Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Cancellation of Firm Intentions and Failure of Ambitions

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hadith 876
Imam Ali (AS), when asked for a proof to affirm the existence of a creator, said, ‘Three things: the changing of states, the weakness of the bodys limbs, and the thwarting of ambition.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سُئلَ عنِ الدَّليلِ على إثْباتِ الصّانعِ ـ : ثَلاثةُ أشْياءَ : تَحْويلُ الحالِ ، وضَعْفُ الأرْكانِ ، ونَقْضُ الهِمَّةِ .
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hadith 877
Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked through what means he knew his Lord, answered, ‘By the cancellation of firm intention and the thwarting of ambition, I made a firm intention and it got cancelled, and I had ambition and it was thwarted.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سُئلِ : بِما عَرفْتَ ربَّكَ ؟ ـ : بفَسْخِ العَزْمِ ونَقْضِ الهَمِّ ؛ عَزمْتُ ففَسَخَ عَزْمي ، وهَمَمْتُ فنَقَضَ هَمّي.
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