One who believes in Tawhid should accept all the Divine decrees with humility. He should believe that various factors like honour and dishonour, health and ailments, richness and poverty, death and life are all according to the Divine decree. He should not oppose any of these either by speech or by actions. He should not…
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‘Governmental decrees’ [Ahkam-e Hukumati]…
‘Governmental decrees’ [Ahkam-e Hukumati] or “Guardianship decrees” [Ahkam-e Wilayati], which also indicates the difference between Fatwa and Hukm. It is necessary at this juncture to note that it is very common that both the Fatwa and opinion of a Mujtahid about a certain issue are called Hukm, and we say, for example, “This is the…
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Allah’s Will, His Knowledge and His Decrees…
Allah’s Will, His Knowledge and His Decrees do not nullify the system of causation. Actually this whole infinite system springs from His Will and Knowledge and its effectiveness means the effectiveness of His Will. SOURCE: MAN AND HIS DESTINY | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)
The Holy Qur’an says: “If someone trusts Allah…
The Holy Qur’an says: “If someone trusts Allah, He will suffice Him. He will surely bring about what He decrees. Allah has set a measure for everything”. (Surah al-Talaq, 65:3) In this verse it has been expressly said that Allah has set a measure for everything. Nothing takes place haphazardly. In other words the system…
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As for the establishment of the government…
As for the establishment of the government and rule of the faqih during the period of the occultation of the infallible Imam (A), it is, we should say, entirely dependent on the acceptance of the society and approval of the people. That is, it is the people or the Muslims who pave the ground for…
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