Source: Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim (Exalted Aphorisms and Pearls of Speech)
A collection of Aphorisms and short sayings of Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) were collected in the book in late fifth or early sixth century work by al-Amudi al-Tamimi.
Muhammad (s) and his Progeny محمّد صلَّى اللّه عليه وآله وسلَّم وأهل بيته
1. Be pleased with Muhammad (s) as your guide [and role model] and as the one who will lead you to salvation.
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1. Be pleased with Muhammad (s) as your guide [and role model] and as the one who will lead you to salvation.
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2. Follow the guidance of your Prophet for it is the t

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3. Be cautious of exceeding the limits with regards to us; say that we are servants of our Lord, and then you may believe anything you wish about our merits.
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4. Indeed we, the household [of the Prophet], are the doors of wisdom, the lights that dispel darkness and the illumination of the nations.
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5. Where are you



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6. Where are those who allege that they are firmly grounded in knowledge apart from us, while they lie and transgress against us, and harbour jealousy to

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7. The most virtuous of good deeds is loving us and the most despicable of evil deeds is hating us.
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7. The most virtuous of good deeds is loving us and the most despicable of evil deeds is hating us.
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8. The most fortunate of all people is one who knows our merits, seeks nearness to Allah through us, is sincere in his love for us, acts on that which we have ent


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9. The nearest of people to us is one who loyally supports us and has enmity for our enemies.
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9. The nearest of people to us is one who loyally supports us and has enmity for our enemies.
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10. Indeed, for [the proclamation:] ‘There is none worthy of worship but Allah’ there are some conditions, and verily I and my progeny are from its conditions.
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11. Verily, the beggar is a messenger of Allah, so one who gives to him gives to Allah and one who withholds from him, withholds from Allah, the Glorified.1
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12. Verily our affair is difficult and arduous, none can bear it except the servant whose heart Allah has tested for [and filled with] faith, and nothing preserves our words except the faithful hearts and discerning minds.
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13. To us return the ones who exceed the bounds and the ones who lag behind [come for
rd to] meet up with us.
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13. To us return the ones who exceed the bounds and the ones who lag behind [come for

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14. Verily Allah, the Exalted, made an appraisal of the world and (from it) chose us, and He chose for us followers who would help us, be happy in our happiness and sad in our sadness, and give up their lives and wealth for our sake they are ones who are (considered to be) from us and unto us, and they will be with us in the gardens (of Paradise).
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15. Verily our affair is difficult and arduous, rough and harsh, secret, hidden and veiled, none have access to it except the favoured angel, the appointed prophet or the believer whose heart Allah, the Glorified, has tested for faith.
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15. Verily our affair is difficult and arduous, rough and harsh, secret, hidden and veiled, none have access to it except the favoured angel, the appointed prophet or the believer whose heart Allah, the Glorified, has tested for faith.
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16. Indeed here (and he pointed to
rds his chest) there is great knowledge; if only I could get someone who would bear it. Yes, I do find some who can understand but cannot be relied upon and would use the tools of religion for worldly gain or would dominate the people through the favours of Allah over His servants and through His authority over His friends; or [I find] one who is submissive to those who bear the t
th but has no insight or intelligence, misgivings pierce into his heart at the first instance of doubt.
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16. Indeed here (and he pointed to


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17. The People of Remembrance (or followers of the Qur’an) are the People of Allah and His favoured ones.
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17. The People of Remembrance (or followers of the Qur’an) are the People of Allah and His favoured ones.
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18. I am the allotter of hellfire, the treasurer of the gardens [of Paradise], the owner of the pond [of Kawthar] and the holder of the Elevations, and there is no Imam from among us, the household [of the Prophet], except that he knows those who are his sincere friends [and followers], and this is the meaning of the words of the Most High: ‘You are only a
rner, and there is a guide for every people’2.
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18. I am the allotter of hellfire, the treasurer of the gardens [of Paradise], the owner of the pond [of Kawthar] and the holder of the Elevations, and there is no Imam from among us, the household [of the Prophet], except that he knows those who are his sincere friends [and followers], and this is the meaning of the words of the Most High: ‘You are only a

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19. I am the brother of the Prophet of Allah, the first to accept Islam, the breaker of the idols, the
rrior against the disbelievers and the vanquisher of adversaries.
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19. I am the brother of the Prophet of Allah, the first to accept Islam, the breaker of the idols, the

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20. I am the one who turn this world over on its face, gauges it according to its t

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21. I am the leader (ya‘sūb3) of the believers and wealth is the leader of the wicked.
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22. I will be with the Prophet of Allah, the blessings of Allah be upon him, and with me will be my progeny at the pond (so act upon our words and emulate our actions as we will vie at the pond [of Kawthar]), and we will verily drive a

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23. I put the chests of the Arab [
rriors] on the ground and broke the backs (or the prot
ding horns) of the tribes of Rabī‘ah and Mu
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23. I put the chests of the Arab [


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