The Holy Qur’an invited the barbaric Arabs – who were filled with haughtiness and conceit and who had established their lives on the basis of bloodshed and banditry – to the religion of truth and respect for justice and humanity. Thus, Arab idolaters resorted to struggle and alternation and left no stone unturned to put…
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A prophet must be free and immune from error…
A prophet must be free and immune from error. In order to communicate what has been revealed to him to the people without error and mistake, he should be immune from forgetfulness and other mental weaknesses; otherwise, divine guidance will not attain its goal and the general guidance rule will forfeit its applicability and lose…
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In general, man perceives his good and bad and advantage…
In general, man perceives his good and bad and advantage and disadvantage through his wisdom, but that very wisdom often loses its keenness, follows carnal desires, and makes error. Therefore, in addition to the medium of wisdom, divine guidance should positively be achieved through a different medium, which is entirely inviolable to sin and error….
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Keeping company with those weak in conviction…
Keeping company with those weak in conviction makes one lose his good faculties. Keeping them company increases one’s desire to follow their corrupt manners with the exception of sitting with those one has to accompany or sitting with one in order to show him the right guidance. SOURCE: USWAT UL-ARIFEEN | AYATOLLAH TAQI BAHJAT (R)
We are indebted to God Almighty…
We are indebted to God Almighty for this great guidance and we have to show, with all humility, great respect towards Him in our worships, our devotion and our supplications, whose importance we cannot comprehend unless we gain another-worldly vision. As long as we sojourn in this narrow physical world, confined to the limits of…
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