Three meanings are mentioned for the word remembrance. 1. Hearty attention to Allah, 2. The Qur’¡n, 3. The Prophet (s.a) and his Household (a.s). Rather than whole heartedly attention to the almighty God as a vital pillar in Tauhid, there are two other blessings that we have to pay them heary attention to be saved. These two resources are refered to as great saves in Kumyl supplication. Here we present you with a section of “ a commentary ...
As much as men are given apptitude from the side of Allah, they are expected to perform more good and their duty is more difficult. Prophets are from those people who are given more and are asked more .Therefore , disagreeable moments by which prophets are afflicted are a real example of hardship. Professor Hossein Ansarian In his book “ The land of lovers “ interprets this issue by considering the invocations of Sahifeh Sajjadieh and verses ...
Ninth LectureThe Twelve Imams
The Narrations Concerning the Twelve Imams
Having proved the issue of the Imamate and Caliphate of `Al¢(s), we now will discuss the Imamate of the other Imams.
A summary of our discussion is as follows:
There are numerous narrations recorded in the books of both Sh¢`ah and Sunni scholars which talk in general about the caliphate of “twelve caliphs and Imams” after the demise of the Prophet(s).
These ...
Seventh LectureThe Resurrection and the Philosophy of Creation
Many people might ask: Why did God create us?
Sometimes they go beyond this and ask: What is the philosophy of the creation of this world?
A gardener plants trees to reap their fruits later on. A farmer plows the ground and plants seeds. Why has the Gardener of Creation created us?
Did God have any shortcomings and wanted to make up for them by creating us? If so, He would have ...
The Strange Phenomenon of Death
Death is a fact whose remembrance will break the tyrant’s neck and will make the Kesras bow and will make the ceasars despair.
Everybody is afraid of death and all are waiting for its arrival. Its arrival is inevitable. When it arrives, it will drag people from castles into tombs, from the bright rooms full of chandeliers into small dark spaces, from the presence of beautiful women and men into the presence of ...
Ninth LectureThe Friendship between Insects and Flowers
One spring day, when the weather becomes warm, pay a visit to a garden or a green field. You will observe swarms of small insects, bees, flies, butterflies and tiny mosquitoes flying here and there, from one flower to the next, and from one branch to the other.
They are so involved in their activities it seems as if a stern supervisor commanded them to move about. Their wings and feet ...
Fifth LectureThe Greatest Miracle of the Prophet of Islam
The Eternal Miracle
All Islamic scholars believe that the Holy Qur’¡n is the greatest miracle of the Prophet of Islam. The reasons for this statement are as follows:
The Holy Qur’¡n is a rational miracle which deals with people’s souls.
The Holy Qur’¡n is an eternal miracle.
The Holy Qur’¡n is a miracle that says aloud:
“If you say this book is not from God, then ...
There are lots of news in regard to the in-between-world or purgatory. Among these news that of those by Quran are of greater importance as well as better clearance. Analysing the supplications of Kumayl in “ A commentary on Kumayl Supplication” professor Hossein Ansarian exemplifies this issue in a delicate manner.
Some of the Qur’¡nic verses, especially those in the last three parts of it, as well as some traditions mention various ...
What is the meaning of seeing God? and what are the conditions of seeing God? Is a hard-to-answer question. Analysing such a subject, of course, is not an easy job, too. This subject is well analysed in the book ” the land of lovers” by profesor Hossein Ansaryan.
First Be Clean And Then Cast Your Eyes On Allah
The writer of Asol Osul, who is among the well – known Gnostics and great philosophers of Islam, says at the end of his precious ...
Fifth LectureResurrection in the Scale of Justice
A cursory look at the system of creation will reveal to us that everything is systematic and governed by rules.
In the body of man, this system is so delicate that any imbalance would lead to either sickness or death.
For instance, in the structure of the eyes, heart, and brain this order is readily noticeable. The same order, systematization, and justice prevail over all of ...
The Issues of The Grave And The Barrier:
After the soul is taken from the body, the second phase of dying is the tomb. In fact, the grave is the same as the barrier for man. There are some verses which point out to this fact. Each person’s barrier is a reflex of his moral, and ethical and ideological status.
For a believer, the barrier is a place for ease, prosperity and company of clean souls and God’s abundance. For an infidel, the ...
Seventh LectureSome Examples of the Order of Creation
Order, purpose and planning are vividly observable in all of creation. Here are some striking examples.
Luckily, the doors of knowing God are open to us today due to the great advances in the physical sciences, the uncovering of the mysteries of the world, the vast knowledge of man’s anatomy and the structure of the bodies of animals and plants and our vast knowledge about the stars and ...
Second LectureThe Consequences of Knowing God in our Lives
1. Theism and the Advancement of Knowledge
Suppose your friend brought you a book as a present and told you that it was written by an all-knowing and ingenious author…
You would never study such a book indifferently or perfunctorily. Rather, you would contemplate on every single sentence and on every word. If you could not understand the meaning of any sentence at first glance, you ...
Ninth LectureAnother Proof for the Legitimacy of the Prophet of Islam
In order for us to realize the legitimacy of a Prophet’s claim to prophethood and in order to find out if he is truthful or a pretender, apart from observing his miracles, we have the following set of methods available to us:
His ethical traits and his past social activities;
The conditions which govern and dominate the time of the claim;
The temporal conditions;
The ...
To awaken people from pure corruption, the prophet of Islam read to them three types of verses. The present text that is adopted from “ the land of lovers” by Professor Hossein Ansarian interperates these verses as distinct from each other.
1) The verses on creation
2) The verses on man
3) the verses on shariat
The verses on creation
These verses attract our attention to the creator:
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا ...
Undoubtedly Allah is the greatest of creators. To no avail things are created and nothing is useless in the unlimited system of human world. As it is asserted in Quran , it is also stated firmly in Hadith and supplications abundantly. This deep perception of God as the greteast of creatures is not overlooked in the rich content of Kumayl supplication on which commentraries are made. Among them is the book “ a commentary on Kumayls ...
All the stories to come after, are adopted from “ a commentary on Kumayl supplication” by Professor Hossein Ansarian”. To see refrences and quotations you can refer to this book at the Publication of Erfan research center, Qom, Iran.
It is narrated that on the Resurrection Day, the servant is called to account and his letter of deeds, full of sins, is given to his left hand. When getting the letter, the servant states ...
Third LectureThe Imam’s specific traits
Before we delve into the subject, one point should be explicitly stated: It can be easily understood from the Holy Qur’¡n that the position of imamate is the most prestigious position for a person to have. It is even higher than that of prophethood. This is because in the story of Abraham, the idol-destroyer Prophet(s), the Qur’¡n states:
وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ ...
Fifth LectureThe Holy Qur’An and Imamate
The Holy Qur’¡n provides the best answers to the problems in our daily lives; it is the best guide for everything, especially on the issue of Imamate. It has dealt with this problem from different dimensions.
1. The Holy Qur’An considers Imamate as an Appointment by God
As we have already read about Abraham(s), the idol-breaker, the Holy Qur’¡n considers Abraham’s imamate as a significant ...
Seventh LectureThe narration of Manzilah and the narration of Yawm Al-Dar
A large number of great Sh¢`ah interpreters and Sunni scholars have narrated the narration of Manzilah under verse 142 of S£rah A`r¡f which deals with Moses going to the appointed place to talk to God and the appointment of his brother, Aaron, as his successor.
The narration goes like this: The Prophet(s) headed for the battlefield of Tab£k.([1]) He was informed that ...
