hadith
3292
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed man (in this world) is only a target that is struck by [the arrows of] death and a booty that is rushed towards by tribulations and calamities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما المَرْءُ (فِي الدُّنْيا) غَرَضٌ تَنْتَضِلُهُ المَنايا وَ نَهَبٌ تُبادِرُهُ المَصائِبُ وَ الحَوادِثُ
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