hadith
1438
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Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no Jihād like struggle against the self.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا جِهادَ كَجِهادِ النَّفْسِ
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Soul (Nafs)
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1547 Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There is no greater distinction than jihad, and no jihad like combatting ones self.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1420 Imam Ali (AS) said, Struggling against the self is the best Jihad.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1434 Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no struggle more worthy than struggling against the self.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1429 Imam Ali (AS) said, The highest form of struggle is for a man to struggle against his self.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1408 Imam Ali (AS) said, The best Jihād is the struggle of a man against his [carnal] soul.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1412 Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the best Jihād is the struggle of a man against his [carnal] soul.