(The truth is that) such people (who they have adopted as...

(The truth is that) such people (who they have adopted as their guides) have no insight into its ramifications; with the result that with the slightest confusion, doubt enters their minds. Neither of them could be the true carrier of knowledge. And then there are those with insatiable lust, easily misled by the pleasures of flesh, or enticed by accumulating wealth, not at all among those who care for religion. They very much resemble the grazing cattle.

Thus, knowledge dies with the death of such carriers. Yet, the earth is never devoid of either a manifest divine power, or the one in concealment, ensuring that His clear signs are not lost. Surely, with those fewer people of enormous import, Allah protects His proof, till they succeed to transmit it further to their likes, and plant it deep in their hearts.

They are the ones overwhelmed by the (true) knowledge of certitude, and have made it easy for themselves to tread on the path which men in luxury found difficult. They derive pleasure and enjoyment from things which repel the ignorant. Though they live on earth with their bodies, their souls hang onto the higher plane. They are the (true) representatives of Allah on His earth, and the ones who invite (people) to His religion. Alas! How keen I am to have sight of them!

And I seek forgiveness from Allah for me and for you all." Then he {i.e. ‘Ali (A.S.)} withdrew his hand from mine and said: "You may leave when you like." Islam begins and ends with the Prophet and Ahlul Bayt He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Ishaq al-Makhrami, who reported from Uthman ibn Abdillah al-Shami, who reported from ibn Luhayah, from Abu Zura'h al-Hadhrami, from Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, from his father, peace be upon him that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O ‘Ali!

With us Allah completed His religion, the same way as He initiated it, and with us He will unite your hearts (in love) after the enmity and hatred." Al-Mazni's verse on patience He said: Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Tammar reported to me from Abu Bakr ibn al-Anbari, who said that he heard ‘Ali ibn Haman recite the following poem by al-Mazani : "When I refused to accept from life all that I abhor, I continued my reproach to it; till I started loving it, and so comforting myself led to patience; My affinity for misfortune taught my heart to embrace it, though, before that, at times my heart felt distressed.