Is it good to be friends with, and turn to one in whose hands is our life and death, health and illness, wealth and poverty, or one who himself is dependent, weak, and helpless?
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The purport of the verse '' And [God] He taught Adam all the names.'' (Baqarah, 31) is the knowledge of those realities that become the cause of man’s distinction over animals, rather, the angels.
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The consequence of creation and the creature in the Hadith Qudsi: "[O Muhammad] I have created all things for you and you for myself" is knowledge and [Divine] Cognizance.
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Angels record our voices, and they record both our words, as well as if they have been uttered with a divine motive, or with a carnal and satanic purpose.
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If the recognition of the Imam increases, recognition of God will also increase, for is there any sign greater than the Imam? Imam is the mirror that reflects the realities of the entire universe.
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Follow in the footsteps of the Infallibles, not in the footsteps of others! Stay with Ulema (Islamic Scholars), always be well informed, and be concerned with useful, life-inspiring information.
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About the year 1985, We would often go to the Islamic Republic of Iran. I was about 25 years old then; and we would go to Iran to discuss the issues of Lebanon, the region and the issues regarding The Islamic Resistance with Iranian officials....
May this love and devotion towards Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, remain in our hearts, and may we leave this world with their love still in our hearts.
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Why do us Shias not sit at the foot of the pulpit of the Commander of the Faithful, the Imams of Guidance, and the Messenger of God, peace be upon them, every day, and listen to their words of wisdom, ethics, and the unlimited knowledge that is hidden in their words.
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Tawassul [seeking an intermediary] is very beneficial. Visit these Imamzadahs! Just like fruits, each of which has an important vitamin, these great men too have specific characteristics and effects.
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On the night of Eid al-Ghadeer and other similar nights, rather than spending sessions in laughter, play, and diversion, the virtues of these days and nights and the vices of their enemies, as well as the narrations regarding Wilayah should be mentioned with logical reasoning so that it would streng...
One of the virtues of Shia is the graves of the Imamzadahs (the descendants of the Imams); therefore, we must not be heedless of them and end up intentionally depriving ourselves.
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If one seeks to quench his thirst of meeting the Infallibles, peace be upon them, then visiting the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt is like meeting them, and Imam Mahdi. They are present and watching [us] everywhere.
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Weeping on the afflictions of Ahl al-Bayt, and especially Imam Hussain, peace be upon them, may be of the Mustahabbat better than which there is no other mustahab. ‘Crying out of fear of God’ is the same; it might not be superior to it.
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True love is that there be no opposing love in it. Anyone that has love towards any of the fourteen Infallibles, peace be upon them, his work is done [he's felicitous]. The only condition is that his love should be true.
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The Qur’an should be in one of your hands, and Ahl al-Bayt [i.e. their teachings] in the other! The teachings of Ahl al-Bayt are in the likes of Nahj al-Balaghah (The Peak of Eloquence)....
Do we know what the reward for visiting Imam Hussain, peace be upon him is?
Do we know what it means that ‘visiting Imam Hussain on a Thursday night is like visiting God on His Throne’?...
It is not necessary for one to be striving to see Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him; rather, offering two Rak'ats of prayers and then doing tawassul (seeking intersession) to the Holy Infallibles, peace be upon them, may perhaps be better than meeting the Imam.
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We are on the verge of drowning in the sea of life, and we are in need of the assistance of God's Wali in order to reach the destination safely. We must seek help from Imam Mahdi, may God hasten his reappearance, so that he may lighten the path for us, and take us with himself, to the destination.
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