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hadith 1429
Hadith #
1429
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Struggling Against the Self (Jihād An-Nafs)
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The highest form of struggle is for a man to struggle against his self.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايَةُ المُجاهَدَةِ أنْ يُجاهِدَ المَرْءُ نَفْسَهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)

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