"I am The Mahdi (the guided one), I am the Imam of the time, and I am the one who fills it (the Earth) with justice just as it was filled with injustice and tyranny."

"I am a remainder from Adam, a relic of Noah, a choice from Abraham, and an elite of Mohammad."

"Whenever an authority disappears, another one appears; and if a star sets, another one rises."

"If you ask for guidance, you shall have it; and if you pursue something, you shall find it."

"The one for whom the day of ‘Āshūrā is a day of tragedy, grief and weeping, Allah The Mighty, The Glorious, shall make the Day of Judgment, a day of joy and happiness for him."

"He who takes himself to account gets benefitted, and the one who gets negligent and careless about himself bears loss. The one who fears (Allah) becomes peaceful, and the one who takes lesson becomes most clear sighted and discerning. He who becomes most clear sighted, understands; and he who understands and comprehends becomes knowledgeable and informed."

"Reason is a free gift from God and politeness is acquisition. He who undertakes politeness has power over it. He who undertakes reason increases (himself) through that nothing but ignorance."

"He who reckons his own soul is successful; he who is heedless of it is unsuccessful."

"Man is not worshipful unless he is clement."

"Worship is not the abundance of prayer and fasting; rather it is the abundance of reflecting on the affairs of God, the Great and Almighty."

"The worst of men is he who stops his contributions to charity, eats by himself, and whips his slave."

"Assisting the weak is better for you than your act of charity."

"One who offers (suggests) what he doesn't know, will be under the curse of the angels of the heavens and the earth."

"A Muslim will never get tired and bored of educating himself throughout his life."

"For the Devil, the presence of learned one is by far more painful than a thousand worshipers."

"Silence is one of the gates to wisdom."

"Some signs of understanding are: clemency, knowledge, and silence. Silence is one of the doors to wisdom. It brings about love and is evidence for all good."

"Silence is a door among the doors of wisdom - indeed, silence begets and attracts love, it is the proof of all the beneficiences."

"Knowledge and science are the coffers and caches to the treasures of Perfection; and the only access to them is to ask and question."

"Everyone's friend is his reason; his enemy is his ignorance."

"Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy are his enemies."

"The most valuable stage of wisdom is the stage of self-consciousness."

"A trustworthy person does not betray you, but you consider the betrayer to be trustworthy."

"The miserly one is never restful; the envious is never pleased; the grumbler is never loyal; the liar has no conscience."

"The best wealth is the one by which the honour of man is protected."

"Time will come when one's safety lies in ten things: nine of which are in staying aloof from men, and the tenth in staying silent."

"Every curiosity is in need of the curiosity of speech."

"The rank of the eldest brother is like that of father."

"If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, (as alleged by certain Christian critics) then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam."

"In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Husein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader."

"The historical progress of Islam, according to Gandhi, is not the legacy of the Muslim sword but a result of sacrifices of Muslim saints like Husain."

"Those who worship God for the hope of gaining, they’re not real worshippers, they’re merchants. Those who worship God out of fear (of punishment), they’re slaves. And those who worship God to be grateful towards their creator, they are the free people, and their worship is a real one."

"Whoever seeks the satisfaction of people through disobedience of God, then God subjects him to people."

"If one does not have these five things there is no good in him: intellect, religion, etiquette, shame and good manners."

"Honor and dignity of man is only in virtue and piety."

"One who pursues a goal through sinful ways, will ironically distance himself from that goal, and will approach what he was afraid of."

"Anybody who would like to have a long life and make his subsistence expanded, should pay visits to his own relatives."

"Patience in a person glows like a jewel."

"When you are frustrated and do not know a way out, only flexibility and moderation towards difficulties will save you."

"Do you think that you can frighten me with death? Could a worse disaster happen to you than killing me? I do not know what to say to you. I can only address you as the brother of Al-Aws addressed his cousin when he met the latter as he was going to help the Apostle of God (Prophet Muhammad)."

"Tolerance is man’s ornament, keeping promises is a sign of nobility, and bonding with others is a grace."

"The most generous person is the one who offers help to those who do not expect him to help."

"Associating with corrupt people makes you subject to suspicion."

"Death with honor is better than a life of degradation."

"One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy."

"People are slaves to the world, and as long as they live favorable and comfortable lives, they are loyal to religious principles. However, at hard times, the times of trials, true religious people are scarce."

"If you neither believe in religion nor fear the hereafter, then at least be free from tyranny and arrogance"

"The wise one does not speak to one whom he fears he shall be belied, he does not ask anyone of anything if he fears he shall not give, and he does not repose hope on one whom he does not trust."