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Imam Ali (AS) said, If the appointed times of death were to become known, the [secret] hopes [of people] would be exposed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَو ظَهَرَتِ الآجالُ لافْتَضَحَتِ الآمالُ
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #680 Imam Ali (AS) said, It is when death comes that the failure of hopes becomes apparent.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #50 Imam Ali (AS) said, It is when [the time of] death comes that the failure of [ones] aspirations become apparent.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #51 Imam Ali (AS) said, When death strikes, hopes and aspirations are exposed.