After ‘Shirk’ no sin could be greater than to despair of Allah’s mercy and benevolence. This attitude reduces a person to a state of utter hopelessness. He imagines himself to be destined for Hell, and therefore he sees no benefit in doing good and avoiding evil. Consequently, he tries to achieve as much worldly pleasure…
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And link me to the most luminous ray of Your power…
“And link me to the most luminous ray of Your power, so that I would know You only and turn away from aught but You.” [Al-Munajat ash-Shabaniyah] The better man understands this attachment and dependence, the greater attention he will pay to the Promoter of (this) attachment and the Genuine and Independent Being, and the…
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Selfishness is not always bad
“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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As a result of truthfulness, a large part of moral…
As a result of truthfulness, a large part of moral imperfections and violations of laws and provisions is eliminated automatically, because most people lie in a bid to cover these kinds of deeds and actions. Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A) states: ‘A true Muslim is one who prefers truthfulness, although it may be to his detriment,…
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Man sees himself dependent on and linked to His creator…
“Man sees himself dependent on and linked to His creator or rather (he sees himself as) the incarnation of dependence on and relationship with Him. Before His presence, man observes no independence for himself. In this state, he sees all objects dependent on the holy divine Being and acquires speculative knowledge of the realities of…
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