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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Education And Learning

1. The most helpful thing in purifying the intellect is education.

1. The most helpful thing in purifying the intellect is education.

1 أعْوَنُ الأشْياءِ عَلى تَزْكِيَةِ العَقْلِ التَّعْليمُ.

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2. Learn and you will become knowledgeable, honour and you will be honoured.

2. Learn and you will become knowledgeable, honour and you will be honoured.

2 تَعَلَّمْ تَعْلَمْ، وتَكَرَّمْ تُكْرَمْ.

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3. Be humble in front of the one from whom you gain knowledge and the one whom you teach; and do not be from among the haughty scholars, lest your ignorance rises alongside you knowledge.

3. Be humble in front of the one from whom you gain knowledge and the one whom you teach; and do not be from among the haughty scholars, lest your ignorance rises alongside you knowledge.

3 تَواضَعُوا لِمَنْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنْهُ العِلْمَ، ولِمَنْ تُعَلِّمُونَهُ، ولاتَكُونُوا مِنْ جَبابِرَةِ العُلَماءِ، فَلا يَقُومَ جَهْلُكُمْ بِعِلْمِكُمْ.

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4. Acquire knowledge, for indeed if you are wealthy it will adorn you and if you are poor it will provide for you (or guard you).

4. Acquire knowledge, for indeed if you are wealthy it will adorn you and if you are poor it will provide for you (or guard you).

4 تَعَلَّمِ العِلْمَ فَإنَّكَ إنْ كُنْتَ غَنِيّاً زانَكَ، وإنْ كُنْتَ فَقيراً مانَكَ (صانَكَ).

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5. Learn the knowledge of the one who knows, and teach your knowledge to the one who is ignorant, for if you do this, he will be teach you that which you are ignorant of and you will benefit [others] with what you have learnt.

5. Learn the knowledge of the one who knows, and teach your knowledge to the one who is ignorant, for if you do this, he will be teach you that which you are ignorant of and you will benefit [others] with what you have learnt.

5 تَعَلَّمْ عِلْمَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ، وعَلِّمْ عِلْمَكَ مَنْ يَجْهَلُ، فَإذا فَعَلْتَ ذلِكَ، عَلَّمَكَ ما جَهِلْتَ، وانْتَفَعْتَ بِما عَلِمْتَ.

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6. He who places knowledge with one who is unworthy of it has wronged it [or him].

6. He who places knowledge with one who is unworthy of it has wronged it [or him].

6 واضِعُ العِلْمِ عِنْدَ غَيْرِ أهْلِهِ ظالِمٌ لَهُ.

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8. Gain knowledge and you will be known by it, act upon it and you will be one of its worthy possessors.

8. Gain knowledge and you will be known by it, act upon it and you will be one of its worthy possessors.

8 تَعَلَّمُوا العِلْمَ تُعْرَفُوا بِهِ، واعْمَلُوا بِهِ تَكُونُوا مِنْ أهْلِهِ.

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