The Divine Knowledge of the acts and deeds of the beings having freedom of will does not mean compulsion at all. It means just the opposite. Men must enjoy the freedom of will with which they have been endowed. He was right who said that it is height of ignorance to regard Divine Knowledge as…
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Hadrat Fatima (A) is the respectable daughter…
Hadrat Fatima (A) is the respectable daughter of the Holy Prophet (S), the wife of Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A), and the mother of the eleven Imams and leaders of Islam. The offspring of the Holy Prophet (S) are all from her generation. According to the explicit text of the Holy Qur’an, Fatima (A) is endowed…
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The Imam must be endowed with moral virtues…
The Imam must be endowed with moral virtues such as boldness, bravery, chastity, generosity, and justice, because whosoever is ma’sum and free from sin will strictly follow and practice religious laws and since the possession of praiseworthy ethics is essential for religion, the Imam must surpass all the other people in moral virtues, for it…
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Man has been created free…
Man has been created free. That means that he has been endowed with intellect, will and thinking power. As far as his intentional acts are concerned, he is not like a stone which if dropped from above will automatically fall on the ground under the pressure of the gravity of the earth. Nor is he…
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The Ahlulbayt of the Holy Prophet (S)…
The Ahlulbayt of the Holy Prophet (S) are endowed with many virtues, excellent qualities, and unchallenging positions, the most important of which according to the following Ayah: ‘..Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O Ahlulbayt! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying (33:33).’ They have an infallible and purified position; and…
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