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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In view of the Islamic character of our system…
In view of the Islamic character of our system, along with the characteristics that the leaders in the world possess, the Wali al-Faqih’s command over another thing, and that is knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, in particular and about Islam, in general. But it is not necessary that the leader himself be an authority on other…
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Al-‘Imam Al-Hasan (A) And Al-‘Imam Al-Husayn (A)…
Al-‘Imam Al-Hasan (A) And Al-‘Imam Al-Husayn (A) these two honorable Imams (A) are brothers and the sons of ‘Ali (A) and Fatimah (A). According to the ahadith the Holy Prophet (S) had deep affections towards these honorable grandsons whom he called his own sons. The Holy Prophet (S) was not able to endure their slightest…
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Hadrat Fatima (A) is the respectable daughter…
Hadrat Fatima (A) is the respectable daughter of the Holy Prophet (S), the wife of Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A), and the mother of the eleven Imams and leaders of Islam. The offspring of the Holy Prophet (S) are all from her generation. According to the explicit text of the Holy Qur’an, Fatima (A) is endowed…
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The leaders of the faith…
The leaders of the faith, from the time of the Noble Messenger and the Pure Imams, have commanded in clear and emphatic terms that the memory of Husayn ibn ‘Ali must be kept alive and that his martyrdom and ordeals should be commemorated every year. Why? What is the reason underlying this Islamic ordinance? Why…
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