“The entire 50-plus-year life of Husayn ibn Ali (A) is a lesson. His childhood is a lesson, his youth is a lesson, his behavior during his imamate is a lesson and his behavior after the martyrdom of Imam Hasan (A) is a lesson. It was not the case that Imam Husayn’s (A) responsibility was confined…
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The greater the love for something, the greater will be the enjoyment…
“The greater the love for something, the greater will be the enjoyment experienced in reaching it. But on the other hand, the intensity of enjoyment hinges on the degree of desirability and the existential value of the beloved. Thus, if a person develops the strongest form of affection towards the most precious of all beings…
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If the feeling of a need for God is awakened…
If the feeling of a need for God is awakened within a person, it is then that a serious and enjoyable life for a person will begin. Before realizing our need for God, living is a waste of opportunities and blessings, and it is confined to experiencing small joys and great sorrows. Living makes sense…
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In the practices of Imam Khomeini (R)…
In the practices of Imam Khomeini (R) there are examples which indicate that the authority of Wilayat al-Faqih is not confined to what is prescribed by the Constitution. For example, the decree of formation of the Expediency Council and its interference in the law-making process were not reflected by the Constitution of the time. According…
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The absolute guardianship of the Faqih means…
The absolute guardianship of the Faqih means that the scope of prerogatives and guardianship of the Faqih is not confined only to what is expedient and emergent. It is rather absolute in the sense that it includes even the cases which are not emergent but have rational and reasonable basis. SOURCE: A CURSORY GLANCE AT…
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