Self-building in all stages
Our remedy lies in self-reform in all stages
We must know that our remedy lies in self-reform in all stages, and we shall never become needless of it, and without it, we will never reach our goal.
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The Book ‘Jihad al-Nafs’
The book ‘Jihad al-Nafs’ of Wasail al-Shia
Read one hadith from the book ‘Jihad al-Nafs’ of Wasail al-Shia every day, and ponder more on its apparent meanings! Then you will see in yourself that you have changed over a year!
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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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Learn lessons and value them
We must take lessons from the past generations
We must take lessons from the past generations in that we too, like them, are close to death; and we should not be under the false impression that the four days of our remaining life would be four hundred thousand years!
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High aspirations
A little spirituality
Those who had a little spirituality did not go after miracles.
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Busying ourselves with our own faults
Fortunate is he who sees his own faults
Fortunate is he who sees his own faults, and pays attention to his own vices, ignores other’s faults, and does not see himself as perfect and without defects.
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The Seventh Admonishment:
“Invite to Allah by means other than your tongues.”
In His name, the Exalted.
There are some people who treat admonishment and speech which is a prerequisite for appropriate action as goal. As if they should only say and listen for the sake of saying and listening. This is wrong. The act of teaching and learning is meant for practical action and it i...
The Seeker of Ma'rifah (Divine Cognizance)
With the permission of God, all of creation would become his teacher
If one deserves it, meaning that he is eager to seek Ma'rifah (Divine Cognizance), and if he has endeavor and a sincerity of intention, with the permission of God, all of creation would become his teacher.
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The teachings of the Imams
Act upon certainties
Our Imams, peace be upon them, have thought us to act upon certainties and to halt and take precaution in whatever we are not sure about.
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Intimacy with the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt
The Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt is sufficient for us
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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