Saturday, July 28, 2007

Happy Father's Day ... The birthday of Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him) ...



The birthday of the "real human", he who devoted all his divine life to support the truth, to be the truth and to spread the truth ...

A divine soul who was born inside the Ka'aba and raised learning many good values from the messenger of God ... He who was an advanced human comparing to the time he was living in ... He who was the truth by all his words and more importantly by all his deeds ...

The birthday of Imam Ali ibn Abi-Talib (Peace be upon him) ...
The birthday of a man whose heart was so attached to the heavens for whom this life and this world was so small ...

A devoted companion for the prophet (Peace be upon him) ... A great leader symbolizing justice and fairness ... Loving father for his children and caring husband for his wife ...

A scientist of his time and a wise man of all times ... a great writer ... absolutely advanced thinker ...

A real symbol of bravery for all the athletes afterwards ... A hard working person to support his family ... The one who also was feeding and supporting the needy through all his life ...

The "Brave Lion" of the days and the "Crying Whisperer" of the nights to the Almighty ... Imam Ali (Peace be upon him forever) ...



Everlasting Quotes of Wisdom by Imam Ali:

Inability is a disaster; patience is bravery; abstinence is a treasure, self-restrain is a shield; and the best companion is submission to Divine Will ...

He who adopts greed devalues himself; he who discloses his hardships to others will face humiliation ...

Socialize with people in such a manner that when you die, they should weep for you and as long as you live, they should long for your company ...

Two kinds of greedy people never get satisfied; the seeker of knowledge and the seeker of this world ...

The worst sin is that which the sinner takes lightly ...

Contentment is a wealth that is not exhausted ...

Greed is a permanent slavery [of oneself by his own]...

Submission to God's will is the cure of the misery of the heart ...

He, who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction ...

Opportunity moves quickly and rarely comes back ...

Abstention from wrongdoing is easier than seeking help afterwards ...



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[Photos: "Imama Ali" calligraphy writing, Quotes: courtesy of www.sufiblog.com/Imam-Ali-quotes.php]