Wisdom is the most prominent kind of thinking. This means producing content through thinking. Allah told His Prophet (S),“… to teach them the Book and Wisdom…” (Qur’an, 62:2) Don’t only teach them the Book. Teach them wisdom too! This is the result of thinking. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
Narrowness of vision, pettiness of mind…
Narrowness of vision, pettiness of mind, and lack of capaciousness of personality, together, are a strong factor responsible for pride, which makes its victim to have ‘ujb and kibr and makes him highly sensitive to qualities which are neither a kind of perfection nor any merit of note. And the more one is infatuated with…
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The Holy Prophet (S) was very kind…
The Holy Prophet (S) was very kind and tenderhearted and was always saddened by sufferings; nevertheless, he did not waver in punishing the criminals and the wicked and did not discriminate between the individuals in carrying out the divine laws. SOURCE: ISLAMIC TEACHINGS IN BRIEF | ALLAMA TABATABAI (R)
The prayer forbids one from performing…
The prayer forbids one from performing indecent deeds and sins and is considered as the culmination of a Muslim’s attainment (mi’raj al-mu’min). But such a person, even after performing the salat for fifty years and meticulously performing all obligatory (wajibat) and recommended (mustahabbat) religious duties, is immersed in the vice of pride which is a…
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There are various causes of kibr…
There are various causes of kibr, but all of them derive from the delusion, which occurs when men imagine themselves to possess some kind of excellence. This illusion leads to ‘ujb, which, blending with self-love, conceals others’ merits and virtues from their eyes. When that happens, the afflicted individual believes others to be inferior to…
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