Following up Matters استدبار الأُمور 1. One who follows up [and thinks about] matters [that have passed], gets perplexed. 1ـ مَنِ اسْتَدْبَـرَ الأُمُورَ تَحَيَّرَ. 1159 views ...
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One who Turns Back and the One who Moves Forward المدبر والمقبل 1. Never hold on to one who turns back and do not separate from the one who moves forward. 1ـ لا تَتَمَسَّكَنَّ بِمُدْبِر، ولا تُفارِقَنَّ مُقْبِلاً. 2. It may be that sometimes the one who t ...
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Planning التدبير 1. Little [done] with planning is more lasting than a lot done with wastefulness. 1ـ اَلقَلِيلُ مَعَ التَّدْبيرِ أبْقى مِنَ الكَثيرِ مَعَ التَّبْذيرِ. 2. The most manifest sign of abundant intelligence is good planning. 2ـ أدَلُّ شَيْء عل ...
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Desertion and Abandonment التَّدابر والتخاذل 1. Keep away from abandonment, desertion and severing of ties with near relatives. 1ـ جانِبُوا التَّخاذُلَ، والتَّدابُرَ، وقَطيعَةَ الأرْحامِ. 1287 views ...
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Turning Backward الإدبار 1. It is seldom that one who turns back [and retreats] returns to the front. 1ـ قَلَّما يَعُودُ الإدْبارُ إقْبالاً. 2. From the signs of turning backward is accompanying the vile. 2ـ مِنْ عَلاماتِ الإدْبارِ مُقارَنَةُ الأرْذالِ. 3 ...
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Entrance الداخل والقادم 1. One who enters into a place of evil is [suspected and] accused. 1ـ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَداخِلَ السُّوءِ أُتُّهِمَ. 2. For everyone who enters [into an unfamiliar place] there is consternation and perplexity. 2ـ لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ و ...
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Gradually Drawing Closer to Destruction الاستدراج والمستدرج 1. Of all people, the person who needs to be most careful is the one who is most safe from abrupt changes [as this may be a means of gradually being drawn to his destruction]. 1ـ أولَى النَّاسِ ب ...
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Study الدّرس 1. One who does not continue his study does not acquire deep understanding [of his subject]. 1ـ لافِقْهَ لِمَنْ لا يُديمُ الدَّرْسَ. 1483 views ...
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Rectification and Making Amends الاستدراك والتدارك 1. One who makes amends is on the brink of righteousness. 1ـ اَلمُسْتَدْرِكُ على شَفا صَلاح. 2. Rectify at the end of your life that which you have neglected [and lost] earlier on and you will make your p ...
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Amicableness المداراة 1. Be amicable with the people and you will be secure from their tribulations and will remain safe from their sly plots. 1ـ دارِ النَّاسَ تَأمَنْ غَوائِلَهُمْ، وتَسْلَمْ مِنْ مَكائِدِهِمْ. 2. Be amicable with the people and you will ...
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Supplication and the Supplicant الدُّعاءُ والداعي 1. Supplication for a beggar is one of the two charities [that one can give]. 1ـ الدُّعاءُ لِلسّائِلِ أحَدُ الصَّدَقَتَيْنِ. 2. The most piercing arrow is the supplication of the oppressed. 2ـ أنْفَذُ السّ ...
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The Call الدعوة والداعية 1. Deaf is the ear that does not hear the call [of guidance]. 1ـ وَُقَِرَ سَمْعٌ لَمْ تَسْمَعِ الدَّاعِيَةُ. 2. Two calls never differ but that one of them leads to misguidance. 2ـ ما اخْتَلَفَتْ دَعْوَتانِ إلاّ كانَتْ إحْديهُما ض ...
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The Guide الدليل 1. Deviation of the guide is the destruction of the seeker of guidance. 1ـ ضَلالُ الدَّليلِ هَلاكُ المُسْتَدِلِّ. 1128 views ...
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Seriously Ill الدَنِف 1. How many [times has] a seriously ill person been saved while a healthy person died! 1ـ كَمْ دَنِف نَجا وصَحيح هَوى. 1213 views ...
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The Despicable الدَّنيَّة 1. One who comes near the despicable is accused. 1ـ مَنْ قَرُبَ مِنَ الدَّنيَّةِ أُتُّهِمَ. 1074 views ...
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Loathsome Actions and Traits الدَّنايا 1. Disassociating oneself from loathsome actions and traits subdues the enemy. 1ـ مُبايَنَةُ الدَّنايا تَكْبِتُ العَدُوَّ. 1173 views ...
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This World الدنيا 1. This world is neither clean for any drinker [to drink from] nor is it loyal to any owner. 1ـ الدُّنيا لا تَصْفُو لِشارِب، ولا تَفي لِصاحِب. 2. This world is filled with tribulations [and] stricken with tragedies and calamities. 2ـ الد ...
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Remedy and Ailment الدّواء والداء 1. Many a remedy brings about an ailment. 1ـ رُبَّ دَواء جَلَبَ داءً. 2. Many an ailment turns into a remedy. 2ـ رُبَّ داء اِنْقَلَبَ دَواءً. 3. Sometimes the remedy is [itself] an ailment. 3ـ رُبَّما كانَ الدَّواءُ داءً. ...
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Alternation of Power and Soverignty الدّول والدّولة 1. The signs of alternation of power are the creation of stratagems. 1ـ أماراتُ الدُّوَلِ إنْشاءُ الحِيَلِ. 2. One of the signs of alternation of power is vigilance in safeguarding affairs. 2ـ مِنْ أمارا ...
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Flattery المداهنة 1. Do not flatter each other thereby letting flattery plunge you into sin. 1ـ لا تُداهِنُوا فَيَقْتَحِمَ بِكُمْ الإدْهانُ علَى المَعصِيَةِ. 1191 views ...
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