Imam #Ali (as) once told Kumayl:
'O Kumayl, #knowledge is better than wealth for wealth is reduced by spending whereas #knowledge causes your spendings to flourish, & any good product of wealth ceases when it ceases to exist.'
Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 147
Shrine Kumayl ibn ziad

“My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the #righteous .

And grant me a reputation of honor among #later #generations .

And place me among the #inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.”

Holy #Quran 26:83-85
Dua of Prophet Abraham’s (as); he is referring to #AhlulBayt (as)!

Imam #Ali (as) said, ‘ #Wealth and #children are the cultivation of the world and righteous #deeds are the cultivation of the Hereafter, and sometimes Allah combines the two for people.’

📚 Nahj al-Sa’ada, v. 3, p. 127

Powerful reflective Hadith

Teach children (lower their gaze)
Prophet #Muhammad (pbuh) said, 'Lower your eyes and you will see wonders.'

Imam #Ali (as) ‘Lower your gaze from whatever is not appropriate to your faith, from whatever your heart dislikes and from whatever your intellect finds unacceptable’

Paradise is under the feet of your #Mother ... #Mother sDay is everyday

Should you be blessed to have your mother breathing the air of this earth, shower her with gratitude!
A day may arrive when her voice will no longer be heard.
All that will be left are memories!
al-Fatiha 💔

Imam #Ali (as),
'When Allah loves a servant, He instills in his heart the joy and sweetness of #worship .'

📚 𝐺ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑙-𝐻𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑚

Part of sweetness derives from understanding each word recited during #prayer . It's especially important to teach children the meanings.

Imam #Ali (as)
'The #believer is such that his heart is at its widest, but his ego is at its lowest. He despises high rank, & shuns reputation. He is grateful, patient, good-natured & immersed in thought. His soul is firmer than steel.'

📚Bihar Al Anwar v. 69, p. 410, no. 127

“Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread? None holds them aloft except the Most Merciful. Indeed, He is, of all things, Seeing.”

Holy #Quran 67:19

Subhanallah
Comforting when the heart connects to His awareness!

“I feel sorry for a girl when her #reputation is ruined, for she can’t grow a beard to erase that image.”
Dr Ali #Shariati

Powerful; reputation is difficult to alter once it’s formulated in the minds of others! May we guard our dignity & honor!

'My Lord! Remembrance of Your favors extinguished the fire of my heart, and remembrance of my sins make me cry..'

Imam Ali (as)- An elegy (Munajat)

Weapon of the #believer
is #supplication

“Do not rejoice at wealth and luxury, nor dread poverty and ordeal; for verily gold is tested by the fire and the #believer is tested by an ordeal.”
Imam #Ali (as)

📚 Ghurar al-Hikam, 10394

So indeed, with hardship comes ease ...Indeed, with hardship comes ease.
#Quran 94:5-6

“The #knowledge of the hypocrite is on his tongue, And the knowledge of the believer in his #character and #deeds .”
Imam #Ali (a.s)

📚 Ghurar-Al-Hikam, V.1, P.463

Powerful reflective Hadith

#reality

' #Piety and #greed can never come together.'
Imam #Ali (as)

📚 Ghurar Al-Hikam, No. 10578

“Whoever wishes to spend the days of his life as a #free man must not allow greed to abide in his #heart .”
Imam Ali (as)

📚 Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 49

“It is not a good trade to consider this #world to be a price for your #soul and a substitute to that which is for you with Allah.”
Imam #Ali (as)

📚 Ghorar al-Hikam

“The #life of this world is merely enjoyment of delusion.”
#Quran 3:185

In his recommendations to Kumayl Bin Ziyad, Imam #Ali (as) said:

“O Kumayl, guard the #believer , for his back is protected by Allah, his life is dear to Allah, and the one who wrongs him is the enemy of Allah. Beware of wronging he who has no supporter against you except Allah.”

Imam #Ali (as) said, 'He who builds the #home of his lasting residence is sensible.'

📚 Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8298

What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous…
#Quran 6:32

'If anything that can prevent punishment and save you from the #fire of #hell and take you to paradise, it's nothing but the #tears shed on Imam #Hussain (as).'

Ayatollah Syed Muhammad Hadi
Milani (ra)