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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Treachery

1. Treachery by everyone is evil, but by those who have power and authority it is worse.

1. Treachery by everyone is evil, but by those who have power and authority it is worse.

الغَدْرُ بِكُلِّ أحَد قَبيحٌ، وهُوَ بِذَوِى القُدْرَةِ والسُّلْطانِ أقْبَحْ.

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2. Treachery increases the burden [of sin] and degrades one’s status.

2. Treachery increases the burden [of sin] and degrades one’s status.

2 اَلْغَدْرُ يُعَظِّمُ الوِزْرَ ويُزْري بِالقَدْرِ.

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3. Beware of treachery, for indeed it is the ugliest betrayal; and verily the treacherous one is humiliated in the sight of Allah.

3. Beware of treachery, for indeed it is the ugliest betrayal; and verily the treacherous one is humiliated in the sight of Allah.

3 إيّاكَ والغَدْرَ، فَإنَّهُ أقْبَحُ الخِيانَةِ، وإنَّ الغَدُورَ لَمُهانٌ عِنْدَاللّهِ.

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9. Be one who acts with goodness, forbids evil and shuns the trait of treachery.

9. Be one who acts with goodness, forbids evil and shuns the trait of treachery.

9 كُنْ عامِلاً بِالخَيْرِ، ناهِياً عَنِ الشَّرِّ، مُنْكِراً شيمَةَ الغَدْرِ.

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