The insistence of heavenly religions, religious leaders, and scholars of morals on self-recognition and self-awareness is entirely a guidance to this innate and rational truth. The Holy Qur’an regards forsaking the soul as the requisite for forsaking Allah and as the punishment of this sin: ‘And be not like those who forsook Allah, so He…
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For a being that is, by nature possessed…
For a being that is, by nature possessed of self-love, it is perfectly natural to engage in self-recognition and try to recognize (the elements of) his perfection and the means to reach it. As a result, understanding the necessity of self-recognition does not require complex rational or arbitrary reasons. For this reason, negligence towards this…
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Faith, which is the joy and fortune of the soul…
Faith, which is the joy and fortune of the soul, is different from knowledge, which is the pleasure and satisfaction of the intellect. All moral and behavioral corruptions ensue from the absence of faith in one’s heart i.e. whatever the intellect and reason have comprehended through rational proofs or the reports of the prophets fails…
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Those living a life led by firm principles…
Those living a life led by firm principles increase their willpower and have a spiritual and rational personality. SOURCE: TAQWA | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)
The issue of Wilayat al-Faqih is distinct…
The issue of Wilayat al-Faqih is distinct from the issue of taqlid for it belongs to another realm. What is at stake here is governance and administering the affairs of society. Wilayat al-Faqih means reaching a conclusion through rational and/or transmitted proofs that society is in need of a person who assumes power and has…
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