“One of the Greater Sins is a total disregard for Divine punishment. The person is fearless of the unseen retribution and scoffs at the idea of being punished for his actions. He lives blissfully in a world of material comforts and does not realize that he is fettered down by his sins. This is a…
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There is no doubt that despondence…
There is no doubt that despondence with regard to Allah is a Greater Sin. It is one of the characteristics of the polytheists and hypocrites as mentioned by Allah in Surah al-Fath. “And (that) He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the entertainers of…
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In the tradition from Imam al-Ridha…
“In the tradition from Imam al-Ridha’ (A) where he has listed the Greater Sins, despondence is mentioned after despair (Yas). Qunut (despondence) is described as the condition where one’s heart loses hope of Allah’s Mercy and that person does not even dislike the hopelessness. According to the religious scholars the difference between Yas and Qunut…
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In saying that Satan does not have recourse…
“In saying that Satan does not have recourse to the existential and ontological level of the world, what we mean is that Satan is not an independent creator of any part of creation; he is not an antipode to God; he does not have any part to play in the vertical hierarchy of existence like…
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We should remember that…
“We should remember that despair is the worst of the sins, because it implies that the connection between Allah and his creature has been severed. It signifies turning away from the Divine nature. Because even if an iota of belief remains in a person’s heart, he could not sever relations with his Nourisher and Cherisher….
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