We believe that Allah. the Exalted. will revive all people after their death on a certain day which he has promised them. and that He will then reward the obedient and punish the wrong-doers. In this simple form, this is what all the Divine religions and philosophies have accepted, but Muslims must believe in it because it is contained in the Qur'an which our Prophet brought, and one who believe in Allah and Muhammad, His Messenger must also ...
Some people may have the impression that piety means to avoid committing sins only. Therefore in many cases, piety has come to mean fear of God and abstinence from committing sins, whereas it means self-restraint and safeguarding of oneself from opposing the orders of God. Hence, piety is not solely restricted to self-restraint against sins, rather it has other kinds too. Taqwa is sometimes related to ideology (monotheism, prophethood, Imamate ...
Manners are an essential factor in societies and in the perfection of nations. Manners were born as a part of humanity. No one denies the vital role that manners play in bringing peace, happiness, and felicity, to man's spirit; nor does anyone doubt their useful and decisive influence in strengthening the fundamentals of the integrity of conduct and thinking on both the social and public levels. Can you find anyone who suffers from honesty and ...
Know, that closely related meanings have been ascribed to tawakkul by the various definitions proposed by different schools, each according to its own approach. The author of Manazil al-sai'rin says:
Tawakkul means entrusting all the matters to their Master and relying upon His trusteeship. [2]
Some `urafa' have said:
Tawakkul means throwing the body down (as in prostration) in servitude (to God) and attaching the heart to (His) ...
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) was explaining the following verse of the Holy Qur'an: "Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light." (Surah Baqarah 2:257)
He said, "It means Allah takes them away from the darkness of the sins to the light of repentance. Because they were having 'Wilayat' of all the just Imams (all twelve of whom are appointed by Allah). The next portion of the same verse is, ...
The Almighty Allah says "...and he who eats unfaithfully shall bring that in respect of which he has acted unfaithfully on the Day of Resurrection; then every soul be paid fully what it has earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. Is then he who follows the pleasure of Allah like him who has made himself deserving of displeasure from Allah, and his abode is hell; and it is an evil destination." (Surah Aale Imraan 3:161-162)
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In Surah Nisa, the Almighty Allah says, "O you who believe! Be maintainers of justice, bearers of witness for Allah's sake, though it may be against your own selves or (your) parents or near relations; if he be rich or poor, Allah is nearer to them both in compassion; therefore do not follow (your) low desires, lest you deviate; and if you swerve or turn aside, then surely Allah is aware of what you do." (Surah Nisa 4:135)
Thus one must ...
Seventh LectureThe world view of the Holy Qur’ªn
As a prelude to our discussion, we should discuss the environment in which the Holy Qur’¡n was nurtured.
In the opinion of all historians, the land of °ij¡z was one of the most retarded and backward sections of the world of antiquity. For this reason, the pre-Islamic Arabs were considered as savage or semi-savage.
Ideologically, they enthusiastically worshipped idols and these stone and ...
It is an established fact that there are numerous Quranic verses and traditions which prohibit the breaking of a promise, and makes obligatory the fulfillment of promise. The following verses are sufficient to prove this point: "Surely the vilest of animals in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve, then they would not believe. Those with whom you make an agreement, then they break their agreement every time and they do not guard (against ...
Outside the complex system of his body, man has vast and vital dimensions that are not in any way confined by his bodily mechanism. In order to discover those aspects and planes that are beyond the bodily structure and physical dimension of man, one must search out the inward and spiritual structures of man and perceive the broad horizons of his comprehensive nature, together with the delicate and refined manifestations of his feelings and ...
In Book Two of the noble Mathnawi-, Jala-l ad-Di-n Muhammad Mawlawi- [Balkhi- ar-Ru-mi-] has a short and elegant story. An ignorant desert Arab has a sack full of grain and he wants it to load on top of his camel. But instead of dividing it into two, he takes another sack full of sand so as to balance the weight of the sack full of grain and load the two on both sides of the camel. Along the way, a sage man becomes his co-traveler and talks with ...
The Holy Quran commends the prophets in the following words: "Surely they used to hasten, one with another, in deeds of goodness and to call upon Us, hoping and fearing; and they were humble before Us." (Anbiya 21:90)
Regarding the Holy Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) the Divine words are: "They fulfill vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide." (Surah Insan 76:7)
The fear of the Prophets and the Holy Imams, specially ...
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 creation.
بِالْعَدْلِ قَامَتِ ...
Much has been mentioned in narrations about comfort and discomfort at the time of death. In some, it (the trouble or pain) has been compared with the pain experienced when one's skin is peeled. In some it is said that the pain of death is much less compared to the revolving of a large stony door of a castle having nails, in one's eyes. In yet another narration it is said that the pain of death is like that experienced when one's body is cut into ...
Imam Husain (A.S), the Doyen of the Martyrs,the second child of Imam Ali(A.S.) and Hadrat Fatimah(A.S.), was born in the year 4 AH, and after the martyrdom of his elder brother, Imam Hasan(A.S.), became his successor.Imam Husain(A.S.) was Imam for 10 years which was mostly during the reign of Muawiyah, except the last 6 month which coincided with the reign of Yazid.Imam Husain(A.S.) lived under the most difficult conditions of suppression and ...
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF QURAYSH COME AND MEET THE HOLY PROPHETTHE PROPHET OF ISLAM SENDS HIS REPRESENTATIVETHE HOLY PROPHET SENDS ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVETHE RIZWAN PLEDGESUHAYL BIN 'AMR CONTACTS THE PROPHETHISTORY REPEATS ITSELFTEXT OF THE HUDAYBIYAH PACTGLAD TIDINGS OF FREEDOMLAST EFFORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PEACEEVALUATION OF THE PEACE PACT OF HUDAYBIYAHQURAYSH INSIST UPON CANCELLATION OF ONE OF THE CLAUSES OF THE PACTTHE MUSLIM WOMEN WERE ...
Based on philosophical and mystical principles, creating something out of nothing means that the universe and the entire divine attributes are, in the level of divine essence, vanished in God's essence with no name, accident or distinction or any quality existing. The level of God's essence, before manifestation, is the level which is literally called the unseen of the unseen or the invisible of the invisibles; it is nothing but absolute ...
The twenty-ninth sin, that is classified as a Greater Sin is 'Helping the oppressors'. Fazl Ibne Shazaan has narrated from Imam Reza (a.s.) that he said concerning the Greater Sins: "And helping the oppressors and bending (leaning) towards them."
In the narration of Amash from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) the following is mentioned, "Not helping the oppressed people is a Greater Sin." In other words helping the oppressors is also a Greater Sin.
Imam Musa ...
Man is Composed of Spirit and Body
Those who are acquainted to a certain extent with the Islamic sciences know that within the teachings of the Holy Book and the traditions of the Prophet there are many references to spirit and corpus, or soul and body. Although it is relatively easy to conceive of the body and what is corporeal, or that which can be known through the senses, to conceive of spirit and soul is difficult and complicated.
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A few points must be noted from the above verse. Firstly, Allah says, 'O my servant' and not 'O sinners!' Even though he is addressing the sinners he addresses them as 'my servants'. So that the hopelessness of the servants may be transformed into hope in His Mercy.
Secondly, he says, "Who have acted extravagantly." This denotes a soft approach. Allah does not say 'O you who have acted blatantly,' So that the sinners may not lose hope of ...
