“The nightly prayer, it familiarizes man with the worship and remembrance of Allah, bringing the unreal to the Real, and turning the heart towards the King of kings, stirring in it the love for the Beauty of the Real Beloved, and diminishing the attachment to and concern for the world and the Hereafter. Perhaps, if…
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There are some condition for the acceptance…
“There are some condition for the acceptance of acts of worship. The most important condition is purity of intention (Niyyat). Purity of intention with respect to a deed has the same significance that the soul has for the body. The absence of purity of intention during worship takes man further away from Allah. The Holy…
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The Holy Prophet (S) has also maintained…
The Holy Prophet (S) has also maintained an exceptional significance for self-recognition and has introduced it as the means of theism: ‘Whoever recognizes himself has recognized his Lord.’ SOURCE: SELF-RECOGNITION FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT | AYATOLLAH MISBAH YAZDI (R)
With his Allah-given conscience, man perceives…
With his Allah-given conscience, man perceives the value of praiseworthy ethics and realizes its significance from the individual and social viewpoints. Thus, there is no one in the human society who does not praise good ethics and who does not respect those who are endowed with praiseworthy ethics. While interpreting the verse (91:7-10), Imam Sadiq…
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Sometimes it is also true that certain attributes…
Sometimes it is also true that certain attributes, which are a defect in a human being but are bestial accomplishments are envied by the envious man on account of the significance that he attaches to such qualities. He sees them as merits on account of his animal state, and desires that the other man should…
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