May we have an inward warmth and intimacy with the Holy Qur'an, religion, and the necessities and preliminaries of religiosity, and may the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt be sufficient for us so that we become certain of the rightfulness of religion.
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Some of those who were brought close to God have died out of the love of visiting paradise, because listening to the verses of blessing and bounties or punishment and vengeance surely leaves an ontological effect in a Monotheist.
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One of the factors for acquiring the presence of heart during prayers is to keep all our senses under control during the twenty-four hours, in order to provide the basis for the acquisition of the presence of heart. Throughout the day, we must keep our eyes, ears, and all our other parts under contr...
During his studies, and shortly before reaching adolescence, he paid attention to self-cultivation and moral perfection. He therefore, kept looking for a teacher of manners to embrace and cultivate him since residing in Karbala. He heard about Sayyid Ali Qazi Tabatabai, may God bless his soul, being...
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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Perhaps the wisdom behind repeating prayers, other than consolidation, is wayfaring such that every prayer is better than the previous one and the previous prayer paves the way for the next prayer.
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In the name of Allah, the most merciful the most beneficent
Praise be only for Allah, and blessings be upon the leader of the prophets, Mohammad and his progeny, the leaders, deputies, the pure ones; and continuous curse be upon their enemies from the early ones and the latter ones....
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...
If we act according to that which is certain in religion, at the time of sleeping and self-accounting we will identify which of our deeds definitely please the Imam, and which of them definitely displease him.
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