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Imam Ali Ibn e Abi Talib [a.s] says, "Praise is due to Allah from Whose mercy
no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose forgiveness
no one is disappointed and for Whose worship no one is too high. His mercy
never ceases and His bounty is never missed. This world is a place for which destruction is
ordained and for its inhabitants departure from here is destined. It is sweet
and green. It hastens towards its seeker and attaches to the heart of the
viewer. So depart from here with the best of provision available with you and
do not ask herein more than what is enough and do not demand from it more than
subsistence." Alternative Sources: (1) Al-Saduq, Man
la yahduruh, I, 327; (2) al-Tusi, Misbah,
458; parts of it recorded by (3) (3) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad; (4) al-Jahiz, al-Bayan,
I, 171; (5) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 235; (6) al-Harrani, Tuhaf; (7) al-Baqillani, I`jaz, 222. *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links
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