Inspirational Quotes from Imam Hassan Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib  ‎(625 - 670 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah.

Regarding Knowledge

• If you cannot teach knowledge, than you should teach your intuition.
  • Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p.111

• Thought, meditation and pondering is the life of clear sighted people
  • Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.72, p.115

• Both the abodes (this world and the Hereafter) are grasped by the intellect, and whoever is deprived of the intellect is deprived of them both.
  • al-Irbili, Kashf al-Ghamma, vol.3, p.197

General Quotes

• The heart that is empty of doubt is the cleanest of hearts.
  • Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p.109

• Nothing sweetens life like a pleasant disposition.
  • Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p.111

Religious-based Quotes

• I wonder at those who think about their body's food, but do not think about their soul's food. They keep away disturbing food from their belly, but fill up their hearts with destructive subjects.
  • Shaykh ‘Abbās Qummi, Safīnatul Bihār, Article of Taste