The greatest of what Imam Ali (PBUH) saidCategory Archive

  Imam Ali (peace be upon him) expressed on the potential scientific spirit inside him through many words, sayings and sermons. The best he said is his saying to Kumail Ibn Zeyad al-Nakhai ((O Kumail Bin Zeyad, the hearts are like vessels. The best of them is that enlightens, and keep in your mind what I am saying: people are in three: a divine scholar; a learner in the path of safety and sal More ...

  Ibn Shabrima said" Nobody said while he was on the platform (ask me) except Ali)) . This phrase and this repetition are a clear indication of the powerful scientific spirit and the strong desire to spread the science and the knowledge among Muslims. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) realized scientifically the value of the question, because it is the key of the science, so he encourages More ...

  If we return to Imams sayings relating the scientific intellect and spirit that he had personally, we will find additional confirmation to that of the dignified Messenger concerning the science in the right of Imam Ali. Imam (peace be upon him) has used the word (Isaluni) means (ask me) frequently in his sermons and talks that has a clear indication of Imams potential in the science, the kn More ...

  Imam Ali (peace be upon him) carried the original conscious intellect and science, and he realized matters and things with the right awareness. The greatest Messenger talked about that intellect, science and high awareness that Imam Ali (peace be upon him) possessed and he praised his great scientific spirit, and from these talks and sayings of the Messenger in this concern: ((the wisdom More ...

  The Messenger confirmed also the correlation between him and his uncles son Imam Ali. He (Allah bless him and his family) assured frequently this correlation in his speech, when he said ((Ali is to me like the stature of my head from my body)) or ((I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its door)). Who lives in the school of the holy Quran and in the lap of the Greatest Messenger and the en More ...

  Imam Ali Abi Abu Talib (peace be upon him) a scientific and intellectual force that was unique in the era of Islam. This scientific and intellectual force did not come of the vacuums without source. It is a logical and natural consequence of the circumstance of the blessed Islamic call represented by the school of the Holy Quran and the breeding of the Messenger (Allah bless him and his fam More ...

  There is another aspect of the qualities and features of Imam that did not recognize by the community clearly and correctly because they were uncommon and unknown in his community. The scientific and intellectual side was the uniqueness for Imam Ali (peace be upon him). It is a unique case and even alien to the society came out of the womb of ignorance. It is (I.e. a scientific and intelle More ...

  3. Describing the Heaven: He has organized the openings of its walls without the suspension, and welding cracks of its deviation and entwined between its pairs. He facilitates the way for those who come down by His order and those who go up with the deeds of His creatures. He has facilitated the way for those who come down by His commands and for those who go up with the deeds of the crea More ...

  2. Attributes of Allah Almighty in Quran: "Look O you the asker, believe in those attributes of Allah mentioned in Quran and you have to enlighten your mind and soul from its guidance. You have to avoid Allahs attributes mentioned by Satan that are neither in Quran nor in prophets deeds or, sayings (Allah bless him and his family) and Imams of guidance are its traces. Only Almighty k More ...

  Masaada Bin Sadaqa narrated from al-Sadiq Jaafar Bin Mohammed (peace be upon them) who said, "Amir al-Muminin held this sermon from the pulpit of the Kufa mosque, when a man asked him," O Amir al-Muminin (peace be upon him) " Describe Allah for us in such a way that we imagine that we see Him with eyes so that our love and knowledge may increase about Him". He became ang More ...

  ((From Abi Tibat and then from his father: Ali ended his prayer when he entered al-Kufa. on Friday, he attended the prayer and delivered his sermon). Imam said ((That thank Allah and I praise Him asking for His help and following His guidance; I pray that Allah protect me from misguidance. Whom Allah guides, nobody can mislead him, and who misguides, and he will find no guider. I bear witne More ...

  “Fix a time for complainants wherein you make yourself free for them, and sit for them in common audience and feel humble therein for the sake of Allah who created you. (On that occasion) you should keep away your army and your assistants such as the guards and the police so that anyone who like to speak may speak to you without fear…” As humans, we all love to hear our More ...

  “Do not keep yourself secluded from the people for a long time, because the seclusion of those in authority from the subjects is a kind of narrow-sightedness and causes ignorance about their affairs.” Being an invisible leader creates an environment of mistrust. People will ask questions as to what is going on behind closed doors and question how things are being run. How demea More ...

      A man asked Imam Ali (A.S) in Masjid-e-Kufa (Kufa mosque), "What is the distance between me and (pointing towards the sun) and the sun". It is worth mentioning here about the complexity of this question. This man was an Arab. And in the Arabic language the numbers or count is limited up to one thousand (1000). The count in Arabic does not exceed 1000. Th More ...

   "Look out for your thoughts, for they will become your words. Look out for your words, for they will become your actions. Look out for your actions, for they will become your habits. Look out for your habits, for they will become your character. Look out for your character, for they will become your fate." Imam Ali (A.S) Really, how brilliantly has Imam Ali More ...

    Imam Ali (a) always ate and dressed in such a simple way that even the poorest could afford better. It was not because he was poor, but it was because he wanted to lead the life of the poorest person and spend all that could thus be spared on the poor. I have noted below certain cases quoted by the historians. These incidents are of the time when he was the ruler of the entire M More ...

  Everyone aspires to be happy in his life. Imam Ali (as) provides you with a nine-point canon to reach this goal thus: Nine rules for happiness by the Commander of the Faithful Ali : FIRST: Rely on Allah when pleased and when grieved. SECOND: Fear Allah when you are alone, when travelling and when at home. THIRD: Do not coerce anyone, no matter how much he wrongs you. FOURTH: More ...

   The Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (p), is an incredible role model in all his words and actions. We see this throughout his life and even during his very last moments. The nineteenth of the holy month of Ramadan marks the anniversary of the day Imam Ali (p) was struck on the head by a man named Abd al-Rahman Ibn Muljim. As tragic as this episode was in Islamic hist More ...

   Letter 53 of Nahjul Balagha by Imam Ali is one of the most eloquent pieces of literature I have ever read. In it, he writes to Malik al-Ashtar (who governs Egypt on his behalf), and gives him advice on how to treat the people. When I was appointed Head of Department in my school, I read this letter in order to learn how to lead people ethically. It is my manifesto on how to treat peop More ...

  “Give them appointment after tests and do not appoint them according to partiality or favouritism, because these two things constitute sources of injustice and unfairness.” One of the worst things in the society is people getting favourable treatment due to their relationship with powerful people. Islamic history is full of this as well as in contemporary society. Imam Ali, the More ...