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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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62. Whoever does not nurture his knowledge in solitude, it humiliates him among the people.

62. Whoever does not nurture his knowledge in solitude, it humiliates him among the people.

62 مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعاهَدْ عِلْمَهُ فِي الخَلإِ فَضَحَهُ فِي المَلإِ.

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64. It is necessary for every scholar to secure his sides with piety and to extend his knowledge to the one who seeks it.

64. It is necessary for every scholar to secure his sides with piety and to extend his knowledge to the one who seeks it.

64 مِنَ المَفْرُوضِ عَلى كُلِّ عالِم أنْ يَصُونَ بِالوَرَعِ جانِبَهُ، وأنْ يَبْذُلَ عِلْمَهُ لِطالِبِهِ.

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65. Considering your knowledge (or action) as little is from the excellence of your knowledge.

65. Considering your knowledge (or action) as little is from the excellence of your knowledge.

65 مِنْ فَضْلِ عِلْمِكَ اِسْتِقْلالُكَ لِعِلْمِكَ (لِعَمَلِكَ).

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63. One who claims to have reached the end of knowledge has manifested the highest level of ignorance.

63. One who claims to have reached the end of knowledge has manifested the highest level of ignorance.

63 مَنِ ادَّعى مِنَ العِلْمِ غايَتَهُ فَقَدْ أظْهَرَ مِنْ جَهْلِهِ نِهايَتَهُ.

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66. He who does not act upon his knowledge has not truly gained knowledge.

66. He who does not act upon his knowledge has not truly gained knowledge.

66 ما عَلِمَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِعِلْمِهِ.

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67. How many are those who gain knowledge but do not follow it!

67. How many are those who gain knowledge but do not follow it!

67 ما أكْثَرَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ العِلْمَ وَلا يَتَّبِعُهُ.

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68. Allah, the Glorified, did not make it incumbent upon the ignorant one to learn until He had made it incumbent upon the learned to teach.

68. Allah, the Glorified, did not make it incumbent upon the ignorant one to learn until He had made it incumbent upon the learned to teach.

68 ما أخَذَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عَلَى الجاهِلِ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ حَتّى أخَذَ عَلَى العالِمِ أنْ يُعَلِّمَ.

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69. Only two [types of] people have broken my back: the impudent scholar and the ignorant worshipper. One drives people away from the truth by his immorality and the other invites people to falsehood with his devotion.

69. Only two [types of] people have broken my back: the impudent scholar and the ignorant worshipper. One drives people away from the truth by his immorality and the other invites people to falsehood with his devotion.

69 ما قَصَمَ ظَهْري إلاّ رَجُلانِ: عالِمٌ مُتَهَتِّكٌ وجاهِلٌ مَتَنَسِّكٌ، هذا يُنَفِّرُ عَنْ حَقِّهِ بِهَتْكِهِ، وهذا يَدْعُو إلى باطِلِه بِنُسْكِهِ.

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70. The competition (or argumentation) of the scholars results in their gaining benefit and their earning merits.

70. The competition (or argumentation) of the scholars results in their gaining benefit and their earning merits.

70 مُنافَسَةُ (مُناقَشَةُ) العُلَماءِ تُنْتِجُ فَوائِدَهُمْ، وتَكْسِبُ فَضائِلَهُمْ.

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