Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Most Ignorant of People

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Arrogance/Pride 1 Soul (Nafs) 1

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hadith 1771
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most ignorant of people is one who is deluded by the praise of a flatterer who beautifies evil to him and renders a sincere advice detestable.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجْهلُ النّاسِ المُغَترُّ بقَولِ مادِحٍ مُتَملِّقٍ ، يُحسِّنُ لَهُ القَبيحَ ويُبغِّضُ إلَيهِ النَّصيحَ.
hadith 1772
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The utter extremity of ignorance is for one to glorify his own ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايةُ الجَهلِ تَبَجُّحُ المَرءِ بِجَهْلِهِ.
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hadith 1773
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest form of ignorance is for a person to be ignorant of the condition of his own self.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعظَمُ الجَهلِ جَهلُ الإنسانِ أمرَ نَفْسِهِ.
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