Among man’s innate desires, mention can be made of the desire to wield power, to be capable of performing deeds and to have control over other beings. This desire also emerges in childhood and endures to the end of a person’s life. Of course, this desire has degrees depending on age differences, period of life…
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Man bears an innate desire to know…
Man bears an innate desire to know, become aware of, and encompass the realities of existence. This desire emerges in the early stages of childhood and is not taken away from man to the end of his life. The continuous questions posed by children are indicative of the presence of this inborn desire. The more…
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The insistence of heavenly religions…
The insistence of heavenly religions, religious leaders, and scholars of morals on self-recognition and self-awareness is entirely a guidance to this innate and rational truth. The Holy Qur’an regards forsaking the soul as the requisite for forsaking Allah and as the punishment of this sin: ‘And be not like those who forsook Allah, so He…
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Liking vices changes a person’s taste…
Liking vices changes a person’s taste and does not allow him to enjoy the goodness and the enjoyment [of purity], which is hidden deep inside the innate nature of a person. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
Man’s eventual perfection is his attaining perfect awareness…
Man’s eventual perfection is his attaining perfect awareness and his innate and intuitive knowledge (knowledge acquired not through the five senses, but through illumination of one’s heart) about the Almighty Allah and this awareness about Allah is the very true Qurb (proximity) to Allah which should be attained through efforts and endeavors. Therefore the true…
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