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19-03-2024 |10 Ramaḍān 1445 AH

Ignorance

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is the worst affliction.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ أدْوَأُ الدّاءِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 820]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is death for the living and perpetuates wretchedness.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ مُمِيتُ الأحْياءِ ومُخَلِّدُ الشَّقاءِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1464]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is the ruination of every affair.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ فَسادُ كُلِّ أمْرٍ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 930]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is the root of every evil.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ أصْلُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 819]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Greed, voracity, and stinginess are a result of ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِرْصُ والشَّرَهُ والبُخْلُ نَتيجَةُ الجَهلِ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 1694]

Description: Imam al-’Askari (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is an enemy.’

الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ خَصْمٌ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- al-Durra al-Bahira, no. 44]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘An ignorant person does not see his own shortcomings and is not willing to accept any advice concerning them.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجاهِلُ لا يَعْرِفُ تَقْصيرَهُ‏ ولا يَقبلُ مِن النَّصيحِ لَهُ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1809]

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘The ignorant is one who disobeys Allah, even if he is beautiful to look at and of great importance.’

رسولُ اللّٰهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : إنَّ الجاهِلَ مَن عَصي اللّه‏َ وإنْ كانَ جَميلَ المَنظَرِ عَظيمَ الخَطَرِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 160, no. 39]

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘The characteristic of an ignorant person is that he oppresses whoever he associates with, acts unjustly towards his subordinates, flatters his superiors, and his speech is without deliberation.’

رسولُ اللّٰهِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : صِفةُ الجاهِلِ : أنْ يَظلِمَ مَن خالَطَهُ ، ويَتَعدّي علي منَ هُو دُونَهُ ، ويَتطاوَلَ علي مَن هُو فَوقَهُ ، كلامُهُ بغَيرِ تَدَبُّرٍ....

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 29]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘An ignorant person is dead, even though he is living.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجاهِلُ مَيِّتٌ وإنْ كانَ حَيّاً.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1125]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The ignorant is one who has allowed himself to be deceived by his desires and whims.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجاهِلُ مَنِ انْخَدَعَ لِهَواهُ وغُرورِهِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1285]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘You will not see an ignorant person except that he is either committing excess in what he does or falling short of what he ought to do.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَري الجاهِلَ إلّا مُفْرِطاً أو مُفَرِّطاً .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 70]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The ignorant is one whose desires have enslaved him.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما الجاهِلُ مَنِ اسْتَعْبَدتْهُ المَطالِبُ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3864]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The ignorant is a slave of his desires.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجاهِلُ عَبدُ شَهْوتِه .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 449]

Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘The attributes of the ignorant are that: he answers before listening, objects before understanding, and passes judgment on that which he does not know.’

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن أخلاقِ الجاهِلِ الإجابَةُ قَبلَ أنْ يَسمَعَ، والمُعارَضَةُ قَبلَ أنْ يَفْهَمَ، والحُكْمُ بما لا يَعْلَمُ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- A’alam al-Din, no. 303]

Description: Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) said, ‘The ignorant is a prisoner of his tongue.’

الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجاهِلُ أسِيرُ لِسانِهِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- al-Durra al-Bahira, no. 41]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The most ignorant of people is one who is deluded by the praise of a flatterer who beautifies evil to him and renders a sincere advice detestable.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجْهلُ النّاسِ المُغَترُّ بقَولِ مادِحٍ مُتَملِّقٍ ، يُحسِّنُ لَهُ القَبيحَ ويُبغِّضُ إلَيهِ النَّصيحَ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3262]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The utter extremity of ignorance is for one to glorify his own ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايةُ الجَهلِ تَبَجُّحُ المَرءِ بِجَهْلِهِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6371]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The greatest form of ignorance is for a person to be ignorant of the condition of his own self.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعظَمُ الجَهلِ جَهلُ الإنسانِ أمرَ نَفْسِهِ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 2936]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘It suffices for one to be considered ignorant if he commits that which is forbidden.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفي بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ يَرتَكِبَ ما نَهي عَنهُ

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Matalib al-Sa’Ul, no. 55]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Self-admiration in one’s knowledge is sufficient to be considered ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَسْبكَ مِن الجَهلِ أنْ تُعجَبَ بعِلْمِكَ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Amali al-Tusi, p. 56, no. 78]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘It suffices as ignorance to be unaware of one’s status.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفي بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ ‏يَجْهَلَ قَدْرَهُ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7050]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Do not utter all that you know since that is enough to be considered ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَتَكلّمْ بكُلِّ ما تَعلَمُ فكَفي بذلكَ جَهلاً .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam. no. 10187]

Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘[Possessing] fear of Allah suffices as knowledge, and being conceited towards Him suffices as ignorance.’

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفي بخَشيَةِ اللّه‏ِ عِلْما ، وكفي بالاغْتِرارِ باللّه‏ِ جَهْلاً .

Reference: [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 379, no. 26]

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Ignorance is to display all that you know.’

رسولُ اللّٰهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : مِن الجَهل أنْ تُظهِرَ كلَّ ماعَلِمْتَ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Relying on this world in spite of all that you face therein is ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الرُّكونُ إلي الدُّنيا مَع ما تُعايِنُ مِنها جَهلٌ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 384]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Your desire for the impossible is ignorance.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَغْبتُكَ في المُستَحيلِ جَهلٌ.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5384]

Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance lies in three things: in compromising one’s brothers, declaring war without the command to do so, and spying into affairs that do not concern one.’

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجَهلُ في ثلاثٍ : في تَبدُّلِ الإخْوانِ ، والمُنابَذَةِ بغَيرِ بَيانٍ ، والتَّجَسُّسِ عمّا لا يَعني.

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 317]

Description: Imam al-’Askari (a.s.) said, ‘Ignorance is to laugh without any reason.’

الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِن الجَهلِ الضّحكُ ‏من غيرِ عَجَبٍ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Tuhaf al-’Uqul. no. 487]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘People are antagonists of what they are ignorant of.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : النّاسُ أعْداءُ ما جَهِلوهُ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Matalib al-Sa’Ul, no. 57]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He who is ignorant of something finds fault with it.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن جَهِلَ شيئا عابَهُ .

Reference: [From Mizan al Hikmat -- Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137]