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1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اِعتَبِروا؛ فَقَد خَلَتِ المَثُلاتُ في مَن كانَ قَبلَكُم. |
| 1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Take lesson, for indeed the moral examples merely passed by your predecessors.’[Kanz al-Fawa’id, v. 2, p. 31] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يَنظُرُ المُؤمِنُ إلَى الدّنيا بِعَينِ الاعتِبارِ، ويَقتاتُ مِنها بِبَطنِ الاضطِرارِ. |
| 2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The believer looks at the world with contemplative consideration, and only consumes thereof within the bounds of necessity.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 267] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن جَهِلَ قَلَّ اعتِبارُهُ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The ignorant one rarely takes lesson [from experiences].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7837] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الاعتِبارُ مُنذِرٌ ناصِحٌ، مَن تَفَكَّرَ اعتَبَرَ، ومَنِ اعتَبَرَ اعتَزَلَ، ومَنِ اعتَزَلَ سَلِمَ . |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The moral lesson is a sincere warner. Whoever contemplates takes lesson, and whoever takes the lesson on board keeps away from making the same mistake twice, and whoever keeps away remains safe.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 92, no. 101] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الاعتِبارُ يَقودُ إلَى الرَّشادِ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Drawing a lesson [from an experience] leads one to integrity of conduct.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 92, no. 101] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ اعتَبَرَ أبصَرَ، ومن أبصَرَ فَهِم، ومَن فَهِمَ عَلِمَ . |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever draws a lesson [from something] gains insight into it, and whoever gains insight into it comprehends it, and whoever comprehends it comes to know it for certain.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 207] |
