يا كُميلَ بنَ زيادٍ، إنَّ هذهِ القلوبَ أوعيةٌ فخيرُها أوعاها، فاحفظ عنّي ما أقولُ لك.
Kumayl, these hearts are containers. The best of them is that which preserves its contents. So preserve what I say to you.
يا كُميلَ بنَ زيادٍ، إنَّ هذهِ القلوبَ أوعيةٌ فخيرُها أوعاها، فاحفظ عنّي ما أقولُ لك.
Kumayl, these hearts are containers. The best of them is that which preserves its contents. So preserve what I say to you.
These quotes come from Alone with the Alone, a 264-page bilingual hardcover of 113 quotes from Ali Ibn Abi Talib, with footnotes and an afterword.
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