الكَمالُ
PERFECTION
الكَمالُ / Perfection
1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العاقِلُ يَطلُبُ الكَمالَ، الجاهِلُ يطلُبُ المالَ.
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intelligent person seeks perfection and the ignorant person seeks possession.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 579]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن كمالِ الإنسانِ ووُفورِ فَضلِهِ استِشعارُهُ بنفسِهِ النُّقصانَ.
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘In the perfection of the human being, the existence of his merit lies in his own feeling of inadequacy.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9442]
الكَمالُ
PERFECTION
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكمالُ في الدُّنيا مَفقودٌ.
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Perfection in this world is lost.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 331]
4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كمالُ الرجُلِ بسِتِّ خِصالٍ: بِأصغَرَيهِ، وأكبَرَيهِ، وهيئَتَيهِ ؛ فأمّا أصغراهُ فقَلبُهُ ولِسانُهُ، إن قاتَلَ قاتَلَ بجَنانٍ، وإن تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بلِسانٍ، وأمّا أكبَراهُ فعَقلُهُ وهِمَّتُهُ، وأمّا هَيئَتاهُ فمالُهُ وجَمالُهُ.
4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The perfection of a man lies in six features: in two of his smallest
[features], in two of his largest
[features], and in two of his apparent
[features]. As for two of his smallest
[features] - his heart and his tongue - when he fights he fights with his heart and when he speaks he speaks with his tongue. Two of his largest
[features] are his intellect and his determination, and his two apparent
[features] are his wealth and his beauty.’
[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 150, no. 1]
5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كمالُ الإنسانِ العَقلُ .
5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The perfection of the human being is the intellect.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7244]
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن كمالِ المَرءِ تَركُهُ ما لا يَجمُلُ بهِ .
6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Of the perfection of a person is that he leaves what is not appropriate for him.’
[A`alam al-Din, p. 292]
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَسَربَلِ الحَياءَ وادَّرِعِ الوَفاءَ واحفَظِ الإخاءَ وأقلِلْ مُحادَثَةَ النِّساءِ، يَكمُلْ لكَ السَّناءُ .
7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Clothe yourself with shyness and armour yourself with loyalty; protect brotherhood and lessen conversation with women, and your eminence will be perfected.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4536]
8ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكمالُ كُلُّ الكمالِ التَّفقُّهُ في الدِّينِ، والصَّبرُ علَى النّائبَةِ، وتَقديرُ المَعيشةِ .
8– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Perfection, all of perfection is education in religion, patience over misfortunes, and apportioning one’s livelihood.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 172, no. 3]
9ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثُ خِصالٍ مَن رُزِقَها كانَ كامِلاً: العَقلُ، والجَمالُ، والفَصاحةُ.
9– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are three features that whoever is blessed with is perfect: intellect, beauty and eloquence.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 320]