Quotes by '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...

asceticism should

Asceticism is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you.

insightful contentment exhausted

Contentment is a wealth that is never exhausted

expression secret utterance

Often your utterances and expressions of your face leak out the secrets of your hidden thoughts.

know-thyself knowing-god knows

Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.

squash broken broken-promises

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

be-patient patient tire

I will be patient till even patience tires of my patience.

riches poverty

Riches without faith are the greatest poverty.

true-friend soul body

True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.

deeds taqwa consciousness

An accepted deed is never small in Taqwa (consciousness of Allah), how can what has been accepted be small?

eating delicious-food cattle

I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle.

kindness perfection succeed

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

rewards prize listeners

Reciter and listener of the Qur'an are alike in prize and reward.

contemplation recitation

Recitation of the Qur'an without contemplation and thought is futile.

let-me me-alone

Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.