The attachment of the heart and the love of the world is synonymous with the accursed world, and the greater the attachment, the thicker the veils between man and the realms of sublimity, and denser the curtain between the heart of the human being and its Creator. It occurs in some Ahadith that there are…
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Indeed, man obeys the order of the world…
Indeed, man obeys the order of the world of creation which demands the survival of mankind. Thus it is the duty of parents to implement the order enjoined by conscience and religious laws with regard to their children and to bring them up very well, so that they may grow into decent human beings. Parents…
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It has been reported from Imam al-Baqir (A)…
It has been reported from Imam al-Baqir (A) that he said: The harm done by two ferocious wolves, one attacking from the front and the other from the rear, to a herd without a shepherd, is less rapid than the one done by the love of the world to the faith of the faithful. SOURCE:…
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Imam Ali (A), in one of his sermons delivered…
Imam Ali (A), in one of his sermons delivered on hearing a person abuse ‘the world’: Indeed this world is the abode of truth for him who appreciates its truthfulness, a place of safety for him who understands it, a mine of treasures for him who collects provisions from it [for the next world], and…
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Accordingly, that which is mentioned in the Quran…
Accordingly, that which is mentioned in the Quran and the traditions regarding the disapproval of ‘the world’ does not actually apply to the world itself, but is meant to refer to the absorption in it and the love and attachment for it. This shows that man has two ‘worlds’ one of them is condemned, while…
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