Understanding the knowledge and wisdom of the Qur'an is by far, higher than memorizing. Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes by Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes From Ali ibn Abi Talib There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness. Ali ibn Abi Talib unawareness intellect ignorance Oh writer! An Angel watches over all you write. Make your writing meaningful for it will eventually return to you and you will be questioned about what you wrote. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom meaningful I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him. Ali ibn Abi Talib wisdom hope wise If you are greeted then return the greetings more warmly. If you are favored, then repay the obligation manifold; but he who takes the initiative will always excel in merit. Ali ibn Abi Talib merit initiative return The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself. Ali ibn Abi Talib helpless persons The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others. Ali ibn Abi Talib feeding body soul Contentment is a wealth that is never exhausted Ali ibn Abi Talib exhausted contentment insightful Be afraid of a dignified man when he is hungry and a wicked man when his belly is full. Ali ibn Abi Talib wicked insightful men Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack. Ali ibn Abi Talib piercings islamic wisdom Fear only the will of God and you will have no cause to fear anyone else. Ali ibn Abi Talib gods-will causes How many lessons there are and how little they are taken Ali ibn Abi Talib life-lesson taken wisdom 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. Ali ibn Abi Talib blessed men people Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others. Ali ibn Abi Talib insightful character men Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings. Ali ibn Abi Talib tired wise mind There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science. Ali ibn Abi Talib pondering advancement prosperity A calamity does not descend except due to a sin and it is not lifted except with repentance. Ali ibn Abi Talib repentance sin doe Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic heart enemy There is no nobility with bad manners. Ali ibn Abi Talib bad-manners nobility manners The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body. Ali ibn Abi Talib disease body heart Know you that Allah has made Islam the most sublime path for attainment of His supreme pleasure and the highest standards of his worship and obedience. He has favoured it with noble precepts, exalted principles, undoubtable arguments, unchallengeable supremacy and undeniable wisdom. It is up to you to maintain the eminence and dignity granted to it by the Lord, to follow it sincerely, to do justice to its articles of faith and belief, to obey implicitly its tenets and orders and to give it the proper place in your lives. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom order