There are two kinds of difficulties human beings face. The first type consists of problems beyond one’s ability to control, i.e. those caused by natural disasters. The second type consists of problems a person can control and learn how to overcome them. These are social and moral difficulties. Concerning the first type, I cannot comment…
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Objection: Why does the Qur’an not explain…
Objection: Why does the Qur’an not explain in detail such an important subject as the Greater Sins? Reply: It is Allah (S.w.T.)’s grace that He has not mentioned the total number of Greater Sins in the Holy Qur’an. There is hidden wisdom in this. Let us suppose that the fixed number of Greater Sins had…
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What is the relationship between taqwa…
“What is the relationship between taqwa, a spiritual and moral characteristic, and overcoming difficulties? This relates to another effect of taqwa which is stated in the holy Qur’an: …And whoever is wary of Allah, He shall make away out for him. (65:2) Imam Ali (A) states: Therefore, whoever entertains fear of Allah, troubles remain away…
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Any sin which has all along been regarded…
Any sin which has all along been regarded as a Greater one by the scholars and the jurists should also be considered as ‘Greater’. But it should be ascertained that such a sin has been regarded as Greater from the present time right upto the time of the Ma’sumin (A). Examples of these types of…
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Any sin, which is clearly Greater than a sin…
Any sin, which is clearly Greater than a sin specified as a Greater one in the Qur’an and Hadith; is also Greater. For example the killing of a person is a sin and it is clear from the Qur’an and Hadith. Thus the tradition from Ibn Mahbub clearly states that the killing of a ‘soul’…
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