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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Qur’an

11. He (‘a) said about the Holy Qur’an: it is an intercessor whose intercession is accepted and it is a speaker whose speech is affirmed.

11. He (‘a) said about the Holy Qur’an: it is an intercessor whose intercession is accepted and it is a speaker whose speech is affirmed.

11 وقال َ عَلَيْهِ السّلامُ في ذِكْرِ القُرْآنِ: شافِعٌ مُشَفَّعٌ وقائِلٌ مُصَدَّقٌ.

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12. The outward aspect of the Qur’an is elegant and its inward aspect is profound.

12. The outward aspect of the Qur’an is elegant and its inward aspect is profound.

12 ظاهِرُ القُرْآنِ أنيقٌ، وباطِنُهُ عَميقٌ.

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13. You must take this Qur’an, accept what it has permitted, stay away from what it has forbidden, act on its definitive [and clear] verses and refer its unclear verses to the one who knows their meanings; for indeed it is a witness over you, and it is the best thing that you can petition with.

13. You must take this Qur’an, accept what it has permitted, stay away from what it has forbidden, act on its definitive [and clear] verses and refer its unclear verses to the one who knows their meanings; for indeed it is a witness over you, and it is the best thing that you can petition with.

13 عَلَيْكُمْ بِهذَا القُرْآنِ، أحِلُّواحَلالَهُ، وحَرِّمُوا حَرامَهُ، واعْمَلُوا بِمُحْكَمِهِ، ورُدُّوا مُتَشابِهَهُ إلى عالِمِهِ، فَإنَّهُ شاهِدٌ عَلَيْكُمْ، وأفْضَلُ ما بِهِ تَوَسَّلْتُمْ.

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14. In the Qur’an is the information about what was before you, the news about what will come after you and the rulings regarding your present time.

14. In the Qur’an is the information about what was before you, the news about what will come after you and the rulings regarding your present time.

14 فِي القُرآنِ نَبَأُ ما قَبْلَكُمْ، وخَبَرُ ما بَعْدَكُمْ، وحُكْمُ ما بَيْنَكُمْ.

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17. There is no poverty for anyone after the Qur’an nor is there any affluence for anyone before it.

17. There is no poverty for anyone after the Qur’an nor is there any affluence for anyone before it.

17 لَيْسَ لأحَد بَعْدَ القُرْآنِ مِنْ فاقَة، وَلا لأحَد قَبْلَ القُرْآنِ غِنىً.

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18. One who feels at ease with the recitation of the Qur’an does not become lonely by the separation of his brothers.

18. One who feels at ease with the recitation of the Qur’an does not become lonely by the separation of his brothers.

18 مَنْ أنِسَ بِتِلاوَةِ القُرْآنِ لَمْ تُوحِشْهُ مُفارَقَةُ الإخْوانِ.

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19. One who takes the word of Allah as a guide is directed to that which is most upright.

19. One who takes the word of Allah as a guide is directed to that which is most upright.

19 مَنِ اتِّخَذَ قَوْلَ اللّهِ دَلِيلاً هُدِيَ إلَى الَّتي هِيَ أقْوَمُ.

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20. One for whom the Qur’an intercedes on the Day of Judgment, its intercession for him is accepted, and one about whom it complains shall testify to [and affirm] it.

20. One for whom the Qur’an intercedes on the Day of Judgment, its intercession for him is accepted, and one about whom it complains shall testify to [and affirm] it.

20 مَنْ شَفَعَ لَهُ القُرْآنُ يَوْمَ القِيمَةِ شُفِّعَ فيهِ، ومَنْ مَحَلَ بِهِ صُدِّقَ عَلَيْهِ.

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