“A human being is a lowly creature. So lowly that he cannot even seek nearness to the Almighty, let alone achieve it. That is why Allah, with his unsurpassed Wisdom and infinite Mercy, appointed the Last Prophet (S) as an intermediary to form a firm link between the lowly man and the Almighty Allah. Due…
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Ayatollah Haqshenas used to say…
Ayatollah Haqshenas used to say, ‘Being watchful of ourselves means being aware of the fact that we are in the presence of the One Who knows even our thoughts and imaginings. When we think of a sin, we are in the presence of God. If a sin or a negative thought comes to our mind,…
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The Duties of Teachers and Students
1- A student should consider his teacher as a focus of life from whom he gradually receives details of his actual life. For this reason, he should owe his life to the teacher and should not fall short of respecting him. He must not show stubbornness in receiving lessons from the teacher even if they…
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There are some who consider the capacity…
There are some who consider the capacity for idle talk and vulgar jokes as virtues, and they feel jealous of those skilled at them. Therefore, the criterion for identifying this psychic disease is the imagined existence of merits and the suspected presence of accomplishments in the mind of the afflicted person, not the real presence…
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It should be remembered that while all things…
It should be remembered that while all things in this world and its entire system of causation are known to Allah, they at the same time constitute His Knowledge also. This world and all its systems are Allah’s Knowledge as well as known to Him. Nothing can be hidden from Him. He is everywhere and…
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