1271 - حَكيمٌ‏

1271. THE ALL-WISE

(إنَّ هذَا لَهُوَ الْقَصَصُ الْحَقُّ وَما مِنْ إِلهٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَإنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ) .¹

“This is indeed the true account, for sure. There is no god but Allah, and indeed Allah is the All-mighty, the All-wise.”²

4159.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ : وكَيفَ لا يُسألُ عَمّا يَفعَلُ ؟ - : لِأنَّهُ لا يَفعَلُ إلّا ما كانَ حِكمَةً وصَواباً .³

4159. Imam al-Baqir (AS) was once asked why it is that Allah cannot be questioned about what He does, to which he replied, ‘Because He only does what is wise and good.’⁴

1270 - قَوِيٌّ عزيزٌ

1270. THE ALL-STRONG AND THE ALMIGHTY

(فَلَمَّا جاءَ أمْرُنا نَجَّيْنا صالِحاً وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْيِ يَوْمِئِذٍ إنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ) .¹

“So when Our edict came, we delivered Salih and the faithful who were with him by a mercy from Us, and from the [punishment and] disgrace of that day. Your Lord is indeed the All-strong, the All-mighty.”²

(مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا) .³

“Whoever seeks might [should know that] might belongs entirely to Allah.”⁴

4155.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: وكُلُّ قَوِيٍّ غَيرُهُ ضَعيفٌ .⁵

4155.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘And every strong person besides Allah is weak.’⁶

4156.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ شَي‏ءٍ خاشِعٌ لَهُ ، وكُلُّ شَي‏ءٍ قائمٌ بِهِ ، غِنى‏ كُلِّ فَقيرٍ ، وعِزُّ كُلِّ ذَليلٍ ، وقُوَّةُ كلِّ ضَعيفٍ .⁷

4156.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Everything humbles before Him, and everything subsists through Him. He is the contentment of every poor, the honour of every disgraced one, and the strength of every weak one.’⁸

4157.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ عَزيزٍ غَيرُهُ ذَليلٌ .⁹

4157.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Every mighty one besides Him is abased.’¹⁰

4158.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَمدُ للَّهِ‏ِ الّذي لَبِسَ العِزَّ والكِبرِياءَ، واختارَهُما لِنَفسِهِ دُونَ‏خَلقِهِ.¹¹

4158.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Praise be to Allah who wears the cloak of might and majesty, and has chosen them for Himself over the rest of His creation.’¹²