The greatest of what Imam Ali (PBUH) saidCategory Archive

  Ibn Shabrima said" Nobody said while he was on the platform (ask me) except Ali)) . This phrase and this repetition are a clear indication of the powerful scientific spirit and the strong desire to spread the science and the knowledge among Muslims. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) realized scientifically the value of the question, because it is the key of the science, so he en More ...

 If we return to Imams sayings relating the scientific intellect and spirit that he had personally, we will find additional confirmation to that of the dignified Messenger concerning the science in the right of Imam Ali. Imam (peace be upon him) has used the word (Isaluni) means (ask me) frequently in his sermons and talks that has a clear indication of Imams potential in the science, the kno More ...

 Imam Ali (peace be upon him) carried the original conscious intellect and science, and he realized matters and things with the right awareness. The greatest Messenger talked about that intellect, science and high awareness that Imam Ali (peace be upon him) possessed and he praised his great scientific spirit, and from these talks and sayings of the Messenger in this concern: ((the wisdom d More ...

 The Messenger confirmed also the correlation between him and his uncles son Imam Ali. He (Allah bless him and his family) assured frequently this correlation in his speech, when he said ((Ali is to me like the stature of my head from my body)) or ((I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its door)).  Who lives in the school of the holy Quran and in the lap of the Greatest Messenger More ...

 Imam Ali Abi Abu Talib (peace be upon him) a scientific and intellectual force that was unique in the era of Islam. This scientific and intellectual force did not come of the vacuums without source. It is a logical and natural consequence of the circumstance of the blessed Islamic call represented by the school of the Holy Quran and the breeding of the Messenger (Allah bless him and his fami More ...

 There is another aspect of the qualities and features of Imam that did not recognize by the community clearly and correctly because they were uncommon and unknown in his community. The scientific and intellectual side was the uniqueness for Imam Ali (peace be upon him). It is a unique case and even alien to the society came out of the womb of ignorance. It is (I.e. a scientific and intellec More ...

 Anybody reads the life of Imam Amir al-Muminin Ali Bin Abu Talib (peace be upon him) with an accurate reading, surpassing his normal personal features; he will discover the unique and rare properties that are not available to other leaders and the great characters in the long human history. Imams qualities of courage and asceticism, morality and generosity, literature and rhetoric, eloquenc More ...

  3. Describing the Heaven: He has organized the openings of its walls without the suspension, and welding cracks of its deviation and entwined between its pairs. He facilitates the way for those who come down by His order and those who go up with the deeds of His creatures. He has facilitated the way for those who come down by His commands and for those who go up with the deeds of the crea More ...

  2. Attributes of Allah Almighty in Quran: "Look O you the asker, believe in those attributes of Allah mentioned in Quran and you have to enlighten your mind and soul from its guidance. You have to avoid Allahs attributes mentioned by Satan that are neither in Quran nor in prophets deeds or, sayings (Allah bless him and his family) and Imams of guidance are its traces. Only Almighty k More ...

 Masaada Bin Sadaqa narrated from al-Sadiq Jaafar Bin Mohammed (peace be upon them) who said, "Amir al-Muminin held this sermon from the pulpit of the Kufa mosque, when a man asked him," O Amir al-Muminin (peace be upon him) " Describe Allah for us in such a way that we imagine that we see Him with eyes so that our love and knowledge may increase about Him". He became angr More ...

 ((From Abi Tibat and then from his father: Ali ended his prayer when he entered al-Kufa. on Friday, he attended the prayer and delivered his sermon). Imam said ((That thank Allah and I praise Him asking for His help and following His guidance; I pray that Allah protect me from misguidance. Whom Allah guides, nobody can mislead him, and who misguides, and he will find no guider. I bear witnes More ...

 “Fix a time for complainants wherein you make yourself free for them, and sit for them in common audience and feel humble therein for the sake of Allah who created you. (On that occasion) you should keep away your army and your assistants such as the guards and the police so that anyone who like to speak may speak to you without fear…” As humans, we all love to hear our p More ...

 “Do not keep yourself secluded from the people for a long time, because the seclusion of those in authority from the subjects is a kind of narrow-sightedness and causes ignorance about their affairs.” Being an invisible leader creates an environment of mistrust. People will ask questions as to what is going on behind closed doors and question how things are being run. How demean More ...

  Sympathy and Kindness The sympathy and the willingness to share the suffering of the needy and the deprived is another ingredient of zuhd. When the destitute witness the luxuries and comforts of the richer classes, their anguish is multiplied. To the hardships of poverty and destitution is added the stinging feeling of deprivation and backwardness More ...

  The Zahid and the Monk We said that Islam encourages zuhd but condemns monasticism. Both the zahid and the ascetic monk seek abstinence from pleasures and enjoyments. But the monk evades life in society and the responsibilities and the duties it entails, regarding them as the low and mean facets of worldly existence, and takes refuge in mountains or monasteries. On the o More ...

  Taqwa is Immunity not Restraint We have already mentioned some of the various elements found in the spiritual advices (mawaiz) of the Nahj al-balaghah. We began with taqwa and saw that taqwa, from the viewpoint of the Nahj al-balaghah, is a sublime spiritual faculty which is the cause of certain attractions and repulsions; i.e. attraction towards edifying spiritual value More ...

  The Contradiction Between the World and the Hereafter The problem of the conflict between the world and the Hereafter and the contradiction between them as two opposite poles, such as the north and the south, which are such that proximity to the one means remoteness from the other-is related to the world of human heart, conscience, human attachment, love and worship. God has not given two More ...

Zuhd, Spirituality, Love, and Worship Another fountainhead of zuhd and renunciation of hedonism is the aspiration to avail of spiritual bounties. Presently we do not intend to undertake any argument to the effect that man and the universe possess an undeniable spiritual aspect. It is another story by itself. It is evident that from a materialistic outlook of the world, the rejec More ...

Mawizah and Khitabah (Exhortation and Oratory) Mawizah also differs from khitabah (oratory, rhetoric). Although oratory also deals with emotions, but it seeks to stir and agitate them. Mawizah on the other hand is intended to pacify emotions and it seeks to bring them under control. Oratory is effective when emotions are inert and stagnant; mawizah is required when l More ...

It is necessary, at the beginning, to provide our brothers and sisters with a brief introduction to the Nahj-ul-Balagha. As you know, the Nahj-ul-Balagha is a collection of Sermons, Letters and miscellaneous Sayings left as a memorial from the Master of the Pious, the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali, peace be upon him. This book is divided into three sections of Sermons, Lett More ...