بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
SMART ENOUGH?
.الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الأدبُ في الإنسانِ كشَجَرةٍ أصلُها العقلُ
“Good manners in man resemble a tree whose root is the mind.”
Imam Ali (a)
(Ibn Abi Al Hadid)
Imam Ali (a)
(Ibn Abi Al Hadid)
Ethics have always been linked with intellect. Possessing good moral values is an indication of having a great mind. History is littered with examples of brilliant scientists, mathematicians, artists, and musicians who inflicted deep misery on those whose chauvinist or racist beliefs would shock us today. In the Hebrew Bible, for example, “the fool” is a moral category more than an intellectual one.
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘Everything needs the mind, and the mind needs good manners.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6911]
Good moral virtues are water to the tree of wisdom, which means they’re directly proportional to each other. One surely has more capacity to absorb knowledge if he s/he is a person of character.
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘O Believer! This knowledge and good manners are the value of your soul so strive to learn them, for however much your knowledge and good manners increase, so will your value and worth accordingly.’[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 135]
The Prophet (s) said, ‘Good manners are the beauty of the mind.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 131, no. 41]
The Arabic term “ilm” does not have any alternative word in the English language. It has such a vast meaning that no word can carry its complete essence. Collecting information, reflecting upon it, getting new results, and practicing it so much that it becomes a part of you. This is what ilm means in its truest sense. And reaching this stage is literally impossible without good manners. It polishes your intellect like a refined, polished diamond, unlike the other stones.
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘He whose good manners surpass his reason is like a shepherd among numerous sheep.’[Ibid. no. 8886]
Imam al-Hasan (a) said, ‘A man devoid of reason cannot have good manners.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 111, no. 6]
When one transforms into a diamond, s/he is the ultimate form of beauty, needless to any external adornment.
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘There is no adornment like good manners.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10466]
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘Good manners are your beauty.’[Nahj al-Sa’ada, v. 2, no. 50]
Imam al-Hasan (a) said, ‘A man devoid of reason cannot have good manners.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 111, no. 6]
When one transforms into a diamond, s/he is the ultimate form of beauty, needless to any external adornment.
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘There is no adornment like good manners.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10466]
Imam Ali (a) said, ‘Good manners are your beauty.’[Nahj al-Sa’ada, v. 2, no. 50]
Date: 11/10/2020
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