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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Nahjul Balagha Part 1, The Sermons Sermon 191: Praise be to Allah Whose praise is wide-spread…. Praise of Allah ومن خطبة له(عليه السلام يحمدالله ويثني على نبيه ويوصي بالزهد والتقوى Praise be to Allah Whose praise is wide-spread, Whose army is over-powering and Whose dignity is grand. I praise Him for His successive favours and His great gifts. His forbearance is high so that He forgives and is just in whatever He decides.

He knows what is going on and what has already passed. He crafted all creation by His knowledge and produced it by His intelligence without limitation, without learning, without following the example of any intelligent producer, without committing any mistake and without the availability of any group (for help); I stand witness that Muhammad - the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him and his descendants - is His slave and His messenger whom He deputed (at a time) when people were collecting in the abyss and moving in bewilderment.

The reins of destruction were dragging them, and the locks of misguidance and deviation lay fixed on their hearts. الْحَمْدُ لله الْفَاشِي حَمْدُهُ، وَالْغَالِبِ جُنْدُهُ، وَالْمُتَعَالِي جَدُّهُ.

أحْمَدُهُ عَلَى نِعَمِهِ التُّؤَامِ، وَآلاَئِهِ الْعِظَامِ، الَّذِي عَظُمَ حِلْمُهُ فَعَفَا، وَعَدَلَ فِي كُلِّ مَا قَضَى، وَعَلِمَ مَا يَمْضِي وَمَا مَضَى، مُبْتَدِعِ الْخَلاَئِقِ بِعِلْمِهِ، وَمُنْشِئِهِمْ بِحُكْمِهِ، بِلاَ اقْتِدَاء وَلاَ تَعْلِيم، وَلاَ احْتِذَاء لِمِثَالِ صَانِع حَكِيم، وَلاَ إِصابَةِ خَطَأ، وَلاَ حَضْرَةِ مَلاَ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، ابْتَعَثَهُ وَالنَّاسُ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي غَمْرَة، وَيَمُوجُونُ فِي حَيْرَة، قَدْ قَادَتْهُمْ أَزِمَّةُ الْحَيْنِ، وَاسْتَغْلَقَتْ عَلَى أَفْئِدَتِهِمْ أَقْفَالُ الرَّيْنِ.

Advice about fear of Allah and an account of this world and its people الوصية بالزهد والتقوى I advise you, O creatures of Allah, that you should have fear of Allah because it is a right of Allah over you and it creates your right over Allah, and that you should seek Allah's help in it, and its help in (meeting) Allah. Certainly, for today fear of Allah is a protection and a shield, and for tomorrow (the Day of Judgement) it is the road to Paradise.

Its way is clear and he who treads it is the gainer. Whoever holds it, guards it.

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