At a meeting with masters, scholars and intellectuals of Qom's seminary the Leader of the Revolution, while interpreting a statement, referred the audience to advice by the late Ayatollah Bahjat. Ayatollah Khamenei recommended the following supplication, “O’ God, O’ the Beneficent, O’ the Merciful, ...

   The father of Ayatollah Bahjat passed away while his son was about 16 –17 of age after falling sick to an epidemic. He became bed-ridden, and his condition of his health deteriorated to the extent that his family lost hope for his recovery from the disease. The father of the Ayatollah narrates th...

Belief and certainty of believers has degrees, and it is possible for one to reach the stage of witnessing from the higher stages of belief, and for his certainty to increase. ...

For the repelling of afflictions, this supplication is also useful: "Allāhumma Sali ‘alā Muhammad wa ‘āli Muhammad wa amsik ‘annā al-sū’." (O God, send blessings on Mohammad and his descendants and keep evils aloof from us!) ...

Q: How should we not forget the sincerity of our intention in all our works and worship? A: In the Name of the Most High – Do not give way to other than God and His remembrance in all your acts and worship; this is the exclusive path to salvation! ...

Q: What should we do in order to increase the concentration of the mind? A: Recite repeatedly the Zikrs (invocations) that are effective in mental clarity, such as ‘Lā Ilāha Illallāh.’ ...

Q: What should couples that have conflicts in their married lives do? A: The one who seeks to bring the conflicts to an end or anyone else should give Sadaqah repeatedly to different people and pray much for reconciliation between the two. ...

Q: What way would you recommend for curing pride? A: In the Name of the Most High – Reciting Hawqala (Lā hawla walā quwwata illā billāh - There is no power or strength except through God) repeatedly is the remedy for pride. ...

Q: I am very scrupulous; please guide me in curing it! A: Repeating Tahlil (Lā Ilāha Illallāh – there is no God but Allah) is the remedy for scrupulosity. ...

In plights and afflictions, this is the best Zikr (invocation) that we have received from the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, "La hawla walā quwwata illā billāh al-‘Alī al-āzīm, lā malja'a walā manja'a min Allāhi illā ilayh." ...