🔻Why is it appealing for people to become familiar with famous people’s perspectives?
🔻God tells us His way of looking at matters in the Quran.
👉🏼 Perspective (3)
🔸God tells us His #way_of_looking at matters in the Quran. It is saddening that it is as if it is not important for many of us to know God’s perspective and way of looking at different matters!
🔸Usually one of the most appealing TV shows is an interview with a famous or popular actor. Many want to know his perspective and way of looking at different matters in this interview. Why do they want to know his outlook? Because they have felt a #fondness for him at times. That’s it! The actor is told, “Say what you want comfortably.” He is sitting in front of the camera and says, “I don’t like meat stew...”
🔸We listen to famous people’s way of looking at things, but we do not pay much attention to #God Who insists on conveying His perspective and way of looking at matters to us in the #Quran! Let’s see God’s way of looking at matters as a human being and with curiosity and interest.
🔸See God’s perspective in the Quran. God conveys His way of looking at matters in the Quran. For example, about those who have knowledge but they do not use it, He says, “(They) are like donkeys laden with books!” [Quran 62:5]
🔻[“God’s Proposal to Us” is the name of the video clip, which is related to this text. You may see this clip at:
📎 https://youtu.be/UfDivs3RDPM]
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🔻God tells us His way of looking at matters in the Quran.
👉🏼 Perspective (3)
🔸God tells us His #way_of_looking at matters in the Quran. It is saddening that it is as if it is not important for many of us to know God’s perspective and way of looking at different matters!
🔸Usually one of the most appealing TV shows is an interview with a famous or popular actor. Many want to know his perspective and way of looking at different matters in this interview. Why do they want to know his outlook? Because they have felt a #fondness for him at times. That’s it! The actor is told, “Say what you want comfortably.” He is sitting in front of the camera and says, “I don’t like meat stew...”
🔸We listen to famous people’s way of looking at things, but we do not pay much attention to #God Who insists on conveying His perspective and way of looking at matters to us in the #Quran! Let’s see God’s way of looking at matters as a human being and with curiosity and interest.
🔸See God’s perspective in the Quran. God conveys His way of looking at matters in the Quran. For example, about those who have knowledge but they do not use it, He says, “(They) are like donkeys laden with books!” [Quran 62:5]
🔻[“God’s Proposal to Us” is the name of the video clip, which is related to this text. You may see this clip at:
📎 https://youtu.be/UfDivs3RDPM]
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God’s Proposal to Us | Ali Reza Panahian
God’s Proposal to Us
When two people are talking about getting married, they say, “What do you think about the Fall?” “I don’t like the Fall. What about you?” “I like it very much.” “Wow! What mutual understanding we have!”
There is always a gap between…
When two people are talking about getting married, they say, “What do you think about the Fall?” “I don’t like the Fall. What about you?” “I like it very much.” “Wow! What mutual understanding we have!”
There is always a gap between…
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🔻Sometimes God corrects our way of looking at things with a tragedy or by removing a blessing.
🔻Be careful that your perspective is not mistaken. Sometimes we have to tolerate much suffering for it to be corrected!
👉🏼 Perspective (4)
🔸Satan works on us till the end of our lives to try to ruin our #perspective. We should not accept just anyone’s perspective. We should know who this person is who is transferring his perspective to us and how his perspective is.
🔸We should be careful that our way of looking at things and our perspective do not become ruined. If our way of looking at things is ruined, we sometimes have to tolerate much pain and suffering for it to be corrected.
🔸Sometimes #God wants to tell His servant, “This problem of yours is not a big problem.” However, the servant does not accept and says, “But, it is very big!” Therefore, God brings up a #big_problem for him to understand what a big problem is! Sometimes with a difficult test, you understand that your way of looking at things is wrong and that you should fix your perspective.
🔸Sometimes we have a #great_blessing but we do not believe that it is a great blessing. Therefore, by removing that blessing, God changes our perspective. Then, we understand what a great blessing it was.
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🔻Be careful that your perspective is not mistaken. Sometimes we have to tolerate much suffering for it to be corrected!
👉🏼 Perspective (4)
🔸Satan works on us till the end of our lives to try to ruin our #perspective. We should not accept just anyone’s perspective. We should know who this person is who is transferring his perspective to us and how his perspective is.
🔸We should be careful that our way of looking at things and our perspective do not become ruined. If our way of looking at things is ruined, we sometimes have to tolerate much pain and suffering for it to be corrected.
🔸Sometimes #God wants to tell His servant, “This problem of yours is not a big problem.” However, the servant does not accept and says, “But, it is very big!” Therefore, God brings up a #big_problem for him to understand what a big problem is! Sometimes with a difficult test, you understand that your way of looking at things is wrong and that you should fix your perspective.
🔸Sometimes we have a #great_blessing but we do not believe that it is a great blessing. Therefore, by removing that blessing, God changes our perspective. Then, we understand what a great blessing it was.
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🌙 Let’s taste the sweetness of God’s Banquet. (5)
👉🏼 Perhaps in this way we can become more hopeful.
🔸After each act of negligence and sin, the first thing that is hurt is that we think we have become #degraded in front of #God, He does not love us, and He will not look at us anymore. No one can easily convince us that God is always worried for us, He loves us, and we have not lost Him yet. Perhaps the environment of this Banquet can better our belief about God’s kindness and increase our #hope for becoming better.
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👉🏼 Perhaps in this way we can become more hopeful.
🔸After each act of negligence and sin, the first thing that is hurt is that we think we have become #degraded in front of #God, He does not love us, and He will not look at us anymore. No one can easily convince us that God is always worried for us, He loves us, and we have not lost Him yet. Perhaps the environment of this Banquet can better our belief about God’s kindness and increase our #hope for becoming better.
#AlirezaPanahian
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🌙 Let’s taste the sweetness of God’s Banquet. (8)
👉🏼 A forced banquet is a combination of God’s affection and greatness.
🔸No matter how much #God has waited for us to move towards Him ourselves, we have not gone to Him. Therefore, He has invited us Himself so that this fondness will grow in us and we will not be afraid anymore. This is so that in the future He can bring us back to Himself again using this good memory we will have and pull us to return to be able to repeat this sweet experience. to return to be able to repeat this sweet experience.
🔸 A forced banquet is a combination of God’s #affection and #greatness, which He has towards His servants. God has given us enough freedom and choice to become good, but we have ruined this opportunity so much that it is time for us to accept for God to pull us a step towards Himself. Of course, He will release us again a little later.
🔸If anyone thinks that it was better if this #Banquet was optional, let him come when the month of #Ramadan is finishing and stop the #tears of the people who have fasted and of God’s guests who were forced to come. It is not true that #force is never beautiful or suitable. Sometimes in the highest degrees of affection in the lives of us human beings, force is beautiful.
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👉🏼 A forced banquet is a combination of God’s affection and greatness.
🔸No matter how much #God has waited for us to move towards Him ourselves, we have not gone to Him. Therefore, He has invited us Himself so that this fondness will grow in us and we will not be afraid anymore. This is so that in the future He can bring us back to Himself again using this good memory we will have and pull us to return to be able to repeat this sweet experience. to return to be able to repeat this sweet experience.
🔸 A forced banquet is a combination of God’s #affection and #greatness, which He has towards His servants. God has given us enough freedom and choice to become good, but we have ruined this opportunity so much that it is time for us to accept for God to pull us a step towards Himself. Of course, He will release us again a little later.
🔸If anyone thinks that it was better if this #Banquet was optional, let him come when the month of #Ramadan is finishing and stop the #tears of the people who have fasted and of God’s guests who were forced to come. It is not true that #force is never beautiful or suitable. Sometimes in the highest degrees of affection in the lives of us human beings, force is beautiful.
#AlirezaPanahian
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🔻 If we do not have the power to “change our thinking,” what will we be faced with when dying?
🔸One part of controlling our minds involves #changing our #thinking from matters, which we often naturally pay attention to. Of course, this is very hard to do, because there are many concerns that deeply engross a person’s thinking.
🔸Human beings are selfish creatures. When people have pains or problems, they do not think about anything else! That is why it has been said in the traditions to be careful that Satan doesn’t take away your #faith at the moment when you are dying. Because, that moment is the peak of a person’s pain.
🔸At that moment when we are dying, Satan entices us, “See, #God is taking away your life. God is doing this!” He tries to make people disbelievers at that moment when they are dying. He wants to create anger and animosity in people’s hearts toward God.
🔸The #likings that you have in this world but you think this is not important, will come to your mind at the moment when you are #dying! They will become big and important for you. Therefore, you are not able to detach yourself and leave these likings behind!
🔸The difficulty of dying is due to your attention becoming separated from your worldly likings. It is a terrifying moment. However, a person who is used to #crying for Husayn (as) has a great asset. Whenever a person thinks about him, he/she forgets him/herself. This is #Husayn…
#AlirezaPanahian
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🔸One part of controlling our minds involves #changing our #thinking from matters, which we often naturally pay attention to. Of course, this is very hard to do, because there are many concerns that deeply engross a person’s thinking.
🔸Human beings are selfish creatures. When people have pains or problems, they do not think about anything else! That is why it has been said in the traditions to be careful that Satan doesn’t take away your #faith at the moment when you are dying. Because, that moment is the peak of a person’s pain.
🔸At that moment when we are dying, Satan entices us, “See, #God is taking away your life. God is doing this!” He tries to make people disbelievers at that moment when they are dying. He wants to create anger and animosity in people’s hearts toward God.
🔸The #likings that you have in this world but you think this is not important, will come to your mind at the moment when you are #dying! They will become big and important for you. Therefore, you are not able to detach yourself and leave these likings behind!
🔸The difficulty of dying is due to your attention becoming separated from your worldly likings. It is a terrifying moment. However, a person who is used to #crying for Husayn (as) has a great asset. Whenever a person thinks about him, he/she forgets him/herself. This is #Husayn…
#AlirezaPanahian
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