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SOCIAL AND ETHICAL
OF
ALI-IBNE-ABI-TALIB
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JUSTICE AND MERCY
The purpose of justice is to give a person what is due to him.
Mercy goes a step further, and it gives a person somethingmore than what is due to him.
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FRIENDS OF ALLAHFriends of Allah are they who look to its inward aspect
when the ordinary people look to the outward aspect
of the world, and when the other people areengrossed in the affairs of the world they get anxious
about the Hereafter.
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If what the
philosopher
says is correct,
it is a cure;
if what he says
is incorrect itis a disease.
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FAITH
FAITH lies in preferring truth to falsehood even when the truth
might lead to any harm, and FALSEHOOD might lead to any
advantage. and EVIDENCE OF YOUR FAITH IS THAT WHAT YOU
SAY IS IN ACCORD WITH THAT PRACTICE.
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SECRET OF SUCCESSSuccess depends on self-confidence. Self-confidence depends on due
deliberation. Deliberation depends on protecting one's secrets.
He who cannot keep his secret cannot succeed.
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TAUHID
CONVICTION OF THE HEART
WHICH IS ABOVE DOUBT
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Perfection consists in three things:
patience in affliction;
moderation in pursuit;and
offer of assistance to a supplicant.
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THINGS THAT ARE
THE BESTResignation to the will of
God is the best policy.
Knowledge is the bestinheritance.
Good conduct is the best
ornament.
The best wealth is thesuppression of desires.
The middle course is the
best course.
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TWO TYPES OF
SUBSISTENCEone after which you run
and
the other which runs afteryou.
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OFFSHOOTS OF PATIENCE
Desire, fear, and piety are the
offshoots of patience.
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KINDS OF
PATIENCE
Patience is of two kinds:
Firstly patience
at a thing
which one does
not like, and
secondly
patience at notgetting a thing
one desires.
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THE WORLD
He who seeks the world, death runs after him;
&
THE HEREAFTER
he who seeks the hereafter the world runs after him.
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MISERLINESS, PATIENCE,
PIETY AND COWARDICE
Miserliness is dishonor. Patience isbravery. Piety is a shield against
hell. Cowardice is an inferiority
complex.
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TWO HUNGRY PERSONS
THERE ARE TWOHUNGRY PERSONS WHOSE HUNGER IS
NEVER SATISFIED:firstly he who seeks
knowledge;secondly he who seeks the
world.
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COMPANIES TO BE
AVOIDED
Avoid the company of a
fool for he will harm you
while trying to benefit you.
Avoid the company of a
liar for he will bring you
near what is undesirableand remove you from what
is desirable. Avoid the
company of a miser for he
would withhold from you
what you stand in need of .
Avoid the company of a
libertine for he will sell you
for a trifle.
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Before God two persons are the worstenemies, firstly the man who makes
innovations, and secondly the man who
creates dissentions.
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THINGS THAT ARE WORSEThere is no distress worse than
ignorance. There is no enemy
worse than self-adulation. There is
no worse companion than badconduct.
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MOMIN
He who tells of his want to a Momin is as if he hasrequested God.
AN INFIDEL
He who seeks his want from an infidel is making a
complaint against God.
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GREETINGS
AND FAVORIf somebody
greets you,
greet him inbetter terms.
If somebody
favors you
confer a greater
favor on him.
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GENEROSITY…….
lies in affording relief to the needy without his asking for it.
When the supplicant is assisted when he asks for it that is liberality and munificence and not generosity.
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SUCCESS AND FAILURE
When you succeed do not feel proud.
When you fail do not lose patience.
SUCCESS AND FAILURE
When you succeed do not feel proud. When you fail do not lose patience.
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THREE FRIENDSYour three friends are:
your friend,
a friend of your friend,
and an enemy of your
enemy.
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BROADMINDEDNESS
Learning and good dispositions go together
and lead to broadmindedness.
BROADMINDEDNESS
Learning and good dispositions go together
and lead to broadmindedness.
BROADMINDEDNESS
Learning and good dispositions go together
and lead to broadmindedness.
BROADMINDEDNESS
Learning and good dispositions go together
and lead to broadmindedness.
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presented by HAJI MOHAMAD HANIM HAJI MOHAMAD ISA
