Imam Ali (A) was sitting under the shade of a bent wall. He moved from that place and went to another wall. Someone said to him: “O Commander of the Faithful! Do you flee from a divinely ordained destiny?”. He said: “Yes, I flee from one destiny to another” (Tawhid by Shaikh Sadduq). In other…
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Can a rational person accept the idea…
Can a rational person accept the idea that the religion which has to deal with things like consuming pork and alcoholic beverages because they have certain effect on man’s felicity or wretchedness considers the type of government and management of society’s affairs of no effect whatsoever in this respect and so Islam shows no positive…
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Imam Sadiq (A) from the Commander of the faithful…
Imam Sadiq (A) from the Commander of the faithful, Imam Ali (A): ‘There are three distinguishing features of one accustomed to riya’: he expresses joy and cheerfulness when he is greeted by people; he becomes cheerless and sullen when alone; and he wishes to be praised for everything he does.’ Since this vice is so…
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Be humble and modest before God…
Be humble and modest before God and obey His commands so that oppressors will not be able to humiliate and subdue you. Everyone’s worth is proportionate to the worth of His commander. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN