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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Student

1. If you are not an articulating scholar then be an attentive listener.

1. If you are not an articulating scholar then be an attentive listener.

1 إذا لَمْ تَكُنْ عالِماً ناطِقاً فَكُنْ مُسْتَمِعاً واعِياً.

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2. The student must discipline himself in his quest for knowledge and must neither become bored of his studies nor overestimate what he already knows.

2. The student must discipline himself in his quest for knowledge and must neither become bored of his studies nor overestimate what he already knows.

2 عَلَى المُتَعَلِّمِ أنْ يَدْأبَ نَفْسَهُ في طَلَبِ العِلْمِ، وَلايَمَلَّ مِنْ تَعَلُّمِهِ وَلايَسْتَكْثِرُ ما عَلِمَ.

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5. One who gains knowledge so that he can act upon it is not distressed by its dullness.

5. One who gains knowledge so that he can act upon it is not distressed by its dullness.

5 مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ العِلْمَ لِلْعَمَلِ بِهِ لَمْ يُوحِشْهُ كَسادُهُ.

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6. One who does not learn in his young age, does not progress in his old age.

6. One who does not learn in his young age, does not progress in his old age.

6 مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعَلَّمْ فِي الصِّغَرِ لَمْ يَتَقَدَّمْ فِي الكِبَرِ.

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7. One who does not bear the hardships of gaining knowledge (or education) remains in the abject ignorance?

7. One who does not bear the hardships of gaining knowledge (or education) remains in the abject ignorance?

7 مَنْ لَمْ يَصْبِرْ عَلى مَضَضِ التَّعْليمِ(التَّعَلُّمِ) بَقِيَ في ذُلِّ الجَهْلِ.

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8. One who does not discipline himself (or spend his life) in acquiring knowledge cannot gain great successes.

8. One who does not discipline himself (or spend his life) in acquiring knowledge cannot gain great successes.

8 مَنْ لَمْ يُدْئِبْ (لَمْ يُذِبْ) نَفْسَهُ فِي اكْتِسابِ العِلْمِ لَمْ يُحْرِزْ قَصَباتِ السَّبْقِ.

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9. The one who does not know must never be too proud to learn.

9. The one who does not know must never be too proud to learn.

9 لايَسْتَنْكِفَنَّ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْلَمُ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ.

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10. Do not speak to the ignorant ones about that which they do not know such that they belie you, for indeed your knowledge has a right over you and its right is that you bestow it to those who are deserving of it and deny it to those who are not deserving of it.

10. Do not speak to the ignorant ones about that which they do not know such that they belie you, for indeed your knowledge has a right over you and its right is that you bestow it to those who are deserving of it and deny it to those who are not deserving of it.

10 لاتُحَدِّثِ الجُهّالَ بِما لايَعْلَمُونَ فَيُكَذِّبُوكَ بِهِ، فَإنَّ لِعِلْمِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقّاً، وحَقُّهُ عَلَيْكَ بَذْلَهُ لِمُسْتَحِقِّهِ ومَنْعُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مُسْتَحِقِّهِ.

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