“An enlightened human being knows that all the ‘Asabiyyahs and all associations and relationships are merely transitory accidents and are perishable. The only relationship that is permanent and lasting and the only ‘Asabiyyah that is true, is the relationship between the Creator and the created being, and is essential and unbreakable; it is firmer, higher,…
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One can profess Islam and claim…
“One can profess Islam and claim iman only when he is submissive to truth and humble in front of it, and when he deems his own aims and purposes, no matter however great they may be, as trivial and transitory, before the aims and purposes of his Lord and Provider; he annihilates his own will…
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If the mirror of the heart…
“If the mirror of the heart be covered with the dust of self-love and the love of the kindred and improper and blind ‘Asabiyyah, the light of faith will not shine in it; it will not be fit to be the hidden abode of the Most High.” SOURCE: FORTY HADITH | IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
From traditions narrated from the…
From traditions narrated from the Household of the Prophet (S) it may be inferred that the vice of ‘Asabiyyah is one of the fatal sins, which results in an evil life in the Hereafter and drives man out from the precincts of faith, being one of the abominable traits of the Devil: [In al-Kafi, through…
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If one’s selfish and tribal instincts…
“If one’s selfish and tribal instincts arouse him to defend and patronize the vices and wrongs of his kinsmen and associates, he is inflicted with the vice of ‘asabiyyah; he is a corrupt member of society, who corrupts it by confusing vice with virtue, and stands with the Bedouins of the Jahiliyyah, who were a…
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