In order for us to reach God's mercy, he has ordained a series of commands for the heart, limbs and organs of the body that if we do these orders sincerely, amorously and with ambition, we will reach it.
In order for us to reach God's mercy, he has ordained a series of commands for the heart, limbs and organs of the body that if we do these orders sincerely, amorously and with ambition, we will reach it.
من قامَ عَلى مَريضٍ يَوما و لَيلَةً بَعَثَهُ اللّهُ مَعَ ابراهيمَ الخَليلِ
The messenger of Islam (saw): whoever nurses a patient for a day and night, God will grant him the glory of accompanying Prophet Ibrahim.
The completion and perfection of Islam is linked to Mahdism; as it is mentioned in a prophetic hadith that the failure to recognize the Imam and the divine authority at any time is the cause of the retreat and return of human to the era before the advent of Islam and the ancient ignorance.
“He who dies and does not know the Imam of his time dies the death of ignorance”.
According to narration, whoever frightens people with his word, with his attire, with his look, with his complexion, with his pen and signature; in a way that wherever his name is mentioned, people start trembling, he enters the day of resurrection while on his forehead is written:" he is deprived and disappointed from the mercy of Allah Almighty"
The Qur'an is the manifestation of divine knowledge to the blessed heart of the Messenger of God, and it is only his heart and chest that has endured this very heavy knowledge in terms of quality
One of the commands of God to the Holy prophet is Tawakkul ( reliance on God or "trusting in God's plan");
فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ
When you decide to do something, choose me as your lawyer so that my will accompanies your work and produces outcome.
In the history of mankind there has never been such sin more severe than the removal of the commander of the faithful, Imam tAli (as) from the caliphate.
Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a.s) has recommended the Shias not to take for granted the God's observance and knowledge since God is an ever-lasting look and everything is present before him.
There is no poverty worse and grosser than ignorance, and if someone is afflicted by it, there is no way out
Enjoying the worship is a great blessing and not enjoying is a greater deprivation. This pleasure is better understood by those who have tasted it.
One of the most amazing and magnificent episodes of Prophet's life was his physical journey from Masjid al-Haram to the Al-Aqsa mosque, and then his physical ascension to the heaven and to the divine throne and observing the inner part of the universe and also visiting the unseen world.
All problems we are facing in our lives are derived from the fact that we do not consider Allah Almighty as the one who observes our actions, we do not believe in the lord of the universe, many people are knowledgeable about the existence of Allah but knowledge and belief are different, the knowledge must change into belief and certainty, if this happens, the actions and deeds are purified and self-control will be fulfilled.
My fifty-year-old experience, during which I've traveled and been among both people and scholars and authorities, says that, leniency, lack of excitement, calmness, and affection bring about positions for humankind before God.
إنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً رَحمَةً لِلعالَمينَ و تَمَّمَ بِهِ نِعمَتَهُ.
Imam Mahdi (as) said: God send down Muhammad to be a mercy for the worlds and to complete his blessings.
Bihar al-Anwar, vol 53, p 194.
The love of money, avarice, and digression in knowing the truth are among the reasons why we are not in touch with the Imam of the time (as)