2,500 Adages Of Imam Ali E-Book

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• Herausgeber: tredition
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

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2,500 Adages Of Imam Ali - Unknown - This book contains 2,500 sayings of the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali. The subjects of these sayings include things like: noble manners; eloquence; social relations; manners of speech; human nature; poverty; and bad habits. The Shia sect, one of the two main sects in Islam, see Imam Ali as being the successor to the Prophet, and believe that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni Muslims, on the other hand, believe that no-one was named and that Abu Bakr was the rightful heir to the Caliphate.

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2,500 Adages Of Imam Ali

Note From The Translator

This is a humble translation for a book that can be considered modern, but the information it contains are of antiquity. This is the book of "2500 adages for imam Ali (puh)." The book might not contain exactly that number of adages but it might be some number around that.

The book categorizes the adages and sayings in different chapters, each contain a specific branch of life. At the end of the book, there is the "poetic adages" which I have translated without keeping the rhyme, but meaning, as much as possible. The main translations are taken by meanings and not by translating word for word method, for there are different obstacles that are not avoidable in this way.

A little introduction might be useful to know who is imam Ali (puh). Imam Ali is the cousin of prophet Mohammed (puh), and as Shiites believe, he is the rightful successor and leader to be after the death of prophet Mohammed (puh). But unfortunately, his rights are taken from him and later he became in what is called "Islamic History" to be the fourth caliph for Muslims at that time, ending the period known as the time of "Al-Kholafa' Al-Rashideen" (The guided caliphs). The event of his rule and his rights and what happened to him after the prophet's death is still shrouded with dark clouds, and it is still the main course of debate among the two main branches of Islam, Shia and Sunni.

In this translation I preferred to use the word "Allah" instead of "God" because "God" has also another word in Arabic.

My own comments and understanding of some phrases are enclosed by "[ ]," while explanations or further translations are enclosed by "( )."

The abbreviation "puh" is the short form of "peace upon him," which is a frequently used phrase by Muslims for dignify a holy person.

However, some other phrases can be fit to be translations to this after all.

I hope you enjoy the deep meanings in this books and I hope that the obstacle of the language put down and get the benefits from the wisdom mentioned in these coming lines.

Written For

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.To

To the garden of wisdom that had grown up and flooded, and flooded, to the wise man whose tongue bled with abundant wisdom, to him whose adages and sermons lighted up from his honourable mouth like pearly drops.

To the one who filled life with his wisdom, and hugged the minds, the minds of his companions, and delivered them to the wider upper fields, I mean knowledge.

To the one who enriched the Arabic language with his eloquent speech.To the master of eloquent ones and the prince of the wise men.

To the prince of believersTo him...

I raise this little of what was collected from the pearls of his wisdom and the magnificent of his sermons.

Imam Ali (pbuh) And Eloquence

The talk about imam Ali (puh) is branched to many fields, for every field of virtues, he (puh) was the first to indulge himself into it, and what such few pages would do to talk about him and about his many virtues, and it is enough to be taken as a clue, the speech of Ibn Abbaas, the rabbi of this nation with his knowledge, and it is narrated that a man asked Ibn Abbaas and said: how many are the virtues of Ali ben Abi Taalib, and I think they are 3,000... Then said Ibn Abbaas: It is closer to 30,000 more than 3,000; and then he said: if trees were made into pens and the sea into an ink and humans and djinns were writers and calculators, they will never count the virtues of the prince of believers (puh).

But for the wisdom the says, what cannot be reached all, its partitions are not to be left, and who missed the abundance should take what is left over, we are here seeking to show some of the eloquence that the imam had, to be an introduction to read this book, which contains pearls and wonderful things from the adages of the imam, that stand as a clue for his long experience in this field.

Eloquence:

And before speaking about the eloquence of the imam (puh), we must stop with eloquence and its definition, in language and in general.Ibn Mandhoor defines eloquence as to be the purity of language, and adds in his speech about the eloquent man: the good speech is its purest, and reaches by the phrase of the tongue, the interior of what is in the heart.

Sheikh Al-Torayhi expands what Ibn Mandhoor said, and makes a condition for the eloquent speech on 3 terms: the correctness of the language, and a coincidence to the desired meaning, and truthfulness in the soul.

In general, it is obvious that the eloquent speech is the purity of the talk and its shortness, or what achieves the meaning in the closest way, and eloquence in the speech includes all the types of speeches, from speeches and prose and poetry and thoughts and sermons...etc.

And here we will encounter only the adages and the sermons, some of them which came in form of a poetry or as a prose, for both of them are one, for poetry in its shape and style, is not what charms the minds, but it is what it carries of eternal meanings.

The wise saying, is born from the experience and meditating and conclusion, and it is a phase that passed over the level of the childhood of the thought and its youth to the level of its old age; on the other hand, the sermons coincide with adages for they are the result of meditating and experimenting, but they are special because they are specialized for inviting people for the after-life and hating the finite life.

Eloquence of the imam; Adages as an Example.

Maybe one of the most obvious things that affected the adages of the imam, is the religion of Islam, and mainly the book of Allah that was revealed, that is Quran. For Quran is the topmost in eloquence and purity in language, and it is enough as a clue for this, how the eloquent speakers of Arabs stood up surprised in front of the greatness of its own eloquence, while they are the great owners of literature and the giants of thought and eloquence.

Adding to that, the imam had a noble soul and did not accept to see the people under humiliation. These characters are encouraged by Islam, thus the imam (puh) went on starting from his own self and feeding his thought with the teachings of Islam, he went on to build a unique community depending on unique ideas that he (puh) explained in his adages and his speeches.

Types of adages and their subjects: the adages of imam Ali (puh) included the different fields of life, like religion, community, manners, sermons and politics.

And they are considered adages because they are general and applicable for every place and time, and the clue for this is, is how they persisted with time, as a live witness for how great is the imam.

Their characteristics and specialities: the adages of imam Ali (puh) are full with meanings of style and alive with the spirit of sincerity and belief, and alloyed in a block of stylized expression, so much that Abbaas Mahmood Al-Aqqaad [a modern writer and author] said in his book Abqariyatul-Imam (The Ingenuity of the Imam): They are (the adages) more eloquent in expression and has an abundance in beauty of the speech.

Testimonies About The Eloquence of the Imam:

- Abdul-Hameed Al-Kaatib said: I memorized seventy speeches from the speeches of the bald man, and they flooded me and flooded me again. [The bald man was a title used by the enemies of imam Ali (puh) as to mock at him].

- His eloquence even attracted his fierce enemy, Mo'awiyah, when he said, when Mahnaf ben Abi-Mahnaf said to him: I came to you from the sickest of people, and he answered him: Woe to you! how come he is the sickest of people! by Allah no one spread the eloquence for Quraish [the tribe of the prophet] except of him.

But after all the most truthful witness in all of that, is how these adages persisted all the time, despite the many enemies of the imam, no one dared to mention them with badness.

Ahmad Ali Dakheel

Adages Of Imam Ali (pbuh) In Noble Manners

The prince of believers (puh) said:

1. Satisfaction is an infinite money.2. Toleration and patience are twins produced by the high determination.3. Toleration is a clan.4. Piety is the head of all manners.5. Chastity is the ornament of poverty, and giving thanks is the ornament of richness.6. Be good to the lineage of others, thus you will be saved with your lineages.7. If you feared poverty, then trade with Allah by charity.8. Generosity is more passionate than close relations.9. It is enough for satisfaction to be a kingdom, and with good manners to be a delight.10. He who shyness bestowed upon him its veil, people would not see his flaws.11. Reveal down the fortune by giving charity.12. He shall not be in need, he who saved.13. Being straight is safety.14. The patience, is the head of the faith.15. Justice, is the title of Nobility.16. Justice, is the virtue of the human being.17. Humility raises the low one.18. The best of manners is that of the generosity .19. From generosity comes the best of manners.20. All the (high) lineage shall be ended, except for the mind and the good manners.21. Take over the patience, for it is the fruit of wisdom.22. It is of determination to memorize the experiment.23. Be satisfied (with yourself) and you shall be exalted.24. No honour is higher than faith.25. No living is better than the good manners.26. Truth is the garment of religion (faith).27. No work greater than being pious.28. Asceticism is the fruit of believing.29. Faith is not useful without piety.30. He who is just, shall be able. [Able here means someone who is depended on and reliable with expanded authority].

31. Be depending (on Allah) and you shall be satisfied.32. Work and you shall save.33. Honour is not complete unless with generosity and humility.34. No faith is like shyness and humility.35. Cheerfulness is a sign of the free man.36. No faith for him, he who does not avoid. [Avoid here means protecting oneself when possible for the sake of keeping on with the faith instead of being pressed to change it].

37. Giving thanks is the fort of favours.38. Asceticism is the best of garments.39. No winning for him who does not have patience.40. Asceticism is the best companion.41. No protection for him who have no faith.42. Forgiving is the address of nobility.43. No faith for him who does not believe. [Believe here means the absolute trust in God].44. Giving favours is the zakat (almsgiving) of the favours.45. Truth is the best way.46. Asceticism is the character of the loyal ones.47. No safety for him who have no faith.48. The smart one is him who shortened his hopes.49. Being loyal is the honour that remains. [Loyal here means being loyal to God].50. The faith of someone keeps him away from every low-deed.51. No reward for him who has no work to do.52. Be respectful for your elders, thus may your youngsters be respectful toward you.53. The asceticism of one man is according to the level of his faith.54. No honour unless by being loyal. [see 49].55. It is one of the best companions, that is the faith.56. Accompanying those of virtues, is a life.57. One thing is essential for being faithful, that is to keep away from sins.58. He shall not be overwhelmed, who takes truth as a clue.59. Fighting the lusts of the self is an address of nobility.60. Living with the faithful ones, verily brings the honour.61. It is one of the characteristics of the faithful to have altruism. 62. He shall not be surprised when adversity comes, who is affirm.63. Monotheism is the life of the soul.64. Depending (on Allah) is the fort of wisdom.65. With repentance, the forgiveness shall be.66. The completeness of the virtues, is to have the good manners.67. The wise man is not independent of consulting.68. Who gave goodness shall find it.69. As you have mercy, mercy shall be taken upon you.70. Who his deeds turned good, he shall what he desires from Allah.71. He shall not be fought against who takes truth as a clue.72. Who hated evil shall be infallible.73. Be true and you shall be loyal.74. Who feared Allah, Allah shall protect him.75. Goodness is not useful without smartness.76. Who says the truth shall survive.77. Be a believer and you shall be strong.78. Who mentions Allah a lot, his mind shall be enlightened.79. Be faithful and you shall be pure.80. No way for safety except by truth.81. Who turns victorious for the truth gains a lot.82. Be one of a sweet patience at the time of the bitter matters.83. Who neglects (the bad) shall give relief to his heart.84. No good way except of being faith.85. Forgiveness is the crown of virtues.86. No safe way except of the straight way.87. The one who avoids evil is like the doer of goodness.88. The honour of the determination is the doing of goodness.89. The adage is a healing advice.90. Adversities are not perishable unless by patience.91. Of the signs of virtues, the early rewards. [meaning giving rewards for some deed before it is completely over].

92. Passion leads to peace.93. No messenger is more obvious than the truth.94. It is a part of happiness to be able to do the good things.95. Generosity is the veil of the flaws.96. The key to win is to have patience.97. Who thanks a lot, his favours shall be a lot.98. Favour is with charity.99. The key to the good is to perish the evil.100. Be a fighter for your lusts and a seeker for your survival.101. The survival is with the faith.102. Who had been good to his parents, his children shall be good toward him.103. No greater favour there is, more than being successful.104. Whose intention was good, success would provide him.105. Be generous with truth and parsimonious with mischief.106. No honour higher than tolerance.107. Determination is firmness.108. Satisfaction is enough as a fortune.109. Who struggled to achieve justice, verily he shall success.110. No supply like faith.111. It is of generosity to satisfy the promises.112. It is enough for consulting to be as a support.113. He who believed, shall do the good.114. No companion like the good manner.115. Who spends his money, shall own the necks of people. [meaning spending money in good ways makes good people always owe to that person].

116. Who stepped aside shall be safe. [Stepping aside here means being away from useless ornamentations of this life and away from useless struggles and competitions].

117. No struggle like the struggle against the lusts of oneself.118. It is one of the best companions of faith, that is shyness.119. Who gives many a charity, is beloved by his brethren.120. Who knew, would be satisfied.121. Who got away from people, he shall be happy with Allah the Exalted.122. It is enough for humility to be an honour.123. It is of the best supplies, that is the good deeds.124. Who got satisfied with himself, that will lead him to chastity.125. it is enough for tolerance to be as respect.126. Who has the habit of being just, then he shall reach the places of nobility.127. Fighting against the lusts of oneself is the best of fights.128. Nothing fixed the faith like piety.129. Who knew Allah, shall never be miserable.130. It is of the best treasures, that is being loyal.131. No piety like stopping illegal deeds.132. No worshipping like doing the daily duties. [Daily duties here mean the things that are a must for a muslim, like praying the 5 daily prayers and fasting in the month of Ramadhan and other things].

133. He who consults Allah (Istikharah) shall never regret. [Istikhara is the Arabic word and sometimes used in translations in this field. It means to ask God for guidance in some matters where hesitations take place].

134. He who fears no one, shall never fear.135. No faith like patience.136. It is of the best habits, that is the satisfaction.137. He shall not astray, he who consults.138. One of the expiations of the great sins, is to help the needy.139. No supply like tolerance.140. Whose speech was true, his clue shall be granted (correct).141. It is enough for believing to be as a worship.142. No tolerance like forgiveness.143. He who becomes patient, shall never be hurt.144. Who thanked Allah, He shall make him rich.145. Who lives with people in peace shall be safe.146. No gain like the reward (of Allah).147. It is of the dignity of the soul, to hold on the satisfaction.148. He who consults the men, shared their minds.149. He who did his best in good deeds, his mention shall raise.150. Struggling (against lust) is bounded to the heart (feelings).151. No advice like warning.152. It is of the best faith, that is the good manners.153. He who gets scared of he punishment, shall be away from the sins.154. For every good deed there is a reward.155. Whose honour was dignified, then money is cheap for him.156. No worship like thinking (meditation).