pairvi aur doosray umeedon ka phailaao(Khutba 42 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khwaahishon ki pairvi wo cheez hai hai jo haq se rok daiti hai aur umeedon ka phailaao aakhirat ko bhula daita hai (Khutba 42 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: dunya aur aakhirat waalay, donon khaas aadmi hotay hen to tum farzanad e aakhirat bano aur dunya k baitay na bano is liay k har baita roz e qayamat apni maan se munsalik hoga. Aaj amal ka din hai aur hisaab nahi hai aur kal hisaab ka din hoga, amal na ho sakay ga(Khutba 42 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: (Mujh se pahlay) iss ummmat par aik aisa hukmaraan tha, jiss ne deen men bidda’tain phailaaee’n aur logon ko taanay dainay ka moqa diya. (pahlay to) logon ne ussay zabaani kaha suna, phir uss par bigr’ay aur aakhir saara saancha badal diya (Khutba 43 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Dunya aik aisa ghar hai jiss k liay fana tay shuda amar hai aur iss men basnay waalon k liay yahan se har soorat nikalna hai. Ye dunya sheereen aur shaadaab hai. Apnay chaahnay waalon ki taraf taizi se barhti hai aur dekhnay waalay k dil men sama jaati hai. jo tumharay paas bahtar se bahtar (aakhirat k ) safar ka saamaan ho sakay ussay le kar dunya se chal dainay k liay tayyar ho jaao. Is dunya men apni zaroorat se zyada na chaaho aur jiss se zindagi basar ho sakay, iss se zyada ki khwaahish na karo (Khutba 45 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: aey Allah Mein safar ki mushaqqat aur waapsi k gham aur ahl o maal ki bad haali se panaah maangta hoon. Aey Allah Tu hi safar ka saathi aur baal bachon ka muhafiz hai. Aik hi waqt men safar ka saathi aur ghar ka muhafiz Teray ilaawa koi nahi ho sakta kyun k jissay peechay chora jaaey wo saathi nahi ho sakta aur jissay saath liya jaaey ussay peechay nahi chora ja sakta (Khutba 46 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tamam Hamd Uss Allah k liay hai jo chupi hui cheezon ki gahraai men utra hua hai. Is k zaahir aur ghaayib honay ki nishaaniyaan Iss k wajood ka pata daiti hen. Go dekhnay waali aankh se wo nazar nahi aata phir bhi na dekhnay waali aankh iss ka inkaar nahi kar sakti aur jiss ne Iss ka iqraar kiya iss ka dil iss ki haqeeqat ko nahi paa sakta (Khutba 49 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Woh (Allah) itna buland o bar tar hai k koi cheez Iss se buland tar nahi ho sakti aur itna qareeb se qareeb tar hai koi shay iss se qareeb tar nahi hai aur na Uss ki bulandi ne Ussay makhlooq se door kar diya hai aur na Uss k qurb ne Ussay doosron ki sataah par laa kar unn k barabar kar dia hai. Uss ne aqlon ko unn ki aakhri hadon se aagaah nahi kiya aur zaroori miqdaar men maarifat haasil karnay k liay unn k aagay parday bhi haayil nahi kiay (Khutba 49 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Wo (Allah) zaat aisi hai k Jiss k wajood k nishaanaat iss tarah iss ki gawaahi daitay hen k (zaban se) inkaar karnay waalay ka dil bhi iqraar kiay baghair nahi reh sakta. Allah unn logon ki baaton se buhat buland o bartar hai jo makhlooqaat se Uss ki tashbeeh daitay hen aur Uss k wajood ka inkaar kartay hen (Khutba 49 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Fitnon k honay ka aaghaaz wo nafsaani khwaahishain hoti hen jin ki pairvi ki jaati hai aur wo naey ijaad kiay huay ahkaam jinn men Quran k ahkaam ki mukhalifat ki jaati hai aur jinhain farogh dainay k liay kuch loge deen e ILLAHI k khilaaf baaham aik doosray k madagaar ho jaatay hen. agar baatil, huq ki milaawat se khaali hota to wo dhoondnay waalon se chupa na rehta leken hota yeh hai k kuch idhar se lia jaata hai aur kuch udhar se aur donon ko aapas men ghalat malat kar dia jaata hai. Is moqay par shaitaan apnay doston par chaa jaata hai aur sirf wohi loge bachay rehtay hen jinn k liay tofeeq e ILLAHI aur inayat e Khudawandi pahlay se mojood ho (Khutba 50 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay shiyon se farmaya: Tumhara unn (dushmanaan e Ali AS) se dab jaana jeetay g moat hai aur ghalib aa kar marna bhi jeenay k barabar hai (Khutba 51 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda k bando iss dunya se jiss k rahnay waalon k liay zawaal laazmi hai, se nikalnay ka iraada karo. Kaheen aisa na ho k aarzooen tum par ghaalib aa jaaen aur is (chand roze ki zindagi) ki muddat ko lamba samajh baitho (Khutba 51 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Agar tum dunya k khatam honay tak jeo, to bhi tumharay aamaal chaahay tum ne koi kasar na chori ho Uss (Khuda) ki naimaat e azeem ki bakshish aur imaan ki taraf rahnumaai ka badla nahi utaar saktay(Khutba 52 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda ki Qasam Mujhay zara barabar bhi parwaah nahi k Mein moat ki taraf barhoon ya moat meri taraf barhay (Khutba 55 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mujh se (dil se) baizaari ikhtiyaar na karna k Mein deen e fitrat par paida hua hoon aur imaan o hijrat men pahla hoon (Khutba 57 Nehjul Balagha) www.yaali.co.cc [All In One Shia Site]
Hazrat Ali AS ko jab moat se daraya gaya to unhon ne farmaya: Mujh par Allah ki aik muhkam dhaal hai. Jab moat ka din aaey ga to Wo mujhay moat k hawaalay kar k mujh se alag ho jaaey ga. Uss waqt na teer ghalti karay ga aur na zakham bhar sakay ga (Khutba 60 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Dunya aik aisa ghar hai jiss (ki buraaiyon) se bachaao issi men rah kar kiya ja sakta hai aur kissi aisay kaam se jo sirf dunya ki khaatir kiya jaaey nijaat nahi mil sakti. Logon ne iss dunya se jo dunya k liay haasil kiya hoga, uss se alag kar diay jaaen gay aur uss par unn se hisaab lia jaaey ga. Aur jo iss dunya se aakhirat k liay kamaya hoga ussay aagay puhanch kar paa lain gay aur ussi men rahain gay (Khutba 61 Nehjul Balagha)
Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Dunya Aqal mandon k nazdeek aik barhta hua saaya hai jissay (wo) abhi barha hua aur phaila hua dekh rahay thay k dekhtay hi dekhtay wo ghut kar simat kar rah gaya (Khutba 61 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Allah k bando, Allah se daro aur moat se pahlay apnay aamaal ka zakheera faraham kar lo aur dunya ki khatam honay waali cheezain de kar (aakhirat ki) baaqi rah jaanay waali cheezain khareed lo. Chalnay ka saamaan karo kyun k tumhain taizi se le jaaya ja raha hai aur moat k liay tayyar ho jaao k wo tumharay saron par mandla rahi hai.(Khutba 62 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Allah ne tumhain baikaar paida nahi kiya aur na tumhain bilkul hi aazaad chor diya. Moat tumharay raasatay men haayal hai aur uss k aatay hi tumharay liay jannat hai ya dozakh hai. Wo zindagi ka waqt jissay har guzarnay waala lamha kam kar raha ho aur uss ki imaarat gir rahi ho, kam hi samjhay jaanay k laaiq hai aur wo musaafir jissy har naya din aur har nai raat khainch rahay hon, uss ka manzil tak puhanchna jald hi samjhna chaahiyay.aur wo musafir jiss k saamnay hamaisha hamaisha ki kaamyaabi ya naakaami ka sawaal ho, ussay achay se acha hi safar ka samaan karna chaahiye (Khutba 62 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Iss dunya men rahtay huay, iss se itna aakhirat ka saamaan le lo jis k zariyay kal apnay nafson ko bacha sako. Iss ka tareeka ye hai k banda apnay Allah se daray, apnay nafs k saath khair khwaahi karay, tauba karay, apni khwaahishon par qaaboo rakhay kyun k moat iss ki nigaahon se ojhal hai aur umeedain faraib dainay waali hen aur shaitaan uss par chaaya hua hai jo gunaahon ko saja kar uss k saamnay le aata hai (Khutba 62 Nehjul Balagha)

Saying of Imam Ali a.s From Nehjul Balagha

Extracts From Nehjul Balagha

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Dunya ne peeth phair kar apnay ruksat honay ka aelaan aur manzil e uqbaa ne saamnay aa kar apni aamad se aagaah kar dia hai. Aaj ka din tayyari ka aur kal dor’ ka hoga. Jis taraf aagay bar’hna hai wo to jannat hai. Aur jahan kuch loge puhanch jaaengay wo dozakh hai. Kya moat se pahlay apnay gunahon se tauba karnay wala koi nahi aur kya iss roz e museebat k aanay se pehlaynamal karnay waala aik bhi nahi. (Khutba 28 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: . Tum umeedon k doar men ho jiss k peechay moat ka hangaama hai. Jis tarah iss waqt jab naagawaar haalaat ka andaisha ho naik aamaal men munhamik hotay ho waisa hi uss waqt bhi naik aamaal karo jab k mustaqbil k aasaar mussarat afza mehsoos ho rahay hon (Khutba 28 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo huq se faaeda nahi uthaata ussay baatil ka nuqsaan o zarar uthaana paraiga. Jis ko hidayat saabit qadam na rakhay ussay gumraahi halaakat ki taraf khainch lay jaaegi. Tumhaeen kooch ka hukm mil chukka hai aur safar k saamaan ka pata dia ja chukka hai . (Khutba 28 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne faramaya: Mujhay tumharay muta’aliq sab se zyada do hi cheezon ka khatra hai. Aik khuwahishon ki pairvi aur doosra umeedon ka phailaao. Iss dunya men rehtay huay iss se itna saamaan le lo jiss se kal apnay nafson ko bacha sako (Khutba 28 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tumhari batain to sakht patharon ko bhi naram kar daiti hen aur tumhara amal aisa hai k jo dushmanon ko tum par daant taiz karnay ka moka daita hai. Apni mehfilon men to tum kehto ho k ye kar daingay aur wo kar daingay aur jab jang chir’h hi jaati hai to tum iss se panaah maangtay ho. Jo tum ko madad k liay pukaaray uss ki sada be wuq’at aur jiss ka tum jaisay logon se waasta para ho uss ka dil hamaisha be chain rehta hai (Khutba 29 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Zaleel aadmi zillat aamaiz zyaadatiyon ki rok thaam nahi kar sakta aur haq to baghair koshish k nahi mila karta. Iss ghar k baad aur kon sa ghar hai jis ki hifazat karaogay(Khutba 29 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda ki qasam meri kaifiyat to ye hai k na mein tumhari kisi baat ki tasdeeq kar sakta hoon aur na tumhari nusrat ki mujhay koi aas baaqi rahi hai aur na tumhari waja se dushman ko jang ki dhamki de sakta hoon. Tumhain kya hogaya, tumhara marz kya hai aur iss ka ilaaj kya hai. Uss qoam k afraad bhi to tumhari shakl o soorat k mard hen. Kya baatain hi baatain rahain gi. Jaanay boojhay baghair aur sirf ghaflat o madhoshi hai (Khutba 29 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey Logo hum ik aesay kaj raftaar zamanay aur nashukar guzaar dunya men paida huay hen k jis men naik o kaar ko khataa kaar samjha jaata hai aur zaalim apni sarkashi men barhta hi jaata hai. Jin cheezon ko hum jaantay hen unn se faaeda nahi uthaatay aur jin cheezon ko nahi jaantay unhain daryaaft nahi kartay aur jab tak museebat nahi aati hum khatra mehsoos nahi kartay. (Khutba 32 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Kuch Loge Wo hen jo Aelaaniya shar phela rahay hen aur unhon ne apnay sawaar aur pyaaday jama kar rakhay hen. Sirf kuch maal batornay ya kisi dastay ki qayaadat kartay ya minbar par buland honay k liay unhon ne apnay nafson ko waqf kar dia hai aur deen ko tabaah o barbaad kar daala hai. Kitna hi bura hai k tum dunya ko apnay nafs ki qeemat aur Allah k haan k neamaton ka badal qaraar de lo aur kuch wo loge hen jo aakhirat waalay kaamon se dunya talbi kartay hen(Khutba 32 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Kuch Logon ne qanaat k naam apnay aap ko aaraasta kar rakha hai aur zaahidon k libaas se apnay aap ko saja lia hai. Haalaankay unhain in cheezon se kisi waqt bhi koi lagaao nahi raha. Iss k baad thoray se wo loge reh gaey hen jin ki aankhain aakhirat ki yaad aur hasher k khof se jhuki hui hen aur unn se aansoo rawaan rehtay hen. Unn men se kuch to wo hen jo dunya waalon se alag thalag tanhaai men paray hen aur kuch khof o hiraas k aalam men zillatain sah rahay hen (Khutba 32 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay jootay ki taraf ishara krtay huay farmaya: Agar meray paish e nazar haq ka qayaam aur baatil ka mitaana na ho to tum logon par hakoomat karnay se ye joota mujhay kaheen zyaada azeez hai (Khutba 33 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tumharay Khilaaf sab tadbeerain hoti hen aur tum dushmanon k khilaaf koi tadbeer nahi kartay.Tumharay hadood kam hotay ja rahay hen magar tumhain ghussa nahi aata. Wo tumhari taraf se kabhi ghaafil nahi hotay aur tum ho k ghaflat men sab kuch bhoolay huay ho. Khuda ki qasam aik doosray par taalnay waalay haara hi kartay hen. Agar jang zor pakar lay aur moat ki garam baazaari ho to tum Ali Ibn e Abi Talib se iss tarah kat jaaogay jis tarah badan se sar (Khutba 34 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mera tum par ye haq hai k bayyat ki zimadaari poori karo aur saamnay aur pas e pusht khair khuwaahi karo (Khutba 34 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mehrbaan, baa jabar aur tajarba kaar naseehat karnay waalay ki mukhaalifat ka samar hasrat o nidaamat hota hai (Khutba 35 Nehjul Balagha)

Aqwal e HAzrat Ali a.s

Saying of Imam Ali a.s from Nehjul Balagha

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: (Aey Logo socho) Ye Insaan (ki khilqat) hairat angaiz hai k wo charbi se daikhta hai, gosht k lothar’ay se bolta hai, haddi se sun’nta hai aur soraakh se saans laita hai (Hikmat No 7 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jab dunya kissi par meharbaan hoti hai to doosray ki khoobyaa’n bhi riaayatan ussay de daiti hai aur jab ussay chorti hai to khud uss ki khoobyaa’n bhi uss se cheen laity hai (Hikmat No 8 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Logo’n se iss tarah milo k agar mar jaao to tum par roe’n aur agar zinda raho to tumhaaray mushtaaq ho’n (Hikmat No 9 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Dushman par qaaboo paao to iss qaaboo paanay ka shukraana, iss ko maaf kar daina qaraar do (Hikmat No 10 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Bad qismat woh hai jo apni umar men kuch mukhlis dost na bana sakay aur iss se bhi zyaada bad qismat wo hai jo paa kar inhain kho de (Hikmat No 11 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jab tumhain thori buhat naematai’n haasil ho’n, to naa shukri se inhain apnay tak puhanchnay se pahlay na bhagaao (Hikmat No 12 Nehjul Balagha) 

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jissay apnay chor daitay hen ussay paraaey mil jaatay he’n (Hikmat No 13 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Har fitnay men par jaanay waala qaabil e ataab nahi hota (Hikmat No 14 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo shaks khwaahisho’n k peechay deewaano’n ki taraah bhaagta hai,wo moat se thokar khaata hai (Hikmat No 18 Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Fayyaz logo’n ki ghaltiyo’n ko maaf kar do kyu’n k unn men jo ghalti ki waja se girta hai, to Allah, haath de kar ussay upar uthaa laita hai (Hikmat No 19 Nehjul Balagha) 

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jissay, uss k aamaal peechay hata de’n, ussay zaat ya nasal aagay nahi bar’ha saktay (Hikmat No 22 Nehjul Balagha).

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Kissi paraishaan ki faryaad sun’na aur museebat zada ko museebat se chutkaara dilaana, baray baray gunaaho’n ka kafaara hai (Hikmat No 23 Nehjul Balagha) 

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aey Insaan, agar tum daikho k Allah tumhain aik k baad aik naemat se nawaaz raha hai aur tum Uss ki naafarmaani kar rahay ho to Uss se dartay rahna (Hikmat No 24 Nehjul Balagha
• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aksar, dil men chupi baat, zabaan se niklay huay be saakhta alfaaz aur chahray k aasaar se numaayaa’n ho jaati hai (Hikmat No 25 Nehjul Balagha

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Marz me’n jab tak himmat saath de, chaltay phirtay raho(himmat se kaam lo) {Hikmat No 26 Nehjul Balagha

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Behtareen Taqwaa, taqway ka chupa kar rakhna hai (riyaakari se bachna hai) {Hikmat No 27 Nehjul Balagha

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Agar tum ne dunya se jaana hi hai aur moat se mulaaqaat karni hi hai to phir mulaaqaat me’n dair ki khuwaahish kyoo’n (Hikmat No 28 Nehjul Balagha) 

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda se daro k Allah ki qasam, Uss ne iss had tak tumhaaray gunaaho’n ki parda poshi ki hai k goyaa tumhai’n baksh hi dia ho (Hikmat No 29 Nehjul Balagha) 
• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jissay moat ka intezaar hoga, wo naik kaamo’n men jaldi karaiga (Hikmat No 30 ka kuch hisa, Nehjul Balagha

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jiss ne ghor o fikar kiya, wo ilm ki gahraai tak puhancha, aur jo ilm ki gahraai me’n utra, wo faislay k sarchashmo’n se sairaab ho kar palta (Hikmat No 30 ka kuch hisa, Nehjul Balagha)

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jihaad ki 4 shaakhai’n hen, Amar bil maaroof, Nahi anil mukir, tamaam moqo’n par sach bolna aur bad kirdaaro’n se nafrat (Hikmat No 30 ka kuch hisa, Nehjul Balagha) 

• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jiss ne Amar bil maaroof kia, uss ne momino’n ki pusht mazboot ki, jiss ne Nahi anil munkir kia, uss ne kaafiro’n ko zaleel kia aur jiss ne tamam moqo’n par sach bola, uss ne apna farz adaa kar dia (Hikmat No 30 ka kuch hisa, Nehjul Balagha)
• Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jiss ne faasiqo’n ko bura samjha aur Allah k liay unn par ghazabnaak hua, Allah bhi unn k liay doosro’n par ghazabnaak hua aur qayaamat k din uss ki khushi ka saamaan karay ga (Hikmat No 30 ka kuch hisa, Nehjul Balagha) 

Saying of Imam Ali a.s

Extracts From Nehjul Balagha in Urdu 

Allah ne Muhammad S.AW.W ko tamaam jahaanon ko (in ki bad aamaaliyon se) daraanay waala aur apni wahi ka amen bana kar bheja. Aey garoh e Arab us waqt tum bad tareen deen par aur bad tareen gharon men thay. Khurdaray patharon aur zehreelay saanpon men tum boodo baash rakhtay thay. Tum ganda paani peetay aur jhoota khatay thay (yahan muraad haraam khatay thay). Aik doosray ka khoon bahaatay aur rishtay daari khatam kia kartay thay. Butt tumharay darmayan garay huay thay aur gunaah tum se chimtay huay thay. (Khutba 26 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jihaad jannat k darwaazon men se aik darwaza hai jissay Allah ne apnay khaas doston k liay khola hai. Ye parhaizgaari ka libaas, Allah ki muhkam ziraah aur mazboot dhaal hai. Jo iss se pehlu bachaatay huay issay chor daita hai Khuda Ussay Zillat o Khuwaari ka libaas pehna aur museebat o ibtilaa ki rida ur’ha daita hai aur zillat o khuwaariyon k saath thukraya jaata hai aur madhoshi aur ghaflat ka parda is k dil par chaa jaata hai. (Khutba 27 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay buzdil Shiyon se farmaya: Main ne is qoam (munkireen e haq) se larnay k liay raat bhi aur din bhi Ailaaniya bhi aur posheeda bhi tumhain pukaara aur lalkaara aur tum se kaha k is se pehlay k wo jang k liay barhain, tum inn par dhaawa bol do. Khuda ki qasam jin afraad o qoam par in k gharon k hadood men hamla ho jaata hai wo zaleel o khuwaar hotay hen. Lekin tum ne Jihaad doosron par taal dia aur aik doosray ki madad se pehloo bachanay lagay yahaa’n t ak k tum par ghaarat garyaan hueen (Khutba 27 Nehjul Balagha)

Ammer al Momineen AS ne apnay buzdil Shiyon se farmaya: Ajab hai Khuda ki qasam in logon ka baatil par mutahid hona aur tumhari jamiyat ka huq se muntashir hojana dil ko murda kar daita hai aur gham ko barha daita hai. Tumhara bura ho tum gham men mubtala ho, tum to teeron ko az khud nishana banay huay ho. Tumhaen halaak o taaraaj kia ja raha hai magar tumharay qadam hamlay k liay nahi uthtay. Wo tum se lar bhir rahay hen aur tum jang se dil churatay ho. Allah ki nafarmaaniyaan ho rahi hen aur tum raazi bethay ho (Khutba 27 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay buzdil shiyon se farmaya: Jab tum sardi aur garmi se iss tarah bhagtay ho to phir khuda ki qasam Talwaaron ko dekh kar uss se kahee’n zyada bhago gay. Aey mardon ki shakal walay naa mardo tumhari aqlain bachon ki si aur tumhari samajh hujla nasheen auraton ki maanind hai. Mein to yehi chahta tha k na tum ko dekhta na tum se jaan pahchaan hoti. Aisi shanasaai jo nidamat ka sabab aur gham ka baaes bani hai. Allah tumhain maaray tum ne meray dil ko peep se bhar diya aur meray seenay ko ghaiz o ghazab se chalka dia (Khutba 27 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay na samajh saathiyon se farmaya: Tum ne nafarmaani kar k meri tadbeer o raaey ko tabaah kar dia. Yahan tak k quraish kehnay lagay k Ali hai to mard e shujaa lekin jang k tor tareekay se waaqif nahi. Allaah unn ka bhala karay kya unn men se koi hai jo mujh se zyada jang ki samajh rakhnay waala ho aur maidaan o ghaa men meray pehlay se kaar e numaayaa’n kiay huay hen. Mein to abhi 20 baras ka bhi nahi hua tha k harb o zarb k liay uth khara hua aur ab to 60 se bhi ooper ka ho gaya hoon lekin uss ki raaey hi kya jis ki baat na maani jaaey (Khutba 27 Nehjul Balagha)

Nehjul Balagha in urdu

Extracts From Nahjul Balagha in Urdu 

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jis cheez ko tumharey marnay waalon ne daikha hai agar tum bhi inhen daikh laitay to ghabra jaatay aur pareshaan aur muztarib ho jaatay aur (haq ki baat) suntay aur is par amal kartay. Lekin jo unhon ne daikha hai wo abhi tum se posheeda hai aur qareeb hai k wo parda utha diya jaaey. Agar tum daikhnay waali aankh aur sun’nay waalay kaan rakhtay ho to tumhen sunaya aur dikhaya jaa chukka hai aur hidayat ki talab hai to to tmhen hidayat ki jaa chuki hai. Men sach kehta hun k ibraten tumhen buland aawaaz se pukaar chuki hen aur dhamkaany waali cheezon se tumhen dhamkaya ja chukka hai (Khutba No 20 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Tumhari manzil e maqsood tumharay saamnay hai. Moat ki saa’at tumharay peechay hai jo tumhen aagay ki taraf le chal rahi hai. Halkay phulkay raho taakay aagay barhnay waalon ko paa sako. Tumharey aglon ko pichlon ka intezaar karaya jaa raha hai.(Khutba 21 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne apnay dushmanon par tabbara krtay huay farmaya: Agar in logon ne ataa’t se inkaar kya to Mein talwaar ki baar in k saamnay rakh doon ga. Jo baatil se shifa denay aur haq ki nusrat k liay kaafi hai. Hairat hai k wo Mujhay ye paighaam bhijwaatay hen k men naiza zani k liay maidaan men utar aaoon aur talwaaron ki jang k liay datey rehnay par tayyar rahoon. Ronay waaliyaan in k gham men roen Mein to hamesha aisa raha hoon k jang se mujhay dhamkaya nahi jaa saka aur shamsheer zani se khofzada nahi kya jaa saka aur Mein apnay Parwardigaar ki taraf se yaqeen k darjay par faaiz hoon aur apnay deen ki hifazat men Mujhay koi shak nahi hai. (Khutba 22 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jab tak koi mard musalmaan kisi aisi zaleel harkat ka murtakib nahi hota k jo zaahir ho jaaey to is k tazkiray se ussay aankhen neechi karna parain aur jis se zaleel aadmiyon ki jurrat barhay wo is kaamyaab jawaari ki maanind hai jo juay k teeron ka paansa phenk kar pehlay marhaley par hi aisi jeet ki tawako rakhta hai jis se issay faaida haasil ho aur pehlay nuqsaan ho bhi chukka hai to door ho jaey (Khutba 23 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Beshak maal o aulaad dunya ki khaiti aur amal e saaleh aakhirat ki kisht e zaar hai aur baaz logon k liay Allah in donon ko yakja kar daita hai. Jitna Allah ne daraaya hai itna US se dartay raho aur itna US se khof khao k tumhen bahaana na karna parey. Amal baghair dikhaway k karo is liay k jo shaks kisi aur k liay amal karta hai Allah uss ko ussi k hawaalay kar daita hai. Hum Allah se shaheedon ki manzilat, naik logon k saath aur Anbiyaa ki rafaaqat ka sawaal kartay hen.(Khutba 23 Nehjul Balagha)


Ghareeb logon ki madad karnay waalay k baarey men Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Allah jis shaks ka sacha zikr e khair logon men barqaraar rakhta hai to ye us maal se kaheen behtar hai jis ka wo doosron (yani apni aulaad o ko waaris bana kar jaaey (Khutba 23 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo shaks apnay qabeelay ki madad se haath rok laita hai to is ka to (sirf) aik haath rukta hai lekin waqt parnay par buhat se haath us ki madad se ruk jaatay hen. (Khutba 23 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Mujhay apni zindagi ki qasam, Mein haq k khilaaf chalnay waalon aur gumraahi men bhataknay waalon se jang men kisi qisam ki choot,riaa’yat aur susti nahi karoon ga. Allah k bando Allah se daro aur US k ghazab se bhaag kar US k daaman e rehmat men panaah lo. Allah ki dikhae hui raah par chalo aur US k aaed karda ahkaam ko baja laao.(Khutba 24 Nehjul Balagha)

Baatil k chaa jaanay aur haq k kamzore parnay ki wajah bataty huay Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Allah ki qasam Mein to ab un logon k baarey men ye khayaal karnay laga hoon k wo jald hi saltanat o dolat ko tum se hathiyaa lain gay. Is liay k wo (markaz e) baatil par mutahid o yakja hen aur tum apnay (markaz e) huq se juda aur muntashir ho. Tum amr e haq men apnay imam k nafarmaan aur wo baatil men bhi apnay imam k mutee o farmaa’n bardaar hen. Wo apnay saathi k saath amanat daari k farz ko poora kartay hen aur tum khayanat karnay se nahi chooktay(Khutba 25 Nehjul Balagha)

Saying of Imam Ali a.s

Extracts From Nehjul Balagha

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Un logon k baarey men jo ummat k faislay chukaanay k liay masnad e qaza par baith jaatay hen haalaankay wo is k ahal nahi hotay, tamaam logon men Khuda k nazdeek 2 shaks ghazab k mustahiq hen. Aik wo jisay Allah ne apnay nafs k hawalay kar dia ho jis k baad wo seedhi raah se hata ho. Biddat ki baton par qurbaan aur gumrahi ki tableegh par mita hua hai. Wo apnay maan’nay waalon k liay fitna aur pichlay logon ki hidayat se hata hua hai. Wo tamam un logon k liay jo is ki zindagi men ya us ki moat k baad us ki pairvi Karen gumraah karnay waala hai. Wo doosron k gunahon ka bojh uthaey huay aur khud apni khataaon men jakra hua hai. Aur doosra wo shaks hai jis ne jaahaalat ki baton ko (idhar udhar se) batoar lia hai. Wo ummat k jaahil afraad men dor dhoop karta hai aur fitnon ki taareekiyon men ghaafil o madhosh para rehta hai aur amn o aashti k faaidon se aankhen band kar laita hai. Chand insaani shakl o soorat se miltay jultay huay logon ne usay aalim ka laqab de rakha hai haalaankay wo aalim nahi hai. Wo aisi baton ko samaitnay k liay mun andheray nikal parta hai jin ka na hona, honay se behtar hai. Yahan tak k wo is ganday paani se sairaab ho laita hai aur be faaida baton ko jama kar laita hai to logon men qaazi ban kar baith jaata hai aur doosron par shubay men reh jaanay waalay masaail k hal karnay ka zimma le laita hai. Agar koi uljha hua masla us k saamnay paish hota hai to apni raaey se us k liay bharti ki farsooda daleelain muhayya kar laita hai aur phir us par yaqeen bhi kar laita hai. Is tarah wo shubhaat k uljhaao men phansa hua hai jis tarah makri khud apnay hi jaalay k andar. Wo khud ye nahi jaanta k us ne sahi hukm dia hai k ghalat. Agar saheeh baat bhi kahi hai to us ko ye andhesha hota hai k kaheen ghalat na ho aur ghalat jawaab ho to us ko yehi tawaqo rehti hai k k shaayad yehi sahi ho. Wo jahaalaton men bhataknay waala jaahil aur apni nazar k dhundhla pan k saath taareekiyon men bhataknay waali sawaariyon par sawaar hai. Na is ne haqeeqat e ilm ko parkha na us ki the tak puhancha. Wo riwaayaat ko is tarah darham barham karta hai jis tarah hawa sookhay huay tinkon ko. Khuda ki qasam wo in masaail k hal karnay ka ahal nahi jo is se poochay jaatay hen na is mansab k qaabil hai jo isay supurd kya gaya hai. Jis cheez ko wo nahi jaanta is cheez ko wo koi qaabil e zikr ilm hi nahi qaraar daita aur jahan tak wo puhanch sakta hai is k aagay wo samajhta hi nahi k koi doosra puhanch sakta hai aur jo baat us ki samajh men nahi aati usay pi jaata hai kyun k wo apni jahaalat ko khud jaanta hai. (na huq bahaey huay) khoon us k naarwaa faislon ki waja se cheekh rahey hen aur ghair mustahiq afraad ko puhanchi hui meeraasain chilla rahi hen. Allah se hi shikwa hai un logon ko jo jahaalat men jeetay hen aur gumraahi men mar jaatey hen. In men quran se zyada koi be qeemat cheez nahi jab k usay is tarah paish kya jaaey jaisay paish karnay ka huq hai. Aur Quran se zyada in men koi maqbool cheez nahi is waqt jab k is ki ayaton ka be mehal istemaal kya jaey. In k nazdeek naiki se zyada koi buraae aur buraae se zyada koi naiki nahi (Khutba 17 Nehjul Balagha)

Jab in men se kisi aik k samney koi maamla faislay k liay paish hota hai to wo apni raey se is ka hokum laga daitey hen. Phr wohi masla aisay hi doosrey k samney paish hota hai to wo is pehlay k hukm k khilaf hokum daita hai. Phir ye tamam qaazi apney is khalifa k paas jama hotey hen jis ne inhen qaazi bana rakha hai. Wo in sab ki raaey ko sahi qarar daita hai haalaankey in ka Allah aik Nabi aik aur kitab aik. Kya Allah ne inhen ikhtilaf ka hukum dya tha aur ye ikhtilaf kar k US ka hukum baja laatey hen ya IS ne to ikhtilaaf se yaqeenan mana kya hai aur ye ikhtilaf kar k amadan IS ki nafarmaani karna chahtey hen. Ya ye k Allah ne deen ko adhura chor dya tha aur in se takmeel k liay haath bataney ka khwahishmand hua tha ya ye k ye Allah k shareek thay k inhen IS k ahkaam men dakhal dainey ka huq ho aur IS par laazim ho k WO is par razaamand rahey ya ye k Allah ne to deen mukammal utara tha magar is k Rasul ne is k punhchaney aur adaa karney men kotaahi kI thi. Allah ne Quran men to ye farmaya hai k Hum ne kitab men kisi cheez k bayan karney men kotahi nahi ki aur is men har cheez ka waazey bayan hai aur ye bhi kaha hai k Quran k baaz hisay baaz ki tasdeeq kartey hen aur is men koi ikhtilaaf nahi. Chunaachey Allah ka ye irshaad hai k agar ye Quran Allah k ilawa kisi aur ka bheja hua hota to tum is men kaafi ikhtilaaf paatey aur ye k is ka zaahir khush numa aur baatin gehra hai. Na is k ajaaibaat mitney waaley aur na is k lataaif khatam honey waley hen. Zulmat ka parda isi se chaak kya jaata hai (Khutba No 18 Nehjul Balagha)

Khutbaat e Nehjul Balagha

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Wo Hamaray paas mojud tha balkay hamaray is lashkar men wo ashkhaas bhi mojud thay jo abhi mardon ki salb aur auraton k shikam men hen. Anqareeb zamana inhen zaahir karey ga aur in se imaan ko taqweet puhanchay gi (Khutba no 12 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Aik haq hota hai aur aik baatil aur kuch haq waalay hotay hen kuch baatil waalay. Ab agar baatil zyaada ho gaya to y pehlay bhi buhat hota raha hai aur agar haq kam ho gaya to buhat dafa aisa hua hai aur buhat mumkin hai k wo is k baad baatil par chaa jaey. Agarcha aisa kam hi hota hai k koi cheez peechay hat kar aagey barhay(Khutba No 16 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jis k paish e nazar dozakh o jannat ho is ki nazar kisi aur taraf nahi uth sakti. Jo taiz qadam dornay waala hai wo nijaat yaafta hai. Jo talabgaar ho magar sust raftaar usay bhi tawaqo ho sakti hai magar jo (jaan boojh k) kotaahi karnay waala ho usay to dozakh hi men girna hai. Daaen baaen gumraahi ki raahen hen aur darmiyaani raasta hi siraat e mustaqeem hai. Is raastey par Allah ki hamesha rehnay waali kitab aur Nabuwwat k aasaar hen. Issi se shariyat ka nifaaz o ijraa hua aur isi ki taraf aakhir e kaar baaz gasht hai. (Khutba no 16 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jo haq k muqablay men khara hota hai wo tabaah ho jaata hai aur insaan ki jahaalat is se barh kar kya hogi k wo apni qadr o manzilat ko na pehchaanay. Wo asal o asaas jo taqwa par ho barbaad nahi hoti aur us k hotay huay kisi qoam ki kisht (amal) be aab o khushk nahi rehti. (Khutba n0 16 Nehjul Balagha)

Khutbaat From Nehjul Balagha

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Ahlebait sir’r e Khuda (raaz e Khuda) k ameen aur Is k deen ki panah gaah hen. Ilm e ILAHI k makhzan aur hikmaton k marjay hen. Kutab (aasmaani) ki ghaatiyaan aur deen k pahaar hen. Inhi k zariyay Allah ne is (deen) ki pusht ka kham seedha kya aur is k pehluon se kamzori ki kapkapi door ki (Khutba No 2 Nehjul Balagha)


Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: is ummat men se kisi ko Aal e Muhammad S.A.W.W par qayaas nahi kya ja sakta. Jin logon par Un k ahsaanaat hamesha jaari rahay hon wo in k barabar nahi ho saktay. Wo deen ki bunyaad aur yaqeen k satoon hen. Aagay barh jaanay waalay ko in ki taraf palat kar aana hai aur peechay reh jaanay waalay ko in se aa kar milna hai. Haq e wilaayat ki khasoosiyaat inhi k liay hen aur inhi k baarey men Paighamber ki wasiyat aur inhi k liay wirasat hai(Khutba No 2 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda ki qasam Abu Talib ka baita moat se itna maanoos hai k bacha apni maan ki chaati se itna maanoos nahi hota. Albata aik ilm posheeda meray seenay ki tahon men lipta hua hai k isay zaahir kar doon to tum isi tarah paich o taab khaanay lago gay jis tarah gehray kunwen men rasiyaan larazti aur thartharaati hen (Khutba No 5 Nehjul Balagha)
Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Khuda ki qasam jab se Allah ne apnay Rasool S.A.W.W ko dunya se uthaya, us waqt se doosron ko mujh se muqaddam rakha gaya aur mujhay meray haq se mehroom rakha gaya (Khutba No 6 Nehjul Balagha)

Mukhalifeen par tabbara krtay huay Hzrt Ali AS ne farmaya: inhon ne har kaam ka karta dharta shaitaan ko bana rakha hai aur is ne in ko apna aalaa e kaar bana lia hai. Is (Shaitaan) ne in k seenon men anday diay hen aur bachay nikaaley hen aur inhi ki gode men wo bachay reengtay aur uchaltay koodtay hen. Wo dekhta hai to in ki aankhon se aur bolta hai to in ki zabanon se. is (Shaitaan) ne inhen khataaon ki raah par lagaya hai aur buri baaten saja kar un k saamnay rakhi hen (Khutba No 7 Nehjul Balagha)
Jang k baad Apnay mukhalifeen k baarey men Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Wo raad ki tarah garjay aur bijli ki tarah chamkay magar in donon baton k baawajud buzdili hi dikhae aur Ham jab tak dushman par toot nahi partay garajtay nahi aur jab tak (amli tor par) baras nahi laitay (lafzon ka) sailaab nahi bahaatay (Khutba No 9 Nehjul Balagha)

Nehjul Balagha Khutba 1

Extracts From Nahjul Balagha in Urdu 1.

Hazrat Ali AS: Tamam hamd Us Allah k liay hai jis ki madah tk bolnay walon ki rasaai nhi. Jis ki naimaton ko ginnay walay gin nhi sktay. Na koshish krnay walay Us ka huq ada kr sktay hen. Na buland parwaaz himmaten Usay paa skti hen. Na aql o fehm ki gehraeeyaan Us ki teh tk puhanch sakti hen. Us ki zaat ki koi had muayyan nahi. Na Us k liay toseefi alfaaz hen na Us ki ibtedaa k liay koi waqt hai jisay shumar men laaya jaa sakay, (Khutba 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya:. Allah ki koi muddat nahi hai jo kaheen par khatam ho jaey .Khuda ne makhlooqaat ko apni Qudrat se paida kya, apni rehmat se hawaaon ko chalaya, thartharati hui zameen par paharon ki maikhen (keelain) gaareen. Deen ki ibteda Us ki maarfat hai, kamala e maarfat Us ki tasdeeq hai, Kamaal e tasdeeq Toheed hai. ( Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Jis ne ye kaha k Khuda kisi cheez men hai us ne Usay kisi shay k zaman men farz kar lya, jis ne ye kaha k wo kisi cheez par hai us ne aur jaghen Us se khaali samajh leen. Wo hai, hua nahi hai, mojud hai magar adam se wajud men nahi aaya. Wo har shay k saath hai na jismaani itesaal ki tarah, Wo har cheez se alehda hai na jismaani doori k tor par. Wo faael hai leken harkaat o aalaat ka muhtaaj nahi. (Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya :Wo is waqt bhi dekhnay waala tha jab k makhlooqaat men koi cheez dikhaae dainay waali na thi. Wo yagaana hai is liay k Us ka koi saathi hi nahi hai k jis se Wo maanoos ho aur us ko kho kar wo pareshaan ho jaey. Is ne pehlay pehal khalq ko ijaad kya baghair kisi fikr ki joolaani k aur baghair kisi tajarbay k jis se faaida uthanay ki Usay zaroorat pari ho aur baghair kisi harkat k jis ne Usay paida kya ho aur baghair kisi walwala o josh k jis se Wo baitaab hua ho. (Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya : (Khuda ne kaainaat banaaty waqt) Har cheez ko us k waqt k hawalay kya. Be jor cheezon men tawazun aur hum aahangi paida ki. Har cheez ko judaagaana tabiyat aur mizaaj ka haamil banaya aur tabiyat k liay munasib sooraten zaroori qarar deen. Wo in cheeezon ko in k wajood men aanay se pehlay jaanta tha. In ki hadood e nihayat par ahaata kiay huay tha aur in k nafoos o aazaa ko pehchaanta tha. (Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Paighamber S.A.W.W ne tumharay Parwardigaar ki kitab tum men chori hai. Is haalat men k unhon ne kitab k halal o haraam,waajibaat o mustaahibaat,naasikh o mansookh, rikhs o azaaaim,khaas o aam, ibr o imsaal,muqeed o mutlaq, muhkam o mustashabeh ko waazey tor par bayaan kar dya hai. Mujmil ayaton ki tafseer kar di hai (aur) us ki guthiyon ko suljha diya hai.(Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

Hazrat Ali AS ne farmaya: Us (Khuda) ne apni makhlooq men se sun’nay waalay loge chun liay jinhon ne Us ki awaaz par Labaik kahi aur Us k kalaam ki tasdeeq ki wo anbiya ki jaghon par tehray (aur) arsh par tawaaf karnay waalay farishton se shabaahat ikhtiyaar ki.(Khutba No 1 Nehjul Balagha)

اقوال حضرت علی علیہ السلام

حضرت علی علیہ السلام

تم اپنی خواہشوں پر قابو رکھو،اور جو مشاغل تمہارے لئے حلال نہیں ہیں اُن میں صَرف کرنے میں بُخل)کنجوسی) کرو)

رعایا کے لئے اپنے دل کے اندر رحم و رافت اور لطف و محبت کو جگہ دو ۔ ان کے لئے پھاڑ کھانے والے درندہ نہ بن جاؤ۔(2)

تمہیں کسی کو معاف کردینے پر پچھتانا نہیں چاہیے اور نہ سزا دینے میں اترانا چاہیے۔(3)

کبھی یہ نہ کہنا کہ میں حاکم بنایا گیا ہوں،لہٰذا میرے حکم کے آگے سر تسلیم خم ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ دل کو فساد پیدا کرنے ،دین کو کمزور بنانے اور بربادیوں کے قریب لانے کا سبب ہے اور کبھی حکومت کی وجہ سے تم میں تمکنت یا غرور پیدا ہو تو اپنے سے بالا تر اللہ کے ملک کی عظمت کو  دیکھو اور خیال کرو کہ وہ تم پر وہ قدرت رکھتا ہے کہ جو خود تم اپنے آپ پر نہیں رکھتے ۔(4)

یاد رکھوں کے حاکم کو اپنی حکومت پر پوراعتماد اُسی وقت کرنا چاہیے جبکہ وہ ان سے حُسن سلوک کرتا ہو ان پر بوجھ نہ لادے اور اُنہیں ایسی ناگوار چیزوں پر مجبور نہ کرے جو اُن کے بس میں نہ ہوں۔(5)

حکمرانو ں کے لئے سب سے بڑی آنکھوں کی ٹھنڈک اس میں ہے کہ شہروں میں عدل و انصاف برقرار رہے اور رعایا کی محبت ظاہر ہوتی رہے ۔(6)

نا حق خون بہا کر اپنے اقتدار کو مضبوط کرنے کی کبھی کوشش نہ کرنا کیونکہ یہ چیز اقتدار کو کمزور اور کھوکھلا کر دینے والی ہوتی ہے۔(7)

خُدا کے نزدیک یہ بڑی ناراضگی کی چیز ہے کہ تم جو کہو اُسے کر نا پاؤ۔(8)

اس بات کا خیال رکھو کہ رعایا سے عرصہ تک رُوپوشی اختیار نہ کرنا کیونکہ حکمرانوں کا رعایا سے چُھپ کر رہنا ایک طرح کی تنگ دلی اور معاملات سے بے خبر رہنے کا سبب ہے اور یہ روپوشی انھیں بھی ان امور پر مطلع ہونے سے روکتی ہے کہ جن سے وہ ناواقف ہیں۔(9)

(نہج البلاغہ مکتوب نمبر 53 سے اقتباس کیا گیا ہے )

بدترین وطن وہ ہے جس میں اہل وطن کا تحفظ  نہ ہو ۔(غرر الحکم،ص88)

شہروں میں کوئی شہر تمہارے لائق نہیں بلکہ تمہارے لئے بہترین شہر وہ ہے جس میں امن و امان ہو(غرر الحکم/ص88)

بد ترین شہر وہ ہے جس میں امن و امان نہ ہو(غرر الحکم/ص88)

دین کو اپنی پناہ گاہ اور عدل کو اپنی شمشیر قرار دو ہر برائی سے محفوظ رہو گے اور ہر دشمن پر فتح پاؤ گے (غرر الحکم/ص150)

بدترین چیز حکام کا ظلم و ستم ہے۔(غرر الحکم/ص150)

حکومت کے وقت تکبر عزل کے وقت ذلت ہے ۔(غرر الحکم/ص150)

جب رزیل(کمینے)حاکم ہوجاتے ہیں تو بلند(نیک لوگ)ہلاک ہوجاتے ہیں۔(غررالحکم)

جب پست لوگ حاکم بن جاتے ہیں تو اُمید نا اُمید میں بدل جاتی ہے۔(غرر الحکم/ص150)

پست لوگوں کا انتخاب اور ان کے سپرد کام کرنا حکومت کے زوال کا باعث ہے۔

(غرر الحکم/ص151)

چیر پھاڑ کر کھانے والا درندہ ظالم و غاصب حاکم سے بہتر ہے۔(غرر الحکم۔ص151)

جس کی حکومت ظلم و جور پر قائم ہے اس کی حکومت زوال پذیر ہوجائے گی۔(غرر الحکم/ص151)

جو اپنی حکومت میں تکبر کرتا ہے وہ برطرف و معزولی کے زمانے میں ذلیل و خوار ہوتا ہے(غررالحکم۔ص152)

Sayings of Imam Ali (A.S.) His Last Will and Testament Imam Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) following a fatal blow on his head during morning prayers by Ibn Muljim (A Kharijite):  My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed. I advise you, and all my children, my relatives, and whosoever receives this message, to be conscious of Allah, to remove your differences, and to strengthen your ties. I heard your grandfather, peace be upon him, say: "Reconciliation of your differences is more worthy than all prayers and all fasting." Fear Allah in matters concerning orphans. Attend to their nutrition and do not forget their interests in the middle of yours. Fear Allah in your relations with your neighbors. Your Prophet often recommended them to you, so much so that we thought he would give them a share in inheritance. Remain attached to the Quran. Nobody should surpass you in being intent on it, or more sincere in implementing it. Fear Allah in relation to your prayers. It is the pillar of your religion. Fear Allah in relation to His House; do not abandon it as long as you live. If you should do that you would abandon your dignity. Persist in jihad in the cause of Allah, with your money, your souls, and your tongue. Maintain communication and exchange of opinion among yourselves. Beware of disunity and enmity. Do not desist from promoting good deeds and cautioning against bad ones. Should you do that, the worst among you would be your leaders, and you will call upon Allah without response. O Children of Abdul Muttalib! Do not shed the blood of Muslims under the banner: The Imam has been assassinated! Only the assassin should be condemned to death. If I die of this stroke of his, kill him with one similar stroke. Do not mutilate him! I have heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, say: "Mutilate not even a rabid dog." Source: Nahjul Balagha In the 40th year of Hijri, in the early hours of the morning of 19th Ramadhan, Imam Ali (AS) was struck with a poisoned sword by the Kharijite Ibn Muljim (may the curse of Allah be upon him) while leading prayers in the Masjid of Kufa. He was martyred on the 21st day of Ramadhan 40 A.H. and buried in Najaf-ul-Ashraf. He was born in the House of Allah, the Ka'ba, and martyred in the House of Allah, Masjid-e-Kufa. The Lion of Allah, the most brave and gentle Muslim after the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf) himself, began his glorious life with devotion to Allah and His Messenger, and ended it in the service of Islam. "And do not speak of those who are slain in the the Way of Allah as dead; nay, they are alive, but you perceive not." Qur'an 2:154 Knowledge and Ignorance In reply to some one who posed Imam Ali (as) a difficult question, Imam Ali (as) said : 'Ask in order to understand, and do not ask in order to find fault, for surely the ignorant man who wants to learn resembles a man of knowledge, and surely a man of knowledge who wants to be difficult resembles an ignorant man who wants to find fault. ' The Station of the men of Knowledge The man of knowledge is the one who recognizes that what is known is very little compared to what is not known, and as a result he considers himself ignorant, and accordingly he increases his efforts to know more by going out in search of knowledge. The Purity and the Nobility of Knowledge Do not talk about knowledge with the foolish so that they deny you, nor with the ignorant so that they find you oppressive, but talk about it with those of its people whom you meet who will accept it and understand it. Knowledge and Acting on it O you who carry knowledge around with you; are you only carrying it around with you ? For surely knowledge belongs to who ever knows and then acts accordingly, so that his action corresponds to his knowledge. There will be a people who will carry knowledge around with them, but it will not pass beyond their shoulders. Their inner most thoughts will contradict what they display in public, and their actions will contradict what they know. The purity and nobility of knowledge When a dead person is placed in his grave, four kinds of fire will cover him, but then the prayer will come and put one of them out, and the fast will come and put another one of them out, and then charity will come and put another one out, and knowledge will come and put the forth one out, and it will say : 'If I had come sooner, I would a have put all of them out, and given you delight for I am with you now, and you'll not see anything else distressing. On the Heart I am amazed at the heart of man: It possesses the substance of wisdom as well as the opposites contrary to it ... for if hope arises in it, it is brought low by covetousness: and if covetousness is aroused in it, greed destroys it. If despair possesses it, self piety kills it: and if it is seized by anger, this is intensified by rage. If it is blessed with contentment, then it forgets to be careful; and if it is filled with fear, then it becomes preoccupied with being cautious. If it feels secure , then it is overcome by vain hopes; and if it is given wealth, then its independence makes it extravagant. If want strikes it, then it is smitten by anxiety. If it is weakened by hunger, then it gives way to exhaustion; and if it goes too far in satisfying its appetites, then its inner becomes clogged up. So all its shortcomings are harmful to it, and all its excesses corrupt it. There are four things that make the heart die: wrong action followed by wrong action, playing around with foolish people, spending a lot of time with women, and sitting with the dead. Then they asked Imam Ali: 'And who are the dead, O Commander of the believers?' He replied: 'Every slave who follows his desires.' Surely want is a trial, and having sickness of the body is more difficult to bear than indigence, and having a sickness of the heart is more difficult to bear than having a sickness of the body. Surely being very wealthy is a blessing, and having a healthy body is better than being very wealthy, and having awe of Allah in your heart is better than having a healthy body. Surely hearts have desires, and they turn towards, and they turn away ... so approach them by means of what they desire and what they turn towards, for surely if the heart is forced to do some thing against its will, it goes blind. On Intellect A person's intellect becomes apparent through his dealings, and a man's character is known by the way he exercises authority. The intellect is a king and characteristics are its subjects, so if it is weak in governing them, disorder takes place. The intellect is better than desire, for the intellect makes you a king over your destiny, and desire makes you a slave of your destiny. The intellect is a natural disposition which learns from experience. The intellect is what arrives at what is correct through reasoning, and recognizes what has not yet happened through what has already taken place. Use your intellect to understand something when you hear about the intellect that examines, that is, and not just the intellect that repeats what it hears, for surely there are many who repeat the knowledge that they hear, and there are few who examine it. The one who has an intellect longs to be like the righteous people so that he can be of one of them, and he loves them so that he can be united with them in his love, even if he falls short in emulating their actions. The one who has an intellect does not openly display it except in one of two situations: when he is furthest away from seeking something in the world, and when he is furthest away from abandoning it. Surely hated adversity has final objectives in which it will inevitably end, so the one who has an intellect should try to sleep over it until this happens, for surely any attempt to stop it before it has come to an end will only intensify that hated diversity even more. The first opinion of the person of intellect is the last opinion of an ignorant person. The one who has an intellect finds harshness of life amongst persons of intellect more agreeable than a life of ease amongst the foolish. The Station of men of Knowledge Know that the slaves of Allah are those who seek to preserve knowledge of Him, safeguarding what safeguards it, and lettings its springs flow freely. They are united by friendship, and they meet with love, and they drink from the cup that quenches their thirst, and they go on with their thirst satisfied. They are not troubled by doubt, and they are not quick to backbite. It is on this basis that their natural disposition and character rest, and on this is based their love, and by this they are united. They are like seeds that have been assessed and selected, some to be kept and some to be thrown away, identified through purification, and refined through clarification. This World and the Next Imam Ali (as) wrote to Salman al Farsi (ra) : To continue, surely, the likeness of this world is that of a snake: it is soft to touch, and deadly poisonous. The ignorant child is distracted by it, and the one with understanding and intellect is cautious of it. So turn away from what fascinates you in it, for how little of it stays with you. The Life Transaction ( Religion ) of Islam I am making a connection which no one has made before me: Islam is submission, and submission is certainty, and certainty is the affirmation of the truth, and affirmation of the truth is acknowledgement, and acknowledgement is performance of what is obligatory, and performance of what is obligatory is appropriate action.