hadith
3479
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The similitude of this world is like your shadow, if you stop it stops and if you seek it, it moves further away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَثَلُ الدُّنيا كَظِلِّكَ إنْ وَقَفْتَ وَقَفَ وَ إنْ طَلَبْتَهُ بَعُدَ
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