“The domination of instincts and feelings and the attraction of desires and sentiments will often leave no room for the appearance and manifestation of innate knowledge, unless man decides to prevent their inundation, so as to reach self-realization, to prepare a means deep within his soul and to initiate a spiritual movement towards Haqq. That…
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Man does not see himself linked with Allah…
Man does not see himself linked with Allah. In like manner, he sees his perfections as emerging from himself and deems himself independent in carrying out various deeds. He sets this independence in existence and in existential signs for other beings as well. He constantly endeavours to expand the sphere of his being and to…
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And there is not a single thing but glorifies…
“… And there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification… (17:44).” Man is not exempted from this general rule, but normally he is not aware of his ontological servitude. In other words, he has been created in such a way in this world that…
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A person can change himself…
A person can change himself or herself, and he or she has been created to gain the power to change. Because of the value of changing, human beings have been created incomplete. However, it is interesting that instead of changing ourselves, we usually only want to change others. In addition, we usually just want to…
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It is reported from al ‘Imam al-Baqir…
It is reported from al ‘Imam al-Baqir (A) that he said, “Verily, anger is a spark ignited by the Devil in the human heart. Indeed, when anyone of you gets angry, his eyes become red, the veins of his neck become swollen and Satan enters them. Therefore, whosoever among you is concerned about himself on…
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