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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Believer

31. Indeed the cheerfulness of a believer is in his face, his strength is in his religion and his sorrow is in his heart.

31. Indeed the cheerfulness of a believer is in his face, his strength is in his religion and his sorrow is in his heart.

31 إنَّ بِشْرَ المُؤمِنِ في وَجْهِهِ، وقُوَّتَهُ في دينِهِ، وحُزْنَهُ في قَلْبِهِ.

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34. The needlessness of a believer is through [his reliance on] Allah, the Glorified.

34. The needlessness of a believer is through [his reliance on] Allah, the Glorified.

34 غِنَى المُؤمِنِ بِاللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ.

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35. He (the believer) has enlivened his intellect, killed his lust, obeyed his Lord and disobeyed his lower-self.

35. He (the believer) has enlivened his intellect, killed his lust, obeyed his Lord and disobeyed his lower-self.

35 قَدْ أحْيا عَقْلَهُ، وأماتَ شَهْوَتَهُ، وأطاعَ رَبَّهُ وعَصى نَفْسَهُ.

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36. How many a believer has succeeded through patience and thinking positively.

36. How many a believer has succeeded through patience and thinking positively.

36 كَمْ مِنْ مُؤمِن فازَ بِهِ الصَّبْرُ، وحُسْنُ الظَّنِّ.

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38. A believer has a perfect intellect, a pleasing leniency, an inclination towards good deeds and an aversion towards bad deeds.

38. A believer has a perfect intellect, a pleasing leniency, an inclination towards good deeds and an aversion towards bad deeds.

38 لِلْمُؤْمِنِ عَقْلٌ وَفِىٌّ، وحِلْمٌ مَرْضِيٌّ، ورَغْبَةٌ فِي الحَسَناتِ، وفِرارٌ مِنَ السَّيِّئاتِ.

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39. A believer has three times: a time for whispering to his Lord, a time for assessing himself (or in another narration: a time for making arrangements for his livelihood) and a time when he freely enjoys himself with what is lawful and pleasant.

39. A believer has three times: a time for whispering to his Lord, a time for assessing himself (or in another narration: a time for making arrangements for his livelihood) and a time when he freely enjoys himself with what is lawful and pleasant.

39 لِلْمُؤْمِنِ ثلاثُ ساعات، ساعَةٌ يُناجي فيها رَبَّهُ، وساعَةٌ يُحاسِبُ فيها نَفْسَهُ، (وساعَةٌ يَرُمُّ فيها مَعاشَهُ) وساعَةٌ يُخَلّي بَينَ نَفْسِهِ ولَذَّتِها فيما يَحِلُّ ويَجْمُلُ.

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40. The faith of a believer is not perfected until he deems comfort to be a trial and affliction to be a blessing.

40. The faith of a believer is not perfected until he deems comfort to be a trial and affliction to be a blessing.

40 لايَكْمُلُ إيمانُ المُؤْمِنِ حَتّى يَعُدَّ الرَّخاءَ فِتْنَةً، والبَلاءَ نِعْمَةً.

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