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Category Archives: Human Perfection
First Sin in Existence
Moving on, in our journey to discovering the goal of humanity’s existence on this Earth and, for those who have been fortunate and capable enough, to explore the ways to knowing and paths to perfection (it is not in everyone’s … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Qur'an, Human Perfection, Islamic Doctrines, Islamic Philosophy, Seyyed Kamal Al Haydari, Tafseer Al Mizan
Tagged Adam & Iblis, Angels, divine unity, goal of life, Human Perfection, human pride and prejudices, Islamic Philosophy and Doctrines, Seyyed Kamal Al Haydari, Tafseer Al Mizan, Tawheed
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Path to Knowledge – Part 4
In this section I will refer to Imam Ali’s (ع) first sermon, taken from his collection of sermons, letters and sayings that are compiled in the book ‘Nahjul Balaghah’ (Peak of Eloquence). In the beginning of this sermon,the Imam (ع) … Continue reading
Posted in Human Perfection, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib ('as), Islamic Philosophy, Seyyed Kamal Al Haydari, Tafseer Al Mizan
Tagged Human Perfection, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib ('as), Islamic Philosophy, knowledge of Allah (swt), Nahjul Balaghah, Seyyed Kamal Al Haydari, Tafseer Al Mizan, Tawhid, tuhaf al uqul
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Mahatma Ghandi: On Western Culture & Knowledge of the Self
From Introduction to My Religion, 1959: ”The Western man can accomplish great feats which according to other nations can be accomplished only by God. But he cannot do one thing. He cannot look into his inner self. This fact alone … Continue reading
Path to Knowledge – Part 3
This is another relevant excerpt from Martyr Mutahhari’s all-encompassing book ‘Man and Universe’, where he touches on the subject of the distinguishing features of Islam, one of them being the methods to the knowledge of Allah (swt). His work is … Continue reading
Path to Knowledge – Part 2
Before I continue with my discourse on Man’s viceregency, I have to dedicate some posts to one of the most important doctrines in Islam, and that is the Islamic concept of knowledge. In this post, a quote from Martyr Mutahhari’s … Continue reading
Path to Knowledge – Part 1
I mentioned briefly before that viceregency is on several levels, depending on the relative knowledge of the Names, the highest being knowledge of all the Names, which is the position of absolute viceregency. تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم … Continue reading
Meaning of ‘the Names’
قُلْنَا اهْبِطُواْ مِنْهَا جَمِيعاً فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ We said: “Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My … Continue reading
Qualities & Characteristics of Allah’s Viceroys
Continuing in our discourse on the subject of Human Viceregency, and the verse ‘Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: “I will create a vicegerent on earth..’ (Al-Baqarah:30), I concluded the last post by explaining how Adam had a special … Continue reading
Mercy to the Worlds: Celebrating the Birth of the Holy Prophet (sa’aw) & Imam Al-Sadiq (‘a)
written by AIM After Prophet Jesus, God sent Muhammad as the Final Prophet and Messenger of God. With his prophethood, the process of guidance reached its peak and perfection. Prophet Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca in Arabia … Continue reading
Mercy Unto the Worlds
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures [Al-Anbiya:107] He is the superior-most messenger of Allah. The glory of the divinity of the Lord manifests, reflects and radiates in him to maximum … Continue reading
Advice (Wasiyyah) to Abu Dharr by Prophet Muhammad (sa’aw)
Here I give an excerpt of the advice given by the Holy Prophet (sa’aw) to Abu Dharr Al Ghifarri, a close companion and ‘adobted’ family member of his Infallible Household. Oh Abu Dharr! “Worship Allah as if You see Him … Continue reading
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Tagged advice to abu dharr, muhammad (sa'aw), wasiyyah
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Remembering and renewing our allegiance to you, oh Master of Martyrs
Today, the 20th day of the Islamic Lunar Month of Safar, coincides with the commemoration and tribute to the Arba’een of our leader and loved one and ‘son’ of the Holy Prophet, Imam Hussein Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib (‘a). … Continue reading
Adam viz. Iblis (Satan)
Following on from my last post on the subject of Man’s viceregency on Earth, we need a definition for the word viceregent. In the Arabic language the word viceregent is Khalifah, and is derived from the word khalfah or khalafah, … Continue reading
Adam the Viceregent viz. The Angels
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ خَلِيفَةً۬ۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَتَجۡعَلُ فِيہَا مَن يُفۡسِدُ فِيہَا وَيَسۡفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحۡنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعۡلَمُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ (٣٠) وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَہُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسۡمَآءِ … Continue reading
Travelling for the sake of travelling
إن مجرد التنقل من بلد إلى بلد ، بدعوى الاصطياف ، لا يُعدّ أمراً محموداً في حد نفسه ، ليبذل في مقابله الأموال الطائلة ، إذا لم تكن له ثمرة فاعلة في الحياة ، فلا بد أن تكون السياحة إما … Continue reading →