The holy religion of Islam has enjoined its followers to have good social behavior and has prescribed the best etiquettes and instructions in this respect. For example, Islam has ordered Muslims to greet when they meet one another and has considered the person who greets first to be superior to the other. The Holy Prophet…
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Supposing that man masters the perceptible and imperceptible forces…
“Supposing that man masters the perceptible and imperceptible forces, does his ability reach utter perfection and is his thirst for power quenched in full? No matter how extensive and variegated these powers are, will they not finally be finite? Will they not intrude on the workings of similar powers? And will they not be doomed…
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To consider all the good qualities of the created…
To consider all the good qualities of the created to be from Allah (S.w.T.), the creator, is true Tawhid. It is our belief that all the qualities possessed by the Prophets and the Imams (A) were given to them by Allah (S.w.T.)’s Grace. They did not come to acquire any of these qualities on their…
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God has done us a favor and put small enjoyments…
God has done us a favor and put small enjoyments in front of us so that we can abandon them. By abandoning these little enjoyments, He wants us to gain an extensive existence and deeper enjoyments. I wish we knew that many enjoyments are not for us to use. A person gains superior enjoyments by…
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After describing the qualities of the Shias…
After describing the qualities of the Shias, Imam Muhammad Baqir (A) observed; “O Jabir, is it enough for one, to say that ‘I love ‘Ali (A) and I have achieved his Wilāyat,’ whereas he does not act upon it?” “If someone says, “Surely, I love the Holy Prophet (S) because he was superior to ‘Ali…
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