Nahjul Balagha Quiz - Sermon 193 - 16

Quality # 69 is

• Contentment

• Confidence

• Lenient

In Sermon 160, we read some examples of Prophets. We didn’t mentions the first one that Imam Ali (as) speaks about. He is

• Isa

• Prophet Muhammad (saww)

• Saleh

The second quality we discussed was (#70):

• Simple and Less Eating

• Simple and Minimal Living

• Simple and Minimal Clothing

Complete this Hadith: One who restricts his eating, his health ________and his thoughts become______.

• Stays unaffected, unchanged

• Worsens, perverse

• Improves, righteous

“He used to prepare baskets of date palm leaves with his own hands” Imam Ali (as) said this about whom?

• Prophet Isa

• Prophet Musa

• Prophet Dawud

At the end of the presentation, there are 3 practical tips given by Ustad Aali on ways to control desires. What is point # 2?

• Just love each other, and spend time with each other.

• Have a plan to watch over one’s actions for 40 days, with consequences for not sticking to the plan.

• Have a total makeover, live the minimalist lifestyle, and just relax.

She certainly made for him; and he would have made for her [too] had he not beheld the proof of his Lord. (Sura Yusuf : 24) Who are the ‘he’ and the ‘she’ in this verse?

• He - Prophet Yusuf (as)

  
  

  She - Zulaikha

• He - Prophet Ibrahim

  
  

  She - Biquis

• He - Prophet Musa

  
  

  She - Safura

Sura Aale Imran:14. The love of [worldly] allures, including women and children, accumulated piles of gold and silver, horses of mark, livestock, and farms has been made to seem decorous to mankind.Those are the wares of the life of this world, but ____________

• whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

• and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

• the goodness of one’s ultimate destination lies near Allah

For quality #71, His Requests Are Easy, we quoted examples from the life of this Aalim:

• Allamah Tabatabai

• Allamah Hilli

• Allamah Baqir Majlisi

The story of the 3 men that was related from the book, The Kernel of Kernels- A short Treatise on Wayfaring, complete this sentence..

Allah revealed to the Prophet of the time: ‘Tell that guest of Ours, "We accepted the hospitality of this dear guest. We were his host and we desired to offer him the best of foods. But on searching Our stores We did not find any better food for him than _______”

• Simplicity

• Hunger

• Ibadat