As soon as a person with narrow mentality beholds any merit in himself, he imagines himself to enjoy a kind of superiority. He thinks he has acquired a higher station, whereas, if he justly evaluates it and judges his accomplishments and merits, he would see that what he imagined to be perfection and is so…
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To enjoy vain occupations…
To enjoy vain occupations (like music) is a Greater sin. SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI (R)
The Divine Knowledge of the acts and deeds…
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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We like God to be our refuge, but we like to do everything…
We like God to be our refuge, but we like to do everything we want at the same time, being oblivious to the fact that if we act against God’s commands, we will lose our natural ability to enjoy God’s supports. SOURCE: @PanahianEN – H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN