We are originally good, but if we let go of ourselves, we will become corrupted. Why? It is like food. No matter how good and useful a food is, if you don’t put it in the refrigerator, it will spoil due to microbes. This danger exists for people too. The microbe that was created before…
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Many people get annoyed when religion…
Many people get annoyed when religion tells them, ‘Don’t pursue bad interests,’ because they don’t have the strength to oppose their own interests. They are upset by religion’s command to ‘do good,’ because they’re not interested in doing good. But religion says something even more important than this. It says, ‘Change your interests,’ or weaken…
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[Your envy does not harm the person of whom you are envious.]…
[Your envy does not harm the person of whom you are envious.] While he continues to enjoy all those advantages, which cause you distress and anguish, it is yet another gift for him. And if you are again jealous of him for the second one, it will multiply your torment and anguish, which will again…
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The worst sins are committed in the mind…
The worst sins are committed in the mind. An example is hypocrisy. As soon as hypocritical thoughts come to your mind, that good deed is abolished! Arrogance and selfishness are even worse. Arrogance is in the mind. It means looking only at your own effort and not at how many blessings God has given you….
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To consider all the good qualities of the created…
To consider all the good qualities of the created to be from Allah (S.w.T.), the creator, is true Tawhid. It is our belief that all the qualities possessed by the Prophets and the Imams (A) were given to them by Allah (S.w.T.)’s Grace. They did not come to acquire any of these qualities on their…
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