‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical to each other: whatever causes His good pleasure and one’s nearness to Him belongs to ‘the Hereafter,’ even though apparently it should seem to be a matter of the world – such as the trade, the agriculture, the industry and the crafts whose purpose is to provide subsistence…
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Islam has established ways of controlling…
Islam has established ways of controlling, balancing and taming the instinct. Duties have been given to both men and women in this area. One duty which is the responsibility of both men and women relates to looking at each other. “Say to the believing men to cast down their glance and guard their private parts…”…
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Faith, which is the joy and fortune of the soul…
Faith, which is the joy and fortune of the soul, is different from knowledge, which is the pleasure and satisfaction of the intellect. All moral and behavioral corruptions ensue from the absence of faith in one’s heart i.e. whatever the intellect and reason have comprehended through rational proofs or the reports of the prophets fails…
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The Wali al-Faqih is the implementer of the laws…
The Wali al-Faqih is the implementer of the laws of Islam, and in principle, the basis of legitimacy and proof that prove his guardianship is his implementation of the sacred laws of Islam, thereby ensuring welfare for society. It is natural therefore that decisions and choices, dismissals and appointments, and all the functions of the…
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The late Imam Khomeini (may Allah elevate his station)…
The late Imam Khomeini (may Allah elevate his station) often cited this example in his lectures: “If an Islamic ruler asks me to hand this cloak of mine over to him, I would obey and say, “With pleasure”. Whenever the Wali al-Faqih sees that the expediency of the Islamic society demands that I should hand…
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