NINE RULES FOR HAPPINESS BY IMAM ALI (as): Everyone aspires to be happy in his life. Imam Ali (as) provides you with a nine-point canon to reach this goal thus: Nine rules for happiness by the Commander of the Faithful Ali : Rely on Allah when pleased and when grieved. Fear Allah when you are alone, when travelling and when at home. Do not coerce anyone, no matter how much he wro...

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Taking lesson [from past faults] results in immunity [from further faults].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 879]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Continuously taking lessons gives rise to the faculty of insight, and brings about self-restraint.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5150]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who abundantly and frequently takes lessons [from his experiences] rarely stumbles.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no.876[

The Last Will of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) Imam Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) after the attempt on his life by a stab from Ibn Muljam: My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed. I advise you, and all...