📷 Passive Devoutness and Active Devoutness
Some people are passively devout, because they do not like to go to Hell and be inflicted by the divine wrath. This is their only reason for worshiping. But, some people are actively devout. Their intention is reaching Heaven and gaining God’s satisfaction. Only in active devoutness, can one taste the enjoyment of spirituality and being close to God.
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Some people are passively devout, because they do not like to go to Hell and be inflicted by the divine wrath. This is their only reason for worshiping. But, some people are actively devout. Their intention is reaching Heaven and gaining God’s satisfaction. Only in active devoutness, can one taste the enjoyment of spirituality and being close to God.
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🔸A good spiritual frame of mind means…
🔻Crying is not always a sign of having a good spiritual frame of mind. Crying should arise from a #happy heart. A good spiritual frame of mind does not mean being #sad. It means having a series of very deep and meaningful happy rejoicing! We usually turn to worshiping, praying and crying to God when we feel unhappy and problems have overcome us. In fact, when you are full of happiness and vitality, you should pray and worship so that you can thank God.
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means certitude and not having anxiety! The first step to gain a good spiritual frame of mind is to #trust_in_God. “Remembrance of God certainly brings comfort to all hearts.” (Qur’an 13:28) Become #calm by #remembering_God so that your anxieties will be resolved. Ayatollah Bahjat said, “If we trusted in God as much a child trusts in his or her mother, we would not have any #problems!”
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means seeing God’s Grandeur and enjoying His Greatness and Glory. “Allahu Akbar” means, “God You are so Great and Glorious!
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means #enjoying being in God’s embrace, just like children who are pleased when they are among strangers and then go to their parent’s embrace!
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means tasting the sweetness of remembering God and not tasting the sadness caused by miseries!
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🔻Crying is not always a sign of having a good spiritual frame of mind. Crying should arise from a #happy heart. A good spiritual frame of mind does not mean being #sad. It means having a series of very deep and meaningful happy rejoicing! We usually turn to worshiping, praying and crying to God when we feel unhappy and problems have overcome us. In fact, when you are full of happiness and vitality, you should pray and worship so that you can thank God.
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means certitude and not having anxiety! The first step to gain a good spiritual frame of mind is to #trust_in_God. “Remembrance of God certainly brings comfort to all hearts.” (Qur’an 13:28) Become #calm by #remembering_God so that your anxieties will be resolved. Ayatollah Bahjat said, “If we trusted in God as much a child trusts in his or her mother, we would not have any #problems!”
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means seeing God’s Grandeur and enjoying His Greatness and Glory. “Allahu Akbar” means, “God You are so Great and Glorious!
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means #enjoying being in God’s embrace, just like children who are pleased when they are among strangers and then go to their parent’s embrace!
🔻A good spiritual frame of mind means tasting the sweetness of remembering God and not tasting the sadness caused by miseries!
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📷 The Imam of the Heart
In the same way that the Imam (‘a) ruling society establishes justice, the Imam ruling the heart of a person causes him to achieve spiritual balance and excellence. If the most important liking in your heart is for the Imam (‘a), in fact the Imam is ruling over your heart. He will fill your heart with wisdom and justice.
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In the same way that the Imam (‘a) ruling society establishes justice, the Imam ruling the heart of a person causes him to achieve spiritual balance and excellence. If the most important liking in your heart is for the Imam (‘a), in fact the Imam is ruling over your heart. He will fill your heart with wisdom and justice.
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🎦 Be a contestant.
🔻How can we deal with the stress of winning and the discomfort of losing?
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🔻How can we deal with the stress of winning and the discomfort of losing?
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📷 Who should we change?
A person can change himself or herself, and he or she has been created to gain the power to change. Because of the value of changing, human beings have been created incomplete. However, it is interesting that instead of changing ourselves, we usually only want to change others. In addition, we usually just want to resolve the defects of our environment instead of resolving our own defects.
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A person can change himself or herself, and he or she has been created to gain the power to change. Because of the value of changing, human beings have been created incomplete. However, it is interesting that instead of changing ourselves, we usually only want to change others. In addition, we usually just want to resolve the defects of our environment instead of resolving our own defects.
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📚 Part 26 of the book “#How_to_pray_a_good_prayer,” by #AlirezaPanahian. (Under translation.)
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📕 A verse about which we only know the first half!
📌 People who fear to stand in the presence of their Lord, will meet God.
📌 “Neither are You a God, nor am I Your servant!”
💠 A person who hasn’t realized God’s Greatness within his heart will enjoy some when people tell him about God’s Kindness. But, he will not be able to answer to this kindness. A person who hasn’t realized God’s Greatness within his heart, is not able to understand God’s Kindness towards himself correctly and to answer to this kindness. If we want to understand God’s Kindness and for this Kindness to affect us, God’s Greatness should enter our hearts first.
💠 There is a verse of the Holy Qur’an, which everyone has heard the first half of, “Call upon Me, I will answer you.” Everyone knows this part of the verse, because it is full of kindness. Usually, all of us know the “kind verses,” but many don’t know the rest of this verse. Why? Because, the rest of the verse talks about God’s Greatness and says, “Surely those who are too proud for My service shall soon enter hell abased.”
💠 This is God, Who talks about His Greatness in different parts of the Qur’an. In your opinion, if God talks about His Own Greatness and shows His Greatness, then no one will go towards Him or love him? Actually, loving God starts from seeing the Greatness of the Lord’s position. Which types of people will meet God? “And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord…” (Qur’an, 79:40)
💠 Now, pay attention to the meaning of the verse again. At first, God says, “Call upon Me, I will answer you.” Then, immediately it says, “Those who are proud and don’t come to Me and don’t ask for anything from Me, if I take others to Hell in a regular way, I will take them humiliated due to their arrogance.” In fact, it means, “I am your God, Who is saying to call Me so that I will answer you. But, you have put your head down and not said anything! Or, do you just not care and you leave?” This kind of behaviour is a sign of a person who is arrogant in front of God.
💠 When you go to a memorial ceremony, if a child offers you a date to eat and says, “Help yourself,” you won’t ignore him carelessly, because it is not polite. This is the case even though the one who is standing in front of you is just a child. Even if you don’t want any dates, you say, “Thank you very much. I don’t want any. Thank you.”
You will answer something to him. Now, God with His Greatness and Glory has come in front of you and says, “Ask Me for something so that I will give it to you!” But, you have put your head down and are passing by carelessly? So, are you being arrogant to God? Are you refusing God’s Kindness? Are you announcing your satiety?! God doesn’t joke with anyone.
🔹 Continue reading in the next post
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📌 People who fear to stand in the presence of their Lord, will meet God.
📌 “Neither are You a God, nor am I Your servant!”
💠 A person who hasn’t realized God’s Greatness within his heart will enjoy some when people tell him about God’s Kindness. But, he will not be able to answer to this kindness. A person who hasn’t realized God’s Greatness within his heart, is not able to understand God’s Kindness towards himself correctly and to answer to this kindness. If we want to understand God’s Kindness and for this Kindness to affect us, God’s Greatness should enter our hearts first.
💠 There is a verse of the Holy Qur’an, which everyone has heard the first half of, “Call upon Me, I will answer you.” Everyone knows this part of the verse, because it is full of kindness. Usually, all of us know the “kind verses,” but many don’t know the rest of this verse. Why? Because, the rest of the verse talks about God’s Greatness and says, “Surely those who are too proud for My service shall soon enter hell abased.”
💠 This is God, Who talks about His Greatness in different parts of the Qur’an. In your opinion, if God talks about His Own Greatness and shows His Greatness, then no one will go towards Him or love him? Actually, loving God starts from seeing the Greatness of the Lord’s position. Which types of people will meet God? “And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord…” (Qur’an, 79:40)
💠 Now, pay attention to the meaning of the verse again. At first, God says, “Call upon Me, I will answer you.” Then, immediately it says, “Those who are proud and don’t come to Me and don’t ask for anything from Me, if I take others to Hell in a regular way, I will take them humiliated due to their arrogance.” In fact, it means, “I am your God, Who is saying to call Me so that I will answer you. But, you have put your head down and not said anything! Or, do you just not care and you leave?” This kind of behaviour is a sign of a person who is arrogant in front of God.
💠 When you go to a memorial ceremony, if a child offers you a date to eat and says, “Help yourself,” you won’t ignore him carelessly, because it is not polite. This is the case even though the one who is standing in front of you is just a child. Even if you don’t want any dates, you say, “Thank you very much. I don’t want any. Thank you.”
You will answer something to him. Now, God with His Greatness and Glory has come in front of you and says, “Ask Me for something so that I will give it to you!” But, you have put your head down and are passing by carelessly? So, are you being arrogant to God? Are you refusing God’s Kindness? Are you announcing your satiety?! God doesn’t joke with anyone.
🔹 Continue reading in the next post
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📕 A verse about which we only know the first half!
🔷 (Section B, continued from the previous post)
💠Do you know why a ritual prayer isn’t accepted without its recommended supplications, which are read after it? Because, God tells you after the prayer, “My servant, did you pray? Did you obey My commands fearfully? Did you carry out My order? Good job! Now, you have an accepted prayer before Me. Ask Me, so that I may give you.” Then, suddenly God looks and sees that His servant is getting up from his prayer mat and leaving without asking for anything! What does this mean? Isn’t this ignoring God? Isn’t this being arrogant and announcing that a person has no need of God?
💠 The Holy Prophet of God (s) said, “About a person who doesn’t read the recommended supplications after the prayer and doesn’t ask God for anything, God tells His angels, ‘O My angels, look at My servant. He carried out My command but didn’t ask Me for anything. It is as if he has no need of Me. Take his prayer and strike him in his face with it. Why does a servant who has no need of Me come to carry out My command? With this action does he want to say, “Neither are You a God, nor am I Your servant”?!’”
💠 Not supplicating Him and not asking for our needs in a place where God has said, “If you ask for a need, I will answer you,” is being impolite towards the God of the Universe.
[To be continued…]
📚 Part 26 of the book “How to pray a good prayer,” by Alireza Panahian. (Under translation.)
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🔷 (Section B, continued from the previous post)
💠Do you know why a ritual prayer isn’t accepted without its recommended supplications, which are read after it? Because, God tells you after the prayer, “My servant, did you pray? Did you obey My commands fearfully? Did you carry out My order? Good job! Now, you have an accepted prayer before Me. Ask Me, so that I may give you.” Then, suddenly God looks and sees that His servant is getting up from his prayer mat and leaving without asking for anything! What does this mean? Isn’t this ignoring God? Isn’t this being arrogant and announcing that a person has no need of God?
💠 The Holy Prophet of God (s) said, “About a person who doesn’t read the recommended supplications after the prayer and doesn’t ask God for anything, God tells His angels, ‘O My angels, look at My servant. He carried out My command but didn’t ask Me for anything. It is as if he has no need of Me. Take his prayer and strike him in his face with it. Why does a servant who has no need of Me come to carry out My command? With this action does he want to say, “Neither are You a God, nor am I Your servant”?!’”
💠 Not supplicating Him and not asking for our needs in a place where God has said, “If you ask for a need, I will answer you,” is being impolite towards the God of the Universe.
[To be continued…]
📚 Part 26 of the book “How to pray a good prayer,” by Alireza Panahian. (Under translation.)
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📷 The Basic Issue
If a person is involved with an important and very vital subject, his friends try to resolve his small and secondary needs so that he will be able to take care of this basic issue. If we are involved with a big issue, named getting close to God, God will resolve our small issues so that we can take care of our basic issue.
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If a person is involved with an important and very vital subject, his friends try to resolve his small and secondary needs so that he will be able to take care of this basic issue. If we are involved with a big issue, named getting close to God, God will resolve our small issues so that we can take care of our basic issue.
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🔻Your Response to Our Invitation
🔸A follower from Reunion Island
👉🏼Share your opinion with us!
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🔸A follower from Reunion Island
👉🏼Share your opinion with us!
#AlirezaPanahian
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🔻Your Response to Our Invitation
🔸A follower from Reunion Island
🔸I live in Reunion Island, a French department located in the Indian Ocean. I have a Master in Sciences of Language.
🔻 Which topic was more useful to you?
🔸Everything about Tawakkul and true success.
How to win against useless worrying and achieve tranquility of the spirit.
How to be more thankful and have a positive outlook on life, to be satisfied of all the blessings we already enjoy, Alhamdulillah.
Also everything about Ahlul Bayt is more than welcome and always a pleasure to learn.
The lectures helped me get better in these fields because they are encouraging and engage both the heart and the mind.
🔻How much where these topics able to open a new outlook for your religious thinking?
🔸I feel closer to Allah and have been very touched by how the Cheikh describe Allah's Love for us, it feels so reassuring and strengthen one's faith. I see each one of them as precious treasures and spiritual food of good quality.
I also think that it's great that these lectures can benefit almost everyone, even non-Muslim, because it treats of global themes that everyone can be confronted with, not specific things that need prior knowledge of some technical details.
👉🏼Share your opinion with us!
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🔸A follower from Reunion Island
🔸I live in Reunion Island, a French department located in the Indian Ocean. I have a Master in Sciences of Language.
🔻 Which topic was more useful to you?
🔸Everything about Tawakkul and true success.
How to win against useless worrying and achieve tranquility of the spirit.
How to be more thankful and have a positive outlook on life, to be satisfied of all the blessings we already enjoy, Alhamdulillah.
Also everything about Ahlul Bayt is more than welcome and always a pleasure to learn.
The lectures helped me get better in these fields because they are encouraging and engage both the heart and the mind.
🔻How much where these topics able to open a new outlook for your religious thinking?
🔸I feel closer to Allah and have been very touched by how the Cheikh describe Allah's Love for us, it feels so reassuring and strengthen one's faith. I see each one of them as precious treasures and spiritual food of good quality.
I also think that it's great that these lectures can benefit almost everyone, even non-Muslim, because it treats of global themes that everyone can be confronted with, not specific things that need prior knowledge of some technical details.
👉🏼Share your opinion with us!
#AlirezaPanahian
✅ @PanahianEN
📷 Becoming a Real Person
In order to be kind, a person must tolerate unkindness. In order to be a person who seeks justice, one must tolerate injustice towards oneself. In order to serve others, one must tolerate not being thanked. Becoming a real person requires tolerance and capacity!
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In order to be kind, a person must tolerate unkindness. In order to be a person who seeks justice, one must tolerate injustice towards oneself. In order to serve others, one must tolerate not being thanked. Becoming a real person requires tolerance and capacity!
#AlirezaPanahian
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📷 The Most Marvelous Phenomenon in the World
The most marvelous phenomenon in the world is not the greatness of God’s creatures, because they are from God’s Power and this is not that surprising. What is more astonishing in this world, more than any other subject, is the abundant fondness of this Great and Powerful God for human beings, which has caused Him to create the whole world for human beings. And, He has put all His Friends and angels at this person’s service.
#AlirezaPanahian
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The most marvelous phenomenon in the world is not the greatness of God’s creatures, because they are from God’s Power and this is not that surprising. What is more astonishing in this world, more than any other subject, is the abundant fondness of this Great and Powerful God for human beings, which has caused Him to create the whole world for human beings. And, He has put all His Friends and angels at this person’s service.
#AlirezaPanahian
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🌺 Congratulations on the anniversary of the birth of Imam Hasan Askari ('a), the father of the awaited Saviour ('a.j.).
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📷 The Last Duties of the People Who Are Awaiting the Imam (‘a.j.)
One of the last duties of the people who are awaiting the Imam (‘a.j.) is to be ready to have a powerful Imam. Throughout history, the believers have grown accustomed to the description of the “Friends of God” as being oppressed. That is why it is difficult for shallow people to be able to change this mentality when hearing of a powerful Imam. Although we will have an innocent and powerful Imam after the reappearance, some people cannot tolerate this power.
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One of the last duties of the people who are awaiting the Imam (‘a.j.) is to be ready to have a powerful Imam. Throughout history, the believers have grown accustomed to the description of the “Friends of God” as being oppressed. That is why it is difficult for shallow people to be able to change this mentality when hearing of a powerful Imam. Although we will have an innocent and powerful Imam after the reappearance, some people cannot tolerate this power.
#AlirezaPanahian
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📷 Our Quota of Enjoyment in this World
If we believe that our quota of enjoyment will never get decreased, and that we will receive our quota according to the divine decree, we will never sin. Whatever we will get by sinning, will come to us even better by moving on the right way. Sinning only decreases our quota of enjoyment, while moving on the right way even increases our quota.
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If we believe that our quota of enjoyment will never get decreased, and that we will receive our quota according to the divine decree, we will never sin. Whatever we will get by sinning, will come to us even better by moving on the right way. Sinning only decreases our quota of enjoyment, while moving on the right way even increases our quota.
#AlirezaPanahian
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