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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Affluence And The Rich

3. The rich person feels at home [even when he is] in a strange land.

3. The rich person feels at home [even when he is] in a strange land.

3 اَلْغَنِيُّ (اَلْغِنى)فِي الغُرْبَةِ وَطَنٌ.

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4. The ignorance of a rich person abases him whereas the knowledge of a poor person elevates him.

4. The ignorance of a rich person abases him whereas the knowledge of a poor person elevates him.

4 جَهْلُ الغَنِيِّ يَضَعُهُ، وعِلْمُ الفَقيرِ يَرْفَعُهُ.

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7. Few are the rich who [financially] support and assist others.

7. Few are the rich who [financially] support and assist others.

7 قَليلٌ مِنَ الأغْنِياءِ مَنْ يُواسي ويُسْعِفُ.

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8. How many of the rich are unneeded [because of their unwillingness to help others].

8. How many of the rich are unneeded [because of their unwillingness to help others].

8 كَمْ مِنْ غَنِىّ يُسْتَغْنى عَنْهُ.

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9. It is obligatory upon the rich person not to withhold his wealth from the poor.

9. It is obligatory upon the rich person not to withhold his wealth from the poor.

9 مِنَ الواجِبِ عَلَى الغَنِيِّ أنْ لايَضُنَّ عَلَى الفَقيرِبِمالِهِ.

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10. Never count the one from whose wealth others don’t get sustenance as a rich person.

10. Never count the one from whose wealth others don’t get sustenance as a rich person.

10 لاتَعُدَّنَّ غَنِياً مَنْ لَمْ يُرْزَقْ مِنْ مالِهِ.

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