WISE TEAHCINGS
OF SHIA LEADERS
"Longing for this world brings about worry and sadness, doing without in this world brings ease to the heart and body."
Prophet Muhammad
"The truly powerful person is the one who has conquered himself."
Prophet Muhammad
"Charity brings abundance for the one who gives it, so give charity, God will have mercy on you."
Prophet Muhammad
"Indeed, he who treats people fairly even though it be to his detriment, is only increased in worth and honour by God."
Imam Muhammad Baqir
"Kindness is half of life."
Imam Musa Kazem
"True worship is not to pray and to fast excessively, rather true worship is to ponder on God, the Most High."
Imam Raza
"Strive to talk to children before evildoers get to them first."
Imam Jafar Sadiq
"Anger is such that it destroys the heart of even the wise men. He who has no control over his anger has no control over his mind."
Imam Jafar Sadiq
"Love of this world is the root of all vice."
Imam Jafar Sadiq
"Six things are never found in a true believer: viciousness and ill-temperedness, miserliness, obstinacy, dishonesty, jealousy, and oppression."
Imam Jafar Sadiq
"Prefer to be one who is defeated while being just, rather than one who triumphs while being unjust."
Imam Ali
"There is no illness more debilitating than lack of intellect."
Imam Ali
"There is no poverty quite like ignorance."
Imam Ali
"The most ignorant of those who are ignorant is the one who trips over the same stone twice."
Imam Ali
"Every container becomes tightly packed with what is put in it, except for the container of knowledge, for surely it expands."
Imam Ali
"People are hostile towards what they do not understand."
Imam Ali
"If you hear words that hurt you, then bow your head before them and they will miss you."
Imam Ali
"Tolerance is the graveyard of defects."
Imam Ali
"There is nothing as honourable as knowledge."
Imam Ali
"Do not keep the company of an evil person, for surely your character will take on something of his character without your even realizing it."
Imam Ali
"If a blessing descends on you, then make it last by being grateful."
Imam Ali
"Do not pay attention to the one who is speaking, but pay attention to what he is saying."
Imam Ali
"There is no successful outcome in treating people unjustly."
Imam Ali
"Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others."
Imam Ali
"Train yourself in good behaviour with regards to what you dislike in others."
Imam Ali
"There is no health where there is greed."
Imam Ali
"Belief, iman, has four pillars: patience, certainty, justice, and struggle."
Imam Ali
"Doubt has four divisions: disputation, distrust, vacillation, and surrender."
Imam Ali
"Take your words into account as part of your actions, and do not say anything unless it is good."
Imam Ali
"The one who has the most blessed life is the one who supports others during his life."
Imam Ali
"The value of each person lies in the good he does."
Imam Ali
"Every statement in which God is not mentioned is a vanity. Every silence in which there is no thought of Him is carelessness. Every reflection in which there is no consideration of Him is an idle pastime."
Imam Ali
"If you expect someone to do more than he is able to do, then expect him to fail you by as much as you have exceeded his capacity."
Imam Ali
"Just marvel at man: he sees by means of some gristle, and speaks by means of some flesh, and hears by means of a bone, and breathes by means of a perforation!"
Imam Ali
"I am amazed at the one who settles down in the abode that passes away, and ignores the abode that lasts for ever."
Imam Ali
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"Tolerance is the graveyard of defects."
"Just marvel at man: he sees by means of some gristle, and speaks by means of some flesh, and hears by means of a bone, and breathes by means of a perforation!"
what do they mean?
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
1.
Imam Ali's saying on tolerance. He means take it, bear it. Dont let your ego control your emotions. Get rid of your ego.
If you learn to tolerate other people's criticism of you, then this improves your own personality. They will think you have a big heart, you can take it.
But if you keep reacting and hitting back, this turns you into hateful person, a bigot.
2.
Imam Ali's description of people who have pride and arrogance.
Humans think they are it. But in reality they are nothing. Their organs operate with nothing but bones and flesh. For example, it is your bones in ears that make you hear voice. You rely on bones and yet you think big of yourself. If you reflect on your own body, it would make you a humble person. You will know that before might of God, you are insignificant nothing.
Sometimes, poor english translation of holy words can result in confusion. Please check with original Arabic inorder to understand exactly what was said.
Or, simply as a top cleric to explain the saying to you. Thats what I always do when I don't get it.
Ayatollah rightly named America as "Great Satan".
www.presstv.ir
Who's picture is that supposed to be??
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
-Imam Al-Ghazali
If you click on it you will know who that is.
Ayatollah rightly named America as "Great Satan".
www.presstv.ir
Portrayal of revered figures of Islam is haram. It leads to idolatry.
When will the rafidhi (read Shias) stop innovating things into Islam?
Proof?
How does this fit in with how the early Muslims treated the prophet (saw), where they considered his spit to be full of barakah, and their treatment of the sahabah?
It is easy to make statements to attack others, but it is important to make sure they are accurate.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
"Put aside your pride, set down your arrogance, and remember your grave."
- Ali ibn Abi Talib R.A
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
SHIAS OF KUFA killed Ali (r.a)
http://islamic-forum.net/index.php?showtopic=12394
My English is not very good
Didn't the Prophet (PBUH) prevented someone from prostrating before him.
Coming to Malik's post, yeah I mean these scholars, including Ali ibn Abi Talib are respected by virtually all Muslims and those principles are from Islam generally not just Shiaism.
However, concerning the point about bowing your head during destructive criticism, if we take that quote literally then I don't think that's a good idea. Surely, it would make you feel more down with yourself and chip away at your self-esteem and self-worth?
I feel it is possible to be polite, look them straight, yet firm with them.
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi