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hadith 9957
Hadith #
9957
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
The Soul and Holding It to Account
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Deterring the soul from vain desire is the greater Jihad.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَدْعُ النَّفْسِ عَنِ الهَوى اَلْجِهادُ الأكْبَرُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Warfare/Jihad

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