Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it. Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes by Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes From Ali ibn Abi Talib Do not be like those on whom advice has no effect and who require punishment to correct themselves. Ali ibn Abi Talib punishment islamic advice To whatever extent a person's knowledge increases, his attention will be turned more towards his soul. Ali ibn Abi Talib increase soul attention The outcome of fear is disappointment and shyness is frustration. Ali ibn Abi Talib frustration insightful disappointment I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle. Ali ibn Abi Talib delicious-food cattle eating He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands Ali ibn Abi Talib insightful secret hands One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision. Ali ibn Abi Talib vision educational thinking Vanity prevents improvement Ali ibn Abi Talib vanity insightful improvement A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations. Ali ibn Abi Talib nobility aspiration men Recitation of the Qur'an without contemplation and thought is futile. Ali ibn Abi Talib recitation contemplation Poverty is the worst form of death. Ali ibn Abi Talib poverty worst form He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome. Ali ibn Abi Talib self evil beauty Either you are just or unjust. If you are just, then you will not keep aloof from the people, but will listen to them and meet their requirements. But if you are unjust, the people themselves will keep away from you. Ali ibn Abi Talib requirements unjust people Glory is for none but the learned, Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom men Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the gratitude of the servant ceases Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic gratitude wisdom Let me alone, and go in search of someone else. Ali ibn Abi Talib me-alone let-me In this world, man is a target of death, an easy prey to calamities, here every morsel and every draught is liable to choke one, here one never receives a favour until he loses another instead, here every additional day in one's life is a day reduced from the total span of his existence, when death is the natural outcome of life, how can we expect immortality. Ali ibn Abi Talib target men world The one from among the Muslims who recites the Qur'an but in the end finds his way to hell, is considerd to be among those that have taken the word of Allah in jest. Ali ibn Abi Talib hell taken way Riches without faith are the greatest poverty. Ali ibn Abi Talib riches poverty Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive. Ali ibn Abi Talib misled deceptive appearance Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards. Ali ibn Abi Talib sin abstinence helping
