Quote #119

Imam Ali heard somebody reciting the passage of the Holy Qur'an we belong to God and our return is towards Him, Imam Ali said, 'How true it is ! Our declaring that we belong to God indicates that we accept Him as our Master, Owner and Lord. And when we say that our return is towards God indicates that we accept our mortality'.

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