Nahj al-Balāgha — Volume 1

2,260 narrations across 800 chapters, in Arabic and English.

Chapters

To the people of Kufa at the time of his march from Medina to Basra (4)
To Muawiya (7)
To the commander of a vanguard contingent dispatched to Syria (3)
To a contingent dispatched to engage the enemy (3)
To two of his army officers (2)
To the army before the Battle of Siffin (3)
Invocation when he faced the enemy (5)
Instructions for warriors (3)
In response to a letter from Muawiya (7)
To his governor in Basra (4)
To one of his officers (2)
To the people of Kufa after the victory of Basra (2)
To the deputy governor of Basra (2)
To the deputy governor of Basra (3)
To his governor in Basra (2)
His will shortly before his death (5)
His will upon his return from Siffin (7)
Instructions for tax collectors (7)
Instructions for an officer sent to collect tax (7)
Instructions to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, upon appointment as the governor of Egypt (9)
In response to Muawiya (16)
To the people of Basra (2)
To his judge in Kufa (10)
To Muawiya (3)
Instructions for Hasan, when returning from Siffin (39)
To Muawiya (3)
To the governor of Mecca (3)
To Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr after learning that he had taken over the position of Malik al-Ashtar as the governor of Egypt after the latter died (4)
To Ibn Abbas after Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was killed (3)
To his brother Aqil (5)
To Muawiya (2)
To Egyptians after the appointment of Malik al-Ashtar as their governor (4)
To Amr ibn al-As (2)
To one of his army officers (2)
To one of his officers (3)
To one of his officers (9)
To the governor of Bahrain, whom he later removed (2)
To the governor of Ardasheer Khorra in Iran (4)
To Ziyad ibn Abeen, when Ali learned that Muawiya had approached him (5)
To the governor of Basra upon learning that he had accepted an invitation to a lavish banquet (15)
To one of his officers (2)
Last will for Hasan and Husayn (12)
To Muawiya (3)
To Muawiya (2)
To the governor of Azerbaijan in Iran (2)
To the officers of his army (5)
To tax collectors (7)
To various governors concerning prayers (7)
Instructions for Malik al-Ashtar upon his appointment as the governor of Egypt (70)
To Talha and Zubayr (5)
To Muawiya (3)
Instructions to the commander of a vanguard contingent dispatched to Syria (2)
To the people of Kufa when he marched from Medina to Basra (3)
An announcement about what took place in Siffin (5)
To the governor of Holwaan (3)
To Muawiya (3)
To the officers through whose jurisdiction the army passed (4)
Expressing his displeasure to Kumayl, the governor of Heet, who was unable to prevent enemy raids (2)
To Egyptians through Malik al-Ashtar, upon his appointment as their governor (6)
To Abu Musa Ashaari, the governor of Kufa, when Ali learned that he discouraged jihad (6)
In response to Muawiya (7)
To Muawiya (5)
To Ibn Abbas (a different version) (2)
To the governor of Mecca (6)
To Salman the Persian, before his caliphate (2)
To al-Haarith al-Hamdani (11)
To Muawiya (3)
To the governor of Medina about those who had defected to Syria (4)
To an administrator accused of misappropriation (4)
To Ibn Abbas (2)
To Muawiya (4)
Protocol of an agreement between the tribes of Rabeea and the people of Yemen (3)
To Muawiya (3)
Instructions to Ibn Abbas upon his appointment as the governor of Basra (3)
Instructions to Ibn Abbas before talks with the Kharijites (2)
In response to Abu Musa Ashari''s letter about the two arbitrators (4)
To the army officers when he was elected as the caliph (2)
To his messenger to Muawiya when his return was delayed (2)
To Muawiya (6)
Avoiding involvement in civil strife (1)
Exemplary conduct fostering love and respect (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's humility and plea for divine forgiveness (1)
Fulfilling needs through humility, discretion, and promptness (1)
Corruption and moral decline in leadership (1)
Humility and detachment from worldly possessions (1)
Amir al-mu'minīn's nocturnal reflections on asceticism (4)
Divine obligations, limits, and prohibitions in Islam (1)
Abandoning religion for worldly gain invites divine retribution (1)
Learned ignorance's self-destructive potential (1)
The paradoxical nature and vulnerabilities of the human heart (1)
The Ahl al-Bayt as the central guiding pillar (1)
The virtue of pardoning adversaries when empowered (1)
Establishing divine rule through unwavering justice and integrity (1)
Sahl ibn Ḥunayf's death and Ali's lamentation (2)
Love for the Prophet's Household invites hardship (2)
Virtues and wisdom in moral and spiritual conduct (1)
Unjust suspicion in virtuous times and perilous trust in corrupt times (1)
Human fragility and mortality's inevitability (1)
Divine patience and human deception (1)
Ruin from excessive love or hatred of Amīr al-mu’minīn (1)
Missing opportunities causes grief (1)
World likened to a deceptive serpent (1)
The helplessness of lacking or losing true brothers (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's characterization of Quraysh clans (1)
Contrasting transient pleasures with lasting rewards (1)
The folly of ignoring mortality and divine warnings (1)
Virtues of humility, purity, and adherence to Sunnah (2)
Gender differences in jealousy as heresy versus belief (1)
Ali's definition of Islam as submission and action (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's reflections on human folly and divine wisdom (2)
Shortcomings in deeds lead to grief and divine neglect (1)
Seasonal health precautions against cold extremes (1)
Divine greatness diminishes worldly perceptions (1)
Gratefulness for small favors (1)
Reflections on mortality and divine fear (2)
Critique of worldliness and its transient nature (3)
Life's transience and worldly impermanence (1)
The transient nature of the world and human duality (1)
True friendship in adversity, absence, and death (1)
Divine Responses to Prayer, Repentance, Forgiveness, and Gratitude (2)
Prayer as divine proximity and fasting as bodily devotion (1)
Seeking livelihood through almsgiving (1)
Generosity stems from confidence in divine reward (1)
Assistance permitted based on necessity (1)
Abandonment by kin endears one to strangers (1)
Moderation prevents destitution (1)
Small families ensure ease (1)
Love as half of wisdom (1)
Grief as half of old age (1)
Endurance proportional to affliction (1)
Empty rituals versus mindful devotion (1)
Safeguarding belief through charity and prayer (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's wisdom on knowledge and virtue (11)
Human nature revealed through speech (1)
Self-awareness as the foundation of success (1)
Mischief mongers' irreproachability (1)
Hypocrisy and spiritual negligence in religious practice (5)
Human mortality and inevitable fate (1)
The transient nature of human existence (1)
Endurance ensures eventual success (1)
Condemnation of complicity in wrongdoing (1)
Adhering to contracts with steadfast fulfillment (1)
Obligation of obedience to the undeniable authority (1)
Divine guidance through perception and heedfulness (1)
Encouraging virtue through kindness and benevolence (1)
Self-inflicted ill-repute invites blame (1)
Divine destiny governs all matters (1)
Authority often leads to partiality (1)
Self-reliance leads to ruin, consultation fosters wisdom (1)
Guarding secrets ensures self-control (1)
Destitution as the ultimate death (1)
Fulfilling rights of the ungrateful as idolatry (1)
Disobeying human orders that contradict divine commands (1)
Blaming rightful claimants versus unjust takers (1)
Vanity hinders progress (1)
Approaching the Day of Judgement and fleeting companionship (1)
Divine guidance illuminates the perceptive (1)
Dyeing hair in early versus established Islam (2)
Avoiding sin is easier than seeking forgiveness (1)
Single eating prevents multiple cravings (1)
People oppose the unknown (1)
Multiple opinions reveal pitfalls (1)
Divine empowerment through righteous anger (1)
Facing fears outweighs avoidance (1)
Generosity as the foundation of leadership (1)
Rewarding the good to rebuke evil (1)
Eradicating evil by purifying one's own heart (1)
Stubbornness undermines counsel (1)
Abandoning right without supporting wrong (1)
Greed as perpetual enslavement (1)
Neglect leads to shame, foresight ensures safety (1)
Silence in wisdom versus speech in folly (1)
Two calls signify one leads to misguidance (1)
Unwavering certainty in recognizing truth (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's declaration of truth and steadfastness (1)
Oppression leads to inevitable regret (1)
Imminent departure from this world (1)
Turning from right leads to ruin (1)
Patience as relief versus impatience as destruction (1)
Rash actions hasten demise (1)
Caliphate legitimacy through kinship and companionship (2)
Human mortality and life's fleeting nature (1)
Wealth as stewardship beyond basic needs (1)
Hearts act best when passionate and willing (1)
Choosing between revenge and forgiveness when angry (1)
Misers' niggardly disputes over worthless possessions (2)
Wealth as a source of wisdom (1)
Hearts tire like bodies; seek refreshing wisdom (1)
Khārijites' misinterpretation of divine verdict (1)
Crowd dynamics in assembly and dispersal (2)
Consequences of greed, hardship disclosure, and uncontrolled speech (1)
Forgiving virtuous individuals' shortcomings (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn rebukes the crowd for appearing only in disgraceful situations (1)
Divine protection and predestined fate (1)
Talḥah and Zubayr's conditional allegiance rejected by ʿAlī (1)
Divine omniscience and inevitability of death (1)
Persisting in good deeds despite ingratitude (1)
Knowledge expands unlike physical containers (1)
Forbearance earns allies against ignorance (1)
Feigning forbearance to assimilate virtues (1)
Self-reflection benefits, neglect harms; fear ensures safety, observation yields wisdom (1)
The world's eventual submission to divine authority (1)
Consequences of fear and missed opportunities (1)
Fear Allah with preparation and urgency (1)
Virtues and vices in leadership and conduct (1)
Vanity as an enemy of intelligence (1)
Ignoring pain for lasting happiness (1)
Soft-trunked trees bear thick branches (1)
Opposition undermines wise counsel (1)
Generosity leads to honor or corruption (1)
Revealing character through changing circumstances (1)
Jealousy reveals flawed friendship (1)
Intellectual deficiency caused by greed (1)
Struggling for rightful recognition despite adversity (2)
Justice requires certainty, not probability (1)
Worst provision is oppressing others (1)
Noble restraint in overlooking known faults (1)
Modesty conceals human flaws (1)
Virtues and benefits of silence, justice, generosity, humility, hardship, leadership, and forbearance (1)
Jealousy overlooks bodily health (1)
Greed shackles with disgrace (1)
The essence of belief in heart, tongue, and action (1)
Displeasure with divine decree and worldly attachment (1)
The virtues of contentment and moral character (1)
Deeds outweigh lineage in merit (1)
Sharing wealth with the prosperous for mutual benefit (1)
Divine Command for Justice and Benevolence (1)
Divine reward for modest charity (2)
Avoid initiating conflict but respond if provoked (1)
Gender-specific virtues in traditional Islamic ethics (1)
Wisdom and ignorance in proper placement (2)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's disdain for worldly pursuits (1)
Motives for worship: desire, fear, and gratitude (1)
The inherent evil of women and their necessity (1)
Sluggards lose rights and backbiters lose friends (1)
Relief and comfort as atonement for sins (1)
Ill-gotten gains lead to ruin (2)
Oppression's consequences outweigh its temporary dominance (1)
Fear Allah with even minimal devotion (1)
Numerous replies obscure correct points (1)
Divine rights in blessings and their consequences (1)
Capability diminishes desire (1)
Vigilance in preserving blessings (1)
Generosity surpasses kinship in prompting virtue (1)
Upholding positive perceptions through virtuous conduct (1)
Virtue in overcoming reluctance (1)
Divine Favors Amidst Disobedience (1)
Understanding Allah through human frailty (1)
Worldly pleasures versus eternal rewards (1)
Divine commandments and their purposes in Islam (1)
Oppressor's oath invoking divine power for swift punishment (1)
Managing property as one's own representative (1)
Anger as a form of temporary madness (1)
Health benefits of minimizing envy (1)
Encouraging noble deeds and aiding others (1)
Charitable trade with Allah in destitution (1)
Faithfulness versus faithlessness in divine and human relations (1)
Unintentional revelation of hidden thoughts (1)
Divine punishment through worldly indulgence (2)
Ali's lament over his people's disobedience (3)
Discerning right from wrong in leadership (4)
Authority as a lion rider envied yet precarious (1)
Reciprocal kindness toward the bereaved (1)
Wise words as cure or illness (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn on defining religion publicly (2)
Trusting divine provision for future days (1)
Balanced love and hatred in relationships (1)
Dual perspectives on worldly and spiritual labor (1)
Walking during illness when possible (1)
Caliph 'Umar's deliberation on Ka'bah ornaments (3)
Theft of public property and differing punishments (2)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's resolve to enact changes (1)
Divine decree and contentment in livelihood (1)
Emphasizing knowledge, conviction, and action (1)
The destructive consequences of greed and unfulfilled desires (1)
Seeking sincerity and divine approval over human praise (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's oath on divine truth (1)
Consistent small actions outweigh sporadic large efforts (1)
Prioritizing obligations over optional acts (1)
Concealing abstinence as the highest virtue (1)
Preparing for life's journey by anticipating distance (1)
True observation through wisdom, not eyes (1)
Deception veiling moral admonition (1)
Ignorance rewarded over knowledge (1)
Knowledge dispels excuses (1)
Early death seeks time, deferred death offers excuses (1)
Hidden evils in apparent goodness (1)
Destiny as a divine mystery beyond human comprehension (1)
Divine humiliation through denial of knowledge (1)
Exemplary virtues of a devout brother-in-faith (3)
Fleeing worldly life as death approaches (1)
Divine obedience through gratitude for God's favors (1)
Endurance and divine recompense in grief (4)
Amir al-mu'minin's lamentation for the Prophet's passing (2)
Avoiding association with fools (1)
Distance between East and West as sun's daily travel (1)
Three types of friends and enemies (1)
Self-harm in pursuit of harming others (1)
Few learn from abundant lessons (1)
Excessive quarreling leads to sin while deficiency invites oppression (1)
Seeking forgiveness through prayer after faults (1)
Miserliness, cowardice, and poverty as moral and social flaws (1)
Divine concealment of sins as a mercy (1)
Divine sustenance and accountability parallels (4)
Messengers as interpreters and letters as true expressions (1)
Hardship's inevitability and prayer's necessity (1)
People's love for the world as their mother (1)
Destitute as the Messenger of Allah (1)
Self-respect prevents adultery (1)
Life's brevity necessitates vigilance (1)
Patience in grief versus material loss (2)
Fatherly affection strengthens bonds between sons (1)
Believers' insights reflect divine truth (1)
Four pillars of faith and unbelief (8)
True faith requires greater trust in God than in oneself (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn’s warning to Anas ibn Mālik (3)
Balancing obligatory and optional acts in fluctuating devotion (1)
Qur'an's past, future, and present guidance (1)
Responding to evil with evil (1)
Calligraphy and writing aesthetics in Islamic tradition (1)
Leadership of believers versus wealth for the wicked (2)
Early disputes over Prophet Muhammad's succession (1)
Overcoming adversaries through awe-inspiring presence (2)
Amīr al-mu’minīn warns against destitution's spiritual and intellectual harms (1)
The doer of good surpasses the good itself (1)
Seeking understanding over confusion from learned guidance (1)
Leadership authority and advisory roles in governance (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's encounter with Ḥarb ash-Shibāmi (2)
Amīr al-mu’minīn on the deception of the Khārijites (2)
Disobeying Allah in solitude invites divine judgment (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's grief over Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr's death (1)
Age of accountability ends at sixty (1)
Triumph through sin is true defeat (1)
Divine provision for the poor through the wealth of the rich (1)
Avoiding the need for excuses surpasses truthful excuses (1)
Balancing generosity and thrift (1)
Minimizing divine favor misuse (1)
Divine opportunity for the intelligent in others' shortcomings (1)
The sovereign as divine guardian on earth (1)
Believer's virtues of humility and inner strength (1)
Hating desires upon foreseeing fate (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn on property sharers and accidents (1)
The freedom of the uncommitted giver (1)
Prayer without effort is futile as bowless archery (1)
Two types of knowledge: absorbed and merely heard (1)
Power and decision-making interdependence (1)
Best riches lie in abandoning desires (1)
Beauty of destitution in chastity and riches in gratefulness (1)
Justice harsher for oppressors than oppression for victims (1)
Contentment as the greatest wealth (1)
Accountability for words and deeds (1)
Warning against worldly greed and divine accountability (1)
Lack of sin access as chastity (1)
Dignity eroded by begging (1)
Excess praise as sycophancy, deficiency as inability or envy (1)
The gravity of sins underestimated by their doers (1)
Self-reflection and contentment in Islamic teachings (4)
Quick speech invites unfounded criticism (1)
Oppressor's traits: disobedience, tyranny, and supporting injustice (1)
Relief follows extreme hardship (1)
Balancing family devotion with spiritual priorities (1)
Hypocrisy in criticizing others' flaws (1)
Congratulating on a birth with gratitude to Allah (2)
Officer's lavish house revealing wealth (2)
Livelihood arrives from unexpected sources (2)
Grief and the transient nature of life (2)
Fearing Allah in both ease and hardship (1)
Renouncing worldly desires and self-discipline (2)
Desire prolongation ruins actions (1)
Interpreting speech with positive intent (1)
Seeking blessings before supplicating to Allāh (1)
Avoiding quarrels to preserve esteem (1)
Haste and delay as folly (1)
Avoid unnecessary concerns about unlikely events (1)
Self-improvement through observing others' flaws (1)
Knowledge necessitates action (1)
Worldly wealth as fleeting and perilous (2)
Divine rewards and punishments for obedience and sin (1)
Decline of Quranic understanding and mosque guidance (1)
Amir al-mu’minīn condemns empty displays of respect (1)
Ali's admonition on piety and the afterlife (2)
Islamic virtues and moral guidance (1)
Four Pillars of Religious and Worldly Stability (3)
Ibn Abī Laylā's exhortation on jihad and moral responsibility (2)
Degrees of disapproving evil in Islam (3)
Stages of moral decline in conflict (2)
Right's weight versus wrong's lightness (1)
Divine justice and mercy in human judgment (2)
Miserliness as the root of all vices (1)
Divine predestination of livelihood (2)
Advice on wisdom, character, and choosing friends (2)
Life's fleeting nature and sudden reversals (1)
The power and peril of spoken words (1)
Guarding speech and fulfilling divine obligations (1)
Balancing strength in obedience and weakness in sin (1)
Worldly folly, neglected deeds, and misplaced trust (1)
Worldly humility and divine obedience (1)
Seeking leads to partial attainment (1)
Paradise and Fire define true bliss and hardship (1)
The hierarchy of calamities and blessings (2)
The futility of lineage without personal merit (2)
Supererogatory worship void without fulfilling obligations (1)
Three periods of a believer's time (2)
Avoiding worldly attachments to reveal true evils (1)
Speech reveals character through the tongue (1)
Moderation in worldly pursuits (1)
Powerful words surpass physical force (1)
Contentment with little suffices (1)
Death over humiliation and endurance in adversity (1)
Best scents exemplified by musk (1)
Avoiding pride and remembering mortality (1)
Mutual rights of parents and children in Islam (1)
Virtues of patience, restraint, and submission to Allah (1)
Wisdom in speech versus foolish impulsivity (2)
Divine and worldly pleasures versus superstitions (1)
Adapting to others' manners ensures safety from harm (1)
Premature ambition and immature complaints (2)
Desire for opposites hinders success (1)
Divine sovereignty and human agency in Islam (2)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's caution regarding al-Mughīrah's worldly motives (2)
Rich humility and poor trust in Allah (1)
Divine wisdom prevents ruin (1)
Truth's inevitable victory over opposition (1)
The heart as the eye's manuscript (1)
Fool's heart in mouth, wise man's tongue in heart (2)
Fear of Allah as the pinnacle of human virtue (1)
Warning against challenging divine authority with speech (1)
Self-discipline through empathy and restraint (1)
Enduring like free people or remaining silent like the ignorant (1)
Enduring grief like noble beings (2)
World's deceitful and transient nature (1)
Worldly possessions and their moral consequences (2)
True meaning of istighfār in Islam (9)
Clemency as familial kinship (1)
Human frailty and mortality (1)
Sickness as atonement and the nature of divine reward (2)
Ali's counsel on restraining lustful gazes (4)
Wisdom distinguishing guidance from misguidance (1)
"Do good regardless of its perceived size" (1)
Inner righteousness ensures divine favor in worldly affairs (1)
Forbearance and wisdom as moral virtues (1)
Divine favors granted through generosity (1)
Transience of health and wealth (1)
Complaining to believers versus unbelievers (1)
True celebration in divine acceptance and sinlessness (1)
Regret of sinful wealth in the Hereafter (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's praise for Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt's virtues (1)
Futility of striving against fate for wealth (1)
Two types of livelihood: worldly pursuit and spiritual seeking (1)
True believers' inward devotion and detachment from worldly pursuits (1)
Transient pleasures and lasting consequences (1)
Testing reveals a man's flaws (2)
Divine reciprocity in gratitude, prayer, and repentance (1)
Leadership suitability based on honorable lineage (1)
Comparing justice and generosity's merits (2)
People oppose the unknown (1)
Asceticism defined by Qur'anic balance (1)
Virtues of mindfulness, contentment, and divine pleasure (1)
Sleep disrupting daily resolutions (1)
Leadership as the test of character (1)
Best town is where one thrives (1)
Al-Ashtar's exceptional strength and stature (3)
Enduring little surpasses fleeting abundance (1)
Assessing character through revealing qualities (1)
Camels lost to fulfilling obligations (3)
Ignorance of religious law leads to usury (1)
Enduring minor hardships prevents greater trials (1)
Self-respect diminishes desires (1)
Divine decree on believers' love and hypocrites' hatred (1)
Diminishing wit through excessive joking (1)
Avoiding reciprocation leads to loss or humiliation (1)
Riches and destitution follow divine judgment (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn on az-Zubayr's allegiance and his son's betrayal (1)
Human mortality and the folly of vanity (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's view on the greatest poet (3)
Renouncing worldly desires for Paradise (1)
Insatiable desires for knowledge and worldly pursuits (1)
Preferring truth over falsehood despite consequences (1)
Destiny's dominance over predetermination (2)
Sin displeasing you better than pride-inducing virtue (1)
Forbearance and endurance as virtues of courage (1)
Backbiting as the weapon of the powerless (1)
Flattery leading to personal downfall (1)
World created for purpose beyond itself (1)
Umayyad rule's inevitable collapse (2)
Ansar's pivotal role in nurturing Islam (2)
The eye as the strap of the rear (2)
Righteous leadership upholding religious integrity (1)
Oppression and greed in times of hardship (1)
Excessive love and baseless blame lead to ruin (2)
Virtues and worth of a man according to his character (1)
Divine Unity and Justice Beyond Human Imagination (1)
Wisdom in speech over silence and ignorance (1)
Prayer for gentle rain through submissive clouds (3)
Grief over the Prophet's death precludes adornment (3)
Chaste living surpassing martyrdom in divine reward (1)
Contentment as inexhaustible wealth (2)
Justice and avoidance of violence in governance (2)
Worst sin is the one taken lightly (1)
The learned's duty to teach precedes the ignorant's duty to learn (1)
Worst companions require formality (2)
Victory through determination, thought, and secrecy (1)
Believer's anger leads to separation (6)
Noble and ignoble behaviors under hunger and satiation (1)
Knowledge as venerable estate and clear thought (1)
Human hearts as untamed wild beasts (1)
Good position conceals defects (1)
The most capable of pardoning is the most powerful to punish (1)
Generosity as proactive giving (1)
Wisdom as supreme wealth and ignorance as poverty (1)
Two types of patience: enduring pain and resisting desire (1)
Wealth transforms exile into homeland while poverty estranges homeland (1)
Contentment as inexhaustible wealth (2)
Wealth as the root of desires (1)
Warning as a form of good tidings (1)
Wisdom, friendship, and forbearance virtues (2)
The destructive power of unrestrained speech (1)
Woman as a sweet-stinging scorpion (1)
Reciprocating kindness with greater generosity (1)
Intercession as the seeker's support (1)
Sleeping travelers as a metaphor for worldly life (1)
Loneliness stems from a lack of friends (1)
Avoiding need preferable to inappropriate begging (1)
Generosity outweighs shame in small gifts (1)
Charity and gratefulness as spiritual adornments (1)
Striving without regret for unmet goals (1)
Charity as a cure and afterlife consequences (1)
Ignorance manifests in extremes of neglect or exaggeration (1)
Increasing intelligence reduces speech (1)
Time's dual nature on life and aspirations (1)
Self-education precedes leadership and instruction (1)
Human breath as a step toward death (1)
The transience of all things and inevitability of events (1)
Evaluating later events by earlier standards (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn’s renunciation of worldly desires (2)
Divine decree versus human free will (2)
Seeking wisdom from diverse sources (1)
Human anatomy's marvels in Islamic wisdom (1)
Wise sayings as the believer's lost treasure (1)
The value of a person lies in their achievements (2)
Five Essential Teachings for Righteous Living (1)
Ali's response to excessive but insincere praise (1)
Survivors of the sword multiply abundantly (1)
The peril of abandoning "I do not know" (1)
Valuing the wisdom of elders over youthful fervor (1)
Despair despite the possibility of forgiveness (1)
Divine deliverance through forgiveness and prophecy (2)
Righteousness with Allah ensures worldly and spiritual harmony (1)
Worldly favors distort merit and loss (1)
The perfect jurist balances hope, mercy, and divine justice (1)
Hearts weary like bodies; seek wise sayings (1)
Knowledge manifested through action versus mere words (1)
Seeking divine protection from misguiding troubles (2)
The essence of good lies in knowledge, forbearance, and worship (1)
Divine-fearing actions never fail (1)
Proximity to prophets through obedience to God (1)
Sleeping with firm belief surpasses doubtful prayer (1)
Evaluating traditions through intelligence, not hearsay (1)
Amīr al-mu’minīn's interpretation of Qur’ānic submission and mortality (1)
Creation of Universe (17)
Talha and Zubayr (2)
Muhammad and his descendants (4)
Vicissitudes of time (4)
Day of Judgement (3)
Abstemiousness and fear of God, attributes of the enlightened (7)
Age of Ignorance, Muhammad''s efforts to spread God''s message (4)
In eulogy of Muhammad, the Umayyads, importance of Imam (6)
Islam: most bright of all paths (6)
Describing the days of Siffin (2)
Vicissitudes of time, blaming Muslims (8)
Might of God, Day of Judgement, Muhammad and his descendants (14)
When he gave the standard of the Battle of the Camel to his son Mohammad (2)
Pinnacles of Islam (4)
Caution about this world (7)
Angel of Death and the departure of spirit (2)
World and people (5)
Abstemiousness, fear of God, importance of preparing for the hereafter (10)
Seeking rain (10)
Troubles which would arise, Day of Judgment (6)
Rebuking misers (2)
In praise of his faithful companions (2)
When he exhorted people to jihad but was met with silence (4)
When, after his victory in the Battle of the Camel, one of his comrades said, "I wish my brother had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory God had given you" (2)
Household of Muhammad, the laws of Islam (3)
Reasons for objecting to arbitration at first and allowing it later (4)
Addressing the Kharijites at their camp when they persisted in their rejection of the arbitration (5)
Supporting the weak and the low-spirited on the battlefield of Siffin (3)
Exhorting his followers to fight (6)
Kharijites and arbitration (5)
In response to the objections to the equal distribution of shares from the treasury (2)
Clarifying confusion for Kharijites (4)
Foretelling the capture of Basra and the Mongol conquest (8)
Measures and weights (4)
Condemning the people of Basra (5)
When Abu Dharr was exiled to al-Rabathah (2)
Grounds for accepting the caliphate and the qualities of a ruler (5)
Death and counseling (4)
On the glory of God, on the Quran and Muhammad (7)
When Umar consulted him about taking part in the march towards the Roman Empire (2)
Addressing al-Mogheera when he wanted to speak in support of Uthman (2)
Take revenge for the oppressed from the oppressor (2)
Talha and Zubayr (4)
Foretelling events (5)
On the occasion of the elective committee after Umar''s death (2)
Also in condemnation of the people of Basra (2)
Backbiting and speaking ill of others "Those who do not commit sins and have been gifted with safety (from sins) should take pity on sinners. Gratefulness should be their indulgence and it should prevent them from (finding faults with) others." (3)
Against reliance on heresy (3)
Misplaced generosity (3)
Praying for rain (9)
Past prophets, Household of Muhammad (5)
This world, on innovation (bidʻah) (3)
When Omar consulted him about taking part in the Battle of Persia (4)
Divine mission of Muhammad and what happens when people go against the Quran (7)
Talha and Zubayr and the people of Basra (2)
His last will (4)
After resuming the land grants made by Uthman (2)
Coming events and hypocrites'' activities (4)
Advice against disorder, oppression, and unlawful earning (6)
God and His vicegerents (6)
The negligent, beasts, and carnivores (7)
The Household of Muhammad and their enemies (7)
Wonderful creation of the bat (6)
Malice borne by Aisha and warning the people of Basra (10)
Urging people towards piety (8)
Muhammad and the Quran (4)
Good behavior and ignoring people''s faults (2)
Delivered when the people of Madina swore allegiance to him (8)
Following the examples of Muhammad and the past prophets (18)
Divine mission of Muhammad and lessons from this world (7)
Usurpation of the caliphate from him (4)
Attributes of God (8)
Dialogue with Uthman (6)
Magnificence of the Creator in birds (16)
Observing courtesy and kindness, the autocracy of the Umayyads (4)
Fulfilment of obligations, advice to fear God in all matters "Fear God in the matter of His creatures and His cities because you will be questioned even about lands and beasts." (3)
In response to the demand for avenging Uthman (3)
When the people of Jamal set off for Basra (3)
About those who sit for dispensation of justice among people but are not fit for it (5)
In response to a Kolayb al-Jarmi who came from Basra to enquire about his position vis-a-vis the people of Jamal (6)
When he decided to fight the enemy face to face at Siffin (3)
Elective committee after Umar, and people of Jamal (6)
On eligibility for the caliphate, the need for sagacity in fighting against Muslims (8)
When he received the news that Talha and Zubayr had left for Basra to fight against him (3)
Warning to neglectful people (4)
Greatness of the Quran, following the Sunnah and refraining from innovation (16)
The two arbiters after the Battle of Siffin (2)
Transience of this world and causes of decline in God''s blessings (6)
In reply to a question about seeing God (2)
In disparagement of contradictory views among Muslim jurists (4)
Condemning his disobedient men (3)
The group who decided to join the Kharijites (2)
Learning from history, al-Mahdi (19)
About the importance of the Quran (10)
On hearing a Kharijite raising the slogan, "judgment belongs to God alone" (2)
Creation of universe (10)
Oneness of God (14)
Vicissitudes of time (4)
Transience of this world (5)
Steadfast and transient belief, the challenge: "Ask me before you miss me" (5)
Treachery and hypocrisy of al-Ashath al-Kindi (3)
Fear of God and love for the Household of Muhammad (8)
World and its people (8)
al-Qaaseeaa: Warning about Satan, caution against vanity and other vices, his precedence in Islam (46)
Qualities of the God-fearing (11)
Age of Ignorance, the animosity of Arab tribes, the position of hypocrites (4)
Fear of God and details about the Day of Judgement (6)
Age of Ignorance, the transience of this world and the state of its inhabitants (4)
His attachment to Muhammad and the performance of his funeral rites (4)
Fear of God, praise for Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran (12)
Prayer, Zakat, and fulfillment of obligations (8)
Age of Ignorance, Household of Muhammad, hypocrites (11)
Death and taking lessons from it (2)
Treachery of Muawiya (2)
One should not be afraid of the scarcity of those who tread on the right path (4)
On the occasion of the burial of his wife, Fatimah (4)
Transience of this world, and the importance of preparation for the hereafter (2)
Warning about the dangers of the Day of Judgement (3)
In response to Talha and Zubayr''s complaint for not consulting them in the affairs (5)
One hearing some of his men verbally abusing the Syrians during the Battle of Siffin (2)
About Hasan when Ali saw him proceeding rapidly to fight in the Battle of Siffin (3)
When his army was on the verge of mutiny in connection with the arbitration (2)
When he noticed the vastness of his companion''s house (9)
Advice to keep light in this world (3)
Causes of difference in the traditions and categories of narrators (11)
Greatness of the universe (4)
Those who give up supporting the righteous cause (2)
Sublimity of God and eulogy of Muhammad (3)
Muhammad''s nobility of descent, the characteristics of the virtuous (6)
Prayer he often recited (5)
Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled (10)
Excesses of the Quraysh, on rebels (4)
About those who went to Baṣrah to fight Amīr al-mu’minīn (2)
On passing by the corpses of Talha and another rebel, who were killed in the Battle of the Camel (2)
About those who accused him of killing Uthman (4)
Qualities of the pious (2)
Exegesis of verse 102:1-2 of the Quran (11)
Exegesis of verse 24:36-37 (5)
Exegesis of verse 82:6 (8)
Keeping aloof from oppression, on the poverty of his brother, Aqil (6)
A supplication (2)
Transience of the world and the helplessness of those in graves (5)
A supplication (4)
About a companion who passed away before the occurrence of troubles (2)
Allegiance to him as the caliph (2)
Keeping aloof from envy, and good behavior towards kin (7)
An account of those who remain apprehensive of death (9)
About Muhammad (2)
When Abd al-Allah ibn Zamaa asked him for money from the treasury (2)
When his nephew was unable to deliver a sermon (3)
Causes for differences in the features and traits of people (2)
Funeral rites of Muhammad (4)
His immigration to Medina, following Muhammad''s (3)
Preparing for the hereafter (3)
The two arbitrators after the Battle of Siffin (3)
The Household of Muhammad (2)
Exhorting people for jihad (2)
When Uthman sent word that Ali should leave for Yanboo (2)
Exhorting his men to Jihad (3)
When his men were overpowered by Muawiya''s men (8)
People after Muhammad''s death, the settlement between Muawiya and Amr ibn al-As (4)
Exhorting people for jihad (6)
The transient nature of this world and importance of the next world (8)
About those who found pretexts at the time of jihad (3)
Shaqshaqiya (literally, "roar of the camel"), in which Alī lays out his claim to the caliphate and his superiority over his predecessors (13)
In connection with Uthman''s killing (2)
Before the Battle of the Camel, he sent Ibn Abbas to Zubayr to advise him back to obedience (3)
Disparagement of the world and categories of people (9)
At the time of setting for the Battle of the Camel (7)
Exhorting people to fight against the people of Syria (5)
After arbitration (4)
Warning the people of Nahrawan of their fate (2)
His steadfastness and precedence in Islam (3)
In disparagement of those in doubt (2)
In disparagement of those who shrink from fighting (3)
His far-sightedness and his steadfastness in Islam (4)
In response to the slogan of Kharijites: "Judgment belongs to God alone" (4)
In condemnation of treason (2)
Heart''s desires and hopes (3)
In response to a suggestion of war (3)
When Masqala defected to Syria (2)
The greatness of God and the lowliness of this world (3)
When he decided to march towards Syria (3)
Calamities befalling Kufa (2)
At the time of marching towards Syria (4)
God''s greatness and sublimity (2)
When Abbas and Abu Sufyan offered to pay allegiance to him for the caliphate after Muhammad''s death (3)
Admixture of right and wrong (2)
When his men were prevented from taking water from the River Euphrates (2)
Reward and punishment in the next world (4)
On the description of the Day of Sacrifice (3)
On the swear of allegiance (2)
When his men showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in Siffin (2)
Steadiness on the battlefield (3)
Muawiya swallows whatever he gets and craves for what he does not get (2)
Addressing the Kharijites (3)
When he was told that the Kharijites had crossed the bridge of Nahrawan (3)
On being advised not to chase Talha and Zubayr for fighting (2)
When he was told that the Kharijites had been totally annihilated (2)
Do not fight the Kharijites after me! (3)
When he was warned of being killed by deceit (2)
Transience of this world (2)
Decline and destruction of this world (5)
Attributes of God (3)
Ways of fighting (3)
On hearing the account of what took place in Saqifah of Bani-Sa''ida (2)
When Mohammad ibn Abi Bakr, governor of Egypt, was overpowered and killed (2)
Admonishing his companions for careless behavior (3)
The hypocrites (2)
In the morning of the day he was fatally struck with a sword (3)
In condemnation of the people of Iraq (2)
Praise for Muhammad (4)
When Hasan and Husayn interceded on behalf of Marwan (2)
When the elective committee (or shura) decided to swear allegiance to Uthman (2)
When he learned that the Umayyads blamed him for killing Uthman (2)
Preaching and counseling (2)
Banu Umayyad (3)
One of his supplications (5)
Prophecy of astrologers (3)
About Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate (2)
Shortcomings of women (2)
Way of preaching and counseling (2)
World and its people (3)
Al-Gharra (literally, "the brilliant"), in which Ali enjoined people to piety (22)
Amr ibn al-As (3)
Perfection of God and counseling (4)
Preparing for the hereafter by following God''s commandments (7)
Faithful and unfaithful believers (8)
Factions of community (3)
Holy Prophet (5)
Cowardice of his enemies in the Battle of the Camel (2)
God''s attributes and some advice (5)
Al-Ashbaah (literally, "the skeletons"), in which Ali talked about the creation of the universe (31)
When people decided to swear allegiance to him after the murder of Uthman (2)
Annihilation of the Kharijites, mischief mongering of the Umayyads, vastness of his own knowledge (6)
God''s praise and eulogy of the prophets (6)
Age of Ignorance and Muhammad''s efforts to disseminate God''s message (2)
In eulogy of Muhammad (3)
Admonishing his companions (7)
Oppression of the Umayyads (2)
Abstinence of the world and vicissitudes of time (6)