The greatest perfection of man
Zikr and perfection
Zikr is the greatest perfection for man.
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God’s grace for all
Everyone’s bowl is filled with afflictions, but God loves everyone
Every person has a bowl full of afflictions, which is in accordance to his own existence and capacity. Everyone’s bowl is filled with afflictions, but God loves everyone.
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The manner of acquiring this world along with prosperity
Benefit from the world
The Prophets and the Imams have not come to ask people not to benefit from the world at all; rather they have come to show us the manner of acquiring this world along with prosperity and honor.
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Acquiring a beneficial job
Find stability in it, and remain steadfast
May it be such that we can recognize a job beneficial for ourselves and find stability in it, and remain steadfast in it, and not have a new thought and idea every day.
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The possibility of reaching the summit of perfections
Man can step higher than the rank of angels
God has created Man in such a way that he can step higher than the rank of angels through sincere servitude, and acquire the ranks of the prophets and close servants of God.
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Descent and decline
Without adhering to the Qur’an and Sunnah
Any path that a man takes without adhering to the Qur’an and Sunnah, will lead him to a continuous decline.
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The people of the truth or the people of falsehood
Man must determine his position
Man must determine his position every day, as to whether he is from amongst the people of the truth or from amongst the people of falsehood and its follower.
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Ascent and Descent
Worse than satan and better than angels
Man is worse than satan in his decent and better than angels in his ascent.
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High aspirations
A little spirituality
Those who had a little spirituality did not go after miracles.
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The greatest alchemy
Blessed with spirituality and ma‘rifah
Why would one who is blessed with spirituality and ma‘rifah (cognizance of God) need alchemy?! What alchemy is greater than the cognizance of God?
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