It is written in the book Majmaul Bahraen regarding the meaning of the word ‘Wilāyat’: ‘Wilāyat is the love for Ahlulbayt (A), the natural consequence of which is to follow them in religious matters, to fulfil the obligations laid down on us and to abstain from the things prohibited. Wilāyat is to walk in the…
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“Though the person afflicted…
“Though the person afflicted with the vice of pride tries to conceal it due to some reason or other and tries to show no sign of it, but since this evil tree of pride has run its roots in his heart, its effects nevertheless manifest themselves. As soon as any change occurs in the natural…
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While an effect is ascribed to its cause…
While an effect is ascribed to its cause, it is attributable to Allah also. When we ascribe an act to its normal and natural doer, we ascribe it to its non-self-existing agent, and when we attribute it to Allah, we ascribe it to its self-existing agent. It is Allah who endows things with the power…
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The Holy Qur’an says: “It is Allah to leave…
The Holy Qur’an says: “It is Allah to leave in error whom He wills and to guide whom He pleases. He is the Mighty, the Wise”. (Surah Ibrahim, 14:4)… [and many such verses]. But these verses do not deny the intervention of the natural causes. Hence there is no contradiction between them and the other…
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Imam Sadiq (A) has said: “The number of those…
Imam Sadiq (A) has said: “The number of those who die because of committing sins is larger than the number of those who die their natural death, and the number of those who live because of doing good deeds is larger than the number of those who live because of their real age”. The idea…
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