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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Tuhaf Al-uqul ( the Masterpieces of the Mind ) Maxims of Imam Al-hassan The following sayings, maxims, and words of wisdom are related to the pious grandson of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) Abu Mohammed Al-Hasan bin Ali (peace be upon them). The following are his answers about questions that were put by his father Amirul Muminin -or others- regarding various subjects. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent the Merciful - What is asceticism?

Asceticism is the desire for God-fearing and the abstinence from the worldly pleasures. - What is clemency? - Clemency is the suppression of one's anger and self-possession. What is appositeness? - Appositeness is to shove evil by means of goodness. - What is honor? - Honor is to regard the clan and assume a part of their misdeeds. What is relief? - Relief is to protect the refugee, to be firm in misfortunes, and to be courageous in crises. - What is glory?

●Glory is to give in loss and forgive the sin. What is chivalry? - Chivalry is to keep the religion, promote the personality, be lenient, sustain in doing favors, fulfill the rights, and behave amicably with people. - What is generosity? Generosity is to begin with providing the gift before it is asked from you and serve food in times of famine. - What is vice? - Vice is to take care in worthless things and refrain from giving the few. -What is meanness?

Meanness is the fewness of giving and the speech of obscene language. - What is indulgence? - Indulgence is to give in sorrow and in joy. - What is avarice? Avarice is to consider what you have in hand as an honor and what you have spent as waste. - What is fraternity? Fraternity is to keep fraternity in misfortune and luxury. - What is cowardice? - Cowardice is to dare the friend and fear the enemy. - What is opulence? Opulence is to satisfy with the fated regardless of its quantity.

●What is poverty? - Poverty is to be greedy to everything. - What is liberality? - Liberality is to do the best. - What is generosity? - Generosity is to preserve in good and bad situations. - What is intrepidity? - Intrepidity is to challenge the opponents. - What is might? - Might is the intensity of power and the contest against the strong men. - What is humility? Humility is to feel fearful in situations of frankness. - What is clumsiness?

●Clumsiness is to confr ont the ruler and that who is more powerful than you. - What is sublimity?

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