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The Nahj al-Balagha

Posted by Murtuza Abbas on April 16, 2014 | Views: 1001 | Ratings: 582

The Nahj al-Balagha ( "Way of Eloquence") is the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations attributed to Ali (A.S.), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad (A.S.).

It was collected by Sheik Razi, a Shi'i scholar in the tenth century Known for its eloquent content,

it is considered a masterpiece of literature in Islam.

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Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.): Worship is not in the abundance of fasting and prayers; rather, true worship is in the abundance of contemplation on the matters of Allah. [Bihar al-Anwar, V. 78, P 373, H
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Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Allah has not created any soul better than Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). [Al-Kafi, Volume 1, Page 440]
Imam Ali (pbuh): Guard against cold in its (seasonal) beginning and welcome it towards its end because it effects bodies in the same way as it effects plants. In the beginning, it destroys them but i
Hazrat Muhammad (pbuhahf): "One hour of justice is better than sixty years of worship, whose nights are spent in worship and days in fasting, and one hour of injustice is more severe and heavier in t