Sometimes a person becomes so busy in trying to achieve his desires that he is unable to see himself and his own situation from above. If a person looks at his own situation from above, he will see that he has been moving in circles for many years and hasn’t moved away from the point…
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My friend! do not babble so much about God…
My friend! do not babble so much about God. Do not exaggerate your love for God. O ‘arif! O Sufi! O philosopher! O mujahid! O ascetic! O faqih! O believer! O sage! you poor ensnared wretches! You unfortunate creatures entangled in the snares of the self and its desires! You helpless creatures bewildered in the…
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The Holy Prophet (S), his honorable daughter…
The Holy Prophet (S), his honorable daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra’ (A), and the twelve infallible Imams are called the “Fourteen Ma’sumin. The first five from among the fourteen Ma’sumin, namely, the Holy Prophet (S), ‘Ali (A), Fatimah (A), al-Imam al-Hasan (A) and al-Imam al-Husayn (A) are called “Ahlal-‘Aba” and “Ashab al-Kisa’” (the family and companions gathered…
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According to traditions, both from the Shia…
According to traditions, both from the Shia and the Sunni sources, it is established that love protects one from being a slave of one’s desires and Shaitan. This is because the love of an exalted personality entails that we also love his friends and hate his enemies. The friendship of Shaitan and the following of…
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His choice will be the outcome of his personality…
His choice will be the outcome of his personality, his moral and spiritual qualities, his previous training, his hereditary traits and his intellectual capacity. His happy or unhappy future depends on these qualities and the choice he makes consequently. Fire burns; water submerges; a plant grows and an animal walks. They all work. The difference…
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