حکمت 99: و درود خدا بر او (شنید که شخصی گفت… · Saying 99

وَ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَوْلَنَا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ إِقْرَارٌ عَلَي أَنْفُسِنَا بِالْمُلْكِ وَ قَوْلَنَا وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ إِقْرَارٌ عَلَي أَنْفُسِنَا بِالْهُلْكِ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, heard a man recite: "Verily we are Allah's and verily to Him shall we return," (Qur'an, 2:156). Then he said: Our saying (inna li'llah) [Verily we are Allah's] is an admission of His Majesty over us and our saying (Wa inna ilayhi rajiun) [and verily to Him shall we return] is an admission of our being mortal