“To whom the mercy of the almighty God is applied? “ is not a formidable question to be answered. We are taught through our relegious instructions that the mercy of Allah is widespread among all creatures. It makes no different in the site of Allah that you are human or non-human , you are believer or disbeliever, muslim or hebrew, all and all are provided with the abundant mercy of God. But “how it is possible and what are the conditions ...
Any conscious and intelligent person in this world does not like desperation, so it can undoubtedly be said that hope is good whereas hopelessness bad and hence a hopeful view is preferred to the one full of desperation. With this is mind, let us assess the points of view of Islam and Materialism. Materialism says, a human being lives his fixed life in this world and then dies and thereafter he will never be bestowed with life again., he will ...
Arguments for the oneness of GodTheologicalTheologians usually use reason and deduction to prove the existence, unity and oneness of God. They use a teleological argument for the existence of God as a creator based on perceived evidence of order, purpose, design, or direction-or some combination of these-in nature. Teleology is the supposition that there is a purpose or directive principle in the works and processes of nature.[16]Another ...
Fifth LectureMore Discussion on the Philosophy behind Disasters and Evils
Since the issue of disasters and evils is a problem for most students of theology and monotheism, we shall devote more space here to this topic.
Hardships and Life’s Ups and Downs Enliven Us
It might seem difficult for some to comprehend, but gifts and blessings lose their value if they continue for a long time and do not change.
It is a proven fact that if a smooth ...
Third LectureThe Philosophy behind Disasters and Evils
Since ancient times, some ignorant people have criticized God for His alleged injustice. They have put forward some issues which, in their conceptualization, are in conflict with God’s genuine justice. They have even gone so far as to use these issues to support both the negation of God’s justice and His existence altogether.
Among the things, they see as evils are those mishaps which ...
Third LectureAn Example Of The Day Of Resurrection within Our Souls
Since the issue of the afterlife and the great court of the Resurrection would seem strange for someone who has lived inside the prison in this world, God has established a small court inside each one of us which is called the court of conscience.
To explain in more detail: A person will be tried in many courts for the crimes he has done the first court is the usual courts in ...
In his interpretation on 7th invocation of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, in “The land of lovers” considering the contents of this nobel invocation, Professor Hossein Ansarian analyses and interprets the issue of God's will and the power of Almighty. The text to be followed is a part.
The title of this section is the translation of Imam Zainol Abedin's elegant expression:
وَمَضَتْ عَلى اِرادَتِكَ الأشْياءُ
The heart of ...
In the first volume of “ land of lovers” which is an exposition on Imam Zainol Abedin’s Sahifeh Sajjadieh, professor Hossein Ansarian, the author, interprets the different issues mentioned in Sahifeh Sajjadieh. Among them is the issues on theism which forms the first supplications of Sahifeh Sajjadieh. The following text is adopted from the first volume of “ land of lovers”.
The topic for the fifty four sections of Sahifeh Sajjadieh ...
God, out of His favors, keeps man away from any form of blasphemy including worshipping the world, worldly positions, indulging in voluptuous life, giving way to one’s wishes, being fond of aggression, and satan worshipping.the text to be followed is selected from “ the land of lovers” by Professor Hossein Ansarian who exemplifies this issue.
All praise is due to Allah who attracted our attentions towards sincerity in our prayers and ...
The ownership of allah in the mirror of Kumayl Supplication
Considering the fundamental issue of Tauhid in the doubtless relegion of Islam, The central condition of being a Muslim is a deep faith in God ownership. Taking into account the importance of this issue, the present Article adopted from the professor Hossein Ansaryan “ a commentary on Kumayl supplication” interprets the issue of God ownership from the rich content of Kumayl ...
About God’s generosity and kindness, there is detailed discussion which have done by researchers, holy Quran interpreter, philosophers, Islamic leaders and theosophist who have acquired their gnosis from God’s messengers and diviner’s leaders like: Sadro-al-Motaheleen, Hajy Sabzevary, Mola Ali Zanuzy, Akhond Mola Ali Noory, Alame Tabatabaee, those shiny and splendorous faces with that luminous heart and familiar with holy Quran and its ...
The Sound of Mother's Heart:
In Medina of the classical time where the scientific means and laboratories could not be found, Imam Sadiq(s) recommended that mothers should let their new-born babies sleep on their left-side.
This recommendation went unnoticed by most people who could not visualize its effects. Some people were even under this assumption that new-born babies would get hurt if the mother turned her body over it.
When Mohammad ...
“ the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else but in the human heart, a heart that attends to the Praise of the God whole heartedly and continualy” . These are sections of commentaries made by Professor Hossein Ansaryan on the rich supplication of Kumayl in his rich book “ a commentary on Kumayl Supplication”. The present article is gotten from the aforesaid book.
Remembrance of Allah is contrary to negligence. A person ...
First LectureWhat is Justice
Why is justice, above God’s other attributes, considered as one of the principles of religion?
What is the difference between justice and equality?
Why was Justice Selected above all other attributes?
Before anything else, it should become clear why justice was chosen as one of God’s most significant attributes and why it was selected as one of the five principles of religion.
God is All-knowing; He is ...
In the previous section we said, All scholars who have made researches on this issue, say: the recognition of God, the Almighty, is possible through three ways:
1) The nature;
2) Research on creatures;
3) Reasoning and rational thinking;
The first factor is elaborated on in the previous part. Now the 2nd and 3rd factors are investigated.
In the first volume of “ land of lovers” which is an exposition on Imam Zainol Abedin’s ...
Allah’s Guidance; a Valuable Blessing
The faith in the help of Allah, the Greatest, the Merciful, in not leaving men to wander aimlessly is underlined in sublime instructions of Islam as well in the Quranic verses and tradition. To enjoy the Guidance from Allah, all men are sheltered by the Merciful and no one is deprived of this valuable blessing. To illuminate the case, the following text is selected from the book “ a commentary on Kumayl ...
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The precious legacy left behind by the Holy Prophet’s Household [ahl al-bayt] (may peace be upon them all) and their followers’ preservation of this legacy from the menace of extinction is a perfect example of the all-encompassing school [madrasah] that embraces all the different branches of Islamic knowledge. This school has been able to train many talented personalities by quenching ...
The concept of submission to Allah has thus been described as the core of the religion and the gist of faith. Here, Islam' as a special title given to the eternal Divine Religion - the Message of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) - and as a general title for the calls of all the prophets, will be discussed.Since all the prophets called for monotheism and invited mankind to worship Allah alone and liberate themselves from servitude to others, Islam is ...
A human who is a believer, righteous, and virtuous servant and is going to seek Allah’s path during his lifetime should have good idea about Allah’s Mercy, Blessings, and Forgiveness. In other words, while he is in fear of the Hereafter and Allah’s chastisement, he should be hopeful of His Benevolent treatment at death time, in the purgatory, and especially in the Last Day, and His Forgiveness of the sins. Everyone should be hopeful ...
Fourth LectureThe Answer to an Important Question
The Question
In the previous lecture, we discovered that we always hear the call of monotheism and theism from the bottom of our hearts, and that this is more strident at the time of danger. Under such conditions, we inevitably remember God and resort to His infinite Benevolence.
At this juncture, we might assume that this call which we have named the call of conscience is nothing more than ...
