Ali ibn Abi Talib

Ali ibn Abi Talib
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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wisdom islamic ignorance
Had there not been five bad qualities, all the people would have been righteous. Contentment with ignorance; love for worldly life; miserliness inspite of much wealth; ostentation in (good) deeds; and pride in their own intelligence.
ignorance poverty wealth
No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance
ignorance unawareness intellect
There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.
ignorance wealth-of-knowledge support
There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.
If poverty were a man, I would have slain him.
afterlife die life
Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.
man quotes
A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country.
let-me me-alone
Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.
believe
Happiness comes towards those which believe in him
education men practice
Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.
sorrow bears calamity
Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.
rewards prize listeners
Reciter and listener of the Qur'an are alike in prize and reward.
men target world
In this world, man is a target of death, an easy prey to calamities, here every morsel and every draught is liable to choke one, here one never receives a favour until he loses another instead, here every additional day in one's life is a day reduced from the total span of his existence, when death is the natural outcome of life, how can we expect immortality.
attitude people trying
During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.