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...
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Ali ibn Abi Talib quotes about
wisdom islamic tired
The relation of patience to iman is like the relation of the head to the body. If the head is chopped off, the body becomes useless. Then he raised his voice and said: Certainly, the one who has no patience has no iman, and patience is like a riding-beast that nevers gets tired
grief heart past
Don't engage your heart in grief over the past or you wont be ready for what is coming.
pride two people
Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
islamic speak-less causes
Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.
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.
educational thinking vision
One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.
humble people honor
There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals.
wisdom islamic soul
Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price
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.
soul attention increase
To whatever extent a person's knowledge increases, his attention will be turned more towards his soul.
blessed men people
Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal.
wise tired mind
Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.