True perfection is man’s genuine desire and the desirability of other objects is minor and depends on their involvement in reaching true perfection. Likewise, the pleasure desired by man is one derived from reaching true perfection. Other pleasures are like preliminary steps, because, as already pointed out, genuine pleasure is derived from fulfilling a genuine…
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He who commits a minor sin is deprived of the Tawab…
He who commits a minor sin is deprived of the Tawab, he would have deserved, had he abstained from it. Also every sinful act has some evil repercussion or the other; so it happens that one who repeatedly commits minor sins slowly becomes susceptible to the Greater ones. On the other hand, he who refrains…
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By not specifying the number of Greater Sins…
By not specifying the number of Greater Sins the Almighty Allah (S.w.T.) has bestowed a favour upon the people. Had such a number been fixed, the people would have the tendency to abstain mainly from these sins. They would be inclined to regard other sins lightly and indulge in them, underestimating their seriousness. Such indulgence…
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In addition to handling the affairs of the Islamic society…
In addition to handling the affairs of the Islamic society which at that time included the whole Arabian Peninsula, the Holy Prophet (S) personally looked into the complaints and minor requirements of people without a doorkeeper and chamberlain attending on him. SOURCE: ISLAMIC TEACHINGS IN BRIEF | ALLAMA TABATABAI (R)
If one avoids the Greater Sins, the minor sins shall be overlooked…
If one avoids the Greater Sins, the minor sins shall be overlooked. Allah, the Almighty, by His grace, excuses the minor sins. As it is mentioned in the following verse of the Holy Qur’an: “If you shun the Greater Sins which you are forbidden, We will do away with your smaller sins and cause you…
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