Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He who abandons forbidding what is wrong theoretically and practically (and is indifferent...
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He who abandons forbidding what is wrong theoretically and practically (and is indifferent while seeing vices committed) is a moving corpse amongst the living."Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 100, p. 94BE A PRACTICAL SHIA
Imam bagher (a.s.) said to one of his friends:
Declare to our shiites that no one receives divine favors and bounties unless through action.
Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He who sells his next life for his present life in this world, loses both of them."Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 274
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Hazrat Ali (a.s. ) Says
Nahjulbalagha in urdu
Nahjulbalagha in urdu
Kumayl bin Ziyad Nakha'i says that once Imam Ali put his hand in his hand and took me to the grave-yard. When he passed through it and left the city behind, he heaved a sigh and said "Kumayl, these hearts are containers of the secrets of knowledge and wisdom and the best container is the one which can hold the most and what it holds, it can preserve and protect in the best way. Therefore, remember carefully what I am telling you. Remember that there are three kinds of people: one kind is of those learned people who are highly versed in the ethics of truth and philosophy of religion, second is the kind of those who are acquiring the above knowledge and the third is that class of people who are uneducated.
They follow every pretender and accept every slogan, they have neither acquired any knowledge nor have they secured any support of firm and rational convictions. Remember, Kumayl, knowledge is better than wealth because it protects you while you have to guard wealth. It decreases if you keep on spending it but the more you make use of knowledge the more it increases. What you get through wealth dis- appears as soon as wealth disappears but what you achieve through knowledge will remain even after you.
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You should take a lesson from what Allh did with Satan; namely He nullified his great acts and extensive efforts on account of the vanity of one moment, although Satan had worshipped Allh for six thousand years - whether by the reckoning of this world or of the next world is not known. Who now can remain safe from Allh after Satan by committing a similar disobedience? None at all. Allh, the Glorified, cannot let a human being enter Paradise if he does the same thing for which Allh turned out from it an angel.
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OUR DUTY
"You know, when the fire of Nimrood had engulfed Prophet Ibrahim (as), there was a little frog. This little frog used to full its mouth with water, and pour it on the fire. Others laughed at this 'mindless, random act of kindness', and told him that your mouthfuls of water won't stop the fire of Nimrood. You know what the frog said? It said, on the judgement day, I will be asked of what I did within my capacity, just a frog's mouthful of water."
"You know, when the fire of Nimrood had engulfed Prophet Ibrahim (as), there was a little frog. This little frog used to full its mouth with water, and pour it on the fire. Others laughed at this 'mindless, random act of kindness', and told him that your mouthfuls of water won't stop the fire of Nimrood. You know what the frog said? It said, on the judgement day, I will be asked of what I did within my capacity, just a frog's mouthful of water."
I remember the words of Imam (a.s), that we are responsible for the duty, and not for the result. A warm smile washes away the tension of confusion, as I thank Allah for the presence of my friend, whom Allah may protect, and guide.
