الهِمَّةُ
AMBITION
فَضلُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ / High Ambition
1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنّ اللّهَ تعالى يُحِبُّ مَعالِيَ الاُمورِ وأشرافَها، ويَكرَهُ سَفسافَها.
1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah Almighty loves the highest and the most dignified of things and hates inferior things.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 43021]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قَدرُ الرّجُلِ على قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ.
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is according to the extent of his ambition.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47]
الهِمَّةُ
AMBITION
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن شَرُفَت هِمَّتُهُ عَظُمَت قِيمَتُهُ.
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose ambition is lofty his value is heightened.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8320]
4ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في الدُّعاءِ ـ: أسألُكَ مِن الشَّهادَةِ أقسَطَها، ومِن العِبادَةِ أنشَطَها ... ومِن الهِمَمِ أعلاها.
4– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS), in a supplication, said, ‘I ask You for the most fair witnessing, and the most active of worship … and the highest ambition.’
[al-SaHIfa al-SajjAdiyya, p. 439, no. 199]
5ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لاشَرَفَ كبُعدِ الهِمَّةِ.
5– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There is no dignity like great ambition.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 165, no. 1]
ثَمَراتُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ / The Benefits of High Ambition
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الحِلمُ والأناةُ تَوأمانِ يُنتِجُهُما عُلُوُّ الهِمَّةِ.
6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Tolerance and perseverance are twins, and high ambition produces them.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 460]
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكَرَمُ نَتيجَةُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ.
7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Kindness is the product of high ambition.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1477]
8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الفِعلُ الجَميلُ يُنبئُ عَن عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ.
8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Good action is a sign of high ambition.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1388]
9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بقَدرِ الهِمَمِ تَكونُ الهُمومُ.
9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Worries are proportionate to the extent of one’s ambition.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4277]
10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): على قَدرِ الهِمَّةِ تَكونُ الحَمِيَّةُ.
10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Enthusiasm is proportionate to the extent of one’s ambition.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1674]
11ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): شَجاعَةُ الرّجُلِ على قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ.
11– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The bravery of a man is proportionate to his ambition.
[ Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7850/5763]
12ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِستَجلِبْ عِزَّ اليأسِ بِبُعدِ الهِمَّةِ.
12– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Attract the dignity of dismay with far ambition.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 10, no. 1]
قِصَرُ الهِمَّةِ / Low Ambition
13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن صَغُرَت هِمَّتُهُ بَطَلَت فَضيلَتُهُ.
13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who has low ambition, his virtue ceases.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8019]
14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن صِغَرِ الهِمَّةِ حَسَدُ الصَّديقِ علَى النِّعمَةِ.
14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose ambition is short, he will envy a friend in his blessings.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9256]
15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا هِمَّةَ لِمَهينٍ.
15– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A disgraceful person has no ambition.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 10, no. 67]
16ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثَلاثٌ يَحجُزنَ المرءَ عَن طَلَبِ المَعالي: قِصَرُ الهِمَّةِ، وقِلَّةُ الحِيلَةِ، وضَعفُ الرّأيِ.
16– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are three things that hinder a person from seeking the lofty: low ambition, few stratagems, and weak opinion.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 318]
مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ بَطنَهُ / He who’s Sole Concern is His Stomach
17ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ أكلَهُ، كانَت قِيمَتُهُ ما أكَلَهُ.
17– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He whose sole concern is his food, his worth is
[equivalent] to that which he eats.’
[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 48]
18ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ ما يَدخُلُ بَطنَهُ، كانَت قِيمَتُهُ مايَخرُجُ مِنهُ.
18- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose sole concern is what enters his stomach, his worth is
[equivalent to] what comes out of it.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8830]
19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما أبعَدَ الخَيرَ مِمَّن هِمَّتُهُ بَطنُهُ وفَرجُهُ!
19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How far away is goodness from he whose sole concern is his stomach and private parts.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9642]