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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Intelligent

111. It is from the intelligence of a man that he not speak about all that he knows.

111. It is from the intelligence of a man that he not speak about all that he knows.

111 مِنْ عَقْلِ الرَّجُلِ أنْ لايَتَكَلَّمَ بِجَميعِ ما أحاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُهُ.

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112. It is from the rights of the intelligent person to vanquish his vain desire before his adversary.

112. It is from the rights of the intelligent person to vanquish his vain desire before his adversary.

112 مِنْ حَقِّ العاقِلِ أنْ يَقْهَرَ هَواهُ قَبْلَ ضِدِّهِ.

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113. It is from the right of the intelligent person to count his evil action and his ugly conduct as being from the wretchedness of his circumstance and his misfortune.

113. It is from the right of the intelligent person to count his evil action and his ugly conduct as being from the wretchedness of his circumstance and his misfortune.

113 مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّبيبِ أنْ يَعُدَّ سُوءَ عَمَلِهِ، وقُبْحَ سيرَتِهِ مِنْ شَقاوَةِ جَدِّهِ وَنَحْسِهِ.

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114. From the perfection of your intellect is your reliance on your intellect.

114. From the perfection of your intellect is your reliance on your intellect.

114 مِنْ كَمالِ عَقْلِكَ اِسْتِظْهارُكَ عَلى عَقْلِكَ.

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118. Half of the intelligent one is tolerance and [the other] half is feigning negligence [when encountering the bad behaviour of the ignorant].

118. Half of the intelligent one is tolerance and [the other] half is feigning negligence [when encountering the bad behaviour of the ignorant].

118 نِصْفُ العاقِلِ اِحْتِمالٌ، ونِصْفُهُ تَغافُلٌ.

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116. An intelligent person does not lie and a believer does not fornicate.

116. An intelligent person does not lie and a believer does not fornicate.

116 ما كَذَبَ عاقِلٌ، ولا زَنى مُؤْمِنٌ.

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117. The magnanimity of an intelligent person is his religion and his distinction is his etiquette.

117. The magnanimity of an intelligent person is his religion and his distinction is his etiquette.

117 مُرُوَّةُ العاقِلِ دينُهُ، وحَسَبُهُ أدَبُهُ.

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