Baqir Shareef al-Qarashi (2007), The Life of Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi, Study and Analysis chapter: A Maxim from Jesus Christ, page: 161, at: Abdullah al-Shahin
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If one of you gives (charity) with his right hand, let him conceal that from his left hand, and if he prays, let him conceal that.
— Ali al-Hadi
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If one of you gives (charity) with his right hand, let him conceal that from his left hand, and if he prays, let him conceal that." in the context of "Baqir Shareef al-Qarashi (2007), The Life of Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi, Study and Analysis chapter: A Maxim from Jesus Christ, page: 161, at: Abdullah al-Shahin" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ali al-Hadi
‘Alī ibn Muhammad al-Hādī an-Naqī (Arabic: علي بن محمد الهادي النقي; 828 – 868 AD) was the tenth of the Twelve Imams. He was the son of Muhammad al-Taqī and was the eighth generation grandson of Muhammad.
About Ali al-Hadi
‘Alī ibn Muhammad al-Hādī an-Naqī (Arabic: علي بن محمد الهادي النقي; 828 – 868 AD) was the tenth of the Twelve Imams. He was the son of Muhammad al-Taqī and was the eighth generation grandson of Muhammad.
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