ignorance is death

Ignorance is death - Sayyidina Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

Ignorance before death is death for it's people,
And for their bodies a tomb before the tomb.

If a man doesnt revive by knowledge he is dead;
For him no resurrection until the Resurrection.

this lowly realm

This lowly realm - Sayyidina Ali bin Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)

What is this lowly realm to one who seeks it,
except ardure? - and he cannot be sure,

If he's to prosper by acceptance of his religiousness,
Or those works be turned away as worthless.

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