خصْلَتانِ لَیْسَ فَوْقَهُما شَیءٌ: الاْیمانُ بِاللهِ، وَنَفْعُ الاْخْوانِ
Imam Hassan Askari (AS): Two qualities and states that no other qualities are higher than those two are: faith and belief in God, benefiting friends and acquaintances.
Tuhaf al-uqul: 489.
The Saints of Allah Almighty have likened the world to a carcass; that is to say, we must utilize it as much as we need, it is like a carcass which is religiously allowed to be used at times of dire requirement. Islam hasn’t ordered to abandon the world but we have to take it as much as we need.
My dears, attachment and dependence to the world is the biggest mistake.
The Shias prosperity is in accepting the guardianship (Wilayat)-namely, falling within the headship and guidance of Ahlulbayt (AS) and acting upon their commands.
In one part of his lecture, professor Hussein Ansarian said: monotheism means to believe in oneness of the God Almighty, namely, I accept no one for worship and obedience but one person who is the lord of the universe; in fact, I have wholeheartedly rejected all other gods and I have chosen the right God, I obey him and I worship him, I live with him and I stay with him.
the creation of God Almighty is the manifestation of science, justice and his mercy and according to narrations, pondering upon them is an act of worship
In a piece of advice, God Almighty addressed Moses and said: do not make friends with the one who is immersed in his carnal desires and doesn't believe in the day of resurrection. He will certainly wreak havoc on you.
On the night of Ashura, Imam Hussein (AS) comforted and calmed Hazrat Zainab (AS) and asked her to be patient in the face of the onslaught of the calamities of Ashura, so this is how Zainab Kobra (AS) said in response to Ibn Marjaneh: I have seen nothing but beauty.
It has been said in the words of Imam Sadiq (as) that a person like the Holy Prophet of Islam who is aware of the heavens and the earth once said to Gabriel: Preach me. This is a significant lesson for us to learn that the spirit of being open to advice must be alive in us.
According to divine words of Imam Hussein (A.S), you need to set out for the hereafter with the necessary provisions from this world, and make the paradise for yourself while you are still here otherwise you will face the desert of Hell in no time.
It is a great honor to be the father of a daughter, because the Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) was also the father of a daughter. In fact, this harmony in life with Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is a great pride and honor. Imam Sadiq (as) says: the prophet of Islam was the father of daughters.
Everyone may have a hard time making ends meet at some points of their life, the Holy Quran says: be patient in the face of such problems, the divine prophets went through much harder problems but they stayed with God Almighty.
The entire twenty-three-year mission of the Prophet was a miracle that cleansed the spirits off moral vices and the appearance of man from the minor and major sins.
According to the verses of the holy Quran and the narrations, what stops human beings and doesn’t let him go toward the values and perfection is the apparent and inward sins.
To conquer the peaks of success, is to closely bond with the holy Quran and the Etrat. He moves with the Etrat and gets energy for the holy Quran. So be with the holy Quran and Etrat.
God is the All-hearing, he hears everything, he hears your voice and prayers, why are they not accepted then? Using prohibited (Haram) things, not observing the rights of parents, and abandoning the ties of kinship are the obstacles of not acceptance of our prayers.
Finding fault and magnifying the weakness of others is a sin that in addition to the punishment of the Hereafter, others will also accuse them, in this world, of a defect that is not in them.
The morality of the Lord of the universe is forgiveness, mercy, kindness, and providing sustenance, and it is possible that the Prophet said to be like this because man has the capacity to do so.