Taqwa affects one’s feelings and emotions. It makes feelings tenderer. It is not impossible for a pious person to have the same feelings as the feelings of one who is drowned in bad deeds and vices. A pious person who refrains from impurities, bad deeds, hypocrisy, and flattery and instead keeps his self-pure to preserve…
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All the vices of the soul are rectifiable…
All the vices of the soul are rectifiable, but a little diligence is needed in the beginning. After one has entered the process of self-correction, everything becomes easier for him. The main thing is to realize the need for the rectification of the self and to wake up from the spell of self-negligence. SOURCE: FORTY…
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Liking vices changes a person’s taste…
Liking vices changes a person’s taste and does not allow him to enjoy the goodness and the enjoyment [of purity], which is hidden deep inside the innate nature of a person. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
If the result of your knowledge is that…
If the result of your knowledge is that: 1) It cannot guide you on the right path 2) Nor can it guard you against vices of morals and deeds, then the meanest and basest of vocations is better than this learning, because that [at least] shows some immediate results and has fewer harms in this…
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It is necessary to dread sinful acts…
It is necessary to dread sinful acts and to be ever cautious of the vices. Only then are the good actions of any consequence. The good deeds must also be performed in such a manner that we strive to emulate as closely as possible the examples set by the high ideals of Ahlulbayt (A). SOURCE:…
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