Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim) nature Shomali has put it in

Shomali has put it in his Forward that the essence of the proper functioning of 'salat' lies in having the right attitude

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sexuality must be viewed as inherently evil

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each was directed at fulfilling some individual and social expedience

Exalted aphosisms and pearls of speech (Ghurar Al Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim) nature Shomali has put it inThe Ghurar al Hikam wa Durar al Kalim (Arabic: lit. "Exalted Aphorisms and Pearls of Speech") is the most comprehensive collection of short quotations and aphorisms by Ali ibn Abi Talib. It contains about 11,000 short sayings. Translated by Tahir Ridha Jaffer with a parallel arabic text. Ghurar al Hikam includes 10760 quotations and aphorisms of Ali ibn Abi Talib. these short sayings have been sorted alphabetically and divided into ninety one