Leaving the holy month of Ramadan creates a sadness in our heart. But Allah does not allow this sorrow to be very deep. He ends this month with an Eid, otherwise it was not clear what this sorrow would do with the believers! There are surprising meanings within the Eid al-Fitr Prayer, “O Allah, grant…
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One must ponder upon the various blessings…
“One must ponder upon the various blessings Allah bestowed on us in the past and which we had taken for granted. The Almighty has brought us safely out of the darkness of the womb. He is thoughtful of our needs and He knows them better than our ownselves, and fulfills them without our asking. He…
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Man is the child of this physical world…
Man is the child of this physical world, nature being his mother, and he the offspring of water and dust. The love for this world is implanted in his heart since the early time of his development and growth. As he grows, this love also increases. On account of the faculties of desire and the…
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According to the Shi‘a [theology], the most extensive…
According to the Shi‘a [theology], the most extensive example of ontological guardianship (Wilayat at-Takwiniyyah) granted to the servants of God is that which God granted to the Prophet of Islam (S) and the Infallible Imams (A) after him. In any case, in our discussion of Wilayat al-Faqih, we are not concerned with the idea of…
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According to the Shi‘ah, the most extensive…
According to the Shi‘ah, the most extensive example of ontological guardianship [Wilayat at-takwiniyyah] granted to the servants of God is that which God granted to the Prophet of Islam (S) and the infallible Imams (A) after him. In any case, in our discussion of wilayat al-faqih we are not concerned with the idea of exercising…
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