Our responsibility
... its results are not in our hands
Our responsibility is only to carry out Amr bil-Ma’roof [i.e. enjoin the good] and Nahi anil Munkar [forbid the evil] where possible; but its results are not in our hands.
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Always with Him
Remain connected to the spring
God wants us to be with Him at all times and remain connected to the spring; and this is to our benefit.
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The effect of some afflictions
What do we know!
What do we know! God knows that some afflictions are the prerequisite of some blessings. Someone would say, "I got afflicted with such and such a difficulty and it increased my knowledge.”
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Greater than the night prayers
Crying for the sake of Imam Hussain
In my [humble] opinion, crying for the sake of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, is higher in virtue than the night prayers.
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We must not be discouraged in the path of truth
In the path of truth
Unworthy abuses and insults should not upset, discourage, and leave us lazy from the path and goal.
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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...
Our remedy
Our remedy lies in one thing only
If only we understood that our remedy lies in one thing only, and that is to identify the divine obligations and know which acts to carry out, and which ones to refrain from.
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The obstacles to the acceptance of deeds
"Indeed God accepts only from the pious."
Pride, arrogance, and jealousy are obstacles to acceptance of our deeds, because God almighty says, "Indeed God accepts only from the pious."[ Surah al-Ma’dah 5 : 27]
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The value of supplication
...in order to see us dwelling in light
Our Infallibles, peace be upon them, have left supplications at our disposal in order to see us dwelling in light.
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The method of the prophets
To distance us from the world
The prophets, peace be upon them, have come in order to distance us as well as our attention from the world.
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