PEARLS OF WISDOM

 As the body becomes tired, the heart becomes tired too. You should therefore search for beautiful sayings for them.
(To enjoy by way of refreshmen).

 He who does not know his own worth is ruined.

 The worth of every man is in his attainment.

 The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valour

is according to his self - respect, and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame.

 A self-respecting person never commits adultery.

 He who puts himself in condition of ill repute should not blame those who entertain bad ideas about him.

 If a person has good idea about you, make his idea be true.

 It is enough for your own discipline that you refrain from what you dislike from others.

 Loving one another is half of wisdom.

 The most unfortunate of all men is he who cannot find a few friends during his lifetime, but still more unfortunate
is he who finds one but loses him [because of his behaviour].

 Treat people in such a way and live amongst them in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you
live they crave for your company.

 Through change of circumstances, mettle of man is known.

 To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as propagating foolish and unwise thought.

 If you want to remove evil from the minds of others, then first give up evil intentions yourself.

 If you are wished and saluted then return the wish in the most appropriate manner, if you are favoured then
repay the obligation manifold: but he will always excel in merit who takes the initiative.

 Blindness of eyes is better than the blindness of mind.

 Keep in company of people of virtue; you will become one of them. Keep aloof from people of vice; you will
remain safe from them.

 Do not close a door that you are unable to open.

 A man can be valued through his sayings.

 One who seeks advice learns to recognise mistakes.

 As long as your position is good, your defects will be hidden from the eyes of the world.

 A man’s worth depends on the nobility of his aspirations.

 The most complete gift of God is life based on knowledge.

 The best of men is he who benefits others.

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 Speech is like medicine; a small dose of which cures and excess kills the patient.

 People are asleep when alive; they are awake only when they are dead.

 The chief aim of wisdom is to admit one’s ignorance.

 The wise aim at perfection.

 There is no disease more hopeless than want of wisdom.

 To be good to the good is goodness in its highest sense.

 The choicest work of man is to associate with the virtuous.

 Live with your body in this world and with your faith work for the next

 The strongest of men is he who subdues his passion.

 How incongruous to have a sickly spirit and a handsome body.

 To fight against one’s own desires is highest wisdom.

 Fear none but your own sin.

 The dead supply lessons for the living.

 He is a true adviser who points out your mistakes.

 One’s behaviour is the index of one’s mind.

 Let good deeds be your companions and desires your enemies.

 Care for your parents and your children will care for you.

 He who bears tales to you certainly bears tales about you.

 In overwhelming difficulties a man’s greatness is disclosed.

 Prosperity consists not in the increase of money and children, but in growth of virtue and development of patience.

 Minds are locked-up stores, only questions open them.

 The real gainer is he who checks the items of his own life.

 Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge guards you while you have to guard wealth. Wealth decreases
by spending while knowledge increases by spending, and the results of wealth die as wealth decay. With it a
man acquires obedience during his lifetime and a good name after his death. Knowledge is a ruler while wealth is
ruled upon.

 Acquire knowledge, because he who acquires it, in the way of the Lord, performs an act of piety; who speaks of
it praises the Lord; who seeks it, adores God, who dispenses instruction in it, bestows alms; and who imparts it to
its fitting objects, performs an act of devotion to God. Knowledge enables its possessor to distinguish what is forbidden
from what is not; lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our companion in solitude, our companion,
when bereft of friends; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is our ornament in the company of friends;
it serves as an armour against our enemies. With knowledge the creatures of Allah rise to the heights of goodness
and to noble position, associates with the sovereigns in this world and attains the perfection of happiness in the next.

 There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance, no greater heritage than culture, and
no greater friend and helpmate than consultation.
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 Whoever wants to be a leader and a guide should educate himself before educating others; before teaching
morality to others, he should improve his own morals and character.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals and character is superior to the person who tries to teach
and train others.

 A man without mind is not a man and a mind without religion is worst than the instinct of a beast, more harmful,
more dangerous and more carnivorous. Devotion without understanding will not bring blessings of God; it is useless.

 Success is the result of foresight and resolution, foresight depends upon deep thinking and planning and the
most important factor of planning is to keep your secret to yourself.

 I wonder at the proud man who was just a drop of semen the other day and will turn into a corpse tomorrow. I
wonder at the man who doubts existence of God although he sees His creations. I wonder at him who has
forgotten death although he sees people dying. I wonder at him who denies the second life although he has seen the
first life. I wonder at him who inhabits this transient abode but ignores the ever-lasting abode.

 When a community is composed of really honest, sober and virtuous people then your forming bad opinion about
any one of its member when nothing wicked has been seen of him is a great injustice to him; on the contrary in
a corrupt society, to form good opinion of anyone out of those people and trust him is doing harm to yourself.

 One who assents or subscribes to the actions of group or party is as good as if he has committed the deed himself.

 A man who joins sinful deeds makes himself responsible for twofold punishment; one for doing the deed and
the other for assenting or subscribing to it.

 In man there is a piece of flesh attached to him. It is the heart. It has wisdom and things contrary to wisdom. If
he sees a ray of hope, eagerness humiliates it and when eagerness increases, greed ruins it. If disappointment
overtakes it, grief kills it. If anger rises in it, a serious rage develops. If it is blessed with pleasure, it forgets to be
cautious. If it becomes fearing, it becomes heedless. If peace extends all round, it becomes neglectful. If it earns
wealth, freedom from ease puts it in the wrong. If trouble befalls it, impatience makes it humble. If it faces
starvation, distress overtakes it. If its eating increases, heaviness of stomach pains it. Thus, every shortness is
harmful to it and every excess is injurious to it.

 I define Islam for you in a way that nobody dare do it before me. Islam means obedience to God; obedience to
God means having sincere faith in Him; such a faith means to believe in His power; a belief in His power
means recognising and accepting His Majesty; accepting His Majesty means fulfilling the obligations laid down by
Him; and fulfilment of obligations means actions. (Therefore, Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds).

SAYINGS OF IMAM ALI, THE SON-IN-LAW, COUSIN AND ALSO THE FIRST OF THE TWELVE RIGHTFUL
SUCCESSORS OF THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD. (Peace and blessings be upon him and his
immaculate progeny).

Why not start your own research and find out truth, facts and realities about Islam by
writing straightaway to:-

Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari,

Foundation of Islamic C.P.W.,
21 Entezam Street ,
Qom,
I.R. Iran

QURAN.AL-SHIA.ORG

Please visit: www.ahlulbayt.tv

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What is the purpose of life? Why and what are we here for in this world? Can we do anything we like in this
world and expect to get away with it? Who am I? Where was I? Where am I? Where am I going? Is my
purpose of life to eat, drink, sleep, play, procreate, etc. or is there something more than this? Do I have a
Creator? Why has He created me? What does He expect of me? Who can tell me? Can my Creator Who is a
Supreme Being create me and leave me without any kind of guidance? Can I spend my most precious time in
gambling, drinking away in pub, sex, sports, drug abuse, clubbing, creating illegitimate children, proud of my
colour and beauty (by the way if I have a fair complexion, is it of my own choice? Or if I have a dark
complexion, is it my own fault?). Is it the colour and the outer appearance making us different from animals or
is it our inner self and noble character? Carelessness about our neighbours, taking pride in illicit affairs,
undermining the elders of our community, looking down upon the weak, needy and the destitute. If such is the
case, then are we not worse than the beasts? Look at the way women in our society are treated. They are no
more than sex objects. Television, magazines, newspapers, advertisements, posters, to name a few are no
more than to corrupt the innocent minds of our citizens. Western countries take pride in their so-called
booming economy, development in science and technology and the rest. But they have nothing to do with
moral values, loss in spiritual values, decay in self-respect to name a few. Look at the ever rising rate in
juvenile crimes, rapes, murders, unwanted pregnancies, abortions, illegitimate births, homosexuality, racism
and prejudice, etc. Who is responsible for all these decay in our society? We have become materialists and
slaves of our own desires. The truth of the matter is that we are psychologically enslaved by the media. We
are losing our children, heritage and culture, moral and spiritual values even without realising it. Is there ever a
time going to come to wake up from the deep slumber and start questioning ourselves about our destination
and where are we heading for? Today's youth are tomorrow's leaders. Have you ever thought in whose hands
are we going to leave our society? What sort of citizens are our children going to become? What sorts of
sons, husbands and fathers are our boys going to become? What sorts of daughters, wives and mothers are
our girls going to become? What kind of leaders are we going to have to lead our nation? Apparently the so
called world leaders have deliberately kept us occupied with worldly pleasures so that our minds are numbed
and we don't get time to think the true purpose of life and question their wrong doings. In this way they can get
away with virtually anything they like! Think and think very seriously and find the right solution. Don't forget
ISLAM has the best solution to all these problems. One only needs to study Islam with an open mind and see
for oneself how much has it to offer towards social, moral and spiritual values.

Whatever you know about Islam is most likely through the media or casual discussion with some Muslims. The
media have never ever done any justice to Islam and the Muslims. Why not start your own research and find
out for yourself what Islam is all about and also judge for your own self how badly it is misrepresented in the
media. Did you know that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world? Why not find out the reason for this.

POINTS TO PONDER: You have been created for a particular purpose. You are not here as a result of an
accident or by chance or fluke either. You are in this world because God Almighty willed so. Not only did God
create you, but also He created you from amongst the best of His creations, a human being! He showered all
kinds of blessings upon you. He gave you eyes to see, ears to hear, a tongue to talk, intelligence, food, shelter
and good health among countless other things. He has veiled your sins, weaknesses and shortcomings. He
has exposed your virtues and good deeds. He has granted you so many blessings you never asked for as well
as asked for.

Please remember this life is too precious to be wasted away. In order to discover the true purpose of life and
live a meaningful life, study ISLAM and you will notice the difference.

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