Oppression's consequences outweigh its temporary dominance

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 241

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 241

Oppression's consequences outweigh its temporary dominance
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٢٤١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَوْمُ الْمَظْلُومِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِ أَشدُّ مِنْ يَوْمِ الظَّالِمِ عَلَى الْمَظْلُومِ.

241. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The day of the oppressed over the oppressor will be severer than the day of the oppressor over the oppressed. [1]