The people of Ramadhan seek for Allah's proximity, they turn to Allah and are in search of inward and outward purification, the heat of this month melts mountains of sins, and it purifies oneself.
The people of Ramadhan seek for Allah's proximity, they turn to Allah and are in search of inward and outward purification, the heat of this month melts mountains of sins, and it purifies oneself.
Imam al-Jawad peace be upon him says:
عِزُّ الْمُؤْمِنِ غِناه عَنِ النّاسِ.
The dignity of the believer lies in his disinterest towards the riches of others.
Source: Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 109
And they are your chosen representatives, your triumphant party, your choice, the most favorable of all your creatures, the superior ones whom You have selected for Your religion,
The downpour of divine rain, the growth of plants, the formation of the gardens and their various fruits are all signs of the power of the lord of the universe.
The human beings have all the talents comprehensively and possess the spiritual and heavenly power for reaching to the highest level of perfection.
The fear of committing sin and not being indifferent toward the right path is one of the divine blessings that will guide human beings. Imam Musa Kazem(AS) said: the dwellers of the earth are exposed to mercy and divine blessings as long as they are afraid of committing sins, avoid betraying people's trust, accept the truth and act according to it.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam: 6/350, Hadith 991.
Silence is the best opportunity for inner peace and inner affection, and the result is the opening of the doors of wisdom to the human heart.
Imam Ali (peace be upon him) says: If your speech is silver; silence is gold.
Amir Al-Momenin Court / 69
Going beyond the limits set by Allah Almighty in religion and strictness in setting up religious affairs cause some people to turn away from religion. Someone complained about a congregational prayer for prolonging the prayer to and the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and the Holy Prophet considered this as something that makes people hate religion
Modesty is one of the roots of religiosity and it is a state which controls the servants of Allah Almighty before committing sins and also plays a crucial role in curbing the commitment of the wrongful acts. There is a Hadith from Imam Mujtaba (AS) that says: the one who has no religion has no modesty too. (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 111, H6)
Metaphorically speaking, if the taste of the sin you have committed does not get bitter- in other words, you still remember and enjoy the pleasure of that sin, it is a sign of keeping distance from Allah Almighty and going astray. Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) says: lack of bitterness of the sins is the effect of ignorance.
Misbah-ul-Shareeah: 30
God Almighty has a great deal of messages for his servants in the Holy Quran, if one has a cursory but careful and accurate reflection upon these messages, his soul and internal state and his attitude will certainly change, of course a fair and just servant, according to the Lord of universe himself.
When there are no major sins and no insistence upon doing the minor sins, people will be safe from heavenly and earthly calamities.
Is there any virtue greater than the fact that the Holy Prophet of Islam (pbuph &hp) used to smell the scent of Paradise from Hazrat Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her), the holy Prophet (pbuph &hp) said: whenever I miss the paradise, I smell my daughter, Fatima.
Kanz al-Ummal: 5/97
Denying the divine wrath is in fact like rejecting his mercy. How is possible to have mercy while Allah has no wrath?