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Imam Al-Husein peace be with him wanted to liberate the people who were enslaved by the rulers, and therefore the revolution of Imam Al-Husein peace be with himwas launched based on this humanitarian aspect in order to achieve freedom for the entire mankind.

The dimensions of Imam Al-Husein's revolution:
As we read through the narration of Imam Al-Husein peace be with him, we see that when he went out to the battle to fight those who came to fight him, and when he saw his opponents invading the tents of the women, he addressed them saying: "O You the followers of Abu Sifyan, if you do not follow a religion, and if you do not fear the Judgment day, be free in your lives and return to your origins if you were Arabs."
Imam Al-Husein peace be with him raised two issues here. The first is that he laid emphasis to the freedom of man when he said: If you do not abide by religious values and you do not believe in a creed, at least be free. The free man is the one who does not sell himself or his position or opinion in return for money or positions. Do not be slaves, because you are fighting to obey those who enslave you.
The second issue he raised is that Imam peace be with him tried to provoke in them the feelings of Arabism which Islam approved: "Be Arabs", not in terms of the narrow nationalism, but on the basis of the values the Arabs lived, which Islam adopted some of them and eliminated others. This discourse is not addressed to the followers of Abu Sufyan in particular, but to every human being.

On the humanitarian level, we also read his speech when he was asked to give legitimacy to Yazid. He said: "The illegitimate, son of the illegitimate, has settled between two: between unsheathing [the sword] and humiliation, and how impossible is humiliation from us." So it is about being honored in all your life. Imam As-Sadiq peace be with him was quoted as saying upon interpreting the following Quranic verse: "God has the glory and His Prophet and the believers." (63:08) Imam As-Sadiq peace be with him said: "God has allowed the believer to run all his affairs, but he did not authorize him to humiliate himself." Glory is based on power: "The power is wholly Allah's". (02:165). So, to be honorable is to be strong and defending you humanity and freedom.

Then he said: "Do not you see that no one abides by the right and everyone embarks on the wrong?" He is talking about the righteousness which people should abide by, and righteousness is the concept that exists in all the issues of human beings, which ascend his position at the individual, political and social levels.
Therefore, we have to present Ashoura to the entire world in its humanitarian aspect, rather than restricting it to a sectarian aspect because Imam Al-Husein peace be with him is the imam of all Muslims and he obtained his Imamate from Prophet Muhammad (p.) with whom Al-Husein peace be with him lived his early childhood. He also lived with his mother, Sayyeda Az-Zahra and his father Ali peace be with him. So, he enjoyed all the elements and characters of spiritual faith these figures enjoyed. Prophet Muhammad (p.) said: "Husein is from me, and I am from Husein", which reveals the spiritual integration between the Prophet (p.) and Al-Husein peace be with him.

The values of reform in the revolution of Imam Al-Husein peace be with him:
Imam Al-Husein peace be with him said: "I revolted neither for wickedness nor for fame. Verily I rose only to seek for reform in the nation of my grandfather; the messenger of Allah." He did not speak about a certain family or region, but about the entire nation, because he was shouldering the responsibility of the whole nation through his Imamate. "I want to enjoin good and forbid wrong and evil", he said. So, he noticed the deviant situation of the nation, because the rule prevailing at that time damaged the humanitarian aspect of the people who used to love Imam Al-Husein peace be with him and his family, but at the same time, they were fighting to earn money or obtain a certain position in the authority, such as Omar BinSa'ad

🌺The Sincerity of the Prophets (Peace be with them all):

💠It is reported by one of the infallibles peace be with them:

"Solomon (peace be with him) when he saw a male sparrow saying to a female sparrow, "Why do you deprive me of yourself, for if I wanted I could take Solomon's crown with my beak and throw it in the sea!"

Solomon said to him smiling, "Are you really able to do so?"

The sparrow replied: "No, O messenger of Allah, but a man may embellish himself and greater himself in front of his wife, and a lover cannot be rebuked for what he says".

Solomon said to the female sparrow: "why do you deprive him of yourself when he loves you?"

She replied: "O Prophet of Allah, he is not a lover, but a claimant [of love], for he loves someone else besides me!"

The words of this sparrow affected Solomon's heart and he cried very much, and secluded himself for forty days praising Allah to empty his heart for his love for Him, and to not mix it with the love for anything else".

📚Reference
-Bihar ul Anwar, v. 14, pg. 14, no. 3

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✅ Does a Pious man and a Transgressing Sinner View the World the Same?

🔸Piety and Purity filtrate and make subtle (our) feelings and emotions. It isn't such that a Pious individual who has kept himself safe from filth, wicked actions and impurities, (who has saved himself from drowning in) the ocean of flattery, (who has saved himself from) servanthood to servants and ingratiating to them, who has retained and kept pure his conscience, who has saved his dignity, honor, and human freedom, who's focus is on essence and meaning and not superficialities; (with all these in mind) such a figure cannot have similar feelings and emotions with one who has drowned himself in his whimsical desires and filth and who has lost himself only in the world of multiplicity and the corporeal world.

🔹Certainly his (pious man's) feelings and emotions are far better, filtered through pureness, and subtler. The effects (of the Purity of his action) make him spiritually more elegant and beautiful. He sees the world and it's beauties in a different way (than the transgressor). He senses more sharply and accurately the splendor of the intellect which is present in this realm.
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✅ آیا انسان باتقوا و انسان فاسق، دنیا را مثل هم می‌بینند؟
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🔸تقوا و طهارت، عواطف و احساسات را رقیق‌تر و لطیف‌تر می‌کند. این‌طور نیست که آدم باتقوا که خود را از پلیدی‌ها و کارهای زشت و کثیف، از ریا و تملّق، از بندگی و کاسه‌لیسی دور نگه داشته، ساحت ضمیر خود را پاک نگه داشته، عزت و مناعت و آزادمنشی خود را حفظ کرده، توجهش به معنا بوده نه به ماده، یک همچو شخصی نوع‏ احساساتش با احساسات یک آدم غرق در فحشا و پلیدی و غرق در مادیات یکی باشد.
🔹مسلماً احساسات او عالی‌تر و رقیق‌تر و لطیف‌تر است، تأثرات او در مقابل زیبایی‌های معنوی بیشتر است، دنیا را طور دیگری و با زیبایی دیگری می‌بیند، آن جمال عقلی را که در عالم وجود است بهتر حس می‌کند.
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✅با تقوا انسان اور ایک فاسق انسان کیا دنیا کو ایک طرح سے دیکھتے ہیں؟
🔸 تقوا اور طہارت جذبات و احساس کو نازک اور لطیف بنا دیتے ہیں. با تقوا انسان جو بُرائی، بیہودگی اور گندے کاموں سے جیسے ریاکاری، دوسروں کی بندگی چاپلوسی سے خود کو بچا کر رکھتا ہے، اپنے ضمیر کو پاک رکھتا ہے، اپنی آبرو، عزت نفس اور روحانی آزادی کو محفوظ رکھتا ہے، جسکی توجہ معنا کی طرف ہوتی ہے نہ مادّیات کی جانب، ایسے انسان کے جذبات اور احساس، اُس انسان کی نسبت جو بُرائی، کمینگی، اور مادیات میں ڈوبا ہے، یکسان و مشابہ نہیں ہوتے.

🔹قطعی طور پر ایسے انسان کے جذبات اور احساس، بلند تر، نازک تر، لطیف تر اور بہترین ہوتے ہیں. معنویت کے حُسن کی تاثیر ایسے شخص پر بہت زیادہ ہوتی ہے، ایسا انسان دنیا کو دوسری طرح سے اور دوسرے حُسن سے دیکھتا ہے، اور عالَم وجود میں جو حُسن ہے اُس کو بہتر محسوس کرتا ہے.

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❣ Beautiful Values to Live Based Upon, Prescribed by Imām Ali (peace be with him):

1) Do not call people by their nick names (Laqab)
2) seek God's repentance daily
3)Always deem God to be your overseer
4) Note that the pleasure of sins as transient, while it's consequences as long and everlasting
5) Do not have conjecture or predetermined notions without research
6) Do not allow backbiting of someone to occur in your presence
7) Give charity, and don't peek into others wallets
8) Be courageous, death will once be on you
9) Try to leave a noble remembrance of yourself behind (when you pass away)
10) Do not take religion too hard or extreme
11) Keep active ties with Scholars and men of wisdom
12) Be accepting of criticism (to you)
13) Don't be deceptive and fraudulent
14) Be an aider of the weak
15) If you know someone that doesn't want to give you a loan, do not persist in demanding from him
16) Die as a good doer (in which your good outweighs your evil)
17) Regard yourself as God's ambassador to his religion (be a manifestation of God)
18) Do not be immodest
19) Do not worship more than your (mental and physical) strength (moderate yourself)
20) be mercy hearted
21) inability to cry is a sign of hard heartedness
22) hard heartedness is a result of extravagant sinning
23) extravagant sinning is a consequence of having lots of worldly wishes.

📚Nahjul Balaghah, Ameeril Mo'mineen Ali (peace be with Him)


❣ جملاتی زیبا از حضرت علی علیه السلام
۱. مردم را با لقب صدا نکنید.
۲. روزانه از خدا معذرت خواهی کنید.
۳. خدا را همیشه ناظر خود ببینید.
۴. لذت گناه را فانی و رنج آن را طولانی بدانید.
۵. بدون تحقیق قضاوت نکنید.

۶. اجازه ندهید نزد شما از کسی غیبت شود.
۷. صدقه دهید، چشم به جیب مردم ندوزید.
۸. شجاع باشید، مرگ یکبار به سراغتان می آید.
۹. سعی کنید بعد از خود، نام نیک بجای بگذارید.
۱۰. دین را زیاد سخت نگیرید.

۱۱. با علما ودانشمندان باعمل ارتباط برقرار کنید.
۱۲. انتقاد پذیر باشید.
۱۳. مکار و حیله گر نباشید.
۱۴. حامی مستضعفان باشید.
۱۵. اگر میدانید کسی به شما وام نمیدهد، از او تقاضا نکنید.

۱۶. نیکوکار بمیرید.
۱۷. خود را نماینده خدا در امر دین بدانید.
۱۸. فحّاش نباشید.
۱۹. بیشتر از طاقت خود عبادت نکنید.
۲۰. رحم دل باشید.

۲۱- گریه نکردن از سختی دل است.
۲۲- سختی دل از گناه زیاد است.
۲۳- گناه زیاد از آرزوهای زیاد است.
📚 نهج البلاغه


❣امیرالمومنین کے خوبصورت ترین جملات:
۱- لوگوں کو اُن کے عمومی نام سے نہ بلائو
۲- روزانہ خدا سے معافی مانگیں
۳- خدا کو ہمیشہ ناظر جانیں
۴- گناہوں کی لذت فانی اور عذاب دائمی جانیں
۵- بغیر تحقیق کیے فیصلہ نہ کریں

۶- اپنے پاس غیبت کی اجازت کسی کو نہ دو
۷- دوسروں کی مدد کرو اور لوگوں کی دولت پر نگاہ نہ رکھو
۸- بہادر بنو، موت صرف ایک بار آئے گی
۹- کوشش کرو موت کے بعد خوشنام رہو
۱۰- دین کو سخت نہ بنائو

۱۱- با علم و عمل علما اور دانشمندوں سے رابطہ رکھو
۱۲- تنقید کو قبول کرو
۱۳- مکار اور دھوکھے باز نہ بنو
۱۴- ضعیفوں کے حامی بنے رہو
۱۵- جسے جانتے ہو کہ تمہیں قرض نہ دے گا، تو اُس سے تقاضا نہ کرو

۱۶- کار خیر کرتے ہوئے مرو
۱۷- الہی امور میں خود کو خدا نمایندہ سمجھو
۱۸- گالی مت دو
۱۹- ہمت اور توان سے زیادہ عبادت نہ کرو
۲۰- رحم دل بنو

۲۱- آنکھوں میں آنسو نہ آنا سخت دلی کی پہچان ہے
۲۲- دل کی سختی زیادہ گناہ کرنے کی وجہ سے ہے
۲۳- زیادہ گناہ کرنے کے وجہ زیادہ آرزو رکھنے سے ہے

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Imam Sadiq (peace be with him) quoted on the authority of his fathers upon the authority of Imam Ali (peace be with him) that God's last Prophet said:

“One of the signs of certitude is that you do not displease God to please the people, and do not admire the people for the daily food that God has granted you through them, and that you do not blame the people for God depriving you of your daily bread.

No one's greed will bring him an increase in his daily sustenance, and no one's jealousy will stop one's daily bread.

If one tries to escape from his daily bread as he escapes from death, one's food seeks its owner faster than death does.

In fact, God the Almighty has established comfort and peace of mind in certitude and contentment, and has established sorrow and discomfort in anger and doubt.”

📚 Mishkat-ul Anwar Fi Ghurar-il Akhbar (The Lamp Niche for the Best Traditions)

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Given to One of His Officers Whom He Sent for the Collection of Zakat and Charities.

🔰✍🏼 He (Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be with them) ordered him to fear Allah in his secret matters and hidden actions, where there is no witness except the One and only Who watches over all.

🔰✍🏼 He also orders him that whatever he does in obedience to Allah openly should not be different from what he does secretly.

🔰✍🏼 Anyone whose hidden attitude is not different from his open one and whose action is not different from his words has discharged his obligation and his adoration is pure.

🔰✍🏼 He also ordered him that he should not harass the public. He should not be harsh to them and should not turn away from them because of the superiority of his official status over them because they are all brethren in faith and assist in the recovery of taxes:

🔰✍🏼 Certainly, you have a fixed share and a known right in this levy, and there are others who are poor, weak and starving. We shall discharge your rights. So, you should [first] discharge their rights. If you do not do so, you will have the largest number of enemies on the Day of Judgement.

🔰✍🏼 How wretched is the man whose enemies in the view of Allah are the needy, the destitute, the beggars, the turned away, the indebted and the (penniless) travellers?! Whoever treats the trust lightly, indulges in treachery and does not keep himself and his faith untarnished by it has certainly secured humiliation in this world while his humiliation and disgrace in the next world will be much greater.

🔰✍🏼 Surely, the greatest treachery is the treachery against the believers community, and the most ugly deceit is deceiving the faithful leaders, and that is the end of the matter.

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💠Things that Imam Ali (peace be with him) did NOT do...

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🔹Our arguments (in defense of) Imam Ali is mostly about his sayings and beautiful actions, and we hardly speak or hear about what he did not say and what he did not do. We have taken his general traits for granted, such that anyone can easily apply those generalities and place themselves in the shoes of this (most) prominent man in (the pages of) history, where we attempt to rival him.

🔹I've criticized (the concept of) introducing individuals like Imam Ali and (the concept of being unable to be like him in) a different time , however if we wish to (truly) learn from the ways of Ali (peace be with him), one of the most important points is to refer to the actions that this honorable man did not do even to the slightest, even though he could have (easily done so for his advantage and interests).

🔹Ali (peace be with him) in times of battle, during the peak of victory and domination, did not block the source of water to enemy forces; and while sword fighting and/or shield defending, he did not ask for his elite soldiers to cover and protect him (fought bravely like a warrior alone); and he did not slip (or escape) due to fear of losing his life;

🔹Ali did not allow any excess praise (about him) to make a difference to him. He never surrounded himself to the social circles of ego-centered persons and never made a lens of perceiving the world from their outlook.

🔹He never limited himself only with his “close-ones”, nor did he ever make them his “special-ones”.

🔹He was never negligent of realities (and occurrences behind the veil), and he never sought the aid from superstitions.

🔹He never behaved fraudulently with anyone, nor did he see any of his opponents with bias and prejudice.

🔹He never created space between himself and the poor, nor did he build a palace. He did not use the public treasury even for matters such as the grave of Prophet Mohammad and Sayyida Zahra (peace be with them both and their progeny), in that he did not make a shrine with flower hands, and a tomb enclosing their graves, though a vault and porch were necessary (and he did make that using public funds).

🔹He never boasted and showed off to someone because of his sacrifices and all (noble) abilities. Never boasted, nor stressed (about worldly affairs) and (never expressed undue) anger. He never showed off his piety for his publicity, and never dressed like rulers and caliphs.

🔹Nor did he sell anyone's reputation (or his own) to others. He did not display his asceticism (and piety) to the public)

🔹He never conceived of others or himself to be the criterion for the truth, nor did he see himself as (more knowledgeable and non-criticizable).

💠Eight qualities of a Believer

🔸Imam Sadiq (peace be with him): A believer should have to have these eight qualities.

1️⃣ in rough times, he be dignified.
2️⃣ in times when life is heading down, he should be tolerant.
3️⃣ when peacefulness has entered his life, he should be thankful and appreciative.
4️⃣ whatever God has given him, he should be content.
5️⃣ he should not do injustice to his enemies.
6️⃣ he should not let his friends carry his burden.
7️⃣ his body is tired from himself.
8️⃣ people are in peace and comforted from his hands.

📚Usul al Kafi, vol. 2, pg. 47

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Things that Imam Ali (peace be with him) did NOT do...

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Our arguments (in defense of) Imam Ali is mostly about his sayings and beautiful actions, and we hardly speak or hear about what he did not say and what he did not do. We have taken his general traits for granted, such that anyone can easily apply those generalities and place themselves in the shoes of this (most) prominent man in (the pages of) history, where we attempt to rival him.

I've criticized (the concept of) introducing individuals like Imam Ali and (the concept of being unable to be like him in) a different time , however if we wish to (truly) learn from the ways of Ali (peace be with him), one of the most important points is to refer to the actions that this honorable man did not do even to the slightest, even though he could have (easily done so for his advantage and interests).

Ali (peace be with him) in times of battle, during the peak of victory and domination, did not block the source of water to enemy forces; and while sword fighting and/or shield defending, he did not ask for his elite soldiers to cover and protect him (fought bravely like a warrior alone); and he did not slip (or escape) due to fear of losing his life;

Ali did not allow any excess praise (about him) to make a difference to him. He never surrounded himself to the social circles of ego-centered persons and never made a lens of perceiving the world from their outlook.

He never limited himself only with his “close-ones”, nor did he ever make them his “special-ones”.

He was never negligent of realities (and occurrences behind the veil), and he never sought the aid from superstitions.

He never behaved fraudulently with anyone, nor did he see any of his opponents with bias and prejudice.

He never created space between himself and the poor, nor did he build a palace. He did not use the public treasury even for matters such as the grave of Prophet Mohammad and Sayyida Zahra (peace be with them both and their progeny), in that he did not make a shrine with flower hands, and a tomb enclosing their graves, though a vault and porch were necessary (and he did make that using public funds).

He never boasted and showed off to someone because of his sacrifices and all (noble) abilities. Never boasted, nor stressed (about worldly affairs) and (never expressed undue) anger. He never showed off his piety for his publicity, and never dressed like rulers and caliphs.

(nor did he sell anyone's reputation (or his own) to others. He did not display his asceticism (and piety) to the public)

He never conceived of others or himself to be the criterion for the truth, nor did he see himself as (more knowledgeable and non-criticizable)

💠Eight qualities of a Believer

🔸Imam Sadiq (peace be with him): A believer should have to have these eight qualities.

1️⃣ in rough times, he be dignified.
2️⃣ in times when life is heading down, he should be tolerant.
3️⃣ when peacefulness has entered his life, he should be thankful and appreciative.
4️⃣ whatever God has given him, he should be content.
5️⃣ he should not do injustice to his enemies.
6️⃣ he should not let his friends carry his burden.
7️⃣ his body is tired from himself.
8️⃣ people are in peace and comforted from his hands.

📚Usul al Kafi, vol. 2, pg. 47

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Imam Al-Husein peace be with him wanted to liberate the people who were enslaved by the rulers, and therefore the revolution of Imam Al-Husein peace be with himwas launched based on this humanitarian aspect in order to achieve freedom for the entire mankind.

The dimensions of Imam Al-Husein's revolution:

As we read through the narration of Imam Al-Husein peace be with him, we see that when he went out to the battle to fight those who came to fight him, and when he saw his opponents invading the tents of the women, he addressed them saying: "O You the followers of Abu Sifyan, if you do not follow a religion, and if you do not fear the Judgment day, be free in your lives and return to your origins if you were Arabs."

Imam Al-Husein peace be with him raised two issues here. The first is that he laid emphasis to the freedom of man when he said: If you do not abide by religious values and you do not believe in a creed, at least be free. The free man is the one who does not sell himself or his position or opinion in return for money or positions. Do not be slaves, because you are fighting to obey those who enslave you.

The second issue he raised is that Imam peace be with him tried to provoke in them the feelings of Arabism which Islam approved: "Be Arabs", not in terms of the narrow nationalism, but on the basis of the values the Arabs lived, which Islam adopted some of them and eliminated others. This discourse is not addressed to the followers of Abu Sufyan in particular, but to every human being.

On the humanitarian level, we also read his speech when he was asked to give legitimacy to Yazid. He said: "The illegitimate, son of the illegitimate, has settled between two: between unsheathing [the sword] and humiliation, and how impossible is humiliation from us." So it is about being honored in all your life. Imam As-Sadiq peace be with him was quoted as saying upon interpreting the following Quranic verse: "God has the glory and His Prophet and the believers." (63:08) Imam As-Sadiq peace be with him said: "God has allowed the believer to run all his affairs, but he did not authorize him to humiliate himself." Glory is based on power: "The power is wholly Allah's". (02:165). So, to be honorable is to be strong and defending you humanity and freedom.

Then he said: "Do not you see that no one abides by the right and everyone embarks on the wrong?" He is talking about the righteousness which people should abide by, and righteousness is the concept that exists in all the issues of human beings, which ascend his position at the individual, political and social levels.

Therefore, we have to present Ashoura to the entire world in its humanitarian aspect, rather than restricting it to a sectarian aspect because Imam Al-Husein peace be with him is the imam of all Muslims and he obtained his Imamate from Prophet Muhammad (p.) with whom Al-Husein peace be with him lived his early childhood. He also lived with his mother, Sayyeda Az-Zahra and his father Ali peace be with him. So, he enjoyed all the elements and characters of spiritual faith these figures enjoyed. Prophet Muhammad (p.) said: "Husein is from me, and I am from Husein", which reveals the spiritual integration between the Prophet (p.) and Al-Husein peace be with him.

The values of reform in the revolution of Imam Al-Husein peace be with him:

Imam Al-Husein peace be with him said: "I revolted neither for wickedness nor for fame. Verily I rose only to seek for reform in the nation of my grandfather; the messenger of Allah." He did not speak about a certain family or region, but about the entire nation, because he was shouldering the responsibility of the whole nation through his Imamate. "I want to enjoin good and forbid wrong and evil", he said. So, he noticed the deviant situation of the nation, because the rule prevailing at that time damaged the humanitarian aspect of the people who used to love Imam Al-Husein peace be with him and his family, but at the same time, they were fighting to earn money or obtain a certain position in the authority, such as Omar Bin

Things that Imam Ali (peace be with him) did NOT do...

PartOne

Our arguments (in defense of) Imam Ali is mostly about his sayings and beautiful actions, and we hardly speak or hear about what he did not say and what he did not do. We have taken his general traits for granted, such that anyone can easily apply those generalities and place themselves in the shoes of this (most) prominent man in (the pages of) history, where we attempt to rival him.

I've criticized (the concept of) introducing individuals like Imam Ali and (the concept of being unable to be like him in) a different time , however if we wish to (truly) learn from the ways of Ali (peace be with him), one of the most important points is to refer to the actions that this honorable man did not do even to the slightest, even though he could have (easily done so for his advantage and interests).

Ali (peace be with him) in times of battle, during the peak of victory and domination, did not block the source of water to enemy forces; and while sword fighting and/or shield defending, he did not ask for his elite soldiers to cover and protect him (fought bravely like a warrior alone); and he did not slip (or escape) due to fear of losing his life;

Ali did not allow any excess praise (about him) to make a difference to him. He never surrounded himself to the social circles of ego-centered persons and never made a lens of perceiving the world from their outlook.

He never limited himself only with his “close-ones”, nor did he ever make them his “special-ones”.

He was never negligent of realities (and occurrences behind the veil), and he never sought the aid from superstitions.

He never behaved fraudulently with anyone, nor did he see any of his opponents with bias and prejudice.

He never created space between himself and the poor, nor did he build a palace. He did not use the public treasury even for matters such as the grave of Prophet Mohammad and Sayyida Zahra (peace be with them both and their progeny), in that he did not make a shrine with flower hands, and a tomb enclosing their graves, though a vault and porch were necessary (and he did make that using public funds).

He never boasted and showed off to someone because of his sacrifices and all (noble) abilities. Never boasted, nor stressed (about worldly affairs) and (never expressed undue) anger. He never showed off his piety for his publicity, and never dressed like rulers and caliphs.

(nor did he sell anyone's reputation (or his own) to others. He did not display his asceticism (and piety) to the public)

He never conceived of others or himself to be the criterion for the truth, nor did he see himself as (more knowledgeable and non-criticizable)

🌺The Sincerity of the Prophets (Peace be with them all):

💠It is reported by one of the infallibles peace be with them:

"Solomon (peace be with him) when he saw a male sparrow saying to a female sparrow, "Why do you deprive me of yourself, for if I wanted I could take Solomon's crown with my beak and throw it in the sea!"

Solomon said to him smiling, "Are you really able to do so?"

The sparrow replied: "No, O messenger of Allah, but a man may embellish himself and greater himself in front of his wife, and a lover cannot be rebuked for what he says".

Solomon said to the female sparrow: "why do you deprive him of yourself when he loves you?"

She replied: "O Prophet of Allah, he is not a lover, but a claimant [of love], for he loves someone else besides me!"

The words of this sparrow affected Solomon's heart and he cried very much, and secluded himself for forty days praising Allah to empty his heart for his love for Him, and to not mix it with the love for anything else".

📚Reference
-Bihar ul Anwar, v. 14, pg. 14, no. 3

@AbodeofWisdom

💠Things that Imam Ali (peace be with him) did NOT do...

✅Part 1/2

🔹Our arguments (in defense of) Imam Ali is mostly about his sayings and beautiful actions, and we hardly speak or hear about what he did not say and what he did not do. We have taken his general traits for granted, such that anyone can easily apply those generalities and place themselves in the shoes of this (most) prominent man in (the pages of) history, where we attempt to rival him.

🔹I've criticized (the concept of) introducing individuals like Imam Ali and (the concept of being unable to be like him in) a different time , however if we wish to (truly) learn from the ways of Ali (peace be with him), one of the most important points is to refer to the actions that this honorable man did not do even to the slightest, even though he could have (easily done so for his advantage and interests).

🔹Ali (peace be with him) in times of battle, during the peak of victory and domination, did not block the source of water to enemy forces; and while sword fighting and/or shield defending, he did not ask for his elite soldiers to cover and protect him (fought bravely like a warrior alone); and he did not slip (or escape) due to fear of losing his life;

🔹Ali did not allow any excess praise (about him) to make a difference to him. He never surrounded himself to the social circles of ego-centered persons and never made a lens of perceiving the world from their outlook.

🔹He never limited himself only with his “close-ones”, nor did he ever make them his “special-ones”.

🔹He was never negligent of realities (and occurrences behind the veil), and he never sought the aid from superstitions.

🔹He never behaved fraudulently with anyone, nor did he see any of his opponents with bias and prejudice.

🔹He never created space between himself and the poor, nor did he build a palace. He did not use the public treasury even for matters such as the grave of Prophet Mohammad and Sayyida Zahra (peace be with them both and their progeny), in that he did not make a shrine with flower hands, and a tomb enclosing their graves, though a vault and porch were necessary (and he did make that using public funds).

🔹He never boasted and showed off to someone because of his sacrifices and all (noble) abilities. Never boasted, nor stressed (about worldly affairs) and (never expressed undue) anger. He never showed off his piety for his publicity, and never dressed like rulers and caliphs.

🔹Nor did he sell anyone's reputation (or his own) to others. He did not display his asceticism (and piety) to the public)

🔹He never conceived of others or himself to be the criterion for the truth, nor did he see himself as (more knowledgeable and non-criticizable).

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❣ Beautiful Values to Live Based Upon, Prescribed by Imam Ali (peace be with him):

1) Do not call people by their nick names (Laqab)
2) seek God's repentance daily
3)Always deem God to be your overseer
4) Note that the pleasure of sins as transient, while it's consequences as long and everlasting
5) Do not have conjecture or predetermined notions without research
6) Do not allow backbiting of someone to occur in your presence
7) Give charity, and don't peek into others wallets
8) Be courageous, death will once be on you
9) Try to leave a noble remembrance of yourself behind (when you pass away)
10) Do not take religion too hard or extreme
11) Keep active ties with Scholars and men of wisdom
12) Be accepting of criticism (to you)
13) Don't be deceptive and fraudulent
14) Be an aider of the weak
15) If you know someone that doesn't want to give you a loan, do not persist in demanding from him
16) Die as a good doer (in which your good outweighs your evil)
17) Regard yourself as God's ambassador to his religion (be a manifestation of God)
18) Do not be immodest
19) Do not worship more than your (mental and physical) strength (moderate yourself)
20) be mercy hearted
21) inability to cry is a sign of hard heartedness
22) hard heartedness is a result of extravagant sinning
23) extravagant sinning is a consequence of having lots of worldly wishes.

📚Nahjul Balaghah, Ameeril Mo'mineen Ali (peace be with Him)


❣ جملاتی زیبا از حضرت علی علیه السلام
۱. مردم را با لقب صدا نکنید.
۲. روزانه از خدا معذرت خواهی کنید.
۳. خدا را همیشه ناظر خود ببینید.
۴. لذت گناه را فانی و رنج آن را طولانی بدانید.
۵. بدون تحقیق قضاوت نکنید.

۶. اجازه ندهید نزد شما از کسی غیبت شود.
۷. صدقه دهید، چشم به جیب مردم ندوزید.
۸. شجاع باشید، مرگ یکبار به سراغتان می آید.
۹. سعی کنید بعد از خود، نام نیک بجای بگذارید.
۱۰. دین را زیاد سخت نگیرید.

۱۱. با علما ودانشمندان باعمل ارتباط برقرار کنید.
۱۲. انتقاد پذیر باشید.
۱۳. مکار و حیله گر نباشید.
۱۴. حامی مستضعفان باشید.
۱۵. اگر میدانید کسی به شما وام نمیدهد، از او تقاضا نکنید.

۱۶. نیکوکار بمیرید.
۱۷. خود را نماینده خدا در امر دین بدانید.
۱۸. فحّاش نباشید.
۱۹. بیشتر از طاقت خود عبادت نکنید.
۲۰. رحم دل باشید.

۲۱- گریه نکردن از سختی دل است.
۲۲- سختی دل از گناه زیاد است.
۲۳- گناه زیاد از آرزوهای زیاد است.
📚 نهج البلاغه


❣امیرالمومنین کے خوبصورت ترین جملات:
۱- لوگوں کو اُن کے عمومی نام سے نہ بلائو
۲- روزانہ خدا سے معافی مانگیں
۳- خدا کو ہمیشہ ناظر جانیں
۴- گناہوں کی لذت فانی اور عذاب دائمی جانیں
۵- بغیر تحقیق کیے فیصلہ نہ کریں

۶- اپنے پاس غیبت کی اجازت کسی کو نہ دو
۷- دوسروں کی مدد کرو اور لوگوں کی دولت پر نگاہ نہ رکھو
۸- بہادر بنو، موت صرف ایک بار آئے گی
۹- کوشش کرو موت کے بعد خوشنام رہو
۱۰- دین کو سخت نہ بنائو

۱۱- با علم و عمل علما اور دانشمندوں سے رابطہ رکھو
۱۲- تنقید کو قبول کرو
۱۳- مکار اور دھوکھے باز نہ بنو
۱۴- ضعیفوں کے حامی بنے رہو
۱۵- جسے جانتے ہو کہ تمہیں قرض نہ دے گا، تو اُس سے تقاضا نہ کرو

۱۶- کار خیر کرتے ہوئے مرو
۱۷- الہی امور میں خود کو خدا نمایندہ سمجھو
۱۸- گالی مت دو
۱۹- ہمت اور توان سے زیادہ عبادت نہ کرو
۲۰- رحم دل بنو

۲۱- آنکھوں میں آنسو نہ آنا سخت دلی کی پہچان ہے
۲۲- دل کی سختی زیادہ گناہ کرنے کی وجہ سے ہے
۲۳- زیادہ گناہ کرنے کے وجہ زیادہ آرزو رکھنے سے ہے

@ahlolbeitlove
@AbodeofWisdom

💠Things that Imam Ali (peace be with him) did NOT do...

✅Part 1/2

🔹Our arguments (in defense of) Imam Ali is mostly about his sayings and beautiful actions, and we hardly speak or hear about what he did not say and what he did not do. We have taken his general traits for granted, such that anyone can easily apply those generalities and place themselves in the shoes of this (most) prominent man in (the pages of) history, where we attempt to rival him.

🔹I've criticized (the concept of) introducing individuals like Imam Ali and (the concept of being unable to be like him in) a different time , however if we wish to (truly) learn from the ways of Ali (peace be with him), one of the most important points is to refer to the actions that this honorable man did not do even to the slightest, even though he could have (easily done so for his advantage and interests).

🔹Ali (peace be with him) in times of battle, during the peak of victory and domination, did not block the source of water to enemy forces; and while sword fighting and/or shield defending, he did not ask for his elite soldiers to cover and protect him (fought bravely like a warrior alone); and he did not slip (or escape) due to fear of losing his life;

🔹Ali did not allow any excess praise (about him) to make a difference to him. He never surrounded himself to the social circles of ego-centered persons and never made a lens of perceiving the world from their outlook.

🔹He never limited himself only with his “close-ones”, nor did he ever make them his “special-ones”.

🔹He was never negligent of realities (and occurrences behind the veil), and he never sought the aid from superstitions.

🔹He never behaved fraudulently with anyone, nor did he see any of his opponents with bias and prejudice.

🔹He never created space between himself and the poor, nor did he build a palace. He did not use the public treasury even for matters such as the grave of Prophet Mohammad and Sayyida Zahra (peace be with them both and their progeny), in that he did not make a shrine with flower hands, and a tomb enclosing their graves, though a vault and porch were necessary (and he did make that using public funds).

🔹He never boasted and showed off to someone because of his sacrifices and all (noble) abilities. Never boasted, nor stressed (about worldly affairs) and (never expressed undue) anger. He never showed off his piety for his publicity, and never dressed like rulers and caliphs.

🔹Nor did he sell anyone's reputation (or his own) to others. He did not display his asceticism (and piety) to the public)

🔹He never conceived of others or himself to be the criterion for the truth, nor did he see himself as (more knowledgeable and non-criticizable).

✨﷽✨

❣ Beautiful Values to Live Based Upon, Prescribed by Imam Ali (peace be with him):

1) Do not call people by their nick names (Laqab)
2) seek God's repentance daily
3)Always deem God to be your overseer
4) Note that the pleasure of sins as transient, while it's consequences as long and everlasting
5) Do not have conjecture or predetermined notions without research
6) Do not allow backbiting of someone to occur in your presence
7) Give charity, and don't peek into others wallets
8) Be courageous, death will once be on you
9) Try to leave a noble remembrance of yourself behind (when you pass away)
10) Do not take religion too hard or extreme
11) Keep active ties with Scholars and men of wisdom
12) Be accepting of criticism (to you)
13) Don't be deceptive and fraudulent
14) Be an aider of the weak
15) If you know someone that doesn't want to give you a loan, do not persist in demanding from him
16) Die as a good doer (in which your good outweighs your evil)
17) Regard yourself as God's ambassador to his religion (be a manifestation of God)
18) Do not be immodest
19) Do not worship more than your (mental and physical) strength (moderate yourself)
20) be mercy hearted
21) inability to cry is a sign of hard heartedness
22) hard heartedness is a result of extravagant sinning
23) extravagant sinning is a consequence of having lots of worldly wishes.

📚Nahjul Balaghah, Ameeril Mo'mineen Ali (peace be with Him)


❣ جملاتی زیبا از حضرت علی علیه السلام
۱. مردم را با لقب صدا نکنید.
۲. روزانه از خدا معذرت خواهی کنید.
۳. خدا را همیشه ناظر خود ببینید.
۴. لذت گناه را فانی و رنج آن را طولانی بدانید.
۵. بدون تحقیق قضاوت نکنید.

۶. اجازه ندهید نزد شما از کسی غیبت شود.
۷. صدقه دهید، چشم به جیب مردم ندوزید.
۸. شجاع باشید، مرگ یکبار به سراغتان می آید.
۹. سعی کنید بعد از خود، نام نیک بجای بگذارید.
۱۰. دین را زیاد سخت نگیرید.

۱۱. با علما ودانشمندان باعمل ارتباط برقرار کنید.
۱۲. انتقاد پذیر باشید.
۱۳. مکار و حیله گر نباشید.
۱۴. حامی مستضعفان باشید.
۱۵. اگر میدانید کسی به شما وام نمیدهد، از او تقاضا نکنید.

۱۶. نیکوکار بمیرید.
۱۷. خود را نماینده خدا در امر دین بدانید.
۱۸. فحّاش نباشید.
۱۹. بیشتر از طاقت خود عبادت نکنید.
۲۰. رحم دل باشید.

۲۱- گریه نکردن از سختی دل است.
۲۲- سختی دل از گناه زیاد است.
۲۳- گناه زیاد از آرزوهای زیاد است.
📚 نهج البلاغه


❣امیرالمومنین کے خوبصورت ترین جملات:
۱- لوگوں کو اُن کے عمومی نام سے نہ بلائو
۲- روزانہ خدا سے معافی مانگیں
۳- خدا کو ہمیشہ ناظر جانیں
۴- گناہوں کی لذت فانی اور عذاب دائمی جانیں
۵- بغیر تحقیق کیے فیصلہ نہ کریں

۶- اپنے پاس غیبت کی اجازت کسی کو نہ دو
۷- دوسروں کی مدد کرو اور لوگوں کی دولت پر نگاہ نہ رکھو
۸- بہادر بنو، موت صرف ایک بار آئے گی
۹- کوشش کرو موت کے بعد خوشنام رہو
۱۰- دین کو سخت نہ بنائو

۱۱- با علم و عمل علما اور دانشمندوں سے رابطہ رکھو
۱۲- تنقید کو قبول کرو
۱۳- مکار اور دھوکھے باز نہ بنو
۱۴- ضعیفوں کے حامی بنے رہو
۱۵- جسے جانتے ہو کہ تمہیں قرض نہ دے گا، تو اُس سے تقاضا نہ کرو

۱۶- کار خیر کرتے ہوئے مرو
۱۷- الہی امور میں خود کو خدا نمایندہ سمجھو
۱۸- گالی مت دو
۱۹- ہمت اور توان سے زیادہ عبادت نہ کرو
۲۰- رحم دل بنو

۲۱- آنکھوں میں آنسو نہ آنا سخت دلی کی پہچان ہے
۲۲- دل کی سختی زیادہ گناہ کرنے کی وجہ سے ہے
۲۳- زیادہ گناہ کرنے کے وجہ زیادہ آرزو رکھنے سے ہے

@ahlolbeitlove
@AbodeofWisdom

✅ Does a Pious man and a Transgressing Sinner View the World the Same?

🔸Piety and Purity filtrate and make subtle (our) feelings and emotions. It isn't such that a Pious individual who has kept himself safe from filth, wicked actions and impurities, (who has saved himself from drowning in) the ocean of flattery, (who has saved himself from) servanthood to servants and ingratiating to them, who has retained and kept pure his conscience, who has saved his dignity, honor, and human freedom, who's focus is on essence and meaning and not superficialities; (with all these in mind) such a figure cannot have similar feelings and emotions with one who has drowned himself in his whimsical desires and filth and who has lost himself only in the world of multiplicity and the corporeal world.

🔹Certainly his (pious man's) feelings and emotions are far better, filtered through pureness, and subtler. The effects (of the Purity of his action) make him spiritually more elegant and beautiful. He sees the world and it's beauties in a different way (than the transgressor). He senses more sharply and accurately the splendor of the intellect which is present in this realm.
📝Ostad Mutahhari, "Dah Goftar", pg. 61

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✅ آیا انسان باتقوا و انسان فاسق، دنیا را مثل هم می‌بینند؟
@motahari_ir
🔸تقوا و طهارت، عواطف و احساسات را رقیق‌تر و لطیف‌تر می‌کند. این‌طور نیست که آدم باتقوا که خود را از پلیدی‌ها و کارهای زشت و کثیف، از ریا و تملّق، از بندگی و کاسه‌لیسی دور نگه داشته، ساحت ضمیر خود را پاک نگه داشته، عزت و مناعت و آزادمنشی خود را حفظ کرده، توجهش به معنا بوده نه به ماده، یک همچو شخصی نوع‏ احساساتش با احساسات یک آدم غرق در فحشا و پلیدی و غرق در مادیات یکی باشد.
🔹مسلماً احساسات او عالی‌تر و رقیق‌تر و لطیف‌تر است، تأثرات او در مقابل زیبایی‌های معنوی بیشتر است، دنیا را طور دیگری و با زیبایی دیگری می‌بیند، آن جمال عقلی را که در عالم وجود است بهتر حس می‌کند.
📝 استاد مطهری، ده گفتار، ص۶۱

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✅با تقوا انسان اور ایک فاسق انسان کیا دنیا کو ایک طرح سے دیکھتے ہیں؟
🔸 تقوا اور طہارت جذبات و احساس کو نازک اور لطیف بنا دیتے ہیں. با تقوا انسان جو بُرائی، بیہودگی اور گندے کاموں سے جیسے ریاکاری، دوسروں کی بندگی چاپلوسی سے خود کو بچا کر رکھتا ہے، اپنے ضمیر کو پاک رکھتا ہے، اپنی آبرو، عزت نفس اور روحانی آزادی کو محفوظ رکھتا ہے، جسکی توجہ معنا کی طرف ہوتی ہے نہ مادّیات کی جانب، ایسے انسان کے جذبات اور احساس، اُس انسان کی نسبت جو بُرائی، کمینگی، اور مادیات میں ڈوبا ہے، یکسان و مشابہ نہیں ہوتے.

🔹قطعی طور پر ایسے انسان کے جذبات اور احساس، بلند تر، نازک تر، لطیف تر اور بہترین ہوتے ہیں. معنویت کے حُسن کی تاثیر ایسے شخص پر بہت زیادہ ہوتی ہے، ایسا انسان دنیا کو دوسری طرح سے اور دوسرے حُسن سے دیکھتا ہے، اور عالَم وجود میں جو حُسن ہے اُس کو بہتر محسوس کرتا ہے.

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💠Eight qualities of a Believer

🔸Imam Sadiq (peace be with him): A believer should have to have these eight qualities.

1️⃣ in rough times, he be dignified.
2️⃣ in times when life is heading down, he should be tolerant.
3️⃣ when peacefulness has entered his life, he should be thankful and appreciative.
4️⃣ whatever God has given him, he should be content.
5️⃣ he should not do injustice to his enemies.
6️⃣ he should not let his friends carry his burden.
7️⃣ his body is tired from himself.
8️⃣ people are in peace and comforted from his hands.

📚Usul al Kafi, vol. 2, pg. 47

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❣ Beautiful Values to Live Based Upon, Prescribed by Imām Ali (peace be with him):

1) Do not call people by their nick names (Laqab).
2) Seek God's repentance daily.
3) Always deem God to be your overseer.
4) Note that the pleasure of sins as transient, while it's consequences are long and everlasting.
5) Do not have conjecture or predetermined notions without research.
6) Do not allow backbiting of someone to occur in your presence.
7) Give charity, and don't peek into others wallets.
8) Be courageous, death will once be on you.
9) Try to leave a noble remembrance of yourself behind (when you pass away).
10) Do not take religion too hard or extreme.
11) Keep active ties with Scholars and men of wisdom.
12) Be accepting of criticism (to you).
13) Don't be deceptive and fraudulent.
14) Be an aider of the weak.
15) If you know someone that doesn't want to give you a loan, do not persist in demanding from him.
16) Die as a good doer (in which your good outweighs your evil).
17) Regard yourself as God's ambassador to his religion (be a manifestation of God).
18) Do not be immodest.
19) Do not worship more than your (mental and physical) strength (moderate yourself).
20) Be mercy hearted.
21) Inability to cry is a sign of hard heartedness.
22) Hard heartedness is a result of extravagant sinning.
23) Extravagant sinning is a consequence of having lots of worldly wishes.

📚Nahjul Balaghah, Ameeril Mo'mineen Ali (peace be with Him)


❣ جملاتی زیبا از حضرت علی علیه السلام
۱. مردم را با لقب صدا نکنید.
۲. روزانه از خدا معذرت خواهی کنید.
۳. خدا را همیشه ناظر خود ببینید.
۴. لذت گناه را فانی و رنج آن را طولانی بدانید.
۵. بدون تحقیق قضاوت نکنید.

۶. اجازه ندهید نزد شما از کسی غیبت شود.
۷. صدقه دهید، چشم به جیب مردم ندوزید.
۸. شجاع باشید، مرگ یکبار به سراغتان می آید.
۹. سعی کنید بعد از خود، نام نیک بجای بگذارید.
۱۰. دین را زیاد سخت نگیرید.

۱۱. با علما ودانشمندان باعمل ارتباط برقرار کنید.
۱۲. انتقاد پذیر باشید.
۱۳. مکار و حیله گر نباشید.
۱۴. حامی مستضعفان باشید.
۱۵. اگر میدانید کسی به شما وام نمیدهد، از او تقاضا نکنید.

۱۶. نیکوکار بمیرید.
۱۷. خود را نماینده خدا در امر دین بدانید.
۱۸. فحّاش نباشید.
۱۹. بیشتر از طاقت خود عبادت نکنید.
۲۰. رحم دل باشید.

۲۱- گریه نکردن از سختی دل است.
۲۲- سختی دل از گناه زیاد است.
۲۳- گناه زیاد از آرزوهای زیاد است.
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❣امیرالمومنین کے خوبصورت ترین جملات:
۱- لوگوں کو اُن کے عمومی نام سے نہ بلائو
۲- روزانہ خدا سے معافی مانگیں
۳- خدا کو ہمیشہ ناظر جانیں
۴- گناہوں کی لذت فانی اور عذاب دائمی جانیں
۵- بغیر تحقیق کیے فیصلہ نہ کریں

۶- اپنے پاس غیبت کی اجازت کسی کو نہ دو
۷- دوسروں کی مدد کرو اور لوگوں کی دولت پر نگاہ نہ رکھو
۸- بہادر بنو، موت صرف ایک بار آئے گی
۹- کوشش کرو موت کے بعد خوشنام رہو
۱۰- دین کو سخت نہ بنائو

۱۱- با علم و عمل علما اور دانشمندوں سے رابطہ رکھو
۱۲- تنقید کو قبول کرو
۱۳- مکار اور دھوکھے باز نہ بنو
۱۴- ضعیفوں کے حامی بنے رہو
۱۵- جسے جانتے ہو کہ تمہیں قرض نہ دے گا، تو اُس سے تقاضا نہ کرو

۱۶- کار خیر کرتے ہوئے مرو
۱۷- الہی امور میں خود کو خدا نمایندہ سمجھو
۱۸- گالی مت دو
۱۹- ہمت اور توان سے زیادہ عبادت نہ کرو
۲۰- رحم دل بنو

۲۱- آنکھوں میں آنسو نہ آنا سخت دلی کی پہچان ہے
۲۲- دل کی سختی زیادہ گناہ کرنے کی وجہ سے ہے
۲۳- زیادہ گناہ کرنے کے وجہ زیادہ آرزو رکھنے سے ہے

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