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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Believer

1. A believer is very truthful in [his] speech and generous in [his] benevolence.

1. A believer is very truthful in [his] speech and generous in [his] benevolence.

1 اَلمُؤْمِنُ صَدُوقُ اللِّسانِ، بَذُولُ الإحسانِ.

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2. A believer is [always] alert, waiting for one of the two boons [of this world or the Hereafter].

2. A believer is [always] alert, waiting for one of the two boons [of this world or the Hereafter].

2 اَلمُؤْمِِنُ يَقْظانٌ يَنْتَظِرُ إحْدَى الحَسَنَتَينِ.

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3. A believer is chaste, contented, free from sin and pious.

3. A believer is chaste, contented, free from sin and pious.

3 اَلمُؤْمِنُ عَفِيفٌ، مُقْتَنِعٌ، مُتَنَزِّهٌ، مُتَوَرِِّعٌ.

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4. A believer is one whose love is for [the sake of] Allah, whose hate is for Allah, whose taking is for Allah and whose leaving is for Allah.

4. A believer is one whose love is for [the sake of] Allah, whose hate is for Allah, whose taking is for Allah and whose leaving is for Allah.

4 اَلمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ كانَ حُبُّهلِلّهِ، وبُغْضُهلِلّهِ، وأخذُهلِلّهِ، وتَرْكُهُ لِلّهِ.

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5. A believer is thankful in [times of] comfort, patient in tribulation and fearful in affluence.

5. A believer is thankful in [times of] comfort, patient in tribulation and fearful in affluence.

5 اَلمُؤْمِنُ شاكِرٌ فيِ السَّرّاءِ، صابِرٌ فِي البَلاءِ، خائفٌ فِي الرَّخاءِ.

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6. A believer is moderate in [times of] affluence, [and] keeps away from the [pleasures of this] world.

6. A believer is moderate in [times of] affluence, [and] keeps away from the [pleasures of this] world.

6 اَلمُؤْمِنُ عَفيفٌ فِي الغِنى، مُتَنَزَّهٌ عَنِ الدُّنيا.

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7. A believer is [always] between blessing and wrongdoing, [and] nothing reforms these two except thankfulness and repentance.

7. A believer is [always] between blessing and wrongdoing, [and] nothing reforms these two except thankfulness and repentance.

7 اَلمُؤْمِنُ بَيْنَ نِعْمَة وخَطيئَة لا يُصلِحُهُما إلاّ الشُّكرُ وَالإسْتِغْفارُ.

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8. A believer is dignified, honourable, self-reliant, cautious and sorrowful.

8. A believer is dignified, honourable, self-reliant, cautious and sorrowful.

8 اَلمُؤْمِِنُ عِزٌّ كَريمٌ، مَأمُونٌ على نَفْسِهِ، حَذِرٌ مَحْزُونٌ.

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11. When a believer is asked [for help], he helps, and when he asks [other for help], he is lenient [and does not overburden them].

11. When a believer is asked [for help], he helps, and when he asks [other for help], he is lenient [and does not overburden them].

11 اَلمُؤْمِنُ إذا سُئِلَ أسْعَفَ، وإذا سَألَ خَفَّفَ.

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9. A believer constantly remembers [Allah], frequently contemplates, is thankful for blessings and patient in the face of tribulation.

9. A believer constantly remembers [Allah], frequently contemplates, is thankful for blessings and patient in the face of tribulation.

9 المُؤْمِنُ دائِمُ الذِّكرِ، كَثيرُ الفِكرِ، عَلَى النَّعماءِ شاكِرٌ، وَفِي البَلاءِ صابِرٌ.

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