“Selfishness is not always bad. Usually in the first stage, one must selfishly resist Satan’s temptations. One can even worship Allah selfishly, because all that is to our benefit depends on worshiping Allah, and all of Satan’s temptations are to our detriment. In the next stage, one must overcome this selfishness and serve Allah with…
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My dear, do not attach any value to world’s…
“My dear, do not attach any value to world’s pleasures, mixed as they are with punishment, sorrow, and pain. Seek help from Allah, so that He may succor you in relieving your self from its scourge and suffering, and familiarize your heart with the noble abode that lies with Him. And whatever lies with Allah…
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Surely, the Almighty Allah has not created man…
“Surely, the Almighty Allah has not created man (except the prophets and the Imams) free from sins. As a result of his shortcomings, man is fallible and all people live behind the curtain with which the Almighty Allah has covered their deeds by His Divine Wisdom. If this divine covering is lifted from over the…
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Riyah of a person depends upon his intention…
“Riyah of a person depends upon his intention. In other words all such actions which a person performs to show off are Riyah whether those actions are related to the hereafter or this world. In all types of actions related above, riyah is not committed till one has the intention to show-off. But if one…
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Whoever succeeds in seeing his essence will find himself…
“Whoever succeeds in seeing his essence will find himself dependent on and linked with the Lord. Or, he will find himself as the incarnation of dependence on and relationship with the Lord. Such an observation will not be separate from observing ray of Almighty Allah’s illuminations because understanding the relationship of the dependent being is…
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