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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Being Pleased And Satisfied

2. The thing which is most befitting of true faith is being satisfied [with what has been decrees] and total submission [to Allah].

2. The thing which is most befitting of true faith is being satisfied [with what has been decrees] and total submission [to Allah].

2 أجدَرُ الأشياءِ بِصِدقِ الإيمانِ اَلرِّضا والتَّسْليمُ.

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6. Satisfaction with the decree of Allah makes great calamities easy [to bear].

6. Satisfaction with the decree of Allah makes great calamities easy [to bear].

6 اَلرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُهَوِّنُ عَظيمَ الرَّزايا.

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7. If you have made a covenant [to believe in Allah] then be satisfied with that which has been decreed against you and for you, and do not have hope in anyone other than Allah, the Glorified, and await that which is brought to you by [divine] decree.

7. If you have made a covenant [to believe in Allah] then be satisfied with that which has been decreed against you and for you, and do not have hope in anyone other than Allah, the Glorified, and await that which is brought to you by [divine] decree.

7 إنْ عَقَدْتَ أيْمانَكَ فَارْضَ بِالمَقْضِيِّ عَلَيكَ ولَكَ ولا تَرْجُ أحَداً إلاَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ، وانْتَظِرْ ما أتاكَ بِهِ القَدَرُ.

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8. Indeed if you are pleased with the decree [of Allah], your lives will become enjoyable and you will attain prosperity.

8. Indeed if you are pleased with the decree [of Allah], your lives will become enjoyable and you will attain prosperity.

8 إنَّكُمْ إنْ رَضيتُمْ بِالقَضاءِ طابَتْ عَيْشَتُكُمْ وفُزْتُمْ بِالغَناءِ.

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9. When what you want does not happen, then do not fret about how you were [and be satisfied with the decree of Allah].

9. When what you want does not happen, then do not fret about how you were [and be satisfied with the decree of Allah].

9 إذا لَمْ يَكُنْ ما تُريدُ، فلا تُبَلْ كَيفَ كُنْتَ.

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10. By satisfaction with the decree of Allah, the strength of [one’s] certitude is evinced.

10. By satisfaction with the decree of Allah, the strength of [one’s] certitude is evinced.

10 بِالرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُسْتَدَلُّ على حُسْنِ اليَقينِ.

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