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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Islam

1. Islam means submission [to the will of Allah], and submission means certitude, and certitude means attestation, and attestation means confirmation, and confirmation means execution, and execution means action.

1. Islam means submission [to the will of Allah], and submission means certitude, and certitude means attestation, and attestation means confirmation, and confirmation means execution, and execution means action.

1 الإسْلامُ هُوَ التَّسليمُ، والتَّسْليمُ هُوَ اليَقيْنُ،وَ اليَقيْنُ هُوَ التَّصْديقُ، وَالتَّصْديقُ هُوَ الإقْرارُ، والإقْرارُ هُوَ الأداءُ، والأداءُ هُوَ العَمَلُ.

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2. Verily Islam has a goal, so strive towards its goal and proceed towards Allah by fulfilling that which He has ordained upon you of His rights.

2. Verily Islam has a goal, so strive towards its goal and proceed towards Allah by fulfilling that which He has ordained upon you of His rights.

2 إنَّ للإسْلامِ غايَةً فَانْتَهُوا إلى غايَتِهِ، واخْرُجُوا إلَى اللّهِ مِمّا افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ حُقُوقِهِ.

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4. And he (‘a) said about Islam: It is an instruction for the resolute, a sign for the one who examines it [carefully], a lesson for the one who takes heed and a salvation for the one who accepts it.

4. And he (‘a) said about Islam: It is an instruction for the resolute, a sign for the one who examines it [carefully], a lesson for the one who takes heed and a salvation for the one who accepts it.

4 وقال عليه السّلام في ذكرِ الإسْلامِ: تَبْصِرَةٌ لِمَنْ عَزَمَ، وآيَةٌ لِمَنْ تَوَسَّمَ، وَعِبْرَةٌ لِمَنِ اتَّعَظَ، ونَجاةٌ لِمَنْ صَدَّقَ.

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6. Allah has prescribed Islam for you and has made its laws easy, and He has strengthened its pillars against those who wage war with it.

6. Allah has prescribed Islam for you and has made its laws easy, and He has strengthened its pillars against those who wage war with it.

6 شَرَعَ اللّهُ لَكُمُ الإسْلامَ، فَسَهَّلَ شَرايِعَهُ، وأعَزَّ أرْكانَهُ على مَنْ حارَبَهُ.

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7. The outward side of Islam is radiant and its inward aspect is elegant.

7. The outward side of Islam is radiant and its inward aspect is elegant.

7 ظاهِرُ الإسْلامِ مُشْرِقٌ، وباطِنُهُ مُونِقٌ.

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