The victims of ‘ujb (who think highly of themselves), by advancing step by step in transgression and sinfulness, ultimately reach the stage of apostasy, in the same way those affected by ‘ujb in their devotional activities and worship also advance day by day from the lower stages of ‘ujb to its higher levels. The snares…
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In the next state [of ‘ujb], the individual considers…
In the next state [of ‘ujb], the individual considers himself worthy of being rewarded by God Almighty in return for his faith, good behavior, and good deeds, and considers it obligatory on God to befriend him in this world and grant him higher stations in the Hereafter. He counts himself among the true believers and…
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The Quran is an illuminated…
The Quran is an illuminated piece from a higher station in heaven that has been descended to us from God Almighty. We need to benefit from the light of the Quran, just as an infant needs his mother’s milk. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
The higher spiritual and…
The higher spiritual and super-animal tendencies of man, if based on a doctrinal and intellectual infrastructure, take the name of faith. Source: Man and Faith | Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari (R)
Spiritual and higher human…
Spiritual and higher human tendencies are born of man’s belief in certain realities of this world and his devotion to them. These realities are neither individualistic nor material. They are comprehensive and general involving no question of any economic gain, and are in their turn the outcome of certain conceptions of the world either presented…
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