The necessity of pleading and expressing humility
Pleading with God
Should we not be in a state of pleading with God because of all these afflictions that befall the Muslims?
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All this greed, for what?
Only for the world, and the wealth of this world?!
One who is filled with some dry bread, or he can live with vegetables, yoghurt and cheese, why does he have all this greed for the world, and the wealth of this world?!
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We do not consider ourselves sick
Its treatment is easy
We do not consider ourselves sick; else, its treatment is easy.
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The effects of halaal food
The past scholars were so successful in gaining knowledge?!
The past scholars were so successful in gaining knowledge and acting upon it, had blessed lives, and were protected from intellectual deviations, and all this was the result of eating halaal food, and refraining from doubtful food.
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Always and everywhere with God
They would remember God even during times of happiness
Prophets, peace be upon them, dealt with God, and wherever they would face a problem, they would turn to God immediately. They would remember God even during times of happiness, in a way that it was as though they would see God as the source of everything.
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The first effect of adhering to the supplications of the Infallibles
To sit down and become familiar with them
The first stage of adhering to the supplications of Ahl al-Bayt is to sit down and become familiar with them.
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Having faith in God
If we trust our master only as much as a little child...
If we trust our master only as much as a little child trusts his parents, our affairs will be solved.
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Eating and Drinking
All corruption and aggression on earth is because of this eating and drinking!
All corruption and aggression on earth, in the past, present, and future, is because of this eating and drinking, for obligations are aimed towards anger and carnal desires, whilst food and drink are its cause.
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To believe
Do not oppose divine laws!
If we really believed in paradise and eternal prosperity, we would not oppose the divine laws this much!
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The consequence of persisting in sins
If we do not stop ourselves from committing sins, we will become hopeless of God’s mercy
If we do not stop ourselves from committing sins, we will end up denying, belying and mocking the Divine Signs, or we may reach a point where we will become hopeless of God’s mercy.
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