"Seventy thousand angels worship near the grave of Imām Husayn (a). The prayer (salah) of one of them, is equal to a thousand prayers of mankind. The reward of this prayer is for the visitors of Imām Husayn's (a) grave. The curse of God, His angels and all mankind is forever upon the killers of Imām Husayn (a)."

"God has appointed to the grave of Imām Husayn (a), four thousand anguished and grief-stricken angels, who weep over him (and shall continue to do so) up until the Day of Judgment."

"Everything has a foundation, and the foundation of Islām is our affection for the household of our Prophet."

"Be careful to have truthful friends and try to obtain them, for they are your support when you are in welfare, and your advocator when you have misfortune."

"Immorality and surliness makes the human's life miserable and bitter."

"There are three things that signify the magnanimity of a person: good temper, patience, and to avoid aggressive gaze."

"Whenever the mind of a person is rectified, he becomes strong and powerful in appearance."

"Paying visits to ones own relatives prolongs the life of a person and prevents poverty and indigence."

"The person who is aware of the present situations of his time, will never get involved with falsifying and wrongdoing."

"Having the foresight to plan to earn a living, is half of the peace and leisure in life."

"One who does not use his intelligence will not succeed and one who does not use his knowledge will have no intellect. One who understands will attain nobility and excellence, and one who is tolerant will triumph. Knowledge is a shield (against evil), truth begets honour and ignorance disgrace, understanding is distinction, generosity is salvation and good manners command love and respect."

"A learned person among ignorant people, is like a live person among the dead."

"To acquire knowledge is neccessary at all times."

"Write knowledge since you can’t memorize unless with writing. Heart confides to the written."

"Everything has its tax and the tax of knowledge is to teach its people."

"Being cheerful and affable with people is by itself half of wisdom."

"It makes no sense at all if people consider the one who lacks knowledge and science as a prosperous person."

"The person who associates with scholars, will have his reputation exalted."

"There are two kinds of scholars: those who act on their knowledge, these are the saved ones; and those who do not put into practise what they know, these are led to their downfall."

"Precision, accuracy and pondering in wisdom and sciences, will nourish and develop a person's brain."

"Seek Knowledge and adorn it with forbearance and dignity. Be humble to those whom you teach and to those from whom you learn. Don't be tyrannical in your teaching conduct, for you will forfeit that to which you are entitled to (the reward) on account of it."

"The believers have four signs: good humor, tactfulness, kind heartedness and openhandedness"

"A sin that accelerates death and annihilation of man is breaking off paying visits to one's own relatives."

"My words are the words of my father, and the words of my father are the words of my grandfather, and the words of my grandfather are the words of my great-grandfathers - Hasan and Husayn; and their words are the words of Ali, and the words of Ali are the words of the Prophet of Allah; and the words of the Prophet are the words of Allah."

"The basis of religion is our affection for the household of the holy Prophet."

"He is somebody who has fought against the occupying forces," says Abdul Salam al-Kubaisi, spokesman for the Association of Muslim Scholars, the leading Sunni clerical body. "All other Shi'ite leaders are seen [by Iraq's Sunnis] as collaborators because they cooperate with the Americans."

"I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels."

"I seek the spread of freedom and democracy in the way that satisfies God. [Americans] have planned and paved the ways for a long time, but it is God who is the real planner -- and the proof of this is the fall of the American twin towers[...]a miracle from God."

"Saddam is a war criminal and there are no two people who can argue over this."

"I would like to address the peoples of the world, especially the Arab peoples and the US people. Their silence over the violations against the oppressed Iraqi people who suffered greatly cannot be accepted by any fair-minded and zealous person. Therefore, all must take these violations seriously and express themselves even through peaceful demonstrations, sit-ins and protests. I urge those people to distance themselves from their rulers who support the West and the occupation forces."

"Others contend that Sadr, working on a longer time scale than the Americans, is just lying low until the United States draws down its troops and declares its combat role concluded in Iraq. Then, this analysis continues, Sadr can launch the civil war he wants. "The reason I am distrustful of Sadr is that we know that in private conversations, he has said, 'There are two million who must die,'" said an Army officer who served in a key position in Iraq. This wasn't hearsay, he said, indicating that it came from an intercept of communications."

"Pride mars greatness."

"Self-conceit impedes progress."

"Self-conceit poisons the mind."

"Humility is the product of knowledge."

"He is really wise whose actions reflect his words."

"To separate oneself from things of time and to connect oneself with things of eternity is highest wisdom."

"The foolish aim at wealth."

"The wise aim at perfection."

"To fight against one's own desires is highest wisdom."

"One's obedience to God is proportionate to one's wisdom."

"Enemity is the occupation of fools."

"Lying spoils news."

"Misrepresentation spoils narration."

"Friendship is impossible with a liar."

"Truth means conformity of speech with the Divine mode of working."

"To fulfill promises is the highest form of integrity."

"Honesty is Divine language."

"To teach is to learn."

"Practice makes knowledge perfect."