Lessons from the Wisdom of Imam Ali (AS)
By Dr. Ahmad Rasem ElNafees
Prophet Mohamad[saww] said: "I am the city of science and Ali is its door those who are in need for science should come through the door."; In another statement he said "I am the city of wisdom and Ali is its door those who are in need for wisdom should come through the door otherwise he is a thief."
Wisdom is not simply science, wisdom is the background of science, science is the material and wisdom is the scale which determines quantities and timing. Wisdom is the ability of forecasting the results of any human behavior.
Wisdom is a gift from Allah;
"He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom, he indeed is given a great good and none but men of understanding mind."
Quran, Al-Baqra, Ayyah 269
"The advance of communities depends on the intimate collaboration between those who have money and those who have knowledge, lack of this collaboration results in failure of these communities." Imam Ali[as]
So if you want to learn wisdom you have to attach the school of Imam Ali[as] with a truthful desire and to ask our lord to gift you the mind, the ability to learn and the vision which can not be attained through false teachers who are multiplying like worms.
Money and Moral Values:
A man feeling avidity is disdaining himself, if you reveal your misery this means that you are accepting servility.
That who is always obeying the commands of his tongue is humiliating himself.
Niggardliness is a shame, cowardice is a great defect, poverty dumbfound the discerning man from achieving his goals and those who have limited facilities are foreigners in their homeland.
Disability of well is a pest.
Patience is a real courage, asceticism is a fortune, pious is a shield and the best companion is satisfaction.
Imam Ali[as] explains to us how to deal with money and how to protect your self from its dangers if we are individuals or a group, if we have money and if we do not have.
If you do not have money you should never feel avidity because avidity disdains you, if you have money it will be worse to have this bad feature.
If you do not have money; you should never reveal your condition to others, only complain to Lord who praises those poor people looking as if they are rich because they have chastity.
"Greedy persons will never be satisfied whatever they have. Control your words and never release your tongue to say what is unneeded, talkative people are captives of their tongue falls and they are never respected by their communities."
This is also stated by Prophet Mohamad[saww], who said (good muslims never interfere in others affairs).
"Asceticism is a wealth because if you lose your pride you worth nothing and if you keep your pride you own the world." Imam Ali a.s.
Niggardliness is a shame because this means that you are not trusting your Lord, you feel that he gave you once and he will never do this again it means also that you have no human feelings towards your brothers, in Quran (generous people are in success).
Poverty is not simply a personal responsibility; it is a social crime because it kills efficient people, it blocks their abilities and nullifies their efforts in serving humanity, Imam Ali[as] said in another place that "the advance of communities depends on the intimate collaboration between those who have money and those who have knowledge, lack of this collaboration results in failure of these communities.
This lesson imposes more duties on those having money and wealth but are avarice in spending this money for the welfare of Muslim communities that live in poverty and are scientifically underdeveloped. Those poor scientists are living as foreigners in their homeland and finally they emigrate to other countries to live a satisfactory life.
Imam Ali[as] instructs us not to give up in the face of difficulties (disability of well is a pest) and the reverse is true (patience is a form of courage) and one day you will get victory, this the promise of Allah.
Asceticism is a wealth because if you lose your pride you worth nothing and if you keep your pride you own the world.
The best protection is to be pious, to watch your Lord in your behavior, this will protect you from falling in mistakes; and lastly the best friend in your life journey is the satisfied soul.
Prophet Mohamad[saww] said: "I am the city of science and Ali is its door those who are in need for science should come through the door."; In another statement he said "I am the city of wisdom and Ali is its door those who are in need for wisdom should come through the door otherwise he is a thief."
Wisdom is not simply science, wisdom is the background of science, science is the material and wisdom is the scale which determines quantities and timing. Wisdom is the ability of forecasting the results of any human behavior.
Wisdom is a gift from Allah;
"He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom, he indeed is given a great good and none but men of understanding mind."
Quran, Al-Baqra, Ayyah 269
"The advance of communities depends on the intimate collaboration between those who have money and those who have knowledge, lack of this collaboration results in failure of these communities." Imam Ali[as]
So if you want to learn wisdom you have to attach the school of Imam Ali[as] with a truthful desire and to ask our lord to gift you the mind, the ability to learn and the vision which can not be attained through false teachers who are multiplying like worms.
Money and Moral Values:
A man feeling avidity is disdaining himself, if you reveal your misery this means that you are accepting servility.
That who is always obeying the commands of his tongue is humiliating himself.
Niggardliness is a shame, cowardice is a great defect, poverty dumbfound the discerning man from achieving his goals and those who have limited facilities are foreigners in their homeland.
Disability of well is a pest.
Patience is a real courage, asceticism is a fortune, pious is a shield and the best companion is satisfaction.
Imam Ali[as] explains to us how to deal with money and how to protect your self from its dangers if we are individuals or a group, if we have money and if we do not have.
If you do not have money you should never feel avidity because avidity disdains you, if you have money it will be worse to have this bad feature.
If you do not have money; you should never reveal your condition to others, only complain to Lord who praises those poor people looking as if they are rich because they have chastity.
"Greedy persons will never be satisfied whatever they have. Control your words and never release your tongue to say what is unneeded, talkative people are captives of their tongue falls and they are never respected by their communities."
This is also stated by Prophet Mohamad[saww], who said (good muslims never interfere in others affairs).
"Asceticism is a wealth because if you lose your pride you worth nothing and if you keep your pride you own the world." Imam Ali a.s.
Niggardliness is a shame because this means that you are not trusting your Lord, you feel that he gave you once and he will never do this again it means also that you have no human feelings towards your brothers, in Quran (generous people are in success).
Poverty is not simply a personal responsibility; it is a social crime because it kills efficient people, it blocks their abilities and nullifies their efforts in serving humanity, Imam Ali[as] said in another place that "the advance of communities depends on the intimate collaboration between those who have money and those who have knowledge, lack of this collaboration results in failure of these communities.
This lesson imposes more duties on those having money and wealth but are avarice in spending this money for the welfare of Muslim communities that live in poverty and are scientifically underdeveloped. Those poor scientists are living as foreigners in their homeland and finally they emigrate to other countries to live a satisfactory life.
Imam Ali[as] instructs us not to give up in the face of difficulties (disability of well is a pest) and the reverse is true (patience is a form of courage) and one day you will get victory, this the promise of Allah.
Asceticism is a wealth because if you lose your pride you worth nothing and if you keep your pride you own the world.
The best protection is to be pious, to watch your Lord in your behavior, this will protect you from falling in mistakes; and lastly the best friend in your life journey is the satisfied soul.
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