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Muhammad al-Baqir - The parable of a man greedy of...
The parable of a man greedy of this world is the parable of the silk worm: the more it winds the thread round itself the farther it becomes from salvation, until it dies of grief. (Muhammad al-Baqir)

The parable of a man greedy of this world is the parable of the silk worm: the more it winds the thread round itself the farther it becomes from salvation, until it dies of grief.

Muhammad al-Baqir

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