Hopelessness is a Greater Sin because it implies negation of the Absolute Sovereignty of the Almighty. A heart illumined with the knowledge that Allah the Creator of all existing things is the best Planner, the best Executor and the best Protector; a person who has the knowledge that it is Allah who bestows a super-abundance…
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The Holy Prophet (S) asked…
The Holy Prophet (S) asked, “What things are better than any other for women?” No one answered. Imam Hasan (A), still a child, went home and asked what the answer was. Lady Fatima (A), said, “That she sees no man and no man sees her.” This shows that for a woman, looking at a man…
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After establishing the idea of the Imamate…
After establishing the idea of the Imamate of the infallible Imams (A), this question is posed: “In a time like ours when we practically have no access to the infallible Imam, what must the people’s stance with regard to the leadership of the Muslim society be?” It is in pursuit of this question that the…
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He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest…
He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Unseen; and He knows all things”. (Surah al-Hadid, 57:3) Thus the whole world with all its characteristics and systems is an aspect of Allah’s Knowledge. At this stage of knowledge, the known and the knowledge are identical. They are one and not two….
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The question of fate and destiny…
The question of fate and destiny has been repeatedly mentioned by the Qur’an itself. It is not an invention of the scholastic theologians. Further, it is also clear that a belief in destiny as taught by the Qur’an is poles apart from predestinarianism. SOURCE: MAN AND HIS DESTINY | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)