The importance of endeavor in attaining any objective equals the objective itself. Since every man, with his Allah given nature, considers the importance of knowledge in the human world higher than anything else, the value of one who seeks knowledge will be the highest of all. Since the religion of Islam is established on the…
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The entity of man is comprised of two things…
The entity of man is comprised of two things: self or personality and body. It is man’s responsibility to try to keep both these essential parts, i.e., the self or soul and body healthy and stable. He is duty bound to endeavor for the health of his soul and body in accordance with the adequate…
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The most essential duty of man is to know himself…
The most essential duty of man is to know himself so as to perceive his happiness and prosperity and endeavor to fulfill his needs by the means that are at his disposal. He must not waste away his valuable life which is his only treasure. And Imam Ali (A), states: ‘whoever knows himself, attains the…
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Our benefit from getting…
Our benefit from getting to be near to Him will be according to the degree of our involvement in remembering Him: The more we endeavor to obey and serve Him, the more we get closer to Him and we benefit from this nearness, and the difference between us and Salman the Persian, peace of Allah…
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It is fitting that we should…
It is fitting that we should do all that we can to endeavor for the sake of this cause [Ashura], provided we understand its purpose and goal. Source: Ashura – Misrepresentations and Distortions, Part 1 | Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari (R)