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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Obedience And Compliance

10. Obedience and virtuous actions are the two profitable trades.

10. Obedience and virtuous actions are the two profitable trades.

10 اَلطّاعَةُ وفِعْلُ البِرِّ هُما المَتْجَرُ الرَّابِحُ.

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12. The best [act of] obedience is renunciation of worldly pleasures.

12. The best [act of] obedience is renunciation of worldly pleasures.

12 أفْضَلُ الطّاعاتِ الزُّهْدُ فِي الدُّنيا.

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13. The one who is the most sincere well-wisher for himself is he who is most obedient to his Lord.

13. The one who is the most sincere well-wisher for himself is he who is most obedient to his Lord.

13 أنْصَحُ النّاسِ لِنَفْسِهِ أطْوَعُهُمْ لِرَبِّهِ.

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14. The best obedience is relinquishing the [worldly] pleasures.

14. The best obedience is relinquishing the [worldly] pleasures.

14 أفْضَلُ الطّاعاتِ العُزُوفُ عَنِ اللَّذّاتِ.

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15. The most beloved of servants to Allah is the most obedient of them to Him.

15. The most beloved of servants to Allah is the most obedient of them to Him.

15 أحَبُّ العِبادِ إلَى اللّهِ أطْوَعُهُمْ لَهُ.

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16. The most deserving of Allah’s mercy among the people are those who are most steadfast in His obedience.

16. The most deserving of Allah’s mercy among the people are those who are most steadfast in His obedience.

16 أجْدَرُ النّاسِ بِرَحْمَةِ اللّهِ أقْوَمُهُمْ بِالطّاعَةِ.

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17. The most deserving of obedience is one from whom you cannot find any escape and the one whom you cannot turn down.

17. The most deserving of obedience is one from whom you cannot find any escape and the one whom you cannot turn down.

17 أحَقُّ مَنْ تُطيعُهُ مَنْ لاتَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدّاً وَلاتَسْتَطيعُ لأمْرِهِ رَدّاً.

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18. The most deserving of [obedience from] those whom you obey is the one who orders you to [maintain] piety and forbids you from [following] vain desires.

18. The most deserving of [obedience from] those whom you obey is the one who orders you to [maintain] piety and forbids you from [following] vain desires.

18 أحقُّ مَنْ أطَعْتَهُ مَنْ أمَرَكَ بِالتُّقى، ونَهاكَ عَنِ الهَوى.

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19. Verily the true friend of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, is one who obeys Allah even if his close relatives distance themselves from him [because of it].

19. Verily the true friend of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, is one who obeys Allah even if his close relatives distance themselves from him [because of it].

19 إنَّ وَلِيَّ مُحَمّدصلَّى اللّه عليه وآله وسلَّم مَنْ أطاعَ اللّهَ وإنْ بَعُدَتْ لُحْمَتُهُ.

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20. Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made obedience an advantage for the sagacious when the incapable ones fall short.

20. Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made obedience an advantage for the sagacious when the incapable ones fall short.

20 إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ جَعَلَ الطّاعَةَ غَنِيمَةَ الأكْياسِ عِنْدَ تَفْريطِ العَجَزَةِ.

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