“Obedience to parents is obedience to Allah. To obey parents and to not cause them any kind of distress or discomfort is of extreme importance. This importance can be judged by the fact that in the holy Qur’an, Allah’s command to serve Him is immediately followed by His command to treat parents with gentleness and…
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The opposition of both the friend and the foe…
The opposition of both the friend and the foe is from Allah. Because the hearts of both are in the control of Allah. However evil the claimant may intend, only that which Allah permits comes to pass. There is a tradition that, “The extreme kind of belief consists of not fearing anything except Allah.” The…
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As to the kibr towards God…
As to the kibr towards God, it is the most abominable, the most destructive, and the highest degree of pride, and is present in infidels, those who contest God’s authority, and those who make claims to divinity… This kind of kibr signifies the extreme of ignorance and the absence of knowledge about one’s limits and…
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The first and foremost stage which is the extreme…
The first and foremost stage which is the extreme and most fatal kind of ‘Ujb is a state in which the person believes to have conferred a favor on his Supreme Benefactor, the King of kings, by having faith in Him, or by performing the duties enjoined by Him. He imagines that through his belief…
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