Perhaps the wisdom behind repeating prayers, other than consolidation, is wayfaring such that every prayer is better than the previous one and the previous prayer paves the way for the next prayer. ...

Q: Please tell us how the presence of heart is acquired. A: In the Name of the Most High – If what is meant is the presence of heart, then it is acquired by offering supererogatory prayers, and recommended acts, as well as offering prayers in congregation. The presence of heart is acquired by not pr...

Reforming the prayers means reforming its apparent as well as its inner reality, and refraining from apparent and hidden evils. Amongst the ways of reforming prayers is seeking the intercession of the Imam seriously, just before starting the prayers. ...

I heard that in a parliament session in France a representative picked up a Quran and said: “As long as this book is in the hands of Muslims we will not be able to rule over them.” This is confirmed by the fact that 300 years ago one of the leaders of an Islamic faction stated in an agreement: “The ...

Q; What should we do for being successful at offering night prayers? A: If it is not achieved by taking efforts at reciting the last verse of Sura Kahf, then it should be offered in the first half of the night (i.e. before midnight).   ...

From the verse ‘Indeed the prayer restrains from indecent and wrongful conduct,’ it is learnt that ‘one who does not refrain from unworthy acts, his prayers are not the true prayers.’ ...

There are a series of preliminaries, both inside and outside prayers, which would help one feel the pleasure in prayers. That which needs to be paid attention before and outside prayers is that one must refrain from committing sins, and not blacken his heart....

In His name, the exalted. I ask those who seek admonishment: whether they have acted upon the admonishments they have heard until now or not? Do you know that whosoever acts upon what he knows, God converts from him the unknown into known? Whether is it suitable for a person who deliberately does kn...

One of the factors for acquiring the presence of heart during prayers is to keep all our senses under control during the twenty-four hours, in order to provide the basis for the acquisition of the presence of heart. Throughout the day, we must keep our eyes, ears, and all our other parts under contr...

These apparent and easy deeds such as prayers help some ascend to the Heavens; and for some it is nothing! For some, it is the A'la Elliyeen (the highest of the Heavens), whilst others cannot understand if this confection is salty or sweet! ...

Sajdah is the epitome of humility – [it implies] that we are nothing before you. ...

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. ...

God knows best the state of those who have spiritual stations at the time of supplication and solitude; and how the silence of pondering burns them as a result of witnessing the divine lights, even if for a short duration. ...

For the ease of obedience and avoidance of sins, we have no other way than to know and be certain of the fact that obedience is the nearness to all bounties, pleasures, wealth, and honor whilst sinfulness is privation, displeasure, destitution and dishonor […]. ...

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. ...

In His name, the Exalted. “گفتم که الف ، گفت دگر ، گفتم هیچ                              در خانه اگر کس است یک حرف بس است” [i.e. I said A, he said: anything more, I said: nothing because if there is someone in the home then one letter is enough.]...

Man must think about ways of carrying out good acts, and this should bring about initiatives helpful for reaching the goal. ...

Felicitous are those who die in a good state, and are welcomed nicely in the hereafter! ...

May there arise within us love for the entire Qur’an, and Ahl al-Bayt, so that primarily, we are able to find the oneness of the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt and the confected composite of the two; and secondly, at the level of following and acting upon them, we perform a loving circumambulation on their ...