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hadith 1437
Hadith #
1437
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, Struggling against the self is the best Jihād.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُجاهَدَةُ النَّفْسِ أفْضَلُ جِهاد
Tags Soul (Nafs)

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