“Anger and desire of vengeance are not going to be of much help to you in your administration.”

—  Ali , book Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53: An order to Malik Al-Ashtar

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

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