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There are people who worship Allah to gain His Favors,
this is the worship of traders;
while there are some who worship Him to keep themselves free from His Wrath,
this is the worship of slaves;
Peak of Eloquence
Nahjul Balagha
Sermons and Letters of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (r.a)
Translated by Askari Jafri
Eleventh Revised Edition - Islamic Seminary Publications
ISBN 0-941724-18-2
Contributed by Br. Ali Abbas
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There are people who worship Allah to gain His Favors,
this is the worship of traders;
while there are some who worship Him to keep themselves free from His Wrath,
this is the worship of slaves;
a few who obey Him out' of their sense of gratitude and obligations
this is the worship of free and noble men.
this is the worship of free and noble men.
Peak of Eloquence
Nahjul Balagha
Sermons and Letters of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (r.a)
Translated by Askari Jafri
Eleventh Revised Edition - Islamic Seminary Publications
ISBN 0-941724-18-2
Contributed by Br. Ali Abbas
[email protected]