He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Unseen; and He knows all things”. (Surah al-Hadid, 57:3) Thus the whole world with all its characteristics and systems is an aspect of Allah’s Knowledge. At this stage of knowledge, the known and the knowledge are identical. They are one and not two….
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Ali (A) was educated by the Holy Prophet (S)…
Ali (A) was educated by the Holy Prophet (S) from the period of his infancy. ‘Ali (A) was always with the Holy Prophet (S) like a shadow until the last moment of the Prophet’s life. Like a butterfly which sacrifices its life for the candle, ‘Ali (A) also was with the Holy Prophet (S). ‘Ali…
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When the Holy Prophet (S) openly invited…
When the Holy Prophet (S) openly invited people to Islam, on the very first day he mentioned about his relatives, embracing Islam and nominated ‘Ali (A) as his successor. He manifestly specified ‘Ali’s (A) succession in Ghadir Khumm and elsewhere during the last days of his life. In spite of this fact, the people designated…
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In the last days of his life, too…
In the last days of his life, too, in Ghadir Khumm, the Holy Prophet (S) lifted ‘Ali (A), holding his hand, among the gathering of one hundred and twenty thousand Muslims and stated: ‘Anyone for whom I am the guardian and leader, this ‘Ali (A) is his guardian and leader as well.’ SOURCE: ISLAMIC TEACHINGS…
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Sometimes the desire of this world …
Sometimes the desire of this world and its material comforts can cause the love of Ahlulbayt (A) in ones heart to decrease. An excess of such desires may even make the heart bereft of the love of Ahlulbayt (A). Such a person when he approaches his last moments will obviously not get any help from…
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