Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 200

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One Should Not Be Afraid of the Scarcity of Those Who
Tread on the Right Path
O people! Do not wonder at the small number of those who follow the
right path because people throng only around the table (of this world)
whose edibles are few but whose hunger is insatiable.
O people! Certainly what gathers people together is (their)
agreement (to good or bad) and (their) disagreement, for only one
individual killed the camel of Thamud190 but Allah held all of them as
liable for punishment because all of them joined him with their
acquiescence. Thus, Allah, the Glorified One, has said the following:
“Then they hamstrung her and became regretful” (Holy Quran, 26: 157).
Then their land declined by sinking (into earth) as the spike of a
plough pierces unploughed weak land. O people! Whoever treads the
clear path (of guidance) reaches the spring of water, and whoever
abandons it strays into a barren desert.