“Self-confidence means that man should use his intrinsic capability in his life and should not rely on others. It doesn’t mean that he should dissociate from the Almighty Allah and consider himself to be really effective as the source of all hopes and desires.” SOURCE: ISLAMIC TEACHINGS IN BRIEF | ALLAMA TABATABAI (R)
Man’s main privilege is the free choice of the path of prosperity…
“Man’s main privilege is the free choice of the path of prosperity and the attainment of a perfection beyond those of the angels. This could be materialized amidst conflicts, struggles, and combats in the light of an all-embracing endeavour. Eradication of some innate desires or severance of social relations would in fact, limit the range…
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Without a tinge of doubt, man’s development…
Without a tinge of doubt, man’s development takes place with the help of internal forces and psychological motives vested in his being. As a result, giving direction to innate desires is the best means for the recognition of man’s ultimate goal and true perfection. The result of deliberation on the direction of each of these…
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By obtaining what man truly desires…
By obtaining what man truly desires and establishing an existential link with Allah, man reaches the greatest degree of pleasures. The most perfect phase of this develops when the soul totally dispenses with the management of the body, when it pays attention to nothing but Allah, when worldly occupations do not attract its attention and…
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Divine philosophers unanimously accept the…
“Divine philosophers unanimously accept the speculative knowledge of the soul. Whenever man dispenses with concern for sense perceptions and sensual desires and whenever he focuses attention on his own being, he will realize this through speculative knowledge. This knowledge is traced in other conditions as well, even if ample attention could not be paid to…
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