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So now, surely this world has turned its back and announced its departure while the next world has appeared forward and proclaimed its approach. Today is the day of preparation while tomorrow is the day of race. The place to proceed to is Paradise while the place of doom is Hell. Is there no one to offer repentance over his faults before his death? Or is there no one to perform virtuous acts before the day of trial?
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Every person who is tempted to go astray, does not deserve punishment.
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Recommended prayers cannot attain the pleasures of Allah for you when obligatory prayers are left unattended.
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Do not feel ashamed if the amount of charity is small because to refuse the needy is an act of greater shame.
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He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
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Defend your faith (in Allah) with the help of charity. Protect your wealth with the aid of Zakat. Let the prayers guard you from calamities and disasters.
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When someone is sure of the returns, then he shows generosity.
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Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it.
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Submission to Allah's Will is the best companion; wisdom is the noblest heritage; theoretical and practical knowledge are the best signs of distinction; deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem.
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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
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Whenever a tradition of the Holy Prophet is related to you, scrutinize it, do not be satisfied with mere verbatim repetition of the same because there are many people who repeat the words containing knowledge but only few ponder over them and try to fully grasp the meaning they convey.
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Silence will create respect and dignity; justice and fairplay will bring more friends; benevolence and charity will enhance prestige and position; courtesy will draw benevolence; service of mankind will secure leadership and good words will overcome powerful enemies.
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I define Islam for you in a way that nobody dared do it before me. Islam means obedience to Allah, obedience to Allah means having sincere faith in Him, such a faith means to believe in His Power, belief in His Power means recognizing and accepting His Majesty, acceptance of His Majesty means fulfilling the obligations laid down by Him and fulfillment of obligations means actions (Therefore, Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds).
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There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.
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Through us you got guidance in the darkness and secured high position, and through us you got out of the gloomy night. The ears which do not listen to the cries may become deaf. How can one who remained deaf to the loud cries (of the Qur'an and the Prophet) listen to (my) feeble voice. The heart that has ever palpitated (with fear of Allah) may get peace.
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If you want to pray to Allah for better means of subsistence, then first give something in charity
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Wealth converts a strange land into homeland and poverty turns a native place into a strange land.
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The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
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Failures are often the results of timidity and fears; disappointments are the results of bashfulness; hours of leisure pass away like summer-clouds, therefore, do not waste opportunity of doing good.
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So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.
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There are people who worship Allah to gain His Favors, this is the worship of traders; while there are some who worship Him to keep themselves free from His Wrath, this is the worship of slaves; a few who obey Him out' of their sense of gratitude and obligations, this is the worship of free and noble men.
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Where are those who protect honour, and those self-respecting persons who defend respectable persons in the time of hardship? Shame is behind you while Paradise is in front of you.
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Avarice dulls the faculties of judgment and wisdom.
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Do not get angry and lose your temper quickly over the mistakes and failures of those over whom you rule. On the contrary, be patient and sympathetic with them.
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Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.
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Ali
Born:
March 17, 599
Died:
February 28, 661
(aged 61)
Bio:
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ruling over the Islamic caliphate from 656 to 661.
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