Dominance of the disbelievers over Muslims
The effect of resemblance and integration with disbelievers
Resemblance and integration with disbelievers makes their dominance and authority over Muslims easier.
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A loving circumambulation on the basis of the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt
May there arise within us love for the entire Qur’an, and Ahl al-Bayt
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 ...
With the All-Needless
It better to be in the company of he in whose hands is our life and death
In obeying the commands of God and in committing sins and obeying the commands of Satan and the self, is it better to be in the company of he in whose hands is our life and death, wealth and poverty, sickness and wellbeing, doctor, treasures, wealth, etc. […] or he who has nothing?!
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The true meaning of obedience and sinfulness
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 […].
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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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Intimacy with the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt
The Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt is sufficient for us
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.
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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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The effect of the verses of blessings and punishments
Some of those who were brought close to God have died out of the love of visiting paradise, because listening to the verses of blessing and bounties or punishment and vengeance surely leaves an ontological effect in a Monotheist.
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The states of the people of spirituality
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.
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