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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Chastity Chastity-العفاف Chastity preserves the soul and purifies it from vile demerits. 1ـ اَلعِفافُ يَصُونُ النَّفْسَ، ويُنَزِّهُها عَنِ الدَّنايا. Chastity weakens lust. 2ـ اَلعِفَّةُ تُضَعِّفُ الشَّهْوَةَ. Chastity is renunciation [of worldly pleasures]. 3ـ اَلعِفافُ زَهادَةٌ. Chastity is the best (or the root of) magnanimity. 4ـ اَلعِفَّةُ أفْضَلُ (أصْلُ) الفُتُوَّةِ.

Chastity is the best trait. 5ـ اَلعِفافُ أفْضَلُ شيمَة. Chastity is the trait of the sagacious. 6ـ اَلعِفَّةُ شيمَةُ الأكْياسِ. Chastity is the cornerstone of goodness. 7ـ اَلعِفَّةُ رَأْسُ كُلِّ خَيْـر. Restraining oneself from [coveting] that which people possess is chastity and high-mindedness. 8ـ اَلكَفُّ عَمّا في أيْدِي النّاسِ عِفَّةٌ، وكِبَرُ هِمَّة. The people of chastity are the most honourable of the honourables. 9ـ(أهْلُ) اَلعَفافُِ أشْرَفُ الأشْرافِ.

Through chastity actions become purified. 10ـ بِالعَفافِ تَزْكُوالأعْمالُ. The crown of a man is his chastity and his adornment is his equity. 11 ـ تاجُ الرَّجُلِ عَفافُهُ وزَيْنُهُ إنْصافُهُ. The fruit of chastity is preservation [of oneself from chastisement]. 12ـ ثَمَرَةُ العِفَّةِ الصِّيانَةُ. The fruit of chastity is contentment. 13ـ ثَمَرَةُ العِفَّةِ القَناعَةُ. Virtuous chastity is from the traits of the honourable ones. 14ـ حُسْنُ العَفافِ مِنْ شِيَمِ الأشْرافِ.

The cause of contentment is chastity. 15ـ سَبَبُ القَناعَةِ العَفافُ. Espouse chastity, for indeed it is a good companion. 16ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالعِفَّةِ فَإنَّها نِعْمَ القَرينُ. Espouse chastity and contentment, for whoever does this, his burden of sustenance is lightened. 17ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالعَفافِ والقُنُوعِ، فَمَنْ أخَذَبِهِ خَفَّتْ عَلَيْهِ المُؤَنُ. Espouse chastity, for indeed it is the best trait of the honourable ones. 18ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالعَفافِ فَإنَّهُ أفْضَلُ شِيَمِ الأشْرافِ.

You must espouse chastity and trustworthiness, for verily these two are the most honourable of what you can do in secret and the best of what you can practice openly, and the finest of what you can preserve. 19ـ عَلَيْكُمْ بِلُزُومِ العِفَّةِ، والأمانَةِ، فَإنَّهُما أشْرَفُ ما أسْرَرْتُمْ وأحْسَنُ ما أعْلَنْتُمْ، وأفْضَلُ مَا ادَّخَرْتُمْ. To the extent of modesty, there is chastity. 20ـ عَلى قَدْرِ الحَياءِ تَـكُونُ العِفَّةُ.