الدُّنيا مِن وجهَةِ نَظَرِ الإمام عَلِيٍّ عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ The World from the Viewpoint of Imam Ali (AS)

31ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): واللّه‏ِ لَدُنياكُم هذهِ أهوَنُ في عَينِي مِن عِرَاقِ خِنزيرٍ في يَدِ مَجذومٍ.

31– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘By Allah, this world of yours is worse in my eyes than the sweat of a pig in the palm of a leper.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 236]
 

32ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): دُنياكُم هذِهِ أزهَدُ عِندي مِن عَفْطَةِ عَنزٍ.

32– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘This world of yours is more forsaken to me than the sneezing of a goat.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 3]
 

33ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَدُنياكُم أهوَنُ عِندي مِن وَرَقَةٍ (في) فِي جَرادَةٍ تَقضِمُها ، ... ما لِعَلِيّ ونعيمٍ يَفْنى.

33– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily your world to me is more worthless than a leaf being gnawed at in the mouth of a locust. What has Ali got to do with perishable things?!’[Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 11, p. 246]
 

34ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إليكِ عَنِّي يا دنيا ، فحَبلُكِ على غارِبِكِ ، قدِ انسَلَلتُ مِن مَخالِبِكِ ، وأفلَتُّ مِن حَبائلِكِ ، واجتَنَبتُ الذَّهابَ في مداحِضِكِ....

34– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Get away from me, O World! Your rein is on your own shoulders as I have released myself from your ditches, removed myself from your snares and avoided walking into your slippery places.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 45]
 

35ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اُحَذِّرُكُمُ الدنيا ، فإنّها حُلوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ حُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَواتِ.

35– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of the world, for verily it appears sweet and green, surrounded by carnal and base desires.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 111]
 

36ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إحذَرُوا الدنيا ، فإنَّ في حلالِها حِساب[ا] ، وفي حَرامِها عقاب[ا] ، وأوّلُها عَناءٌ ، وآخِرُها فَناءٌ.

36– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of the world, for verily with regards to its lawful things there is accountability and with regards to its unlawful things there is punishment, its beginning is hardship and its end is annihilation.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 23, no. 88]
 

37ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِحذَروا هَذِهِ الدنيا الخَدَّاعةَ الغَدّارةَ ، التي قد تَزَيّنَتْ بِحُلِيِّها ، وفَتَنَتْ بِغُرورِها... فأصبَحَتْ كالعَروسِ المَجْلُوَّةِ ، والعُيونُ إلَيها ناظِرَةٌ.

37– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of this deceptive and deceitful world that has been beautified by its ornaments and has seduced through its delusions… such that it has become like an unveiled bride upon whom everyone’s eyes are gazing.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 108, no. 109]
 

38ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إحذَروا الدنيا ، فإنّها غَدّارةٌ غَرّارةٌ خَدُوعٌ ، مُعطِيَةٌ مَنوعٌ ، مُلبِسةٌ نَزُوعٌ.

38– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of the world, for verily it is deceptive, delusive and deceitful, it is a giver that deprives, and one who clothes yet leaves you naked.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 230]
 

39ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِحذَروا الدنيا ، فإنّها عَدُوّةُ أولياءِ اللّه‏ِ ، وعَدُوّةُ أعدائهِ ، أمّا أولياؤهُ فَغَمَّتهُم ، وأمّا أعداؤهُ فَغَرَّتهُم .

39– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of the world, for verily it is the enemy of the friends of Allah and the enemy of His enemies too. As for the friends of Allah, it fills them with grief and as for Allah’s enemies, it deludes them.’[Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 3, p. 202]