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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Good Turns And Benevolent Actions

244. Good turns are shackles that cannot be extricated except through gratitude or requital.

244. Good turns are shackles that cannot be extricated except through gratitude or requital.

244 اَلمَعْرُوفُ غُلٌّ لايَفُكُّهُ إلاّ شُكْرٌ، أوْمُكافاةٌ.

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246. A benevolent action is not completed except by three things: by taking it to be insignificant, by expediting it and by concealing it; for when you take it to be insignificant, you have made it great; and when you expedite it, you have made it beneficial; and when you conceal it, you have made it complete.

246. A benevolent action is not completed except by three things: by taking it to be insignificant, by expediting it and by concealing it; for when you take it to be insignificant, you have made it great; and when you expedite it, you have made it beneficial; and when you conceal it, you have made it complete.

246 اَلمَعْرُوفُ لايَتِمُّ إلاّبِثَلاث: بِتَصْغيرِهِ، وتَعْجيلِهِ، وسَتْرِهِ، فَإنَّكَ إذا صَغَّرْتَهُ فَقَدْ عَظَّمْتَهُ، وإذا عَجَّلْتَهُ فَقَدْ هَنَّأْتَهُ وإذا سَتَرْتَهُ فَقَدْ تَمَّمْتَهُ.

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247. Doing a good turn is the best acquisition [for the Hereafter], and generosity is the best ornament.

247. Doing a good turn is the best acquisition [for the Hereafter], and generosity is the best ornament.

247 اَلإفْضالُ أفْضَلُ قِنْيَة، والسَّخاءُ أحْسَنُ حِلْيَة.

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245. Completing a good turn is better than starting it.

245. Completing a good turn is better than starting it.

245 إكْمالُ المَعْرُوفِ أحْسَنُ مِنْ إبْتِدائِهِ.

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248. When the kind people become fewer, those who adorn themselves get ruined.

248. When the kind people become fewer, those who adorn themselves get ruined.

248 إذا قَلَّ أهْلُ الفَضْلِ هَلَكَ أهْلُ التَّجَمُّلِ.

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