1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): حَسْبُ المَرءِ ... مِن عِرفانِهِ، عِلمُهُ بِزَمانِهِ. |
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The worth of a man with regards to his perception of things is his knowledge of [the workings of] time.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 80, no. 66] |
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعرَفُ الناسِ بالزّمانِ ، مَن لَم يَتَعَجَّبْ مِن أحداثِهِ. |
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The man who best understands time is he who is not taken aback by its proceedings.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3252] |
3ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العالِمُ بِزَمانِهِ، لا تَهجُمُ علَيهِ اللَّوابِسُ. |
3– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who knows [the workings of] his time is never overwhelmed by its obscurities.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 356] |