Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Man's essence is his wisdom, and his intellect is his religion. We can recognize his manliness through what he engages himself in. Times change, but all the people are related to each other all the way up to Adam.”
وقال (عليه السلام) أيضا: أصل الإنسان لبه وعقله ودينه ومروءته حيث يجعل نفسه، والأيام دول والناس إلى آدم شرع سواء.
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