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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech God-Wariness God-wariness-التقوى God-wariness is a fortified stronghold for the one who takes refuge in it. 1ـ اَلتَّقْوى حِصْنٌ حَصينٌ لِمَنْ لَجَأَ إلَيْهِ. God-wariness is the accumulator of [all] purity and chastity. 2ـ اَلتَّقْوى جَمّاعُ التَّنَزُّهِ والعَفافِ. God-wariness is the fruit of faith and the sign of certitude. 3ـ اَلتَّقْوى ثَمَرَةُ الدّينِ وأمارَةُ اليَقينِ.

The exterior of God-wariness is honour in this world while its interior is honour in the Hereafter. 4ـ اَلتَّقْوى ظاهِرُهُ شَرَفُ الدُّنْيا، وباطِنُهُ شَرَفُ الآخِرَةِ. God-wariness is the strongest connection between yourself and Allah if you hold on to it, and it is a shield against the painful chastisement [of the Hereafter]. 5ـ اَلتَّقْوى آكَدُ سَبَب بَيْنَكَ وبيْنَ اللّهِ إنْ أخَذْتَ بِهِ وجُنَّـةٌ مِن ْ عَذاب أليم. God-wariness is such that there is no alternative or substitute for it.

6ـ اَلتَّقْوى لاعِوَضَ ولا خَلَفَ فيهِ. God-wariness is for a person to be cautious of all [the things] that could lead him towards sin. 7ـ اَلتَّقْوى أنْ يَتَّقِيَ المَرْءُ كُلَّما يُؤْثِمُهُ. Be God-wary and you will succeed [in this world and the next]. 8ـ اِتَّقِ تَفُزْ. Fill your heart with God-wariness and oppose your vain desires, [by this] you will overcome Satan. 9ـ أشْعِرْ قَلْبَكَ التَّقْوى، وخالِفِ الهَوى تَغْلِبِ الشَّيْطانَ.

Fear Allah with some God-wariness, even if it be little, and place between yourself and Him a veil [of shame], even if it be thin. 10ـ اِتَّقِ اللّهَ بَعْضَ التُّقى وإنْ قَلَّ، واجْعَلْ بَيْنَكَ وبَيْنَهُ سِتْراً وإنْ رَقَّ. Fear Allah by obeying Him, and obey Allah by fearing Him. 11ـ اِتَّقِ اللّهَ بِطاعَتِهِ، وأطِعِ اللّهَ بِتَقْواهُ. Be wary of your duty towards Allah, whom you must eventually meet, and with other than whom you have no ultimate end.

12ـ اِتَّقِ اللّهَ الَّذي لا بُدَّ لَكَ مِنْ لِقائِهِ، ولامُنْـتَهى لَكَ دُونَهُ. Be wary of your duty towards Allah with regards to that which He has created you for. 13ـ اِتَّقُوا اللّهَ جِهَةَ ما خَلَقَكُمْ لَهُ. Be wary of your duty towards Allah, [the Lord] who hears when you speak and knows when you conceal something in your heart. 14ـ اِتَّقُوا اللّهَ الَّذي إنْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعَ، وإنْ أضْمَرْتُمْ عَلِمَ.