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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of god, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah can not have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the apportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of god. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both can not be differentiated ).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

Directives from the grand Ayatollah Shaykh Ishaq Fayyadh may God prolong his life, Relayed by his son, during his visit, to the Unites States of America in April 2012

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The narrations encouraging believers to hold fast to the faith and not be fooled by the worldly (life) are many. However, after this introduction, we will now focus on the following points:

1-- It has become clear from what we hinted at that the Shia individual, the believer, is a caller (to the way of God) and is someone who has been entrusted in every place which he/she may reside. If this individual is vigilant in staying away from sin, and diligent in the faith which he/she practices, then (know that) lofty character and vigilance for God are not gained together except in one who has been intensely sincere to God. At that point, souls will be inclined toward him/her naturally and his/her words will be accepted. That is because his/her actions are proof of his/her words. Lost and confused souls are comforted with tranquil souls and they turn to them, even if they do not act as they act. This model of a person in humanity is prized by every society because the individual integrates within (the society) which feels safe (regarding him/her), not fearing his/her actions. Some western civilized societies, today, are vibrant with certain virtuous qualities which have become an aspect of the social norms. Such qualities are considered in selecting potential citizens. If that be the case, then the entrenchment of such qualities in the souls of believers can play a role in preferring them for citizenship. That would allow the believers to become a reason for the (various) nations (of the world) to enjoy this faith. It would lead them to things beyond what they aimed for by it. They would become aware of the true blessing of Islam, of faithful devotion to the Exalted God, the One, the All-paramount. It would become (a source of) glory for them. Granted, a believer would only do so for the motive of (seeking) awareness and worshipping God – the Exalted – because (the believer) knows that God loves these qualities; not out of duplicity, doing so for other (than God) or for other motives.

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Why hasn’t Imam Ali peace be with him been mentioned in the Qur’an?

Concise answer

One should be aware that although the imam’s names,) especially Imam Ali’s haven’t been mentioned in the Qur’an, nevertheless, their names,) especially Imam Ali’s (,can be found in the Prophet’s sayings. One very good example is the hadith of Ghadir which is considered the official announcement of the appointment of Imam Ali as successor to Prophet Muhammad peace be with him after his decease. This hadith sanadwise (its chain of narrators) is mutawatir (meaning that the number of narrators narrating it is so high that one becomes sure that the hadith is authentic and that all of the narrators can’t be lying or can’t be mistaken in their narration), and concerning its content and meaning, contains clear evidence on Imam Ali being Imam.

Moreover, Qur’an itself has spoken about Imam Ali peace be with him. The most important verse that has spoken about him, is verse 55 of Surah Ma’idah which says: “Only Allah is your Waliyy (one who is in charge of everything) and His apostle and those who believe, those who establish prayer and pay the poor-rate while bowing down in rokoo’.
”It has been stated in both Shia and Sunni history, tafsir and hadith books that this verse was revealed when Imam Ali gave his valuable ring as charity to a needy person while bowing down in Rukoo’. This verse is only talking about Imam Ali and no one else is meant by this verse. So, although Imam Ali’s name hasn’t been mentioned in the Qur’an, yet he has clearly been spoken of in it.

There are at least two reasons why Imam Ali’s name hasn’t been mentioned in the Qur’an. First, because the Qur’an usually expresses general matters and instructions, and doesn’t get very specific.

For example, Imam Sadiq peace be with him was asked why the imams haven’t been named in the Qur’an. He answered that concerning wilayah (religious authorithy), the Qur’an has acted the same way that it has regarding salat, zakat, and hajj. The Qur’an hasn’t been very specific on how to perform these acts, and has only said that they have to be done. The Prophet is the one who has thoroughly explained how these acts must be performed. In the same way, the Prophet has become very detailed in relation to those succeeding him, without any need for them to be explicitly named in the Qur’an. The second of many reasons for the above-mentioned issue is that since wilayah was a controversial issue, and there were big chances that others would disagree with it, it was much better and safer for the Qur’an to express it implicitly so that it wouldn’t cause them to go against the Qur’an and Islam itself! It’s very clear that this isn’t to the benefit of the Muslim Ummah and is a good reason for not mentioning the names of the imams in the Qur’an. In other words, if the appointment of Imam Ali as successor was to be clearly mentioned in a verse of the Qur’an, there was a possibility that those who opposed it would somehow falsify or get rid of the verse in order to destroy all of the evidence showing that he is the true successor to the Prophet.
As a result, Islam would lose its value as the final religion for mankind in addition to the Qur’an losing its value as an eternal divine book. Moreover, the Qur’an says: “Surely we have revealed the Reminder (the Qur’an), and We will most surely be its guardian.” One of the ways of protecting the Qur’an is to naturally and very normally block the reasons that might provoke falsification and hostility towards it and not let them even come up in the first place. Consequently, two things take place. Firstly, the Qur’an doesn’t clearly mention Imam Ali. Secondly, the verses regarding his religious authority such as Ayah Tabligh which is the official announcement of his appointment to being successor, and Ayah Tathir which has to do with the infallibility of the imams, are all located in between verses that don’t have anything to do with these subjects so that the Quran stays protected throughout history, and no one thinks about falsifying it because of the truth it is

clearly illustrated how to perform it for us and how many rak’ats each prayer should be. b) Zakat. In the Qur’an, zakat has only been mentioned as an Islamic ruling. It was the Prophet who expressed which things have zakat and what the criteria for zakat becoming wajib for each one is. c) Hajj. The Qur’an says that Hajj is wajib and no more, but the Prophet has explained how it is supposed to be performed.

Therefore, it is wrong to expect to be able to find every detail in the Qur’an. So it is a big mistake not to follow the imams just because of the fact that none of their names have come in the Qur’an. That’s why no one says that noon prayers (which are 4 rak’ats) have to be prayed 2 rak’ats just because the Qur’an hasn’t mentioned how many rak’ats each prayer is.

2- In issues like this, in which there are big chances that others will disagree, it is much better for the Qur’an to express the truth implicitly rather than explicitly, otherwise there is a high possibility that they will end up denying the Qur’an as a whole. It’s very obvious that such a problem isn’t to the benefit of the Muslim ummah. Of course, the Qur’an says: “Surely we have revealed the Reminder (the Qur’an), and We will most surely be its guardian” [11], but one should remember that one of the ways of protecting the Qur’an and not letting others falsify or change it, is for it to speak in a way that others (such as the hypocrites who show that they are Muslims on the outside even though they aren’t within) don’t get sensitive and provoked. In this way, the high respect and value of the Qur’an will be kept, and certain individuals won’t think of changing or falsifying it in a way that will comply with their personal desires and wicked goals or just because they disagree with something. [12]

Shahid Ayatollah Motahhari answers this question in the following way. He says: “The answer to the question that why hasn’t Imam Ali’s khilafah and imamat been mentioned in the Qur’an, is that 1- The Qur’an usually expresses general laws. 2- The Prophet or Allah didn’t want such an issue in which people are sensitive about and prefer their own desires (to what Islam wants), to be presented explicitly, and although it wasn’t, people still went against it and falsely interpreted the Prophet’s sayings to their own benefit. In other words even if the Qur’an had clearly stated that Ali is successor to the Prophet they still would have found a way around it. The Prophet said: (Ali is his Mawla). How much more clear can one get? (Yet they interpreted what he said falsely and according to their will.)Yet there is a big difference between ignoring what the Prophet has said after him passing away regardless of all of its clarity and ignoring what the Qur’an has been completely clear about one day after his demise. That is why I have narrated in my book “Khilafah and Wilayah” that once during Imam Ali’s reign, a Jew wanted to attack and criticize the Muslim ummah for undesirable events that took place in the beginning of Islam. He told Imam Ali (and of course what he said really was a negative point) that you (the Muslim ummah) started quarreling over your prophet even before completely burying him after his death. Imam Ali answered: We argued about what he had instructed, not over the Prophet himself, but you (meaning the Jews) disregarded the most important principle of your religion which is tawhid (oneness of God), and asked your prophet to build an idol for you to worship. So there is a big difference between you and us; we didn’t argue about our prophet, we argued about what the interpretation of his saying was (and what he wanted us to do after his death). These two vary tremendously. (Motahhari goes on to say that) there is a big difference between saying that the people back then had misunderstood what the Prophet had said and saying that the Muslims back then rejected what the Qur’an had clearly stated or had falsified it.[13]

So one can say that the main reason behind not mentioning the names of the imams, or at least Imam Ali’s name, is the protection of the

Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of god, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah can not have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the apportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of god. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both can not be differentiated ).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

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Imam Sadiq (peace be with him) quoted on the authority of his fathers upon the authority of Imam Ali (peace be with him) that God's last Prophet said:

“One of the signs of certitude is that you do not displease God to please the people, and do not admire the people for the daily food that God has granted you through them, and that you do not blame the people for God depriving you of your daily bread.

No one's greed will bring him an increase in his daily sustenance, and no one's jealousy will stop one's daily bread.

If one tries to escape from his daily bread as he escapes from death, one's food seeks its owner faster than death does.

In fact, God the Almighty has established comfort and peace of mind in certitude and contentment, and has established sorrow and discomfort in anger and doubt.”

📚 Mishkat-ul Anwar Fi Ghurar-il Akhbar (The Lamp Niche for the Best Traditions)

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PROPHET'S HISTORIC GHADIR SERMON

PART VI

O people! Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, has perfected your religion through his (' Ali's) Imamate; so, whoever rejects him as his Imam or rejects those of my offspring from his loins who assume the same status (as lmams) till the Day of Judgment when they shall all be displayed before Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, these are the ones whose (good) deeds shall be nil and void in the life of this world and in the hereafter, and in the fire shall they be lodged forever, " ...their torture shall not be decreased, nor shall they be given a respite" (Qur'an,2:162).

O people! Here is' Ali, the one who has supported me more than anyone else among you, the one who most deserves my gratitude, the one who is closest of all of you to me and the one who is the very dearest to me. Both Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, and I are pleased with him, and no verse of the Holy Qur'an expressing Allah's Pleasure except that he is implied therein, nor has any verse of praise been revealed in the Qur'an except that he is implied therein, nor has the Lord testified to Paradise in the (Qur'anic) Chapter starting with "Has there not come over man a long period of time when he was nothing (not even) mentioned?" (Qur'an, 76:1) nor was this Chapter revealed except in his praise.

O people! He is the one who supports the religion of Allah, who argues on behalf of the Messenger of Allah. He is the pious, the pure, the guide, the one rightly guided. Your Prophet is the best of all prophets, and your wasi is the best of all wasis, and his offspring are the best of wasis .

O people! Each prophet's progeny is from his own loins whereas mine is from the loins of Arneerul-Mo'mineen ' Ali.

O people! Iblis caused Adam to be dismissed from the garden through envy; so, do not envy him lest your deeds should be voided and lest your feet should slip away, for Adam was sent down to earth after having committed only one sin, and he was among the elite of Allah's creation. How, then, will be your case, and you being who you are, and among you are enemies of Allah?

Indeed, none hates' Ali except a wretch, and none accepts ' Ali's wilayat except a pious person. None believes in him except a sincere mu'min, and in honor of, Ali was the Chapter of 'Asr (Ch. 103) revealed, I swear to it by Allah: "In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. I swear by time that most surely man is in loss" (Qur'an, 103:1-2) except' Ali who believed and was pleased with the truth and with perseverance.

O people! I have sought Allah to be my Witness and have conveyed my Message to you, and the Messenger is obligated only to clearly convey (his Message).

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The Qur’an in Islam

Part lll

By Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Husain Tabatabai (Blessings of God with him)

Thus, we observe that man, in fact, guides himself to happiness and well-being merely by applying the fundamental laws inherent in his own nature.

This law is confirmed by God in the Qur'an, through His Prophet Moses, when he says,

‎💢 قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ💢

"He said, ‘Our Lord is He who gave everything its creation and then guided it"
Taha:50 (Translation Qoli Qarai)

It is further explained in chapter "The mosh High" verses:2-3 as

‎ 💢 الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَ💢

"Who created and proportioned, who determined and guided"
The most High:2-3 (Translation Qoli Qarai)

As to the creation and the nature of man, the Qur'an says,

‎💢 وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا  ﴿٧﴾؅ فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا  ﴿٨﴾؅ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا  ﴿٩﴾؅ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا  ﴿١٠﴾💢؅

“by the soul and Him who fashioned it (7) and inspired it with [discernment between] its virtues and vices (8) one who purifies it is felicitous (9) and one who betrays it fails (10)”
The Sun: 7-10 (translation Qoli Qarai)

God enjoins upon man the duty to "strive towards a sincere application of the din,

‎💢 فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا ۚ فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ💢

"So set your heart as a person of pure faith on this religion, the original nature endowed by Allah according to which He originated mankind (There is no altering Allah’s creation"
The Romans: 30 (Translation Qoli Qarai)
He also says that

💢 إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ💢

The true religion with Allah is Islam
The family of Imran: 19 (translation Maududi)

Here, Islam means submission, the method of submission to these very laws. The Qur'an further warns that

💢 وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ💢

"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost"
The family of Imran: 85 (translation Yusuf Ali)

The gist of the above verses, and other references on the same subject, is that God has guided every creature - be it man, beast or vegetable - to a state of well-being and self-fulfillment appropriate to its individual make-up.

Thus the appropriate path for man lies in the adoption of personal and social laws particular to his own fitrah (or innate nature), and in avoiding people who have become "de naturalized" by following their own notions or passions. It is clearly underlined that fitrah, far from denying man's feelings and passions, accords each its proper due and allows man's conflicting spiritual and material needs to be fulfilled in a harmonious fashion.

Thus, we may conclude that the intellect 'aql should rule man in matters pertaining to individual or personal decisions, rather than his feelings. Similarly, truth and justice should govern society and not the whim of a tyrant or even the will of a majority, if that be contrary to a society's true benefit.

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The Qur’an in Islam

Part lV

By Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Husain Tabatabai (Blessings of God with him)

From this we may conclude that only God is empowered to make laws, since the only laws useful to man are those which are made according to his inherent nature.

It also follows that man's needs, arising from his outward circumstance and his inner reality, are fulfilled only by obeying God's instructions (or laws). These needs may arise through events beyond man's control or as a result of the natural demands of his body. Both are encompassed in the plan of life that God has designated for man. For, as the Qur'an says...

"The command is for none but God"
Joseph: 40 and 67 (transition Yusuf Ali)

which is to say that there is no governance (of man or society, of the inner or the outer) except that of God. Without a specific creational plan, based on the innate disposition of man, life would be fruitless and without meaning. We may understand this only through belief in God and a knowledge of his Unity, as explained in the Qur'an.

From here we may proceed to an understanding of the Day of Judgment, when man is rewarded or punished according to his deeds. Thereafter, we may arrive at knowledge of the prophets and of prophetic teachings, since man cannot be judged without being first instructed in the matter of obedience and disobedience. These three fundamental teachings are considered to be the roots of the Islamic way of life.

To these we may add the fundamentals of good character and morals which a true believer must possess, and which are a necessary extension of the three basic beliefs mentioned above. The laws governing daily activity not only guarantee man's happiness and moral character but, more importantly, increase his understanding of these beliefs and of the fundamentals of Islam.

It is not clear that a thief, a traitor, a squanderer or a libertine do not possess the quality of innocence; nor can a miser, who hoards money, be called a generous person. Similarly, some- one who never prays or remembers God cannot be called a believer in God and the Last Day, nor be described as His servant.

From this we may conclude that good character flourishes when joined to a pattern of correct actions; morals are to be found in the man whose beliefs are in harmony with these fundamentals. A proud man cannot be expected to believe in God nor be humble in respect to the Divine; nor can the man, who has never understood the meaning of humanity, justice, mercy or compassion, believe in the Day of Rising and the Judgment.

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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of god, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah can not have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the apportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of god. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both can not be differentiated ).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

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Spiritual Wayfaring Topic 4

💠 Minor Sins: The Basis for Greater Sins

🍃 In this whispered prayer (munājāt), Imam Sajjad (peace be with him) informs us of the multiple effects of sins in three stages.

🍃 He warns us that whenever our souls incline towards satanic or animalistic desires, right away, we should pay attention to these negative effects of sins, and be aware that the result of acting upon these desires is the (spiritual) death of our hearts.

🍃 Of course, in the presence of God, committing any sin, big or small, is a grate offense, because He is the Superior Being, and the smallest sin before such greatness and magnanimity is a crime and treachery.

The Prophet (peace be with him and his progeny) says:

*لَا تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى صِغَرِ الذَّنْبِ وَ لَكِنِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنِ اجْتَرَأْتُم*

💠 "Do not look at the smallness of the sin; rather, look against whom you have had the audacity (to disobey)."

In another tradition he says:

*إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيَرَى ذَنْبَهُ كَأَنَّهُ صَخْرَةٌ يَخَافُ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَرَى ذَنْبَهُ كَأَنَّهُ ذُبَابٌ مَرَّ
عَلَى أَنْفِه*

💠 "Certainly, the believer sees his sin as if it is a boulder, which he is afraid will fall on him; whereas, the disbeliever sees his sin as if it is a fly that passed by his nose."

🍃 The Qur’an and the traditions categorize sins into minor and greater, and the effects of each sin - in this world and the next - are described to us. However, in the aforementioned traditions, the Prophet wants us to increase in our understanding of the Absolute Greatness of Allah.

🍃 The more our understanding of God’s greatness and the signs of His existence increases, and we realise the immense blessings that God has endowed upon us, our audacity to disobey God lessens.

The Prophet says:

*إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ رَضِيَ مِنْكُمْ بِالْمُحَقَّرَاتِ وَ الذَّنْبُ الَّذِي لَا يُغْفَرُ قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ لَا أُؤَاخَذُ بِهَذَا الذَّنْبِ اسْتِصْغَاراً لَهُ*

💠 "Certainly, Satan is satisfied with you because of small sins, since sins that are not forgiven are those about which the sinner says, I will not be reprimanded for this sin due to its smallness.”

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Imam Redha (peace be with him) says:

*«الصَّغَائِرُ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ طُرُقٌ إِلَى الْكَبَائِرِ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَخَفِ اللَّهَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ لَمْ يَخَفْهُ فِي الْكَثِيرِ»*

💠 "Lesser sins pave the way for greater sins; thus, the one who is not afraid of God in committing lesser sins, will not be afraid of him in committing greater sins."

🍃 It is for this reason that we must always be cautious and by understanding the nature of our relation to Allah, we should continuously pay attention to our smallness before Him.

🍃 Of the most important acts in order to achieve this, are:

🍁- Set some time to be with Allah in solitude.
🍁- Be attentive towards one’s spiritual obstacles.
🍁- Supplicate to Allah and plead with him.
🍁- Find ways to get rid of these spiritual obstacles.
🍁- Constantly seek help from Allah and His Awliya (close servants of Allah) on this path.

🍃 Death of the heart has different levels, which depend on one’s cognizance (ma’refat) of Allah and the type of sin committed.

🍃 If one continues to disobey Allah, it is possible for his heart to die, such that it would never be brought back to life again. This is why in munājāt al-Tāebīn, Imām Sajjād (peace be with him) requests Allah to grant life to his heart.

📚 Āyatollāh Tahrīrī, Commentary on Munājāt al-Ta’ebīn , pg 65 - 69

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Grand Āyatollāh Sayyed Mohammad Hosein Fadhlallah رضوان الله عليه:

🔸 Our future is in knowledge (and being wise). So the one who speaks through knowledge (and wisdom) will establish himself and others.

🔸 Then, (they'll) talk to create a (bright) future.
🔸 Will be the makers of (that hopeful) future.
🔸 They will be the creator of positive movement(s) in the nation.
🔸 Will Be the originators of creativity and fine victory.
🔸 Shall be the producers of humaneness.
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Grand Āyatollāh Sayyed Mohammad Hosein Fadhlallah رضوان الله عليه:

🔸 Our future is in knowledge (and being wise). So the one who speaks through knowledge (and wisdom) will establish himself and others.

🔸 Then, (they'll) talk to create a (bright) future.
🔸 Will be the makers of (that hopeful) future.
🔸 They will be the creator of positive movement(s) in the nation.
🔸 Will Be the originators of creativity and fine victory.
🔸 Shall be the producers of humaneness.
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✳️ Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur'an

🔹Toshihiko Izutsu

In the Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur'án Toshihiko Izutsu analyzes the guiding spirit of the Islamic moral code, the basic ethical relationship of man to God. Izutsu asserts that, according to the Qur'anic conception, God is of an ethical nature and acts upon man in an ethical way. The resulting implications for man are enormous, requiring devotion not merely to God but to living one's life ethically. Izutsu shows that for the Qur'an our ethical response to God's actions is religion itself; it is at the same time both ethics and religion. Izutsu explores these themes by employing ethnolinguistics, a theory of the interrelations between linguistic cultural patterns, to analyse the semantic structure of major concepts in the Qur'an.

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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of god, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah can not have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the apportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of god. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both can not be differentiated ).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

PROPHET'S HISTORIC GHADIR SERMON

PART VI

O people! Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, has perfected your religion through his (' Ali's) Imamate; so, whoever rejects him as his Imam or rejects those of my offspring from his loins who assume the same status (as lmams) till the Day of Judgment when they shall all be displayed before Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, these are the ones whose (good) deeds shall be nil and void in the life of this world and in the hereafter, and in the fire shall they be lodged forever, " ...their torture shall not be decreased, nor shall they be given a respite" (Qur'an,2:162).

O people! Here is' Ali, the one who has supported me more than anyone else among you, the one who most deserves my gratitude, the one who is closest of all of you to me and the one who is the very dearest to me. Both Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime, and I are pleased with him, and no verse of the Holy Qur'an expressing Allah's Pleasure except that he is implied therein, nor has any verse of praise been revealed in the Qur'an except that he is implied therein, nor has the Lord testified to Paradise in the (Qur'anic) Chapter starting with "Has there not come over man a long period of time when he was nothing (not even) mentioned?" (Qur'an, 76:1) nor was this Chapter revealed except in his praise.

O people! He is the one who supports the religion of Allah, who argues on behalf of the Messenger of Allah. He is the pious, the pure, the guide, the one rightly guided. Your Prophet is the best of all prophets, and your wasi is the best of all wasis, and his offspring are the best of wasis .

O people! Each prophet's progeny is from his own loins whereas mine is from the loins of Arneerul-Mo'mineen ' Ali.

O people! Iblis caused Adam to be dismissed from the garden through envy; so, do not envy him lest your deeds should be voided and lest your feet should slip away, for Adam was sent down to earth after having committed only one sin, and he was among the elite of Allah's creation. How, then, will be your case, and you being who you are, and among you are enemies of Allah?

Indeed, none hates' Ali except a wretch, and none accepts ' Ali's wilayat except a pious person. None believes in him except a sincere mu'min, and in honor of, Ali was the Chapter of 'Asr (Ch. 103) revealed, I swear to it by Allah: "In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. I swear by time that most surely man is in loss" (Qur'an, 103:1-2) except' Ali who believed and was pleased with the truth and with perseverance.

O people! I have sought Allah to be my Witness and have conveyed my Message to you, and the Messenger is obligated only to clearly convey (his Message).

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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of God, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah cannot have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the opportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of God. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both cannot be differentiated).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

💠 اميرالمومنين علي (سلام الله عليه) مي فرمايد:
🔹اجر و پاداش هيچ مجاهد شهيد بالاتر از كسي نيست كه در شرايط گناه قرار گيرد و گناه نكند، چرا كه خود نگهدارنده از گناه چه بسا فرشته اي از فرشتگان است.

💠حضرت اميرالمومنين امام علے (سلام الله عليه) فرماتے ہیں:
🔹کسی مجاہد شہید کا رتبہ ایسے شخص سے برتر نہیں جو گناہ تو کر سکتا ہے لیکن گناہ نہ کرے اور گناہ سے پرہیز کرے، اس لیے کہ بہت زیادہ امکان ہے عفیف اور پاک دامن انسان فرشتوں میں سے ایک فرشتہ ہے

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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of God, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah cannot have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the opportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of God. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both cannot be differentiated).

📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.

💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴

💠 اميرالمومنين علي (سلام الله عليه) مي فرمايد:
🔹اجر و پاداش هيچ مجاهد شهيد بالاتر از كسي نيست كه در شرايط گناه قرار گيرد و گناه نكند، چرا كه خود نگهدارنده از گناه چه بسا فرشته اي از فرشتگان است.

💠حضرت اميرالمومنين امام علے (سلام الله عليه) فرماتے ہیں:
🔹کسی مجاہد شہید کا رتبہ ایسے شخص سے برتر نہیں جو گناہ تو کر سکتا ہے لیکن گناہ نہ کرے اور گناہ سے پرہیز کرے، اس لیے کہ بہت زیادہ امکان ہے عفیف اور پاک دامن انسان فرشتوں میں سے ایک فرشتہ ہے

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Amirolmominin Ali Alaihissalam says:
💠No hard-doer in the way of God, who becomes martyr will get greater reward than one who is able to do sin but does not sin; most likely one who prevents himself will likely become angel amongst other angels.

Commentary: One who strives for the pleasure of god, even to be extent of offering his life in the way of Allah can not have the same stature in front of Allah as one who has the apportunity to sin, yet avoids for the sake of god. Such a person shares a strong likeness to the angels (to the piont where both can not be differentiated ).
📚Nahjol Balagha Wisdom 474.
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💠امیرالمؤمنین علی علیه السلام يقول:
🔹«ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكا مِنَ المَلائكَةِ
📚 نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۴۷۴
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💠 اميرالمومنين علي (سلام الله عليه):
🔹اجر و پاداش هيچ مجاهد شهيد بالاتر از كسي نيست كه در شرايط گناه قرار ميگيرد ولي گناه نمي كند، چرا كه خود نگهدارنده از گناه چه بسا فرشته اي از فرشتگان است.
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💠 اميرالمومنين على (سلام الله عليه):
🔹کسی مجاہد شہید کا رتبہ ایسے شخص سے برتر نہیں جو گناہ تو کر سکتا ہے لیکن گناہ نہ کرے اور گناہ سے پرہیز کرے، اس لیے کہ بہت زیادہ امکان ہے کہ عفیف اور پاک دامن انسان فرشتوں میں سے ایک فرشتہ ہے
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The last Prophet of God (peace be with him and his progeny) says:
Certainly, Satan is satisfied with you because of small sins, since sins that are not forgiven are those about which the sinner says, I will not be reprimanded for this sin due to its smallness.

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه واله وسلم:
إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ رَضِيَ مِنْكُمْ بِالْمُحَقَّرَاتِ وَ الذَّنْبُ الَّذِي لَا يُغْفَرُ قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ لَا أُؤَاخَذُ بِهَذَا الذَّنْبِ اسْتِصْغَاراً لَهُ

رسول خدا صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم:
ابليس از گناه هاي كوچك شما راضي است، و گناهي كه بخشيده نمي شود گناهي است كه معصيت كننده بگويد من بخاطر كوچكي اين گناه مؤاخذه نمي شوم.


رسول خدا صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم:
ابليس تمہارے ہر چھوٹے گناہ سے راضی ہے اور وہ گناہ جو معاف نہ ہوگا وہ ہے جسے گناہ کار چھوٹا سمجھ کر کہتا ہے کہ اس گناہ پر مجھے کچھ نہیں ہوگا.

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