Lack of contradiction
No contradiction with submission to the Divine Decree
Grief, supplication, and tawassul (seeking intercession) have no contradiction with surrendering and submission to the Divine Decree.
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The Seeker of Ma'rifah (Divine Cognizance)
With the permission of God, all of creation would become his teacher
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.
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The teachings of the Imams
Act upon certainties
Our Imams, peace be upon them, have thought us to act upon certainties and to halt and take precaution in whatever we are not sure about.
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Presence of heart during prayers
Keep all our senses under control during the twenty-four hours
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...
Ayatollah Bahjat before Reaching Adolescence
During his studies, and shortly before reaching adolescence, he paid attention to self-cultivation and moral perfection. He therefore, kept looking for a teacher of manners to embrace and cultivate him since residing in Karbala. He heard about Sayyid Ali Qazi Tabatabai, may God bless his soul, being...
Seeking the intercession of the Imam before prayers
Reforming the prayers means reforming its apparent as well as its inner reality
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.
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Every prayer better than the previous prayer
The wisdom behind repeating prayers
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.
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The First Admonishment
One who recognizes God obeys him and deals with him
In the name of Allah, the most merciful the most beneficent
Praise be only for Allah, and blessings be upon the leader of the prophets, Mohammad and his progeny, the leaders, deputies, the pure ones; and continuous curse be upon their enemies from the early ones and the latter ones....
Referring to the intermediary of Divine Blessings in all affairs
We can resort to him for all our difficulties
Despite the fact that we do not receive revelations and inspiration, we do not pay attention to that intermediary who does receive revelations and inspirations; and this is despite the fact that we can resort to him for all our difficulties, regardless of whether spiritual or physical, worldly, or o...
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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