Self-building - the path to joining
Reform yourselves, we will come to you
The Holy Infallibles, peace be upon them, have said, “Reform yourselves, and we ourselves will come to you; you do not need to be looking for us.”
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ADMONISHMENT FROM AYATOLLAH BAHJAT
Allah will let one who acts upon what he knows inherit the knowledge of what he does not know.
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST EXALTED ONE
I ask those who seek admonishment this question: "Have you acted upon the admonishments which you have heard so far?"
Do you know that Allah Almighty lets one who acts upon what he knows inherit the knowledge of what he does not know?
If one does not act upon what...
A cultivated heart is the place of the Imam’s presence
Hears are dried because of the lack of faith
Hears are dried because of the lack of faith, and the light of cognizance. Cultivate hearts with faith and the remembrance of God, so that the presence of Imam Mahdi in the heart be approved for you.
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The Real Green Island
The heart of a believer is the Green Island
Wherever the Imam is, it is green. The heart of a believer is the Green Island. Wherever he (a believer) is, the Imam treads there.
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The necessity of having a relationship with the Imam
Find a way for establishing a relationship with the Imam
Everyone should be worried about his own self and find a way for establishing a relationship with the Imam and for his own aid, regardless of whether Imam’s reappearance is near or close.
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Those who are truly awaiting
People that are only for Imam Mahdi
They want people that are only for Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him. Only those who are waiting for the sake of God, and in the way of God, and not for the fulfillment of their personal desires, are those who are really waiting for the reappearance.
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The Result of Acting upon that which is certain
Which of our deeds definitely please the Imam, and which of them definitely displease him?
If we act according to that which is certain in religion, at the time of sleeping and self-accounting we will identify which of our deeds definitely please the Imam, and which of them definitely displease him.
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Are we thirsty for cognizance and meeting the Imam?
the seekers of beauty are given the drink of eternal life and cognizance
Indeed, those that are thirsty receive the drop of reunion, and the seekers of beauty are given the drink of eternal life and cognizance. Are we thirsty for cognizance and seek to meet him and he does not give us from the spring of life despite the fact that he is responsible for being just to all a...
The Sweetness of Reappearance
May God sweeten the mouth of all the Shiites with the reappearance
May God sweeten the mouth of all the Shiites with the reappearance of the hidden Imam, peace be upon him! Sweets are foods that are beyond our necessities, but the sweetness of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him, is of the greatest of necessities.
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We must pray
Should we not ponder and pray for the arrival of the true reformer?
Should we not ponder and pray with grief and humility for the arrival of the true reformer, and relief for the Muslims, i.e. Imam Mahdi, may god hasten his reappearance?
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