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Ali
125 quotes
“Death is never very far.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One who forsakes truth earns eternal damnation.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O son of Adam, if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need, you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are people who worship Allah to gain His Favors, this is the worship of traders; while there are some who worship Him to keep themselves free from His Wrath, this is the worship of slaves; a few who obey Him out' of their sense of gratitude and obligations, this is the worship of free and noble men.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Through us you got guidance in the darkness and secured high position, and through us you got out of the gloomy night. The ears which do not listen to the cries may become deaf. How can one who remained deaf to the loud cries (of the Qur'an and the Prophet) listen to (my) feeble voice. The heart that has ever palpitated (with fear of Allah) may get peace.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So now, surely this world has turned its back and announced its departure while the next world has appeared forward and proclaimed its approach. Today is the day of preparation while tomorrow is the day of race. The place to proceed to is Paradise while the place of doom is Hell. Is there no one to offer repentance over his faults before his death? Or is there no one to perform virtuous acts before the day of trial?”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where are those who protect honour, and those self-respecting persons who defend respectable persons in the time of hardship? Shame is behind you while Paradise is in front of you.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Allah seeks you to thank Him and assigns to you His affairs. He has allowed time in the limited field (of life) so that you may vie with each other in seeking the reward (of Paradise). Therefore, tight up your girdles and wrap up the skirts. High courage and dinners do not go together. Sleep causes weakness in the big affairs of the day and (its) darkness obliterates the memories of courage.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every person who is tempted to go astray, does not deserve punishment.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our affairs are attached to the destiny decreed by Allah, even our best plans may lead us to destruction.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Failures are often the results of timidity and fears; disappointments are the results of bashfulness; hours of leisure pass away like summer-clouds, therefore, do not waste opportunity of doing good.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When Imam Ali was asked about Faith in Religion, he replied that the structure of faith is supported by four pillars endurance, conviction, justice and jihad.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lack of friends means, stranger in one's own country.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not feel ashamed if the amount of charity is small because to refuse the needy is an act of greater shame.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To refrain from unlawful and impious source of pleasures is an ornament to the poor and to be thankful for the riches granted is the adornment of wealth.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you cannot get things as much as you desire than be contented with what you have.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An ignorant person will always overdo a thing or neglect it totally.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Time wears out bodies, renews hopes, brings death nearer and takes away aspirations. Whoever gets anything from the world lives in anxiety for holding it and whoever loses anything passes his days grieving over the loss.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anything which can be counted is finite and will come to an end.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If matters get mixed up then scrutinize the cause and you will know what the effects will be.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man sarcastically started praising Imam Ali, though he had no faith in him and Imam Ali hearing these praises from him said "I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those who have come alive out of a blood-bath live longer and have more children.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One who imagines himself to be all-knowing will surely suffer on account of his ignorance.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I appreciate an old man's cautious opinion more than the valor of a young man.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nawf bin Fizala Bakali, the famous scholar of the early Islamic days says that one night he was with Imam Ali. In the middle of the night, Imam Ali got up from his bed, looked for sometime at the stars and inquired of Nawf whether he was awake. Nawf said: "I got from my bed replying, "Yes, Amirul Mo'minin (Commander of the Faithful) ! I am awake".”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Imam Ali said Nawf! Those are the fortunate people who adopt piety as the principle of their lives and are fully attentive to their welfare for the Hereafter. They accept bare earth as the most comfortable bed and water as the most pleasant drink. They adopt the Holy Qur'an and prayers as their guide and protector and like Prophet Jesus Christ (Isa) they forsake the world and its vicious pleasure.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nawf! Prophet David (Daud) once got up at such an hour in the night and said this was the hour when prayers of everyone who prayed were accepted except of those who forcibly collected revenues or who were scandal- mongers or were persons in the police force of a despotic regime or were musicians".”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I define Islam for you in a way that nobody dared do it before me. Islam means obedience to Allah, obedience to Allah means having sincere faith in Him, such a faith means to believe in His Power, belief in His Power means recognizing and accepting His Majesty, acceptance of His Majesty means fulfilling the obligations laid down by Him and fulfillment of obligations means actions (Therefore, Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds).”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you understand Allah's Majesty, then you will not attach any importance to the creatures.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you want to pray to Allah for better means of subsistence, then first give something in charity”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When someone is sure of the returns, then he shows generosity.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Aid (from Allah) is in proportion to the trouble.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who practices moderation and frugality will never be threatened with poverty.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the conveniences in life is to have less children.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Loving one another is half of wisdom.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Grief is half of old age.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Grant of patience (from Allah) is in proportion to the extent of calamity you are passing through. If you exhibit fretfulness, irritation, and despair in calamities, then your patience and your exertions are wasted.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Many persons get nothing out of their fasts but hunger and thirst, many more get nothing out of their night prayers but exertions and sleepless nights. Wise and sagacious persons are praiseworthy even if they do not fast and sleep during the nights.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Defend your faith (in Allah) with the help of charity. Protect your wealth with the aid of Zakat. Let the prayers guard you from calamities and disasters.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The first fruit of forbearance is that people will sympathize with you and they will go against the man who offended you arrogantly.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One who takes account of his shortcomings will always gain by it; one who is unmindful of them will always suffer. One who is afraid of the Day of Judgment, is safe from the Wrath of Allah. One who takes lessons from the events of life, gets vision, one who acquires vision becomes wise and one who attains wisdom achieves knowledge.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One who comes into power often oppresses.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source