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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Certitude Certitude-اليقين Attain certitude (or proficiency) and you will be successful. 1ـ أيْقِنْ (أتْقِنْ) تُفْلِحْ. The best faith is certitude. 2ـ أفْضَلُ الدّينِ اليَقينُ. The root of patience is [having] definite certainty about Allah. 3ـ أصْلُ الصَّبْرِ حُسْنُ اليَقينِ بِاللّهِ. The root of indifference towards worldly pleasures is certitude, and its fruit is felicity.
4ـ أصْلُ الزُّهْدِ اَلْيَقينُ، وثَمَرَتُهُ السَّعادَةُ. Certitude is worship. 5ـ اَلْيَقينُ عِبادَةٌ. Certitude is light. 6ـ اَلْيَقينُ نُورٌ. Certitude is the symbol of faith. 7ـ اَلْيَقينُ عُنْوانُ الإيمانِ. Certitude is the best [means of] indifference towards [the pleasures of] this world. 8ـ اَلْيَقينُ أفْضَلُ الزَّهادَةِ. Certitude is the pillar of faith. 9ـ اَلْيَقينُ عِمادُ الإيمانِ. Certitude is the gown of the sagacious. 10ـ اَلْيَقينُ جِلْبابُ الأكْياسِ. Certitude eliminates doubt.
11ـ اَلْيَقينُ يَرْفَعُ الشَّكَّ. Certitude bears the fruit of indifference towards worldly pleasures. 12ـ اَلْيَقينُ يُثْمِرُ الزُّهْدَ. Certitude is the cornerstone of religion. 13ـ اَلْيَقينُ رَأْسُ الدّينِ. Certitude is the best worship. 14ـ اَلْيَقينُ أفْضَلُ عِبادَة. Verily I am upon complete certitude from my Lord and do not have any doubt about my religion. 15ـ إنّي لَعَلى يَقين مِنْ رَبّي، وغَيْرِ شُبْهَة في ديني. Through certitude worship becomes complete.
16ـ بِاليَقينِ تَتِمُّ العِبادَةُ. The fruit of certitude is asceticism [and indifference towards worldly pleasures]. 17ـ ثَمَرَةُ اليَقينِ الزَّهادَةُ. The cornerstone of religion is true certitude. 18ـ رَأْسُ الدّينِ صِدْقُ اليَقينِ. The cause of sincerity is certitude. 19ـ سَبَبُ الإخْلاصِ اَلْيَقينُ. Cling to certitude and eschew doubt, for there is nothing more destructive for a person with regards to his religion than the prevailing of doubt over his certitude.
20ـ عَلَيْكَ بِلُزُومِ اليَقينِ، وَتَجَنُّبِ الشَّكِّ، فَلَيْسَ لِلْمَرْءِ شَيْءٌ أهْلَكَ لِدينِهِ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الشَّكِّ عَلى يَقينِهِ. Cling to certitude and God-wariness, for indeed these two will deliver you to the Garden of [everlasting] Refuge. 21ـ عَلَيْكُمْ بِلُزُومِ اليَقينِ والتَّقْوى، فَإنَّهُما يُبَلِّغانِكُمْ جَنَّةَ المَأْوى. The strength of one’s certitude is [proportionate] to the extent of one’s faith. 22ـ عَلى قَدْرِ الدّينِ تَكُونُ قُوَّةُ اليَقينِ.
The highest form of certitude is sincerity. 23ـ غايَةُ اليَقينِ الإخْلاصُ.
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