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...
ProfessionClergyman
wisdom islamic two
Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.
pride two people
Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
two proud tests
Life consists of two days: one for you and one against you, so when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you
brother two people
People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.
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.