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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fall of states can be discerned by four things: neglect of the fundamentals, embracing peripheral matters, bringing contemptible ones to the forefront and relegating the virtuous ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يُستدَلُّ على إدبارِ الدُّوَلِ بأربَعٍ: تَضييعِ الاُصولِ ، والتمسُّكِ بالفروعِ ، وتَقديمِ الأراذلِ ، وتأخيرِ الأفاضِلِ.
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