If someone has committed Shirk with regards to the acts of worship, he must repent sincerely and have a firm determination not to repeat his mistake. He should intend to perform all his deeds in the future for the sole purpose of achieving Allah’s pleasure. SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI (R)
Thinking of taqwa as a fortress and protector…
Thinking of taqwa as a fortress and protector might make some people proud and ignorant and they would suppose that a person who has taqwa never makes a mistake. This may result in never noticing the great risks for taqwa. But the fact is that, although taqwa is a perfect state, it involves some danger…
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According to valuable holy ‘Hadith al-Thaqalayn’…
According to valuable holy ‘Hadith al-Thaqalayn’ of the Prophet (S), the Ahlulbayt (A) of the Holy Prophet (S) are inseparable from the Holy Qur’an. There will never be a separation between them and the Holy Qur’an. As a result, they commit no error and mistake in perceiving the meaning of the Holy Qur’an. The prerequisite…
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A prophet must be free and immune from error…
A prophet must be free and immune from error. In order to communicate what has been revealed to him to the people without error and mistake, he should be immune from forgetfulness and other mental weaknesses; otherwise, divine guidance will not attain its goal and the general guidance rule will forfeit its applicability and lose…
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Man is by nature and instinct…
Man is by nature and instinct a realist, i.e., willingly or unwillingly, he always seeks the reality and follows truth. Man has not learned this instinctive disposition from anyone and anywhere. If at times, man shows obstinacy and refuses to accept the truth, it is because he has been entangled with mistake and error without…
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