Teachings and Guidance from the Immaculate Imams (Peace Be Upon Them) on Human Matters

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General Principles

1. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Happiness brings joy and vitality.

   • Source: Mizan al-Hikmah, Vol. 4, p. 4884

2. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Among the obligatory rights God has placed upon His servants is advice, goodwill to the best of one's ability, and cooperation in establishing justice (regarding oneself and others).

   • Source: Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 216

Consultation and Justice

1. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): There is no support like consultation.

   • Source: Qasar al-Hikam 54, Nahj al-Balagha, Mu'jam al-Mafhiris

2. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): God has prioritized the rights of people over His own rights; therefore, whoever fulfills the rights of people, fulfills the rights of God.

   • Source: Sharh Ghurar al-Hikam, Vol. 2, p. 270

Relationships and Ethics

3. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Do not violate your brother’s right based on the reliance of friendly relations and sincere companionship, for friendship is destroyed, and he whose right you spoil will not be your brother.
   • Source: Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31

Faith and Worldly Affairs

4. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Preserve your religion by utilizing your worldly affairs, so you may be saved; and do not make your religion a means to preserve your worldly affairs, lest you be humiliated.
   • Source: Al-Kafi, Vol. 12, p. 6

Knowledge and Action

5. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Know that the perfection of religion lies in seeking knowledge and putting it into practice.
   • Source: Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, p. 30

Continued Emphasis on Consultation

6. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): There is no support like consultation.
   • Source: Qasar al-Hikam 54, Nahj al-Balagha, Mu'jam al-Mafhiris

Sincerity and Accountability

7. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): It is more difficult to ensure the purity of an action than the action itself.
   • Source: Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 247

Reflection and Divine Awareness

8. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): May God have mercy on whoever hears a piece of wise counsel, and it fills him… and he does not neglect God’s oversight of his actions.
   • Source: Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 76, Mu'jam al-Mafhiris

Knowledge and Self-Discipline

9. Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him): Every scholar must engage in self-care with piety.
   • Source: Sharh Ghurar al-Hikam, Vol. 2, p. 21

Guidance in Communication

10. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him): Whoever calls people to goodness, let his method of calling be good.

Collective Progress

11. Imam Hasan (Peace Be Upon Him): No community has consulted with one another except that they were guided to the path of their progress.
    • Source: Tahdhib al-A'qul, p. 223

The Value of Knowledge

12. Imam Muhammad Jawad (Peace Be Upon Him): Knowledge of religion is the price of every precious commodity and a ladder to reach every high rank.
    • Source: Bihar, Vol. 1, p. 67

Health and Well-being

13. Imam Reza (Peace Be Upon Him): Every beneficial and strengthening thing for the body is permissible, and every thing that weakens the body's strength or is lethal is forbidden.
    • Source: Fiqh al-Reza (Peace Be Upon Him), p. 254

Compiled by: Gol Afshan Gol Mohammadi

 

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