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7ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن عَرَفَ اللّهَ وعَظَّمَهُ مَنَعَ فاهُ مِنَ الكَلامِ وبَطنَهُ مِنَ الطَّعامِ ، وعَنّى نَفسَهُ بِالصِّيامِ والقِيامِ. |
| 7– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who attains inner knowledge of Allah and aggrandizes Him forbids his mouth from speaking [vain] and his stomach from eating, and satisfies himself through fasting and praying.’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 444, no. 6] |
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8ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لَو عَرَفتُمُ اللّهَ حَقَّ مَعرِفتِهِ لَمَشَيتُم عَلَى البُحورِ ، ولَزالَت بِدُعائكُمُ الجِبالُ. |
| 8– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If you truly knew Allah as He is worthy of being known, you would be able to walk on the seas and the mountains would fall by your command.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5893] |
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9ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن كانَ بِاللّهِ أعرَفَ كانَ مِنَ اللّهِ أخوَفَ. |
| 9– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who is most knowledgeable of Allah is most fearful of Allah.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 393, no. 64] |
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10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يَسيرُ المَعرِفَةِ يُوجِبُ الزُّهدَ في الدّنيا. |
| 10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The least knowledge of Allah leads one to abstain from the vanities of this world.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10984] |
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11ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إِنَّهُ لا يَنبَغي لِمَن عَرَفَ عَظَمَةَ اللّهِ أن يَتَعَظَّمَ ؛ فإنَّ رِفعَةَ الّذينَ يَعلَمونَ ما عَظَمَتُهُ أن يَتَواضَعوا لَهُ. |
| 11– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily it does not befit one who has attained inner knowledge of the grandeur of Allah to behave proudly, for verily the elevation of those who acknowledge His grandeur comes from their abasing themselves in front of Him.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 147] |
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12ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): غايَةُ المَعرِفَةِ الخَشيَةُ . |
| 12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The peak of inner knowledge of Allah is fear [of Him].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6359] |
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13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ أكثَرُهُم لَهُ مَسألَةً . |
| 13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The person who best knows Allah asks of Him the most.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3260] |
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14ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أحَقُّ خَلقِ اللّهِ أن يُسَلِّمَ لِما قَضَى اللّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ: مَن عَرَفَ اللّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ. |
| 14– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The creature of Allah most eligible for submission to the decree of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is he who knows Allah, Mighty and Exalted.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 62, no. 9] |
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15ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن عَرَفَ اللّهَ خافَ اللّهَ ، ومَن خافَ اللّهَ سَخَت نَفسُهُ عَنِ الدّنيا . |
| 15– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who attains inner knowledge of Allah fears Allah, and he who fears Allah restrains himself from this world.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 185] |
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16ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أعلَمَ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ أرضاهُم بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ . |
| 16– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily the person who best knows Allah is the most content with the decree of Allah, Mighty and Exalted.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 184] |
