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ABSTINENCE [FROM FOOD] ADMISSION AND CONFESSION OF ONES SINS ADMONITION AFFECTION AND FRIENDSHIP AFFLUENCE AND THE RICH AID AMICABLENESS APOLOGIZING AND OFFERING EXCUSES ASTUTENESS ATTENTION BEING CHEERFUL AND SMILING BEING INDEPENDENT OF OTHERS BEING PLEASED AND SATISFIED BEING SYSTEMATIC IN WORK CALMNESS AND SOLEMNITY CHASTITY CHIVALRY COMING TO THE AID OF THE AGGRIEVED COMPETITION CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION CONTENTMENT AND THE CONTENTED COURAGE AND THE COURAGEOUS DELIBERATENESS AND ACTING UNHURRIEDLY DILIGENCE AND STRIVING EARLY RISING EMINENCE AND THE EMINENT ENDEAVOURS ESTABLISHING TIES AND RELATIONS FAITH AND THE BELLEVER FEAR FORGIVENESS AND PARDON FREEDOM AND THE FREE GENEROSITY GENTLENESS AND SOFTNESS GIVING AND WITHHOLDING CHARITY GLORY AND THE HONOURED ONE GOOD DEEDS GOOD ETIQUETTE GOOD TURNS AND BENEVOLENT ACTIONS GRANDEUR GRANTING REFUGE TO THE FEARFUL GRATITUDE AND THE GRATEFUL GROOMING HAPPINESS AND JOY HAPPINESS AND PUTTING JOY IN THE HEARTS HIGH REGARD HONOUR AND THE HONOURABLE HUMILITY HUNGER IRRESPONSIBILITY JUDICIOUSNESS AND THE JODICIOUS JUSTICE AND THE JUST LENIENCY AND GENTLENESS LISTENING AND THE LISTENER LOWERING THE GAZE MERCY AND COMPASSION MODERATION NOBLENESS AND MUNIFICENCE OBEDIENCE AND COMPLIANCE OBEYING COMMANDMENTS ONE WHO ACTS WITH DELIBERATENESS PATIENCE AND THE PATIENT PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PERFECTION PHYSICAL BEAUTY PLANNING PRECAUTION READINESS AND PREPARATION REMAINING PURE AND FREE FROM SIN REMORSE AND REGRET AND THE REMORSEFUL RENUNCIATION OF WORLDLY PLEASURES56 RESTRAINT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THOSE WHO PREVENT IT SEEKING FORGIVENESS SEEKING JUSTICE SEEKING WHAT IS BEST SELF-SACRIFICE SENSE OF HONOUR AND POSSESSIVENESS SILENCE SINCERE ADVICE SINCERITY AND DEVOTION STEADFASTNESS STRIVING AND SEEKING SUPPLICATION AND THE SUPPLICANT SUPPORTING THE TRUTH SUPPRESSING ANGER TAKING LESSONS AND EXAMPLES TAKING THE INITIATIVE THE BEAUTIFUL AND BEAUTY THE BROTHER, THE FRIEND, THE ASSOCIATE AND THE COMPANION THE CAREFUL THE COMPASSIONATE THE DILIGENT AND THE HARDWORKING THE EQUITABLE AND EQUITY THE EXPERIENCED THE FELICITOUS AND FELICITY THE FORBEARING AND FORBEARANCE THE GENEROUS AND GENEROSITY THE GOD-WARY AND GODFEARING PEOPLE THE GOOD DOER THE INTELLIGENT THE INTERCESSOR AND INTERCEDER THE MARTYR THE MIDDLE COURSE THE NOBLE -MINDED AND MUNIFICENT THE ONE WHO PRESENTS AN ARGUMENT THE SAGACIOUS THE SCHOLAR THE TRUSTWORTHY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS THE TRUTHFUL AND TRUTHFULNESS THE WARNER TOLERANCE TURNING BACKWARD UNDERSTANDING VEHEMENCE32 VIRTUES AND VICES

Virtues EMINENCE AND THE EMINENT

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
There is no honour like eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
There is no eminence with vengeance.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
There is no eminence in one who has a bad character.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
There is no eminence in the one who lacks generosity.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Listening to the complaint of the aggrieved is part of eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
He who does not grant generously has not perfected [his] eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The eminent one is envied and the munificent one is loved and adored.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The excellence of the eminent ones is in [their] devout worship [of Allah].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The completion of eminence is in taking the initiative to do good to others.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
He who does not support [and provide for] his brothers does not gain eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
He whose brothers need to turn to other than him [for help] has not achieved eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Eminence is not perfected except by bearing the burdens [of others] and doing good turns.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One whose brothers have to turn to other than him [for their needs] has not attained eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The eminent among the people in this world are the generous ones and in the Hereafter, the God-wary.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The eminent person is one who bears the burdens of his brothers and is neighbourly to his neighbour.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The eminent person is one who neither flatters nor deceives, nor is he beguiled by greedy ambitions.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Righteous action, aiding the aggrieved and inviting guests [to one’s home] are instruments [and means] of eminence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The eminent person is one who bears the responsibility of providing [for others] and is generous with his assistance.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim