٧٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِنَّ الْأُمُورَ إذا اشْتَبَهَتْ اعْتُبِرَ آخِرُهَا بِأَوَّلِهَا.
76. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If matters get mixed up then the last ones should be appreciated according to the previous one. [1]
Evaluating later events by earlier standards
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