As a result of truthfulness, a large part of moral imperfections and violations of laws and provisions is eliminated automatically, because most people lie in a bid to cover these kinds of deeds and actions. Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A) states: ‘A true Muslim is one who prefers truthfulness, although it may be to his detriment,…
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Imam Ali (A), in one of his sermons delivered…
Imam Ali (A), in one of his sermons delivered on hearing a person abuse ‘the world’: Indeed this world is the abode of truth for him who appreciates its truthfulness, a place of safety for him who understands it, a mine of treasures for him who collects provisions from it [for the next world], and…
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The first stage of humanness is yaqzah…
The first stage of humanness is yaqzah. It signifies the awakening from the slumber of obliviousness and the intoxication of physical nature, and the realization of the fact that man is a traveler and like any other traveler he also needs some provisions for this journey. His morality and character are his provisions for this…
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On the basis and principle…
On the basis and principle of ethics, a series of provisions and practical laws that examine the details of man’s life have been explained and, as a result, individual and social duties of black and white, urban and nomadic, man and woman, young and old, servant and master, king and the subject, rich and poor,…
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