“The present Western civilization is moving directly towards the habits of the pre-Islamic Arabs in the Age of Ignorance and they are continuously weaving philosophies justifying that nakedness is a good thing. Russell in “On Discipline,” says that another illogical ethics or taboo is that a mother and father tell their children to cover themselves…
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Tell the believing men… to guard their private parts…
“Tell the believing men… to guard their private parts.” (24:30). To guard from what? From everything which is not correct, guard against both corruption and the glance of others. As you know, it was not the custom among Arabs in the Age of Ignorance to hide their private parts. Islam came and made it obligatory…
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It is obligatory for the believers of Tawhid…
“It is obligatory for the believers of Tawhid, that when they fall into misfortune and calamities, they should restrain their tongues and hearts from objecting against the Divine decree. However the weeping and expression of grief at the death of friends and relatives is allowed and rather recommended. What is not permitted is to say,…
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The rules for what is obligatory or forbidden…
The rules for what is obligatory or forbidden in religion are more related to behavior. This is not because religion’s main mission is in this area. These rules are so that we will observe the minimum requirements. Why is there a Hell? It is for us to avoid some things in order to go towards…
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The purpose of prayer’s spiritual training…
The purpose of prayer’s spiritual training is for one to be able to control his mind, because “paying attention” is the basis of prayer. Religion cares about our attention very much, so it has given us a program for 5 times a day (i.e. the obligatory daily prayers). SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN