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Beliefs Resurrection THE APPOINTED TIME OF DEATH

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The appointed time of death is [already] determined and sustenance is [already] apportioned, so let not any of you grieve its reduction; for verily greed does not expedite it and self-restraint does not delay it, and it behoves a believer to be patient.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The truest thing is death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The nearest thing is death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The reality of death exposes the lie of [false] aspiration.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
At every moment there is death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The remembrance of [the times of] death has disappeared from your hearts and has been replaced by false hopes and aspirations.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Your hearts have forgotten the reality of death and you have been overcome by deception of [false] hope.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The one who takes death into consideration values his time.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One whose death draws near to him cannot be saved [from it] by his efforts.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The passing of time draws one towards death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How is it possible for one to live forever, when there will come a day which he will not pass and a seeker who will quickly bring him to his death, urging him forwards?
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
It is when [the time of] death comes that the failure of [one's] aspirations become apparent.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
When death strikes, hopes and aspirations are exposed.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Every future [event] is near.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How many a person has delayed his work until death came upon him!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The appointed time of death is sufficient as a guard.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
There is a prescribed duration for every term [of life].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Death strikes down.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Departure [from this world] is imminent.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The appointed time of death is a shield.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The appointed time of death is an impenetrable fortress.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Death cuts hopes short.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Death exposes hope.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Death is the reaper of hope.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
When death comes, hopes are exposed.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
When you reach the end of your hopes, then remember the suddenness of death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The bane of aspirations is the coming of death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The bane of hope is death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Your death will [soon] come to you, so be moderate in what you seek.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Anticipate death, for verily the hopes of people are on the verge of being cut short as death comes upon them.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Anticipate death and do good deeds; [by this] you will attain felicity through your [hastening to good deeds while you have] respite.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Every moment you come closer to death, so improve your deeds.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
For every appointed time there is an arrival.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
For every person there is a day that he shall not go beyond.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
For everyone there is a driver who drives him towards his death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
If the appointed times of death were to become known, the [secret] hopes [of people] would be exposed.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
If you were to see death and its approach, you would surely hate [false] aspiration and its deception.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
If you were to think about the closeness of death and its [imminent] arrival, the sweetness of life and its comfort would become bitter for you.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Whoever is mindful of his [eventual] death reduces his aspirations.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Whoever regards his stay [in this world] as short and temporary, his hope and aspiration gets diminished.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who rides with the reins of his aspiration stumbles over his death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How close hope is to death!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How severing death is for hope!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
He who counts tomorrow [to be] from his lifetime has not given death its rightful place.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
What an excellent cure death is!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Each breath of a person is a step closer to his death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
No shield is more protective than the appointed time of death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Nothing is truer than death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
You are the harvests of the appointed terms and the targets of death.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
May the mercy of Allah be on the person who understands that his [every] breath brings him a step closer to his death, so he hastens to [do] good deeds and shortens his hopes.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
May the mercy of Allah be on the person who anticipates [his] death, belies [his false] aspirations, and makes his actions sincere.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Sometimes death is [hidden] beneath an aspiration.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
With the passing of hours, lifetimes perish.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Verily there is a shield over me, in the form of my appointed time of death, which protects me; so when my day comes, it relieves itself of me and surrenders me [to death]. At this time the arrow will not miss its target and the wound will not heal.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim