Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Allah and His Attributes

Volume 1 33 narrations
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Divine Transcendence 16 Divine Knowledge 10 Creation/Signs of God 7 Intellect/Reason 3 The Unseen (Ghayb) 2 Secrets/Concealment 2 Guidance and Misguidance 2 Signs of God (Ayat) 2 Polytheism/Idolatry 2 Justice 1 Mercy 1 Forgiveness 1 Disbelief/Kufr 1 Trust in God 1 Divine Decree 1 Fear of God (Khashya) 1 Humility 1 Soul (Nafs) 1 Supplication 1

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hadith 528
Imam Ali (AS) said, The knowledge of Allah, the Glorified, tore through the veils of the unseen and encompassed the darkness of inner-beliefs.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَرَقَ عِلْمُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ باطِنَ غَيْبِ السُّتَراتِ وَ أحاطَ بِغُمُوضِ عَقائدِ السَّريراتِ
Tags Divine KnowledgeThe Unseen (Ghayb)
hadith 529
Imam Ali (AS) said, Everyone who is called ‘one other than Allah, the Glorified, is little; and every honoured one other than Him is inferior; and every strong one other than Him is weak; and every master other than Him is a slave; and every knower other than Him is a learner; and every capable one other than Him is sometimes able and other times unable.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ مُسَمًّى بِالوَحْدَةِ غَيرُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ قَليلٌ وَ كُلُّ عزيز غَيرُهُ ذَليلٌ وَكُلُّ قَويّ غَيرُهُ ضعيفٌ وَكُلُّ مالِك غَيرُهُ مَمْلُوكٌ وكُلُّ عالِم غَيرُهُ مُتَعَلِّمٌ وَكُلُّ قادِر غيرُهُ يَقْدِرُ وَ يَعْجِزُ
Tags Divine TranscendenceDivine Knowledge
hadith 530
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every hidden thing is apparent for Allah, exalted are His bounties.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ باطِن عندَ اللّه جَلّتْ آلاؤُهُ ظاهرٌ
Tags Divine KnowledgeSecrets/Concealment
hadith 531
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every secret is manifest for Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ سِرّ عندَ اللّهِ عَلانِيَةٌ
Tags Divine KnowledgeSecrets/Concealment
hadith 532
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever contemplates about the essence of Allah, apostatizes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَفَكَّرَ في ذاتِ اللّهِ اَلْحَدَ(تَزَنْدَقَ)
Tags Divine TranscendenceDivine Knowledge
hadith 533
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, does not misguide anyone and Allah is not unjust to the servants.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ماكانَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ لِيُضِلَّ أحَداً وَ لَيسَ اللّهُ بِظلاّم لِلْعَبيدِ
Tags Guidance and MisguidanceJustice
hadith 534
Imam Ali (AS) said, How great is the clemency of Allah, the Glorified, upon the recalcitrant, and how great is His forgiveness to the extravagant servants.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أعظَمَ حِلْمَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ عَنْ أهْلِ العِنادِ وَ ما أكْثَرَ عَفْوَهُ عَنْ مُسرِفي العِبادِ
Tags MercyForgiveness
hadith 535
Imam Ali (AS) said, O Allah, How great is that which we see of Your creation, yet how small its greatness is next to what is hidden from us of Your might!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أعْظَمَ ألّلهُمَّ ما نَرى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ ما أصغَرَ عَظيمَهُ في جَنْبِ ما غابَ عنَّا مِنْ قُدْرَتِكَ
Tags Creation/Signs of GodDivine Knowledge
hadith 536
Imam Ali (AS) said, O Allah! How awesome is that which we witness of Your kingdom, yet how negligible is that compared to what is hidden from us of Your grand sovereignty!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أهْولَ ألّلهُمَّ ما نُشاهِدُهُ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِكَ وَ ما أحقَرَ ذلِكَ فيما غابَ عنَّا مِنْ عظيمِ سُلْطانِكَ
Tags Creation/Signs of GodThe Unseen (Ghayb)
hadith 537
Imam Ali (AS) said, He is Allah, the One for whom all signs of existence stand witness over the denying heart.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُوَ اللّهُ الَّذي تَشْهَدُ لَهُ أعْلامُ الوُجودِ على قَلْبِ ذي الجُحُودِ
Tags Signs of God (Ayat)Disbelief/Kufr
hadith 538
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, Great is His Majesty, is not perceived by the eyes through the sense of sight, rather He is perceived by the hearts though the realities of faith.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تُدْرِكُ اللّهُ جلَّ جَلالُهُ العُيُونُ بِمُشاهَدَةِ الأعيانِ لكن تُدْرِكُهُ القُلُوبُ بِحَقائقِ الإيمانِ
Tags Divine TranscendenceDivine Knowledge
hadith 539
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can one whose guarantor is Allah, lose?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيفَ يَضيعُ مَنِ اللّهُ كافِلُهُ ؟!
Tags Trust in God
hadith 540
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, has not created anything in vain so that He may be entertained.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما خلَقَ اللّهُ سُبحانَهُ أمْراً عَبَثاً فَيَلْهُوَ
Tags Creation/Signs of God
hadith 541
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, does not abandon anything to futility thereby rendering it void.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما ترَكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ أمْراً سُدىً فَيَلْغُوَ
Tags Creation/Signs of God
hadith 542
Imam Ali (AS) said, The knowledge of Allah, the Glorified, encompasses the concealed interiors and records the apparent exteriors.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ أحاطَ عِلْمُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ بِالبَواطِنِ وَ أحصىَ الظَّواهِرَ
Tags Divine Knowledge
hadith 543
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, has recorded your traces, known your actions and ordained your death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ سَمَّى اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ آثارَكُمْ وَ عَلِمَ أعْمالَكُمْ وَ كَتَبَ آجالَكُمْ
Tags Divine KnowledgeDivine Decree
hadith 544
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, did not create the creation on account of loneliness, nor did He command them [to obey Him] in order to gain anything.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَخْلُقِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ الخَلْقَ لِوَحْشَة وَ لَمْ يَسْتَعْمِلْهُمْ لِمَنْفَعة
Tags Creation/Signs of GodDivine Transcendence
hadith 545
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, has not created you in vain, and has not abandoned you to wander aimlessly, and He has not left you alone in misguidance and blindness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَخْلُقْكُم اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عَبَثاً وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْكُمْ سُدىً و لَمْ يَدَعْكُمْ في ضلالَة وَ لا عمى
Tags Creation/Signs of GodGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 546
Imam Ali (AS) said, How amazing the human being is! He sees through [a layer of] fat, speaks with a piece of flesh, hears with a bone and breathes through a hole.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إعْجِبُوا لِهذا الإنسانِ يَنْظُرُ بِشَحْم وَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلَحم و يَسْمَعُ بِعَظْم وَيَتَنَفَّسُ مِنْ خَرْم
Tags Creation/Signs of GodSigns of God (Ayat)
hadith 547
Imam Ali (AS) said, About the unity of Allah, the Exalted, he said: The depths of understanding cannot perceive Him and the heights of [intellectual] endeavours cannot reach Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَقالَ في توحيدِ اللّهِ تعالى: غَوْصُ الفِتَنِ لايُدْرِكُهُ وَ بُعدُ الهِمَمِ لا يَبْلُغُهُ
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 548
Imam Ali (AS) said, Faces bow down in front of the greatness of Allah, hearts tremble out of fear of Him and souls are sacrificed for His pleasure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَعْنُوا الوُجُوهُ لِعَظَمَةِ اللّهِ وَ تَجِلُّ القُلُوبُ مِنْ مَخافَتِهِ وَ تَتَهالَكُ النُفُوسُ على مَراضيهِ
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)Humility
hadith 549
Imam Ali (AS) said, Belief in the oneness of Allah enlivens the soul.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّوحيدُ حَيوةُ النَّفْسِ
Tags Divine TranscendenceSoul (Nafs)
hadith 550
Imam Ali (AS) said, Belief that Allah is one means that you should not [try to] imagine [Him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّوحيدُ أنْ لا تَتَوَهَّمَ
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 551
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever believes in one God is saved.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ نَجا مَنْ وَحَّدَ (وَجَدَ وُحِدَ)
Tags Divine TranscendencePolytheism/Idolatry
hadith 552
Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about the oneness of Allah: He is near everything but not attached, far from everything but not separate.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وقال ـ عليه السلام ـ في توحيدِ اللّهِ: قَريبٌ مِنَ الأشياءِ غَيرُ مُلابِس بعيدٌ مِنْها غَيْرُ مُبايِن
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 553
Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about the oneness of Allah, the Glorified: He is neither inside things nor outside them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وقال ـ عليه السلام ـ في توحيدِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ: لَيسَ في الأشياءِ بِوالِج وَ لا عَنْها بِخارج
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 554
Imam Ali (AS) said, If your Lord had a partner, then his prophets would [also] have come to you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَو كانَ لِرَبِّكَ شَريكٌ لأتَتْكَ رُسُلُهُ
Tags Polytheism/IdolatryDivine Transcendence
hadith 555
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who believes in the oneness of Allah, the Glorified, does not compare Him to the creation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ وَحَّدَ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ لَمْ يُشَبِّهْهُ بِالخَلْقِ
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 556
Imam Ali (AS) said, He, the Glorified, was not perceived by the intellects and thus described, rather, He, the Exalted, described himself before the describers [attempted to describe Him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ تَرَهُ سُبْحانَهُ العُقُولُ فَتُخْبِرَ عَنْهُ بَلْ كانَ تعالى قَبلَ الواصِفينَ بِهِ لَهُ
Tags Divine TranscendenceIntellect/Reason
hadith 557
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, did not give the intellect knowledge about the limits of His qualities, yet He did not prevent it from gaining the necessary understanding of Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يُطْلِعِ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ العُقُولَ عَلى تَحديدِ صِفَتِهِ وَلَمْ يَحْجُبْها عَنْ واجِبِ مَعرِفَتِهِ
Tags Divine TranscendenceIntellect/ReasonDivine Knowledge
hadith 558
Imam Ali (AS) said, He, the Glorified, can neither be confined in the intellect, thereby changing through the process of thought [or imagination], nor in the shackles of the mind, thereby becoming limited and the object of alteration.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَتَناهَ سُبْحانَهُ في العُقُولِ فَيَكُونَ في مَهَبِّ فِكْرِها مُكَيَّفاً وَ لافي رَوِيَّاتِ خَواطِرِها مُحَدَّداً مُصَرَّفاً
Tags Divine TranscendenceIntellect/Reason
hadith 559
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah has not settled in anything so that it be said He exists therein, nor is He separated from anything so that it is said He is detached from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَحْلُلِ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ في الأشياءِ فَيكُونَ (فَيُقالَ هُوَ فيها كائِنٌ) فيها كائناً وَ لَمْ يَنْأ عَنْها فَيُقالَ هُوَ عَنْها بائنٌ
Tags Divine Transcendence
hadith 560
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever seeks permission from Allah, He grants it [to him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اسْتَأذَنَ علَى اللّهِ أذِنَ لَهُ
Tags Supplication