Tuesday, 27 November 2012


Jun 26, '10 5:39 AM
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Bas Allah (wrath of Allah)
 RasoolAllah (saw) said,
“O’Ali (asws)! You are the tongue of Allah through whom He speaks and You are the wrath of Allah through whom He takes revenge.”

(Tafseer e Furat pg 455)
Jun 26, '10 5:35 AM
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Bazaat ul Rasool  (Part of RasoolAllah saw)
 Abu Saeed al Qudri narrates RasoolAllah (saw) recited this ayah,
“Not equal are the inmates of the fire and the owners of the garden. The dwellers of the garden, They are the victorious.” (59:20)
Then RasoolAllah (saw) said,
“The people of jannah are those who obeyed Me and accepted the Wilayat of Ali (asws) after Me. Remember! Ali (asws) is a part of Me. One who wages war against Him wages war against Me.” Then RasoolAllah (saw) called Ali  (asws), and said, “O’Ali (asws)! Your fight is My fight. Your friendship is My friendship. You are the knowledge between Me and My ummah.”

(Tafseer e Furat pg 183)
Jun 26, '10 5:33 AM
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Briya
 In one sermon of Moula Ali (asws) He says, “In Taurat My name is Briya. It means free from shirk”.

(Maani ul Akbar pg 58)
Jun 26, '10 5:30 AM
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Bab ul Dar ul Hikmat (Door of the city of wisdom)
 RasoolAllah (saw) said, “I am the city of wisdom and Ali (asws) is its door”.

(Noor ul Absar pg 174)
Jun 26, '10 5:24 AM
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The Effects & Side Effects of Exercises

Exercise is the body activity that maintains physical fitness and health. Strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and enjoyment are some of the reasons for performing exercise. The immune system is boosted by the frequent and regular physical exercise. The “diseases of affluence” such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity can be prevented by the physical exercise. It also improves mental health, prevents depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem. A worldwide worry is childhood obesity and the effects of childhood obesity may be decrease in developed countries by exercise. To create a lean and toned body, you can try Resistance Training of Physical Fitness Exercise. Aerobic Exercises are useful to elevate your heart rate over a sustainable period of time, and Stretching to extend your limbs and muscles to their full extent.

Exercising is a free time activity that helps people to feel good in every aspect of the health such as mental, social, and physical health. Exercise improves the physical part means every part and system of our body. Exercise helps to improve the cardiovascular system. For example, when you exercise, muscles move, and to move, muscles need oxygen in the blood, so the heart has to pump blood in a faster rhythm to keep the muscles moving.

This trains your heart and lungs giving you more strength for the future. All the problems and pressures of lifestyle disappear or at least are forgotten for a while after exercise. According to some people, after exercise, people become relax so they think clearly and in their exercise, they are discharging many feelings and incommodities, such as stress. You could improve the functioning of your body, be calm in your mind by exercising. Benefit of exercising is the satisfaction of doing something that helps you to live healthy life.

On the basis of effect of exercises on the overall effect they have on the human body, exercises are generally grouped into three types:

    * Flexibility exercises, such as stretching, improve the range of motion of muscles and joints.
    * Anaerobic exercises, such as weight training, functional training or sprinting, increase short-term muscle strength.
    * Aerobic exercises, such as cycling, swimming, walking, skipping rope, rowing, running, hiking or playing tennis, focus on increasing cardiovascular endurance.

Benefits of exercise:

Exercise is necessary to maintain physical body fitness, build healthy weight, maintain muscle strength, and joint mobility, promote physiological well-being, reduce surgical risks, and strengthen the immune system. Levels of cortisol is also reduced by exercise. A stress hormone cortisol makes fat in the abdominal region, and making weight loss difficult and causes many health problems, both physical and mental. Serious and life-threatening chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, insomnia, and depression are prevented and treated by the frequent and regular aerobic exercise. Blood glucose is decreased if Endurance exercise is done before meals. Vigorous exercise (90–95% of VO2 Max) is more beneficial than moderate exercise (40 to 70% of VO2 Max), according to some evidences. By increasing cardiac volume (aerobic exercise), or myocardial thickness (strength training), both aerobic and anaerobic exercise also work to increase the mechanical efficiency of the heart. If such changes occur in response to exercise, they are generally beneficial and healthy.

According to Dr. David Shilling MD exercise is beneficial in such ways:

    * Feel Great: Energy levels boost and you feel great.
    * Pain Be Gone: Muscles and joints feel better than ever.
    * Goodbye Coronary Heart Disease: Risk of heart attack or stroke is reduced.
    * Goodbye Type 2 Diabetes: Blood sugar levels are better controlled.
    * Goodbye Sleep Apnea: Sleep becomes restful and weight loss becomes easier.

Other benefits:

    * Exercise gives you energy.
    * Exercise alleviates your muscle and joint pain.
    * Exercise makes your sleep more restful.
    * Exercise improves your efficiency and extends your life.

Side effects of exercise:

Physical activity should be completed at a rate that is proper for the human being. An exercise physiologist’s evaluation is helpful to avoid injuries that can occur if physical activity is initiated without much consideration given to the type, duration of physical activity, and the physical condition of the person. Strenuous physical exertion is never suggested for people who suffer from diabetes, seizures, high blood pressure, a heart attack within six months, heart failure, unstable angina, significant aortic valve disease, or aortic aneurysm. Older people should be careful. Studies report, “older people who first embark on vigorous exercise are at slightly higher than average risk for a heart attack during the first year, but over time, regular exercise is likely to reduce this risk.”

Experts generally suggest that before starting an exercise program, moderate or severe hypertension (any systolic blood pressure over 160 mm Hg or diastolic pressure over 100 mm Hg) should be controlled to lower levels. Sedentary people should be careful. One major study found, “sedentary people who throw themselves into a difficult workout increase their risk of heart attack 107 times beyond that which would occur with low or no exertion.” Excess of exercise could be the cause of sudden death, this is rare but of great concern. A sudden and severe drop in blood pressure could be cause of syncope (fainting), which is relatively common in athletes and dangerous only in people with existing
 heart conditions.
Jun 26, '10 5:20 AM
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Ways to raise your confidence 
Is your confidence intensity is where you’d like it to be?

Many relationship issues occur from a short of of confidence or low self-esteem. little self-confidence can put in withdrawal, lack of closeness and even unfaithfulness in a relationship.

So, how can you amplify your confidence? Well, self-confidence is not a product that can be plucked from a tree or pulled from a bookshelf. You see, having advantage for ones self is all about self-love and that comes from inside. So, in numerous ways achieving self confidence is an expedition within.
However, there are various things you can do that will help to catch you the right track. To get you moving in the right path I’ve included the following “Ways to raise your Confidence”…

1. Think about a name that is confident and act, speak and walk similar to him or her. mock-up their mannerisms and activities. It works for them; it will work for you.

2. Smile a lot added. That doesn’t stand for putting a silly grin on your face! But smile when you walk down the lane, when you meet up people and generally be better-off even if you’re not feeling that way.

3. Gain knowledge from the past; don’t bang yourself up about it. It’s gone; it’s by no means coming back. Instead learn from it for next time.

4. Purchase yourself some new clothes, get your locks done, and care for yourself to something new. It will make you feel superior and will give your ego a boost.

5. Are you ready for situations? Are you prepared enough to meet up any test that may come up? Are you geared up for that meeting, that presentation, that job interview, when you meet somebody for the first time? If not, get to it.

6. Cooperate to your strengths. Know what you are excellent at and expose yourself to these opportunities at all opportunities - because you’re superior at it, you’ll enjoy it and have more poise.

7. Look up your weaknesses. Know and understand what these are and put a plan in place to improve them over time.

8. Gain knowledge of how to say no to people. Don’t be frightened, you’ve got nothing to be afraid of. Just watch the response on their face after you’ve said it the first time and there will be no going back.

9. Be positive. Gaze on the “can do” side of things rather than the “can’t do”. You’ve proficient lots in your life and you will accomplish lots additional in the future.

10. Be in charge of your opinion at all times. What is a thought? It’s just a query that you’ve asked yourself and the consideration is you’re answer. If you’re having negative thoughts, you’re probably asking a negative issue. Alter the questions to be more positive.

11. Whenever you experience a negative thought coming, discontinue, THINK, and say is this really vital in the grand scheme of things. A lot of the instance it isn’t. A lot of people in life major in minor things!

After you have done the superlative you can to address the connection issues, you can go back to the reasons you are having these discussions in the first place — the raise, help, change in job responsibility or shift you have been seeking. Only now you will find a human being with whom it is much easier to deal. Where earlier there may have only been stony silence, worry and stress, there should be extra open dialogue and difficulty sorting.

Efficient and good operational relationships are essential to productive negotiations. If they do not survive, you have to take time to expand them. It will never be trouble-free, but it is always priceless.
Jun 26, '10 5:18 AM
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The Five Step Approach to Managing Anger 
If something happens that makes you feel angry (like not being allowed to go to a party until you clean your room), this approach can help you manage your reaction.

It is called a problem-solving approach because you start with the problem you are mad about. Then you weigh your choices and decide what you will do.

Each step involves asking yourself a couple of questions, then answering them based on your particular situation. Let us take the example from the start of this article: Your mom has just told you to clean your room or stay home. You really want to go to that party. The red-hot anger starts building. Here is what to do:

1) Tune in to your feelings (self-awareness). Start by noticing what you are angry about and why. Put into words what is making you upset so you can act rather than react.

Ask yourself: What is got me angry? What am I feeling and why? You can do this either in your mind or out loud, but it needs to be clear and specific. For example: "I am really angry at Mom because she wont let me go to the party until I clean my room. It is not fair!" Your feeling is anger, and you are feeling angry because you might not get to go to the party.

Notice that this is not the same as saying, "Mom is so unfair to me." That statement does not identify the specific problem (that you can not go to the party until you clean your room) and it does not say how you are feeling (angry).

2) Stop and think (self-control). This is where you stop for a minute to give yourself time to manage your anger. It is also where you start thinking of how you might react - but without reacting yet.

Ask yourself: What can I do? Think of at least three things. For example, in this situation you might think:

(a) I could yell at Mom and throw a fit.
(b) I could clean my room and then ask if I could go to the party.
(c) I could sneak out to the party anyway.

3) Consider your options (think it through). This is where you think about what is likely to result from each of the different reactions you came up with.

Ask yourself: What will happen for each one of these options? For example:

(a) Yelling at your mom may get you in worse trouble or even grounded.

(b) Cleaning your room takes work and you may get to the party late (but hey, arriving late may add to your mystique). With this option, you get to go to the party and your room is clean so you don not have to worry about it for a while.
(c) Sneaking out may seem like a real option in the heat of anger. But when you really think it through, it is pretty unlikely you would get away with being gone for hours with no one noticing. And when you do get caught - look out!

4) Make a decision (pick one of your options). This is where you take action by choosing one of the three things you could do. Look at the list and pick the one that is likely to be most effective.

Ask yourself: What is my best choice? By the time you have thought it through, you are probably past yelling at your mom, which is a knee-jerk response. You may have also decided that sneaking out is too risky. Neither of these options is likely to get you to the party. So option (b) probably seems like the best choice.

Once you choose your solution, then it is time to act.

5) Check your progress. After you have acted and the situation is over, spend some time thinking about how it went.

Ask yourself: How did I do? Did things work out as I expected? If not, why not? Am I satisfied with the choice I made? Taking some time to reflect on how things worked out after it is all over is a very important step. It helps you learn about yourself and it allows you to test which problem-solving approaches work best in different situations.

Give yourself a pat on the back if the solution you chose worked out well. If it did not, go back through the five steps and see if you can figure out why.

These five steps are pretty simple when you are calm, but are much tougher to work through when you are angry or sad (kind of like in basketball practice when making baskets is much easier than in a real game when the pressure is on!). So it helps to practice over and over again.

Jun 26, '10 5:15 AM
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Successful Leadership in a Small Business 

Practicing positive successful leadership in a small business, especially for the founder/owner, takes great skill and talent. In order to know what to do successfully in the start up phase and beyond takes understanding and self analysis.

Some entrepreneurs do not know themselves well enough to see their own faults. These faults can and will interfere in the success of the business.

The most crucial point in a small business where self analysis of the leader is necessary is during the transition to the professional management stage. The three important elements of people management, planning and the customer are built around the vision, mission statement and values of the company. As the entrepreneur grows the company, the leader must identify his/her need for control, sense of distrust, need for applause and defensive operations, also known as the “darker sides of the entrepreneur".

These characteristics if not monitored or unbeknownst to the leader can result in distorted reasoning and action making the transition (which is necessary for organizational growth) extremely difficult, if not impossible. Due to the leader's inability to recognize his/her destructive behaviors, the organization may be destined for perpetual smallness or destruction. Needs such as hiring more employees, growing additional branches and hiring managers to oversee teams of employees begin to appear. As a small business earns success and recognition, issues arise.

The entrepreneur generally desires such growth and success and happily appoints managers to continue training and developing and maintaining business relations. If the leader is unable to relinquish control, the managers will be unable to accomplish goals in alignment with the vision and mission of the leader. A large part of providing a successful mission statement is emulating the freedom to accomplish those actions as well as relinquishing control to those the leader hired. Inconsistencies and deficiencies of the leader are well documented factors which limit the growth of entrepreneurial firms. An entrepreneur struggles with issues of authority and control and structure can be stifling. If the leader is unaware of this behavior, the employees will disengage and eventually leave, which costs the company money in recruiting and training of new employees.

If the control issues are allowed to continue, the leader may attempt to pull back the reins on those he/she hired to manage his/her small organization's growth. Thus, micro-managing and removing any control or power from the managers themselves. As entrepreneurs sometimes do, planning is done on a gut instinct. The transition to a professional management organization is no longer based solely on gut instinct. This transits the organization to rely upon several professionals sharing their knowledge and experience to guide the small business planning. If the entrepreneurial leader is unable to allow this to happen, the transition to a professional management organization ceases.

This behavior also affects customers. The integrity and enthusiasm that once existed deteriorates with the controlling, distrusting and defensive characteristics of the entrepreneurial leader. As customers receive lower quality service, unmet expectations and dissatisfied employees, the overall organizational reputation may be lost. The darker side of the entrepreneur negatively affects the small business, the employees and customers. It is vital for a leader to analyze his strengths and weaknesses in order to maintain a successful small business.
Jun 25, '10 4:14 PM
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Arya
 In Zaboor, Moula Ali (asws)’s name is Arya.


Ayat hub al Rasool (saw)  (Sign of the Love of RasoolAllah (saw))

Amar asked RasoolAllah (saw), “What is the sign of Your love”?
RasoolAllah (saw) put His hand on the shoulder of Moula Ali (asws) and said, “His love. One who loves Ali (asws) loves Us. One who is the enemy of Ali (asws) is Our enemy”.

(Al Manaqib Second Edition pg 5)
Jun 25, '10 4:11 PM
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Asab (Most Perfect)
 Moula Ali (asws)’s name amongst the hooris is Asab.

Jun 25, '10 4:10 PM
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Ailiya
In the Injeel (bible), Moula Ali (asws)’s name is Ailiya and in the language of the Arabs it is Ali (asws).
Jun 25, '10 1:37 PM
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How to compare credit card offers?

A credit card is a plastic friend in our pocket to help us in any bad financial situation. Just like choosing a good friend we are in need to choose a best credit card. We have many types of credit cards which we can use according to our financial ability, some types are listed below:

    * Cash back credit cards
    * Credit cards with rewards
    * Balance transfer credit cards
    * Charity credit cards
    * Student credit cards
    * Master credit cards
    * Prepaid credit cards, etc.

It is not an easy task to find a suitable credit card which satisfies our needs, especially for the people who have no experience in managing credit cards. These credit card companies provides many offers for the customers, so choosing a best offer from it creates a great confusion, before choosing the offer please be aware of it. Card providers get the profit in billion dollars, by charging very high interest as an expense rate and hold them in their trap. So be aware of getting a credit card. It is advisable for you, not to get a credit card without satisfying your needs. Because credit is very much mandatory for all people in daily life, so please don’t be trapped by getting excess credits.

After getting the credit cards it is not an easy task to compare and choose the offers given by the providers. Don’t jump towards the first offer you see, wait for a while, analyze a lot, and if it satisfies your financial needs then get the offer. If not, you have to struggle with financial issues in the future.



We can give you some tips for comparing and choosing the offers which suits you.

    * Examine any card offers if you receive in your mail, or message.
    * Check the membership fee.
    * Find the interest rates for the amount credited, because in some offers the interest is very high.
    * Verify the offers, and evaluate the best which suits your needs.
    * Locate the annual fee for using the card.

Using credit cards wisely is also a great deal, it is not so easy to carry a huge amount of money for shopping to get something, so credit cards helps us in the sense that we are able to carry a single card which contains enough amount which is not visible. Here are some tips to use credit cards wisely,

    * Pay the bills as soon as they reach you, if not, the interest will accumulate.
    * Try to pay more than the minimum amount.
    * Use only one rewards card.
    * Transfer the amount from higher rate cards to lower rate cards, and reduce using higher rate cards.

Check the transaction fees, which detect for your transfer of balance, also be careful in using the checks which your credit card company sends. Also know your payment date which makes you free from additional payment.

There are a plethora of credit card offers out there that try to hunt prospective buyers but you need to do extensive research and read every fine detail that comes along with it. Many offers come along with a ‘conditions apply’ criteria, you need to check them too. In all, handle this comparison of offers task with care and with a lot of thought and analysis.
Jun 25, '10 11:54 AM
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Syed Murtadha was a great aalim (scholar) who lived many years ago. He had many students who attended his classes.
At one of his classes he noticed that one of the students always came late. One day Syed Murtadha asked the student "Why are you always late?"
The student replied that he lived across the river and always took the first ferry across but the ferry service did not start any earlier.
Syed Murtadha wrote something on a piece of paper, folded it and gave it to the student. "Keep this with you" he said "and you will be able to walk across the river from tomorrow - but do not open the paper."
The next day the student got to the river and put his foot tentatively on the water. He could not believe that he could actually walk on the water.
For the next few days, he got to the classes on time.
One day, he could not hold back his curiosity. He looked inside the folded piece of paper. On it was written Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful).
For a moment he thought - "Is this all that helps me walk on water!" He put the paper in his pocket as usual and went to the river to go to his classes. This time he could not walk on the water and had to wait for the ferry. This meant that he was late for his class.
When the class was over, Syed Murtadha called him over and said "You looked into the paper when I had told you not to!"
With Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) you can move mountains provided you have trust and faith in Allah (s.t.)
Jun 25, '10 11:49 AM
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There was once a lady who always said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before she did anything. She knew that Allah would then always be with her. One day, she put her ring in the cupboard and as usual she said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before she put it away. She knew that it would be safe.
Her husband took the ring and threw it in the river. He wanted to prove to her that only saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) would not keep it safe. He thought that in the evening he would ask her where the ring was and it would not be there.
Later that morning, the lady went to the market to buy some fish. When she was cleaning the fish at home she found her ring inside the stomach of the fish. She wondered how it got there but then put it back in its place in the cupboard saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful).
When her husband came back from work, he asked her where the ring was. She brought it from the cupboard. He was so surprised!
He told her what he had done and apologized to her. He also truly believed that Allah is with the person who says Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before he/she does anything.
Jun 25, '10 11:41 AM
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Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) and fear of Allah (SWT)
Habbah Arni and Nawf Bakali were lying in the courtyard of Government House (Dar al-Imarah) of Kufa. After the midnight, they saw that Amir al-Muminin (as), was coming from the fort towards the courtyard. But his condition was bad; he was having extraordinary fear and was unable to keep the equilibrium of his body. Keeping his hands on the wall and having his body in bent position, he was walking slowly with the support of the wall. And he was reciting the last verses (Ayat) of Sura Al-e-Imran from Noble Qur'an as follows:
Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for men who understand. Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! Glory be to Thee; save us then from the chastisement of the fire: Our Lord! Surely whomsoever Thou makest enter the fire, him Thou hast indeed brought to disgrace, and there shall be no helpers for the unjust: Our Lord! Surely we have heard a preacher calling to the faith, saying: Believe in your Lord, so we did believe; Our Lord! Forgive us therefore our faults, and cover our evil deeds and make us die with the righteous. Our Lord! Grant us what You have promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Resurrection Day; surely You do not break the promise. (3:190-194)
As soon as he finished these verses, his condition became bad; he then repeated these verses again and again and his condition became bad to worse and he became almost unconscious.
Both Habbah Arni and Nawf Bakali were witnessing this amazing scene, while lying on their beds. Habbah Arni, while quite startled, was looking at this astonishing scene.
But Nawf Bakali was unable to control his tears and he was continuously weeping. By this time, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) reached the bed of Habbah Arni and said: "Are you awake or asleep?"
Habbah Arni replied: "I am awake, O Commander of the faithful! If a person like you has such a condition of awe and fear of Allah (SWT), then what would happen to poor people like us?"
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) looked down and wept. He (as) then said: "O Habbah! All of us will be presented before Allah (SWT) one day. And no deed of ours is hidden from Him. He is very near to you and to me. Nothing can act as an obstruction between us and Allah (SWT)."
Then he said to Nawf: "Are you asleep?" (Nawf Bakali replied :) "No, Commander of the faithful! I am awake. It is for some time that I am shedding tears."
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) said: "O Nawf! If today you shed tears in fear of Allah (SWT), tomorrow your eyes will glitter.
"O Nawf! No one has more respect than that person who cries in the fear of Allah (SWT) and that he likes to do it only for His sake."
"O Nawf! The one who loves Allah (SWT) and that whatever he loves, he does it just for the sake of Allah, does not prefer anything over love of Allah. And the one who dislikes anything, and does it for the sake of Allah, he would receive nothing except virtue for his disliking. Whenever you reach such a stage, you have attained the truths of faith to their perfection."
After saying this, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) preached and gave a piece of advice to Habbah Arni and Nawf Bakali. His last sentence was: "I have told you that you should fear from Allah (SWT)." Then he passed by both of them and got busy with his own work. He started his prayers and while doing so, he said: "O Allah! I wish I knew that when I am neglectful towards You, do You ignore me or do You still care for me? I wish I knew that in these long neglectful dreams of mine and in my shortcomings in thanking you, what is my position before You?"
Habbah Arni and Nawf Bakali, said: "By Allah! Amir al-Muminin (as) kept on walking and he had the same condition continuously till dawn."
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) said: "To judge your own souls before the time of judging of your action arrives. Make an assessment of yourself before you are called upon to account for your conduct in this existence."
Noble Qur'an says: (To) those whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned... (22:35)
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) said: "Fear none but your own sin."
Jun 25, '10 11:37 AM
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Survival of Religion Lies in Patience (Sabr)
One day Prophet Muhammad (saw), accompanied by the Commander of the Faithful, Hazrat Ali (as), had been heading towards the mosque of Quba when they happened to come across a lush green garden. Witnessing it Hazrat Ali (as) commented: "O Prophet of Allah! It is a nice garden."
Prophet Muhammad (saw) responded: "Your garden in Paradise is nicer!"
They passed by the garden and continued on their way; in the course of their walk they passed by seven gardens and on each occasion the same conversation ensued between the two. Then, Prophet Muhammad (saw) took Hazrat Ali (as) into his arms and began weeping intensely, causing Hazrat Ali (as) to weep too. When Hazrat Ali (as) sought to know the reason for Prophet Muhammad's (saw) weeping, he (saw) said: "I suddenly recollected the malice that has taken root in the breasts of the people towards you and which they shall make manifest after my death."
Hazrat Ali (as) inquired: "O Prophet of Allah! What should I do?" He (saw) advised: "Patience and fortitude. If you fail to exhibit patience you shall fall into far greater difficulties."
Hazrat Ali (as) said: "Do you fear the destruction of my faith and religion?"
Prophet Muhammad (saw) replied: "Your (faith and religion's) existence lies in patience."
Jun 25, '10 11:34 AM
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Hazrat Ali (as) and Anger Management: Everything is only for the sake of Allah (SWT)
In the battle of Khandaq, the Muslims dug a ditch around themselves for their defense, so that the enemy could not get across.
A man from the enemy side called Amr bin Abdawud who was known for his strength, courage and art of fighting managed to get across the ditch.
All the Muslims were terrified to fight him and only Hazrat Ali (as) came forward to fight this man.
There was a fierce fight until at last Hazrat Ali (as) threw Amr bin Abdawud down onto the ground and mounted his chest ready to kill him.
Just as Hazrat Ali (as) was about to kill this enemy of Islam, he spit on the face of Hazrat Ali (as).
Everybody was certain that because of this insult, Amr bin Abdawud would meet his death even faster still, but to their amazement, Hazrat Ali (as) moved from Amr bin Abdawud's chest and walked away.
Amr bin Abdawud attacked Hazrat Ali (as) again and after a short while, Hazrat Ali (as) again overpowered Amr bin Abdawud and killed him.
After the battle of Khandaq was over people asked Hazrat Ali (as) the reason why he had spared Amr bin Abdawud's life when he had first overpowered him.
To which Hazrat Ali (as) replied that if he had killed him then it would have not been only for the sake of Allah (SWT) but also for the satisfaction of his anger and so he let him free.
Then Hazrat Ali (as) controlled his anger and killed Amr bin Abdawud purely for the sake of Allah (SWT).
Moral of the Story: Although your intention may be pure to begin with it can very easily change so always make sure you do things for the sake of Allah (SWT) only.
Hazrat Ali (as) and Love for the sake of Allah (SWT)

The problem of the conflict between the world and the Hereafter and the contradiction between them as two opposite poles, such as the north and the south, which are such that proximity to the one means remoteness from the other, is related to the world of human heart, conscience, human attachment, love and worship. Allah (SWT) has not given two hearts to man:
Allah (SWT) has not assigned to any man two hearts within his breast. (Noble Qur'an, 33:4)
With one heart one cannot choose two beloveds.
Hazrat Ali (as) would always spend time with his children. Once he was sitting in his house with his two young children, Hazrat Abbas, his son, and Bibi Zainab, his daughter.
Hazrat Ali (as) said to Hazrat Abbas, "Say Wahid (one)". Hazrat Ali (as) then asked him to "say Isnain (Two)". Hazrat Abbas replied, "I feel ashamed to utter 'two' from the same tongue which just said 'one'".
Hazrat Ali (as) hugged his son, pleased at such a charming expression. The reply from Hazrat Abbas indicated how deeply devoted he was in his belief in Tawheed, that is, Oneness of Allah (SWT). A true believer never likes to even imagine any association with Allah (SWT).
Bibi Zainab then asked, "Dear, father, do you love me?" Hazrat Ali (as) said, "Yes, of course, my children are like a part of my heart". On hearing this, she said, "You also love Allah (SWT). How can two loves be in one heart of a true believer, the love of Allah (SWT) and that of children?
Hazrat Ali (as) smiled and replied, "Love Allah (SWT) and for the sake of His love, you love His creatures; children and fellow beings too. I love you for the sake of Allah (SWT)."
RasoolAllah (saw) said in the Sermon of Ghadeer,

“O’People! Allah has blessed Ali (asws) with uncountable attributes. You can never know all of the attributes of Ali (asws). Whenever someone describes the attributes of Ali (asws), agree with him because whatever he is saying, Ali (asws)’s status is much higher than that, and your knowledge is limited.”
Jun 25, '10 11:08 AM
for everyone
RasoolAllah (saw) also said,
“One who disobeys Allah in the wilayat of Ali (asws)
will always remain in the fires of hell.”
“Ali (asws) is that kalima which the muttaqqeen (pious) are always associated with”.

(Tafseer Furat page no. 210)

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