The one who recognised himself (self cognition) has recognised his Allah. (GHARAR AL HIKAM , CHALTER 77 , HADIETH 301)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَدْ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ . (غرر الحكم ، الفصل 77 الحديث 301)
Indeed , Allah raised MOHAMMAD(P.B.U.H.) upon the righteousness so that he may move His servants out of the (state of adoration of servants towards His own adoration , & from the commitment of His slaves towards His own commitment & from the obedience of His slaves towards His own obedience & from the guardian ship of his servants to His own guardian ship. (FARROO AL KAFI , VOL 8 , P 386)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) فَإِنَّ الله تَعالي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّد اً صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيخْرِجَ عِبادَهُ مِنْ عِبادَةَ عِبادِهِ إِلي عِبادَتِهِ وَ مِنْ عُهُودِ عِبادِهِ إِلي عُهُودِهِ ،وَ مِنْ طاعَةِ عِبادِهِ إِلي طاعَتِهِ وَمِنْ وِلايةِ عِبادِهِ إِلي وِلايتِهِ . ( فروع الكافي ،ج 8 ص386)
There is nobody who sits with (acquires the company) of Quran except that when he stands up from it (move away) with addition or loss. Addition to his guidance & loss of his blindness. (abberation)And know it there is no Poverty & adversity for anyone after having Quran (with him) & nobody has any wealth & needlessness before having the Holy Quran (with him). (ALHAYAT VOL 2 , P 101)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) ما جالَسَ هذَالْقُرآنَ اَحَدٌ إِلاّ قامَ عَنْهُ بِزِيادةٍ اَوْ نُقْصانٍ زِيادَةٍ في هُدي ، وَ نُقْصانٍ مِنْ عمي، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيسَ عَلي أَحَدٍ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ فاقَةٍ ، وَلا لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلَ الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ غِني . (الحياة ج2 ص101)
The one who is pleased & satisfied with the deed of a nation (group) is like the one who has shared that with it. And for all those entering into a falsehood there are two sins ; the sin of practice & the sin of being pleased with it. (NEHJUL BALAGHA LE SABEEH AL SALEH , QISAR UL HIKAM , 154 P 499)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) اَلراضّي بِفِعْلِ قَوْمٍ كالدّاخِلِ فيهِ مَعَهُمْ ، وَ علي كلّ داخل فِي باطِلٍ اِتْمانِ ، اِتْمُ الْعَمَلِ بِهِ وَ اِتْمُ الرِّضا بِه. (نهج البلاغه لصبحة الصالح ، قصار الحكم 154،ص499)
Ali(A.S.) was questioned about faith. So he replied" , Faith rests upon four pillars.1. Patience 2. certitude 3. Justice 4. Jehad (holywar).And patience out of those , has four branches. Keen ness & eagerness & fear & Piety & wait.The one who is keen & eager for Heaven steps aside the passionate temptations & the one who has the fear of hell fire abstains & refrains from the forbidden deeds & the one who has asceticism in the world takes the calamities & anguishes (of life) easy & the person who is looking forward to & waiting for death makes haste & hurry towards the good deeds.And Jehad (holy war) is based upon four branches.1. The ordering of good deeds.2. Stopping from the bad deeds.3 & truthfulness on the battle front of struggle & combat.4. & the enemity with trangressors.So , the one who orders the good deeds strengthens the backs of faithfuls. And the one who stops people from bad deeds has rubbed the noses of the infidels upon dust (belittled & weakened them). And the one who truth fully stands up in the battle field has discharged an obligatory practice. And the one who gets enraged & furious with the transgressors & gets angry for Allah , Allah too becomes enraged & angry for his sake & will please him on the resurrection day. (NEHJUL BALAGHA LE SABEEH AL SALEH QISAR UL HIKAM 31 , P 473)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) سُئِلَ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ عَنِ اْلايمانِ ، فَقالَ : اْلايمانُ عَلي أَرْبَعِ دَعائِمَ : عَلَي الصَّبْرِ وَ الْيقِينِ وَ الْعَدْلِ وَ الْجِهادِ . وَ الصَّبْرُ مِنْها عَلَي أَرْبَعِ شُعَبٍ عَلي الشَّوْقِ وَ الشَّفَقِ وَ الزُّهْدِ وَ التَّرَقُبِ ؛ فَمَنِ اشْتاقَ إلَي الْجَنَّةِ سَلا عَنِ الشَّهَواتِ وَ مَنْ أَشْفَقَ مِنَ النّاِر اجْتَنَبَ الْمُحَرَّماتِ ، وَ مَنْ زَهِدَ فِي الدُّنْيا اسْتَهانَ بِالْمُصِيباتِ ، وَ مَنِ ارْثَقَبَ الْمَوْتَ سارَعَ اِلي الْخَيراتِ ...وَ الْجِهادُ مِنْها عَلي أَرْبَعِ شُعَبٍ : عَلَي اْلأَمْرِ ِبالْمَعْرُوفِ ، وَ النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكرِ ، وَ الصِّدْقِ فِي الْمَواطِنِ وَ شَنآنِ الفاسِقينَ ، فَمَنْ أَمْرَ بِالْمَعْروفِ شَدَّ ظُهُورَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ ، وَ مَنْ نَهي عَنِ الْمُنْكرِ أَرْغَمَ أَتُوفَ الْكافِرينَ ، وَ مَنْ صَدَقَ فِي الْمَواطِنِ قَضي ما عَلَيهِ ، وَ مَنْ شَنِي الْفاسِقينَ وَ غَضِبَ لِلّهِ غَضِبَ اللهُ لَهُ وَ أَرْضاهُ يوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ . (نهج البلاغه لصبحة الصالح ، قصار الحكم31،ص473)
So indeed , Jehad (holywar) is a door out of the doors of Heaven. Allah has opened it upon His special friends (saints). And that (Jehad) is the dress of piety & the firm & securing armoured Jacket of Allah & His dependable shield & the one who abondons it because of being uninclined to it , Allah makes him put on the dress of humility. (NEHJUL BALAGHA LE SABEEH AL SALEH , sermon , 27 , P 69)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) فِاِنَّ الْجِهادَ بابٌ مِنْ اَبْوابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَحَهُ اللهُ لِخاصَّةِ اَوْليائِهِ وَ هُوَ لِباسُ التَّقْوي وَ دِرْعُ اللهِ الْحَصينَةُ وَ جُنَّتُهُ الْوَثيقَةُ فَمَنْ تَرَكهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ أَلْبَسَهُ اللهُ ثَوْبَ الذُّلِ . (نهج البلاغه لصبحة الصالح ،الخطبة27،ص69)
Indeed , the errupting of sedition & iniquity is due to the following of lustful desires & the artificial laws & rules , those orders & laws which are against the book of Allah. And a group of men stands up to defend those as against the religion & constitution of Allah.If falsehood had completely seggregated from the righteousness , it would not have remained concealed & hiden from those who are in the search of truth.And if the righteousness had been purified from the falsehood the tongues of the enemies & rivals would have shortened from it. But they fetch a piece of right & a piece & part of falsehood &mix them up. This is where Satan overwhelms his friends. And only those who are the object of the beneficience of Allah get salvation. (NEHJUL BALAGHA LE SABEEH AL SALEH SERMON 50 , P 88)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) اِنَّما بَدْءُ وُقوُعِ الْفِتَنِ اَهْواءٌ تُتَّبَعُ ، وَ اَحْكامٌ تُبْتَدَعُ ،يخالَفُ فِيها كتابُ اللهِ ، وَ يتَوَلَي عَلَيها رِجالٌ رِجالاً عَلي غَيرِ دينِ اللهِ ،فَلَوْ أَنَّ الْباطِلِ خَلَصَ مِنْ مِزاجِ الْحَقِّ لَمْ يخْفَ عَلي الْمُرْتادِينَ ، وَ لَوْ اَنَّ الْحَقَّ خَلَصَ مّنْ لَبْسِ الْباطِلِ انْقَطَعَتْ عَنْهُ اَلْسُنُ الْمُعانِدينَ ، وَ لكنَ يؤْخَذُ مِنْ هَذا ضِغْثُ وَ مَنْ هَذا ضِغْثُ فَيمْزَجانِ فَهُنالِك يسْتَؤْلِي الشَّيطانُ عَلي اَوْلِيائِهِ وَ ينْجُو الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَ اللهِ الْحُسْني . (نهج البلاغه لصبحي الصالح ،الخطبة 50 ، ص88)
Indeed the religion of Allah is not identified through persons , instead , it is recognised by the sign of Rights. Therefore , do identify the right so as to identify people of the right. (ALBIHAR , VOL 68 , P 120)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) اِنَّ دينَ اللهِ لا يعْرَفُ بِالرِّجالِ بَلْ بِآيةِ الْحَقِّ فَاعْرِفِ الْحَقَّ تَعْرِفْ اَهْلَهُ. (البحار /ج68/ ص120)
Do not be the slave of an other person , since , Allah has made you a free person. (GHARAR AL HIKAM CHAPTER 85 , HADIETH 219)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) لا تَكونَنَ عَبْدَ غَيرِك فَقَدْ جَعَلَك اللهُ سُبْحانَهُ حُرّاً. (غرر الحكم ، الفصل 85،الحديث 219)
Verily , ordering the good deed & stoping from the evil doings do neither draw the death closer nor diminishes & decreases the sustenance.Instead these increase the reward & turn it into a great one. And the superior of the two is uttering the word of justice before the tyrant & oppressive ruler. (GHARAR AL HIKAM CHPTER 8 , HADIETH 272)
قال اميرالمؤمنين(ع) اِنَّ اْلأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ النَّهْي عَنِ الْمُنْكرِ لا يقَرِّبانِ مِنْ اَجَلٍ ، وَ لا ينَقِّصانِ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَ لكنْ يضاعِفَانِ الثَّوابَ وَ يعَظِمانِ اْلأَ جْرَ ، وَ اَفْضَلُ مِنْهُما كلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ اِمامٍ جائِرٍ. (غرر الحكم ، الفصل 8، الحديث272)
