The opportunity of reforming our defects
We do not have the time to attend to our own daily vices
With respect to all our vices and reforming them, we do not have the time to attend to our own daily vices, let alone others’.
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The greatest perfection of man
Zikr and perfection
Zikr is the greatest perfection for man.
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The manner of acquiring this world along with prosperity
Benefit from the world
The Prophets and the Imams have not come to ask people not to benefit from the world at all; rather they have come to show us the manner of acquiring this world along with prosperity and honor.
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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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The possibility of reaching the summit of perfections
Man can step higher than the rank of angels
God has created Man in such a way that he can step higher than the rank of angels through sincere servitude, and acquire the ranks of the prophets and close servants of God.
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Love - the basis of servitude
“God loves them and they love God.”
The basis of servitude is love; God Almighty says, “God loves them and they love God.”[Surah al-Ma’idah (5): 54]
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The acquisition of praiseworthy attributes
Strive to acquire patience, forbearance, and humility
We must strive to acquire patience, forbearance, and humility, and refrain from having others respect us out of fear.
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The possibility of acquiring proximity
Servitude in all circumstances and afflictions
Man can traverse the straight path of servitude in all circumstances and afflictions, and consequently, acquire proximity.
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Vanity of this contingent world
...we would not give so much value and importance to ‘nothing’
If only we understood the vanity of this contingent world and that we would not give so much value and importance to ‘nothing’, and that we would not have so many disputes with each other over ‘nothing’!
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Trust in God
Achieve peace through trust in God and His remembrance
Man cannot achieve peace through anything other than trust in God and His remembrance; and nothing makes life bitter and horrible the way heedlessness and turning away from His remembrance does.
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