“The signs deriving from proximity with Allah are not the same in all phases. For example, full knowledge of the realities, power to create anything or complete pleasure in seeing Allah is not fulfilled for every believer in this world. But those who safeguard their belief to the end of their lives and who do…
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The wise man is he who firstly, has a purpose…
The wise man is he who firstly, has a purpose and end for his works; chooses from amongst the many purposes and ends, the best of them; chooses the nearest and best and most expedient means to achieve his end. SOURCE: DIVINE JUSTICE | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)
Philosophers have proven that a completely purposeless…
Philosophers have proven that a completely purposeless and absurd act can never be performed by man, as it is an impossibility. All such absurdities are relative. For instance, an act which issues from an imaginative temperament has a purpose and end that is appropriate to that temperament. Now because such an act lacks a rational…
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Man’s true perfection is (to reach) the state…
Man’s true perfection is (to reach) the state of proximity of Allah. Other physical and spiritual perfections are only a means to reach this end. And these means should be used on the basis of criteria already set forth, that is to say, to the extent of their impact on reaching true perfection. None of…
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Since man considers this world as a place…
Since man considers this world as a place of pleasure and luxury, and death as the end of these activities, even if he is led to believe in the Hereafter, its states, conditions, and rewards via the arguments of the hukama’ or the traditions of the prophets (A), yet his heart remains unfamiliar with them…
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