“Recommended prayers cannot attain the pleasures of Allah for you when obligatory prayers are left unattended.”

—  Ali, book Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha

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cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 601–661

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