Religiosity and the Divine Trial
Either choose this world or the Hereafter
Our religiosity will be known when we get to a junction where we have to either choose this world or the Hereafter; to obey the self and Satan or servitude of God.
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The pleasure in prayers
Sins sadden the soul and take away the light from the heart
There are a series of preliminaries, both inside and outside prayers, which would help one feel the pleasure in prayers. That which needs to be paid attention before and outside prayers is that one must refrain from committing sins, and not blacken his heart....
Seeking the intercession of the Imam before prayers
Reforming the prayers means reforming its apparent as well as its inner reality
Reforming the prayers means reforming its apparent as well as its inner reality, and refraining from apparent and hidden evils. Amongst the ways of reforming prayers is seeking the intercession of the Imam seriously, just before starting the prayers.
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The best time of meeting
Being in the presence of God
Prayers is the best time for meeting and being in the presence of God. Prayers have been established for submission and humility with all its stages.
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The Only miraculous begotten in Ka’bah
The birth of Imam Ali in Ka’bah
The birth of Imam Ali in Ka’bah is very strange and no one except him have born in Ka’bah; except that Ibne Athir has narrated that during ‘the Time of Ignorance’ a woman has given birth to a child in Ka’bah but not as Imam Ali has born in Ka’bah i.e. the wall of Ka’bah had cracked and the doors wer...
A Hadith on the virtues of Imam Ali
In a hadith, the holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “O Ali! If did not fear that Muslims would do the same thing with respect to you that the Christians have done with respect to Jesus, I would have said something about you that wherever you would go people would consecrate the dust under your sole”...
A Hadith on the virtues of Imam Ali (AS)
The virtues of Imam Ali unsayable
In a hadith, the holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “O Ali! If did not fear that Muslims would do the same thing with respect to you that the Christians have done with respect to Jesus, I would have said something about you that wherever you would go people would consecrate the dust under your sole”...
Referring to the intermediary of Divine Blessings in all affairs
We can resort to him for all our difficulties
Despite the fact that we do not receive revelations and inspiration, we do not pay attention to that intermediary who does receive revelations and inspirations; and this is despite the fact that we can resort to him for all our difficulties, regardless of whether spiritual or physical, worldly, or o...
Pray for Me
He has asked everyone that has been blessed with his visitation, whilst awake or in a dream, “Pray for me!”
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The sole way of getting rid of difficulties
Pray for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi
The sole way of getting rid of difficulties is to pray for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him, in solitude, not the usual prayers and the movement of the tongue; rather prayers with sincerity and purity of intention, accompanied with repentance.
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