404. On being asked the meaning of the expression: “lā ḥawla walā quwwata illā bi’llāh” (there is no strength nor power but by means of Allāh). Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said:
Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #46I asked him about the meaning of «There is no force nor strength except by Allah». So he said: It means: There is no force to us that...
Al-Tawḥīd #299I asked Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS) about the meaning of “there is no power and no strength save in Allah” [la hawla waw la...