“Human development and attainment of Qurbah with Allah depends on positive and progressive movements. Divestive and negative directions could not be considered as a step towards perfection. As a consequence, abandoning the worship of idols and obedience of the tyrants, secluding oneself and giving up sociability could not be by themselves, considered as means towards…
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Among man’s innate desires…
Among man’s innate desires, mention can be made of the desire to wield power, to be capable of performing deeds and to have control over other beings. This desire also emerges in childhood and endures to the end of a person’s life. Of course, this desire has degrees depending on age differences, period of life…
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This movement of Imam Husayn (A) against the oppression…
This movement of Imam Husayn (A) against the oppression, tyranny and indiscipline – which ended with the bloodshed of Imam Husayn (A), his children, his relatives and his companions together with looting of his property and imprisonment of his women and children – is a special event with its important characteristics and details, which has…
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A proud person exhibits his pride…
A proud person exhibits his pride, not paying any attention to its outward revelation. The intensity of his pride makes him lose control over himself. Then, his pride finds expression in his movements and pauses. In social gatherings he shows his self-importance by taking a lead over other people while entering and leaving. He neither…
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Imam Husayn (A) established…
Imam Husayn (A) established the practical ideology of Islam and he is the practical model for Islamic movements. Source: Ashura – Misrepresentations and Distortions, Part 1 | Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari
