This word has been used in many cases in “Nahjul Balagha”...

This word has been used in many cases in “Nahjul Balagha”: We read in sermon 76: اِغْتَنَمِ الْمَهَلْ Take advantage from opportunities. And we read in sermon 120: مَنْ اَخَذَ بِها لَحِقَ وَ غَنِمَ Person who acts as the religion of Allah finds happiness and takes advantages.

And he says in letter 53 to Malik Ashtar: وَ لا تَکُونَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ سَبُعاً ضارِیاً تَغْتَنِمُ اَکْلَهُمْ Do not be like a cruel animal against people of Egypt in the way that consider eating them as an advantage غنیمت” and a kind of income for yourself! And he says in letter 45 to Osman ibn Hanif: فَوَ الله ما کَنَزْتُ مِنْ دُنْیاکُم تِبْرأَ وَلا اَدَّخَرْتُ مِنْ غَنائِمِها وَفْراً I swear to Allah that I did reserve no gold from your world, and I did no saving from its advantages or incomes!

And it is in quotes, in sentence 331: اِنَّ الله سُبْحانَهُ جَعَلَ الطّاعَةَ غَنِیمَةَ الاْکْیاسِ Indeed pure Allah has made obedience as advantage and benefit of tactful people. And we read in letter 31: وَ اغْتَنِمْ مَنِ اسْتَقْرَضَکَ فى حَالِ غِناکَ If a person asks you for a loan when you are rich, consider this as an advantage "غنیمت " And there are lots of expressions like these. Previous…