Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Ignorance

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hadith 1439
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance and miserliness are bad and harmful.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ وَ البُخْلُ مَساءَةٌ وَ مَضَرَّةٌ
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hadith 1440
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance in a human being is more harmful than gangrene [is] to the body.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ فِي الإنْسانِ أضَرُّ مِنَ الآكِلَةِ فِي البَدَنِ
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hadith 1441
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is a balky mount; whoever rides it stumbles and whoever accompanies it is led astray.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ مَطِيَّةٌ شَمُوسٌ مَنْ رَكِبَها زَلَّ وَ مَنْ صَحِبَها ضَلَّ
Tags Guidance and MisguidanceIntellect/Reason
hadith 1442
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance of merits is one of the grossest demerits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ بِالفَضائِلِ مِنْ أقْبَحِ الرَّذائِلِ
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hadith 1443
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest calamity is ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ المَصائِبِ الجَهْلُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonTrials and Afflictions
hadith 1444
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst ailment is ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْوَءُ السُّقْمِ (القِسْمِ) الجَهْلُ
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hadith 1445
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest ignorance is the ignorance of a person about himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ الجَهْلِ جَهْلُ الإنْسانِ أمْرَ نَفْسهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 1446
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest ignorance is making enmity with the powerful, befriending the immoral and trusting the traitor.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ الجَهْلِ مُعاداةُ القادِرِ وَ مُصادَقَةُ الفاجِرِ وَ الثِّقَةُ بِالغادِرِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonEnemies/HostilityBetrayal/Treachery
hadith 1447
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is a curse.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ وَبالٌ
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hadith 1448
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is [a form of] death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ مَوتٌ
Tags Intellect/ReasonDeath
hadith 1449
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are enemies of that which they are ignorant of.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنَّاسُ أعْداءُ ما جَهِلُوا
Tags Intellect/ReasonEnemies/Hostility
hadith 1450
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is the most harmful foe.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ أنْكى عَدُوّ
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hadith 1451
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance makes one stumble.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ يُزِلُّ القَدَمَ
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hadith 1452
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance spoils the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ يُفْسِدُ المَعادَ
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hadith 1453
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is the [primary] source of evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ مَعْدِنُ الشَّرِّ
Tags Intellect/ReasonCorruption/Mischief
hadith 1454
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is an ailment and a chronic disease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ داءٌ وَ عَياءٌ
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hadith 1455
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance attracts peril.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ يَجْلِبُ الغَرَرَ
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hadith 1456
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is the root of all evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ أصْلُ كُلِّ شَرّ
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hadith 1457
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance is the worst disease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ أدْوَأُ الدّاءِ
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hadith 1458
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance corrupts all matters.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ فَسادُ كُلِّ أمْر
Tags Intellect/ReasonCorruption/Mischief
hadith 1459
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance makes one stumble and brings regret.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ يُزِلُّ القَدَمَ وَ يُورِثُ النَّدَمَ
Tags Intellect/ReasonRegret
hadith 1460
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance causes the living to die and perpetuates misery.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَهْلُ مُميتُ الأحْياءِ وَمُخَلِّدُ الشَّقاءِ
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hadith 1461
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily you will not attain any goal by ignorance, nor will you achieve any goodness by means of it, nor will you realize any of your wishes in the Hereafter through it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُحَصِّلُوا بِالجَهْلِ أرَباً وَ لَنْ تَبْلُغُوا بِهِ مِنَ الخَيْرِ سَبَبَاً وَلَنْ تُدْرِكُوا بِهِ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ مَطْلَباً
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hadith 1462
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is through ignorance that every evil is instigated.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالجَهْلِ يُسْتَثارُ كُلِّ شَرّ
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hadith 1463
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many an ignorance is better than forbearance (or knowledge).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ جَهْل أنْفَعُ مِنْ حِلْم (عِلْم)
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hadith 1464
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ward off ignorance with knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُدُّوا الجَهْلَ بِالعِلْمِ
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hadith 1465
Imam Ali (AS) said, Too much ignorance is destructive.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زِيادَةُ الجَهْلِ تُرْدي
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hadith 1466
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst affliction is ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ المَصائِبِ الجَهْلُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonTrials and Afflictions
hadith 1467
Imam Ali (AS) said, Counter ignorance with knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ضادُّوا الجَهْلَ بِالعِلْمِ
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hadith 1468
Imam Ali (AS) said, The outcome of ignorance is loss; and the joy of the envious does not last.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عُقْبىَ الجَهْلِ مَضَرَّةٌ وَالحَسُودُ لا تَدُومُ لَهُ مَسَرَّةٌ
Tags Intellect/ReasonEnvy (Hasad)
hadith 1469
Imam Ali (AS) said, The pinnacle of ignorance is for a person to brag about his ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايَةُ الجَهْلِ تَبَجُّجُ المَرْءِ بِجَهْلِهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonBoasting/Showing Off (Riya)
hadith 1470
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a revered person has been humiliated by his ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ عَزير أذَلَّهُ جَهْلُهُ
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hadith 1471
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ignorance suffices as ignobility.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالجَهْلِ ضِعَةً
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hadith 1472
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant about himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَجْهَلَ نَفْسَهُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 1473
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be pleased with himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَرضى عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 1474
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to laugh without [a reason for] amusement.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَضْحَكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَجَب
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hadith 1475
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant of his limits [and standing in society].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَجْهَلَ قَدْرَهُ
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hadith 1476
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant of his flaw.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَجْهَلَ عَيْبَهُ
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hadith 1477
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant about his own faults and to malign people for that which he [himself] cannot turn away from.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يَجْهَلَ عُيُوبَ نَفْسِهِ وَ يَطْعَنَ عَلَى النّاسِ بِما لا يَسْتَطيعُ التَّحَوُّلَ عَنْهُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonBackbiting/Slander
hadith 1478
Imam Ali (AS) said, It suffices as ignorance for a person to forbid people from that which he performs himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ جَهْلاً أنْ يُنْكِرَ عَلَى النّاسِ ما يَأتي مِثْلَهُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonEnjoining Good/Forbidding Evil
hadith 1479
Imam Ali (AS) said, The language of ignorance is impoliteness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِسانُ الجَهْلِ الخُرْقُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonEtiquette
hadith 1480
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who gets uplifted by ignorance has opposed the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اسْتَطارَهُ الجَهْلُ فَقَدْ عَصَى العَقْلَ
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hadith 1481
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who fights his ignorance with his knowledge succeeds with the most felicitous victory.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ قاتَلَ جَهْلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ فازَ بِالحَظِّ الأسْعَدِ
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hadith 1482
Imam Ali (AS) said, Being overcome by ignorance is one of the severest afflictions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ أشَدِّ المَصائِبِ غَلَبَةُ الجَهْلِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonTrials and Afflictions
hadith 1483
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no poverty like ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا فَقْرَ كَالجَهْلِ
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hadith 1484
Imam Ali (AS) said, With ignorance, no path is purified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَزْكُو مَعَ الجَهْلِ مَذْهَبٌ
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hadith 1485
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no poverty more severe than ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا فَقْرَ أشَدُّ مِنَ الجَهْلِ
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hadith 1486
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no abomination more disgraceful than ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاسَوْأةَ أشْيَنُ مِنَ الجَهْلِ
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hadith 1487
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no adversity more severe than ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لامُصيبَةَ أشَدُّ مِنْ جَهْل
Tags Intellect/ReasonTrials and Afflictions
hadith 1488
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cornerstone of ignorance is animosity towards people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأسُ الجَهْلِ مُعاداةُ النّاسِ
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