These are all from Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar al-Kalim
or
Exalted aphorisms and pearls of speech
A collection of Aphorisms of Imam Ali (as)
The root of indifference towards worldly pleasures is certitude, and its fruit is felicity.
What is certitude?
Imam Ali (as) says:
Certitude is worship
Certitude is light
Certitude is the pillar of faith
Certitude is the gown of the sagatious
The root of patience is [having] definate certainty about Allah
The best faith is Certitude
What can we gain from Certianty?
Imam Ali (as) says:
Certainty eliminates doubts
He said about himself:
Verily I am upon complete certitude from my Lord and do not have any doubt about my religion.
The strength of one's certitude is [proportionate] to the extent of one's faith
The highest form of certitude is sincerity
One whose certitude is strong does not have any doubt
One who is certain about the Hereafter does not covet this world
One who has certitude works diligently
One whose certitude is firm, has hope
One who has certitude is successful
If your certitude was sound, you would not have exchanged the everlasting for the evanescent, nor would you have traded the lofty for the lowly.
The certitude of one who is extravagant in his wants and exerts himself in acquisition [of wealth] is not true.
Do not turn your certainty in to doubt and your knowledge into ignorance
Certainty is corrupted by doubt and he onslaught of vain desire.
The possessor of certitude is the most sorrowful of all people about the condition of his soul
Where are the possessors of certitude who have cast off the attires of vain desire and cut themselves off from the ties of this world?
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