Unlike animals, human beings can change all their interests. People can become interested in death, stop being attached to this world, and eliminate their jealousy and arrogance. God tells us, “Change your interests gradually. First plan and manage, then move forward.” Western culture says, “Follow your interests!” But following interests without changing or managing them…
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A rational and intellectual ruling called…
A rational and intellectual ruling called “an inexperienced person’s reference to an expert or knowledgeable person”. This is not something new in human life. Human societies have known it for thousands of years. In Islamic society, too, one of the issues that is the special concern of every Muslim is the religious issues and commandments….
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With his Allah-given conscience, man perceives…
With his Allah-given conscience, man perceives the value of praiseworthy ethics and realizes its significance from the individual and social viewpoints. Thus, there is no one in the human society who does not praise good ethics and who does not respect those who are endowed with praiseworthy ethics. While interpreting the verse (91:7-10), Imam Sadiq…
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The heart becomes grieved and depressed…
“The heart becomes grieved and depressed, the chest narrow and suffocated, and the face grim and frowning. This state extinguishes the light of faith and deadens the human heart. The more it gains in strength, the more it diminishes the brightness of faith. All the inward and outward attributes of faith are negated by the…
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The spiritual light and the divine spark…
The spiritual light and the divine spark, which makes the human heart greater than anything else in the world does not go along with the darkness and narrowness, caused in it by this grievous vice [Hasad]. This hideous quality makes the human heart so narrow and dejected that its effects become apparent throughout the realm…
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