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1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ أساسٌ بِه قِوامُ العالَمِ. |
| 1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Justice is the base that supports the whole world.’[Matalib al-Sa’ul, p. 61] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): جَعَلَ اللّهُ سُبحانَهُ العَدلَ قِواماً لِلأنامِ، وتَنزيهاً مِنَ المَظالِمِ والآثامِ، وتَسنِيَةً لِلإسلامِ. |
| 2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah, Glory be to Him, made justice a support for mankind, an eliminator of wrongs and sins, and an elevator of Islam.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4789] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ قِوامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وجَمالُ الوُلاةِ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Justice is the support of the masses and the beauty [adorning] the governors.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1954] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ جُنَّةُ الدُّوَلِ. |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Justice is the shield of the nations.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1873] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بِالعَدلِ تَصلُحُ الرَّعِيَّةُ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The masses behave righteously through justice.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4215] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بِالعَدلِ تَتَضاعَفُ البَرَكاتُ . |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Blessings are multiplied through justice.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4211] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ نِظامُ الإمرَةِ . |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Justice is the regulatory system of authority.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 774] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما عُمِّرَتِ البُلدانُ بِمِثلِ العَدلِ . |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Nothing can cause nations to flourish like justice.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9534] |
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9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عَن أفضَلِيّةِ العَدلِ أو الجُودِ ـ: العَدلُ يَضَعُ الاُمورَ مَواضِعَها، والجُودُ يُخرِجُها مِن جِهَتِها، والعَدلُ سائسٌ عامٌّ، والجُودُ عارِضٌ خاصٌّ، فالعَدلُ أشرَفُهُما وأفضَلُهُما. |
| 9– Imam Ali (AS) was once asked which was better, justice or generosity, to which he replied, ‘Justice puts things in their rightful place, whereas generosity takes them away from their course. Justice is a general predominant state, whereas generosity is a transient characteristic. Justice is therefore the nobler and better of the two.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 437] |
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10ـ فاطمةُ الزَّهراءُ (عَلَيهَا الّسَلامُ): فَرَضَ ... العَدلَ تَسكيناً لِلقُلوبِ. |
| 10– Fatima al-Zahra’ (AS) said, ‘Allah has made justice incumbent as a source of tranquility for the hearts.’[`AeIlal al-Shara’i`a , p. 247, no. 2] |
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11ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ أحلى مِنَ الماءِ يُصيبُهُ الظَّمآنُ. |
| 11– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Justice is sweeter than water to a thirsty man.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 146, no. 11] |
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12ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ أحلى مِنَ الشَّهدِ، وأليَنُ مِنَ الزُّبدِ، وأطيَبُ ريحاً مِنَ المِسكِ. |
| 12– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Justice is sweeter than honey, softer than butter and smells more fragrant than musk.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 147, no. 15] |
