The Holy Qur’an introduces man as pious by nature and claims that all human beings, in a phase of being, have clearly observed their Lord and confessed His divinity: Am I not your Lord? They said: Yes! (7:172) SOURCE: SELF-RECOGNITION FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT | AYATOLLAH MISBAH YAZDI (R)
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A) wrote a letter to certain…
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A) wrote a letter to certain friends of his: If you wish that your life and the hereafter be accomplished with the best of the deeds and that your soul be captured (death occurs) in this condition, then acknowledge the supremacy of Allah. Do not misuse the bounties and gifts granted to…
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CLAIM: The Faqih cannot exercise certain…
CLAIM: The Faqih cannot exercise certain rights and prerogatives, in spite of their being necessary for governance because they belong only to the infallible Imam (A) or that only the infallible Imam (A) can exercise them when he gains authority and so the Faqih cannot claim he has such prerogatives and rights. RESPONSE: Obviously, such…
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After describing the qualities of the Shias…
After describing the qualities of the Shias, Imam Muhammad Baqir (A) observed; …“O Jabir, the nearness of Allah is not achieved without His obedience. When our Shias do not have obedience and action (to their credit) we have no authority to free them from Hell. Merely a verbal claim, “I am a Shia” is not…
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After describing the qualities of the Shias…
After describing the qualities of the Shias, Imam Muhammad Baqir (A) observed; “O Jabir, is it enough for one, to say that ‘I love ‘Ali (A) and I have achieved his Wilāyat,’ whereas he does not act upon it?” “If someone says, “Surely, I love the Holy Prophet (S) because he was superior to ‘Ali…
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