The first of the Greater Sins is to associate anyone or anything with Allah (S.w.T.). That is to attribute partners to Allah (S.w.T.). Regarding Shirk we have received clear traditions from the Holy Prophet (S) as well as Imam ‘Ali (A), Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A), Imam al-Kadhim (A), Imam Riďa (A) and Imam Jawad (A)….
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Every one of his companions who was killed…
Every one of his companions who was killed, every one of the members of his household who was killed, it was as if a part of the Imam’s blessed body was cut off. And the Imam was patient during each of these events, one by one. He sipped at patience drop by drop. This movement…
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The speeches delivered by al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A)…
The speeches delivered by al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A) on the principles of Islamic knowledge and sciences are equal in number to those delivered by the Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A), and they exceed the number of speeches delivered by all the other Imams (A) in these fields. One of the blessings of al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A) was that…
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According to traditions, both from the Shia…
According to traditions, both from the Shia and the Sunni sources, it is established that love protects one from being a slave of one’s desires and Shaitan. This is because the love of an exalted personality entails that we also love his friends and hate his enemies. The friendship of Shaitan and the following of…
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In the reports and traditions, fate and destiny…
In the reports and traditions, fate and destiny have been described as revocable and irrevocable. There are hints in the Qur’an also to that effect. It appears that there are two kinds of fate and destiny, one inevitable and unalterable and the other non-inevitable and alterable. SOURCE: MAN AND HIS DESTINY | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI…
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