There is the famous letter of Imam Ali (A) to Imam Hasan (A) which is a letter of advice, “To the extent possible, keep your wife or wives away from mixing with others. Nothing protects a woman better than the home.” The tradition contains the word Ihtijab. It means, to be hidden by a curtain;…
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In fact, in principle, it is not even necessary for…
In fact, in principle, it is not even necessary for Wali al-Faqih to be Marja‘ at-taqlid and have emulators [muqallidin]. It is necessary that the Wali al-Faqih enjoys the characteristic of being a Faqih and expert in identifying Islamic injunctions and in exercising Ijtihad about them. Of course, in practice it is possible that prior…
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If God had not created people with love…
If God had not created people with love and their destiny was not important to Him, it was possible that a person would become close to God without feeling responsible about other people and without serving them. Being political means feeling responsible about people’s destiny and their calmness and getting close to God by serving…
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There is a saying in Persian which means…
There is a saying in Persian which means that, “Those who believe should try to develop as much as possible the love for the Ahlulbayt (A) in their hearts.” It could be further explained that one should also remove all other objects of desire from the heart and especially refrain from the Greater Sins so…
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Belief and certainty of believers has degrees…
Belief and certainty of believers has degrees, and it is possible for one to reach the stage of witnessing from the higher stages of belief, and for his certainty to increase. SOURCE: bahjat.ir/en | AYATOLLAH TAQI BAHJAT (R)