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Salaam alaykum brothers and sisters, Forgive me in advance if I've posted this in the wrong section, but I need help please: I need a copy of Nahj Al-balagha urgently. I have searched online and all I can find are Sunni based bookshops, and the one Shia site I've found, is sold out. If anyone possibly has a spare one, I am more than willing to pay you for it plus postage (I'm in Melbourne, Aus) Other than that particular book, I'm in need of a proper translated Qur'an (in english)... when I mean proper, I mean one that does not have too many typos (unfortunately the one I have just has too many typos and it makes it difficult to understand) I also need some books relating to Shia/Islam in general, such as the lives of our Prophets etc... If anyone knows of a shop, either in Melbourne or Sydney, or an online store, please let me know asap. I will be forever grateful. Thank you in advance. Any help will be appreciated.

Download of "Zekra" software (Holy Qur'an, Nahj al-Balagha and Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya) Windows Version http://en.abna24.com/news//download-of-zekra-software-holy-Qur'an-nahj-al-balagha-and-sahifa-al-sajjadiyya-windows-version_942326.html May 20, 2019 - 7:40 PM News Code : 942326 Source : ABNA24Link: This application contains texts, translations and audio of the Holy Qur'an, Nahj al-Balaghah and Sahifeh Sajjadiyah in five Arabic, English, Persian, Turkish and Urdu languages. Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA): The "Zekra" software is one of the digital Islamic products produced by the office of Information and IT of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (عليه السلام) World Assembly. This application contains texts, translations and audio of the Holy Qur'an, Nahj al-Balaghah and Sahifeh Sajjadiyah in five Arabic, English, Persian, Turkish and Urdu languages. The software also includes books, articles, and questions about Qur'an, Nahj al-Balaghah and Sahifeh Sajjadiyeh in the five languages. http://www.ahl-ul-bayt.org/software/Tools/Windows/Zikra.rar http://www.ahl-ul-bayt.org/software/Tools/Windows/Zikra.rar

Salaam un Alaikum I am searching for an app for Android, which word allow me to read the Nahj al-Balagha, translated in English, with the wasiyat/will of Imam Ali a.s included. Would anyone be kind enough to link such an app to me? JazakAllah Alaikum us Salaam

Salamun alaykum. I came across this part of sermon 183 of Imam Ali (as) in Nahj al-Balagha about the punishment of the Day of Judgment. It is really touching: وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِهذَا الْجِلْدِ الرَّقِيقِ صَبْرٌ عَلَى النَّارِ، فَارْحَمُوا نُفُوسَكُمْ، فَإِنّكُمْ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُمُوهَا فِي مَصَائِبِ الدُّنْيَا. أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ جَزَعَ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الشَّوْكَةِ تُصِيبُهُ، وَالْعَثْرَةِ تُدْمِيهِ، وَالرَّمْضَاءِ تُحْرِقُهُ؟ فَكَيْفَ إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ طَابَقَيْنِ مِنْ نَار، ضَجِيعَ حَجَر، وَقَرِينَ شَيْطَان؟! أَعَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّ مَالِكاً إِذَا غَضِبَ عَلَى النَّارِ حَطَمَ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضَاً لِغَضَبِهِ، وَإِذَا زَجَرَهَا تَوَثَّبَتْ بَيْنَ أَبوَابِهَا جَزَعاً مِنْ زَجْرَتِهِ؟! You should know that this thin skin cannot tolerate the Fire (of Hell). So, have pity on yourselves because you have already tried it in the tribulations of the world. Have you ever seen the crying of a person who has been [Edited Out]ed with a thorn or who bleeds due to stumbling or whom hot sand has burnt? How would he feel when he is between two frying pans of Hell with stones all round with Satan as his companion? Do you know that when Malik (the guard-in-charge of Hell) is angry with the fire, its parts begin to clash with each other (in rage), and, when he scolds it, it leaps between the doors of Hell crying on account of his scolding. أَيُّهَا الْيَفَنُ الْكَبِيرُ، الَّذِي قَدْ لَهَزَهُ الْقَتَيرُ، كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا الْتَحَمَتْ أَطْوَاقُ النَّارِ بِعِظَامِ الاْعْنَاقِ، وَنَشِبَتِ الجَوَامِعُ حَتَّى أَكَلَتْ لُحُومَ السَّوَاعِدِ؟ فَاللهَ اللهَ مَعْشَرَ الْعِبَادِ! وَأَنْتُمْ سَالِمُونَ فِي الصِّحَّةِ قَبْلَ السُّقْمِ، وَفِي الْفُسْحَةِ قَبْلَ الضِّيقِ، فَاسْعَوْا فِي فَكَاكِ رِقَابِكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُغْلَقَ رَهَائِنُهَا، أَسْهِرُوا عُيُونَكُمْ، وَأَضْمِرُوا بُطُونَكُمْ، وَاسْتَعْمِلُوا أَقْدَامَكُمْ، وَأَنْفِقُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ، وَخُذُوا مِنْ أَجْسَادِكُمْ تَجُودُوا بِهَا عَلَى أَنْفُسَكُمْ، وَلاَ تَبْخَلُوا بِهَا عَنْهَا، فَقَدْ قَالَ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ: (إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ)، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: (مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ وَلَهُ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ)، O you who are advanced in years, whom old age has made hoary, how will you feel when rings of fire will touch the bones of your neck, and handcuffs hold so hard that they eat away the flesh of the forearms? (Fear) Allah! Allah! O crowd of men, while you are in good health before sickness (grips you) and you are in ease before straitness (overtakes you). You should try for the release of your necks before their mortgage is foreclosed, keep your eyes awake at night, make your bellies lean, use your feet, spend your money, take your bodies and spend them over yourselves, and do not be niggardly about them, because Allah the Glorified, has said: ... if you help (in the way) of Allah, He will (also) help you, and will set firm your feet. (Qur'an, 47:7) and He, the Sublime. has said: Who is he who would loan unto Allah a goodly loan so that He may double it for him, and for him shall be a noble recompense. (Qur'an, 57:11) A serious question: are we ready for that Day?

Imam Ali SA: Live among people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company. Nahj al-Balagha