Admonishing his own companions [1]
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Nahj al-Balāgha · Volume 1 · Section 97 · 7 narrations
Although Allāh gives time to the oppressor His catch would not spare him. Allāh watches him on the passage of his way and the position of that which suffocates the throats. By Allāh in Whose power my life lies, these…
Read the full narration →I called you for war but you did not come. I warned you but you did not listen. I called you secretly as well as openly, but you did not respond. I gave you sincere counsel, but you did not accept it. Are you present…
Read the full narration →O those whose bodies are present but wits are absent, and whose wishes are scattered. Their rulers are on trial. Your leader obeys Allāh but you disobeyed him while the leader of the people of Syria (ash-Shām) disobeys…
Read the full narration →O people of Kūfah, I have experienced in you three things and two others : you are deaf in spite of having ears, dumb in spite of speaking, and blind in spite of having eyes. You are neither true supporters in combat nor…
Read the full narration →[About the Companions of the Holy Prophet] Look at the people of the Prophet’s family. Adhere to their direction. Follow their footsteps because they would never let you out of guidance, and never throw you into…
Read the full narration →I have seen the companions of the Prophet but I do not find anyone resembling them. They began the day with dust on the hair and face (in hardship of life) and passed the night in prostration and standing in prayers.…
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