Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: allah has laid down iman (conviction) for purification from polytheism; salat (prayer) for purification from vanity; zakat as a means of livelihood; siyam (fasting) as a trial of the people; hajj for the honor of islam; persuasion for good (al-amr bil-ma`ruf) for the good of the common people; dissuasion from evil (an-nahy `anil-munkar) for controlling the mischievous; regard for kinship for incre….

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Saying 253 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)