Unlike animals, human beings can change all their interests. People can become interested in death, stop being attached to this world, and eliminate their jealousy and arrogance. God tells us, “Change your interests gradually. First plan and manage, then move forward.” Western culture says, “Follow your interests!” But following interests without changing or managing them…
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It is much easier to purify oneself in this world…
It is much easier to purify oneself in this world, as changes occur rapidly in this world; but in the next world, the process of change will be a prolonged process, and the effacement of one evil attribute of the soul will take several centuries. SOURCE: FORTY HADITH | IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
The most famous incident is the tobacco…
The most famous incident is the tobacco controversy and the religious edict issued by the late Mirza Shirazi. All the Shiah at that time believed that the ‘ulama’ and mujtahidun are the successors of the Imam of the Age (A) and if the successor of the Imam (A) says something he has to be obeyed….
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The Holy Qur’an says: “It is Allah to leave…
The Holy Qur’an says: “It is Allah to leave in error whom He wills and to guide whom He pleases. He is the Mighty, the Wise”. (Surah Ibrahim, 14:4)… [and many such verses]. But these verses do not deny the intervention of the natural causes. Hence there is no contradiction between them and the other…
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The laws and the systems governing the world…
The laws and the systems governing the world are also unchangeable. The things existing in nature are constantly changing, but the natural systems governing them are firm. They do not undergo a change. The things develop and evolve. They take various courses. They sometimes attain almost perfection and sometimes remain stagnant. Sometimes they march speedily…
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