The Sayings Of Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib Karramullah Wajha

Quotes By Imam Ali about Life

1“The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.”
2“Of all the follies the greatest is to love the World.”
3“Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return.”
4“The most happy is he to whom God has given a good wife.”
5“Do not sell your conscience for anything but heaven.”

His Sayings about Piety

6“Fear Allah (swt) and you will have no cause to fear anyone.”
7“Resignation to the Will of Allah (swt) is the cure of the heart.”
8“The word of Allah (swt) is the medicine of the heart.”
9“He who knows himself knows Allah.”
10“Patience is the fruit of faith.”
11“No shelter is safe than piety.”
12“A man’s behaviour is the index of his mind.”
13“Virtue never dies.”
14“Wealth and greed are the roots of all evils.”
15“Riches without faith are the greatest poverty.”

Quotes by Imam Ali about Good Character and Knowledge

16“The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.”
17“To fight against one’s desires is the greatest of all fights.”
18“The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self.”
19“A man’s worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.”
20“Generosity hides shortcomings.”
21“The learned lives although he dies.”
22“The sum total of excellence is knowledge.”
23“To respect the learner is to respect Allah.”
24“Knowledge enlivens the soul.”
25“A man’s glory from his virtue is greater than the glory of his pedigree.”

The great character of Imam Ali or any of the Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) cannot be emphasized enough, but what we really need to do is take a good look the lives of these great men and try to emulate them. After all they did take Islam to the rest of the World so much so that Muslims now are living in every part of the World.

What was it about these men that made them like that? They were Muslims, we are Muslims yet they were able to conquer lands and we are conquered!

The Sayings of Imam Ali in this article are taken from the Life of Hazrat Ali (ra) by Prof. Masud ul-Hasan originally published by Islamic Publications LTD.