Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fall of states can be discerned by four things: neglect of the fundamentals, embracing peripheral matters, bringing contemptible ones to the forefront and relegating the virtuous ones.
Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3529Imam Ali (AS) said, The decline [and imminent fall] of empires is evinced by four things: neglecting the principles [and core values of...