Sermons
241 sermons from Nahjul Balagah — English translation
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Sermon 75
Sermon (75): Regarding Banu Umayyah
Banu Umayyah give me the inheritance of Muhammad (peace be upon him) little by little. By Allah! If I remain…
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Sermon 76
Sermon (76): Supplicatory Words of the Commander of the Faithful
O Allah! Forgive those things which You know better than I. If I turn to sin, then turn to me…
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Sermon 61
Sermon (61): On the Transience of the World
You should know that the world is such a house that the means of protection from its (consequences) can only…
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Sermon 77
Sermon (77): Refutation of Astrologers' Predictions
When you intended to set out for the battle against the Kharijites, a man said: O Commander of the Faithful,…
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Sermon 62
Sermon (62): On the Decline of the World
O servants of Allah! Fear Allah and provide a store of your deeds before death, and buy everlasting things by…
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Sermon 78
Sermon (78): On Criticizing Women After the Battle of Jamal
O people! Women are deficient in faith, deficient in shares, and deficient in intellect. The proof of deficiency in faith…
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Sermon 63
Sermon (63): Mention of attributes
All praise is due to Allah, Whose attribute is not preceded by another attribute, that He was manifest before the…
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Sermon 79
Sermon (79): On Giving Advice
O people! Reducing hopes, giving thanks for blessings, and avoiding the forbidden is asceticism and piety. If it becomes difficult…
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Sermon 32
Sermon (32): On Condemning the World and the Types of Worldly People
O people! We have been born in such a crooked age and ungrateful world that the doer of good is…
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Sermon 48
Sermon (48): When He Set Out for Syria
Praise and thanks be to Allah whenever night comes and darkness spreads, and praise and description be to Allah whenever…
