Cerebrate Weekly: The World is Six thing

Written By Omer Mohammed |

Imam Ali (RA) said: The world is six things. It is:

  1. Something you eat,
  2. Something you drink,
  3. Something you wear,
  4. Something you ride,
  5. Something you smell, and
  6. Something you marry.

Then he said to look at each one of them;

  1. The highest thing that you will eat in this world is the vomit of bees (Honey).
  2. The highest thing you’ll drink in this world is water and every animal drinks that we’re all the same with water.
  3. The highest thing you will wear is silk, which is the excretion of a worm.
  4. The highest thing you will smell is musk, which is the mucus of a gazelle.
  5. The highest thing you will ride is a horse, upon which men are killed.
  6. Finally, he says that the thing you will derive pleasure from your marriage is the meeting place of where you urinate from.

This is a great reflection on the nature of life and the world we live in.

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Everything in nature ultimately dies and turns to dust. It’s nonsensical to be deeply attached to the fleeting pleasures of this world.

Rather these are signs of God to be pondered & reflected to gain spiritual insights. Everything in the world ultimately goes back to Allah.

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Imam Ali (RA), Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Kitāb Al-Zuhd

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