Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Intellect

Volume 1 175 narrations
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Intellect/Reason 175 Guidance and Misguidance 8 Soul (Nafs) 6 Etiquette 5 Wealth/Materialism 5 Good Deeds 4 Truthfulness 4 Wisdom 4 Asceticism 4 Patience 3 Good Company 2 Divine Decree 2 Anger 2 Justice 2 Satan/Iblis 1 Enjoining Good/Forbidding Evil 1 Generosity 1 Modesty 1 Paradise 1 Security/Safety 1 Arrogance/Pride 1 Silence 1 Trials and Afflictions 1 God-consciousness/Piety 1 Greed/Stinginess 1 Gratitude 1 Heedlessness/Negligence 1 Zakat 1 Mercy 1 Chastity/Modesty 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Resurrection 1

In this chapter filtered by Soul (Nafs)

hadith 6528
Imam Ali (AS) said, The intellect is the leader of the army of the Most Merciful and vain desire is the chief of the army of Satan, and the soul is pulled back and forth between them, so whichever of them is victorious, it (i.e. the soul) is in its domain.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَقْلُ صاحِبُ جَيْشِ الرَّحْمنِ وَ الهَوى قائِدُ جَيْشِ الشَّيْطانِ وَالنَّفْسُ مُتَجاذِبَةٌ بَيْنَهُما فَأيُّهُما غَلَبَ كانَتْ في حَيِّزِهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSatan/IblisSoul (Nafs)
hadith 6529
Imam Ali (AS) said, Intellect and lust are opposites; the supporter of the intellect is knowledge and the adorner of lust is vain desire, and the soul is contended for between the two, so whichever is triumphant, it is on its side.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَقْلُ وَ الشَّهْوَةُ ضِدّانِ وَ مُؤَيِّدُ العَقْلِ العِلْمُ وَ مُزَيِّنُ الشَّهْوَةِ الهَوى وَ النَّفْسُ مُتَنازِعَةٌ بَيْنَهُما فَأيُّهُما قَهَرَ كانَتْ في جانِبِهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 6535
Imam Ali (AS) said, Fetter your intellect, control your affair, struggle with your [lower] self, and exert your effort in working for the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إعْقَلْ عَقْلَكَ وَ امْلِكْ أمْرَكَ وَ جاهِدْ نَفْسَكَ وَ اعْمَلْ للآخِرَةِ جَهْدَكَ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 6542
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best intelligence is for a person to know his self, for the one who knows his self becomes wise and the one who fails to know it goes astray.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ العَقْلِ مَعْرِفَةُ الإنْسانِ نَفْسَهُ فَمَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ عَقَلَ وَ مَنْ جَهِلَها ضَلَّ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 6586
Imam Ali (AS) said, Perfection of the soul is [attained] through the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالعَقْلِ كَمالُ النَّفْسِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)
hadith 6667
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing is purified in the sight of Allah, the Glorified, except the cognizant mind and the disinclined soul [from the pleasures of this world].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَزْكُو عِنْدَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ إلاّ عَقْلٌ عارِفٌ وَ نَفْسٌ عَزُوفٌ
Tags Intellect/ReasonSoul (Nafs)