As for the establishment of the government and rule of the faqih during the period of the occultation of the infallible Imam (A), it is, we should say, entirely dependent on the acceptance of the society and approval of the people. That is, it is the people or the Muslims who pave the ground for…
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When a person wishes to choose someone as…
When a person wishes to choose someone as his or her Marja’ Taqlid, it does not mean that they will be providing ‘legitimacy’ to the Marja of their choice and making him a Mujtahid. Rather, the one to be chosen is already worthy (or unworthy). Our intention is to ‘discover’ whether a person is fit…
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By means of your faulty, rotten actions…
By means of your faulty, rotten actions tainted with riya’, sum’ah, and a thousand other vices, each one of which is enough for preventing our deeds from being accepted, you imagined to have done God a favor, having become His beloved servant. Poor fellow, you, who cannot comprehend the state of His beloved servants and…
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If we want to define a good prayer…
If we want to define a good prayer for ourselves and know what it is, naturally the best one to introduce it is God Himself, Who has said in the Holy Qur’an, “Prayer keeps one away from indecency and evil.” (Qur’an 29:45) Based on this fact, the more a person’s prayer keeps him away from…
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My brother, be cautious regarding the guiles…
My brother, be cautious regarding the guiles of the self and Satan, who do not want your pieties to be taintless, and if they might be accepted by God by His grace, despite their taint, the Devil and the carnal self do not desire them to reach their final destination. Through misplaced ‘ujb and improper…
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