(2) They are your roots to which you may return.

(2) They are your roots to which you may return. (3) They are your hands and power through which you may attack your enemies. 3. I Ask God To Protect You And I Wish You A Happy Life: It is a good custom for the writer to wish good luck for his readers at the end of his book. Imam ‘Ali (as), too, based on this principle, asks God to protect his son, both here and in the Hereafter and wishes him the best of luck: "اَسْتَودِعُ دِينَكَ وَدُنيَاكَ" “I entrust your religion and your world to Allah”.

Unfortunately, in some versions of Nahj al-Balaghah, this phrase is mentioned as an imperative. However, these words are used and read in the statement and in the form of a supplication. On the basis of this wrong punctuation (vowel changing), some of Nahj al-Balaghah interpreters have erroneously interpreted this statement as an imperative, rather than as a supplication and statement.

They have written, for instance: "Entrust your faith and world to God and ask Him for better future." Lahijan, 25th Farvardin 1371, 10th Shawwal 1412, Zainol Abedin Qorbani [^1]: . Kanz al-‘Ummal, vol.6, p.717. [^2]: . Concerning this, refer to Al-taratib al-Idariya by Kattani, and “A book on the Islamic Management” by Tagavi and Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi's “Management and commandment in Islam”. [^3]: .

Say: if your fathers and your sons… are dearer to you than Allah and His Apostle and striving in His way, then wait till Allah brings about His command: and Allah does not guide the transgressing people [Qur’an 9:24]. [^4]: . Bihar, vol.74, p.131. [^5]: . Bihar, vol.74, p.131.…

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