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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Scholar

52. How many a scholar is corrupt and [how many] a worshipper is ignorant, so be wary of the corrupt among the scholars and the ignorant among the worshippers.

52. How many a scholar is corrupt and [how many] a worshipper is ignorant, so be wary of the corrupt among the scholars and the ignorant among the worshippers.

52 كَمْ مِنْ عالِم فاجِر وعابِد جاهِل، فَاتَّقُوا الفاجِرَ مِنَ العُلَماءِ، وَالجاهِلَ مِنَ المُتَعَبِّدينَ.

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54. Be either a knowledgeable speaker or a keen listener, and beware of being the third type.

54. Be either a knowledgeable speaker or a keen listener, and beware of being the third type.

54 كُنْ عالِماً ناطِقاً، أوْ مُسْتَمِعاً واعِياً، وإيّاكَ أنْ تَكُونَ الثّالِثَ.

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55. Be knowledgeable about the truth and act upon it, [and through this] Allah, the Glorified, will save you.

55. Be knowledgeable about the truth and act upon it, [and through this] Allah, the Glorified, will save you.

55 كُنْ عالِماً بِالحَقِّ، عامِلاً بِهِ، يُنْجِكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ.

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53. It is enough of ignorance for a scholar that his actions contradict his knowledge.

53. It is enough of ignorance for a scholar that his actions contradict his knowledge.

53 كَفى بِالعالِمِ جَهْلاً أنْ يُنافِيَ عِلْمَهُ عَمَلُهُ.

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56. If the people of knowledge were to carry it as it deserves to be carried, Allah and His angels would surely love them, but they bear it in order to seek worldly gain, so Allah, the Exalted, is displeased with them and they are thus abased by it.

56. If the people of knowledge were to carry it as it deserves to be carried, Allah and His angels would surely love them, but they bear it in order to seek worldly gain, so Allah, the Exalted, is displeased with them and they are thus abased by it.

56 لَوْ أنَّ أهْلَ العِلْمِ حَمَلُوهُ بِحَقِّهِ لأحَبَّهُمُ اللّهُ ومَلائِكَتُهُ، ولكِنَّهُمْ حَمَلُوهُ لِطَلَبِ الدُّنيا، فَمَقَتَهُمُ اللّهُ تَعالى وهانُوا عَلَيْهِ.

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