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Imam Ali (AS) said, If falsehood dominates, it has [always] been so in the past, and if truth diminishes, that too has often occurred and may [again] happen. It is seldom that a thing lags behind and remains behind.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فَلَئِنْ أمَرَ الباطِلُ لَقَديماً فَعَلَ وَلَئِنْ قَلَّ الحَقُّ لَرُبَّما وَ لَعَلَّ لَقَلَّما أدْبَرَ شَيْءٌ فَأدْبَرَ
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