📷 A Balanced Person
Two things should frighten us; one is the wrath of God, and the other is the smile of Satan’s satisfaction. And, two things should bring hope for us; one is God’s Power in His Love for us, and the other is Satan’s weakness in his hostility towards us. If these two kinds of fear and hope are present in a person, he or she will be very strong and balanced. In addition, he or she will gain much insight and spirituality.
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Two things should frighten us; one is the wrath of God, and the other is the smile of Satan’s satisfaction. And, two things should bring hope for us; one is God’s Power in His Love for us, and the other is Satan’s weakness in his hostility towards us. If these two kinds of fear and hope are present in a person, he or she will be very strong and balanced. In addition, he or she will gain much insight and spirituality.
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📚 Part 24 of the book “#How_to_pray_a_good_prayer,” by #AlirezaPanahian. (Under translation.)
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📕 This is God, He isn’t your childhood friend!
📌 Why should I pray my prayers in Arabic?
📌 Prayer humbles a person.
💠 Which of these will nullify prayer, not pronouncing the sentences of the prayer well, or not crying while praying? Obviously, mispronouncing the sentences will nullify our prayer. So the main thing is to not mispronounce the sentences, and crying is not the main thing.
- Sir! Once I was praying the Morning Prayer, and it was a good prayer too. I was in a good mood! Then I doubted whether it is the first or the second cycle! I prayed an extra cycle just to be sure.
- As soon as you doubt whether you’re in the first cycle or the second cycle, your prayer becomes null and you must pray again.
- Sir! But, I was enjoying the prayer!
- How quickly you become overfriendly with God! You have opened your arms and are saying, “God, hug me!” Be polite when praying! This is God and not your childhood friend!
Each one of us should look at how much time we have spent to pronounce the sentences of the prayer correctly in Arabic!?
- Sir! But why should we pray our prayers in Arabic?
- Excused me. Why should you bow one time and prostrate two times in prayers? Bow one time and do one prostration!
- But, God determines these things!
- So, God determined that too. God has said to recite the prayers in Arabic. Prayer really humbles a person.
💠 Imam Baqir (‘a) said, “Making the minor ablution is one of the limits of the divine limits, [which has been determined] by God to see who will listen to Him and who will disobey Him.” (Osul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 21)
[To be continued…]
📚 Part 24 of the book “How to pray a good prayer,” by Alireza Panahian. (Under translation.)
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📌 Why should I pray my prayers in Arabic?
📌 Prayer humbles a person.
💠 Which of these will nullify prayer, not pronouncing the sentences of the prayer well, or not crying while praying? Obviously, mispronouncing the sentences will nullify our prayer. So the main thing is to not mispronounce the sentences, and crying is not the main thing.
- Sir! Once I was praying the Morning Prayer, and it was a good prayer too. I was in a good mood! Then I doubted whether it is the first or the second cycle! I prayed an extra cycle just to be sure.
- As soon as you doubt whether you’re in the first cycle or the second cycle, your prayer becomes null and you must pray again.
- Sir! But, I was enjoying the prayer!
- How quickly you become overfriendly with God! You have opened your arms and are saying, “God, hug me!” Be polite when praying! This is God and not your childhood friend!
Each one of us should look at how much time we have spent to pronounce the sentences of the prayer correctly in Arabic!?
- Sir! But why should we pray our prayers in Arabic?
- Excused me. Why should you bow one time and prostrate two times in prayers? Bow one time and do one prostration!
- But, God determines these things!
- So, God determined that too. God has said to recite the prayers in Arabic. Prayer really humbles a person.
💠 Imam Baqir (‘a) said, “Making the minor ablution is one of the limits of the divine limits, [which has been determined] by God to see who will listen to Him and who will disobey Him.” (Osul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 21)
[To be continued…]
📚 Part 24 of the book “How to pray a good prayer,” by Alireza Panahian. (Under translation.)
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📷 Capacity
Facilities can disable human being’s talents and eliminate order. Variety can ruin a person’s concentration, and abundance can bring forgetfulness. I don’t want to praise poverty and limitations, but a person needs to have the capacity to have facilities. Some people lose self-control of their soul and behavior by just owning a cell phone.
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Facilities can disable human being’s talents and eliminate order. Variety can ruin a person’s concentration, and abundance can bring forgetfulness. I don’t want to praise poverty and limitations, but a person needs to have the capacity to have facilities. Some people lose self-control of their soul and behavior by just owning a cell phone.
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📷 The Sweetest Worship Act
Being thankful is the sweetest worship act. How can a person who doesn’t do the sweetest worship act do worship acts, which are mixed with bitterness? For example, they tell a person that if you eat this sweet, you will go to Heaven. However, he doesn’t eat it. How can you expect him to suffer to go to Heaven?
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Being thankful is the sweetest worship act. How can a person who doesn’t do the sweetest worship act do worship acts, which are mixed with bitterness? For example, they tell a person that if you eat this sweet, you will go to Heaven. However, he doesn’t eat it. How can you expect him to suffer to go to Heaven?
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📷 Attraction
If you want to be a devout and enlightened person, you must have control over your heart. You shouldn’t give your heart authority over you! If you want to have attraction, you must disconnect your heart from the world. The world shouldn’t have captured your heart! If you want to be in love, you should give your heart to One. You shouldn’t have given each corner of your heart to just any unworthy person!
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If you want to be a devout and enlightened person, you must have control over your heart. You shouldn’t give your heart authority over you! If you want to have attraction, you must disconnect your heart from the world. The world shouldn’t have captured your heart! If you want to be in love, you should give your heart to One. You shouldn’t have given each corner of your heart to just any unworthy person!
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📷 Understanding Your Endless Grandeur
O God, whatever knowledge You gave me was for me to understand the extent of my ignorance and discover Your infinite Majesty. O God, whatever ability You bestowed upon me was for me to understand the severity of my inability and discover Your infinite Power. Humble me before You as much as the most knowledgeable and most powerful servants.
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O God, whatever knowledge You gave me was for me to understand the extent of my ignorance and discover Your infinite Majesty. O God, whatever ability You bestowed upon me was for me to understand the severity of my inability and discover Your infinite Power. Humble me before You as much as the most knowledgeable and most powerful servants.
#AlirezaPanahian
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📷 Practicing to Meet God
Prayer is practice to meet God. Prayer is an experience in meeting God for good people, and for us it’s a plea to meet God. When we prepare for prayer, we should remember the day when we will meet God. Truly, what a magnificent scene we will face that day! What a wonderful feeling we will have in our hearts! Will God talk with us? How much will they allow us to revel in this visit?
#AlirezaPanahian
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Prayer is practice to meet God. Prayer is an experience in meeting God for good people, and for us it’s a plea to meet God. When we prepare for prayer, we should remember the day when we will meet God. Truly, what a magnificent scene we will face that day! What a wonderful feeling we will have in our hearts! Will God talk with us? How much will they allow us to revel in this visit?
#AlirezaPanahian
✅ @PanahianEN