🔻A person cannot do everything that he/she appears to have the authority to do.
🔻The intention of a believer is better than his/her actions..
👉🏼 Destiny (3)
🔸We cannot #change everything with our own authority. Changes can only take place within the limits set by God. Even in the places where we apparently have #authority and want to act, we still cannot do all the things we want to do.
🔸A person cannot do everything that he/she appears to have the authority to do. For example, a person is not able to carry out every crime that he/she wishes to do. Because the #destinies determined by God should allow him/her to commit that crime. Some people who commit some bad deeds and crimes may be resurrected with the pharaohs even though they did not even rule over a small village in this world! This is due to the fact that in this short time and opportunities that they had in this world, they did all the bad deeds and crimes that were possible for them and that they were able to do. [If they had been given the opportunities of a pharaoh, they would have behaved as he did.]
🔸The same thing is true about good people. For example, a person is not a very good person in appearances or does not do many extra worship acts that much. However, God gives him/her a number of small opportunities and he/she manifests his pure, internal being in these limited cases. God will resurrect him/her with the Friends of God and the great martyrs.
🔸The Holy Prophet of God (s) said, “The #intention of a believer is better than his/her actions, and the intention of a hypocrite is worse than his/her actions. Each person acts in accordance with his/her intention.” [Kafi, vol. 3, p. 218] Great scholars have interpreted this tradition in this way that a believer intends to do many good actions that he/she may not be able to do in practice. Therefore, the intention of a believer is always higher and better than his/her actions. On the other hand, an unbeliever intends to do many bad deeds that he/she is not able to do in action.
#Most_Determining_Factor
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🔻The intention of a believer is better than his/her actions..
👉🏼 Destiny (3)
🔸We cannot #change everything with our own authority. Changes can only take place within the limits set by God. Even in the places where we apparently have #authority and want to act, we still cannot do all the things we want to do.
🔸A person cannot do everything that he/she appears to have the authority to do. For example, a person is not able to carry out every crime that he/she wishes to do. Because the #destinies determined by God should allow him/her to commit that crime. Some people who commit some bad deeds and crimes may be resurrected with the pharaohs even though they did not even rule over a small village in this world! This is due to the fact that in this short time and opportunities that they had in this world, they did all the bad deeds and crimes that were possible for them and that they were able to do. [If they had been given the opportunities of a pharaoh, they would have behaved as he did.]
🔸The same thing is true about good people. For example, a person is not a very good person in appearances or does not do many extra worship acts that much. However, God gives him/her a number of small opportunities and he/she manifests his pure, internal being in these limited cases. God will resurrect him/her with the Friends of God and the great martyrs.
🔸The Holy Prophet of God (s) said, “The #intention of a believer is better than his/her actions, and the intention of a hypocrite is worse than his/her actions. Each person acts in accordance with his/her intention.” [Kafi, vol. 3, p. 218] Great scholars have interpreted this tradition in this way that a believer intends to do many good actions that he/she may not be able to do in practice. Therefore, the intention of a believer is always higher and better than his/her actions. On the other hand, an unbeliever intends to do many bad deeds that he/she is not able to do in action.
#Most_Determining_Factor
✅ @PanahianEN
🔲 God says the ability to control our mind is very valuable.
🔲 There are techniques in our worshipping for controlling our mind.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (2)
➖ Controlling our #mind is an inward behaviour that results in one gaining spiritual power. If a person gains spiritual power, he will become more knowledgeable and creative. There is no enjoyment like the enjoyment of being #creative.
➖ God says the ability to #control our mind is very valuable. Our worship acts help us to control our mind. For example, it is recommended to wake up before dawn when a person’s mind is free. It’s a good opportunity for us to think and focus.
➖ There are techniques in our worshipping for controlling our mind. For example, why is prayer a repetitive task? God has designed it this way for us to control our mind. He wants us to not be drawn to other distractions and to concentrate on one topic by controlling our mind so that this power will increase. It is important for a person to be able to focus on one subject, not that others push him to focus on something.
➖ It is not good if others control our mind. Of course, if the One controlling our mind is God, this is great! When He works on your mind, the power of your mind will increase. Let the Qur’an attract your attention too and see what happens! One time it will pull your attention toward Heaven, another time toward Hell, etc. Let’s become entertained with the Qur’an.
➖ Controlling our mind is so important and effective that when a person pays attention to a subject, he affects the attention of those around him too. So it is recommended to sit with those who are attentive.
➖ An important part of controlling our mind is #intention. Half of each intention is related to our heart and the other half to our mind, because the heart’s desires are reviewed in the mind. Our intentions are a combination of our mind and our interests. We may say an intention is formed in the heart, but it’s controlled by the mind. Sometimes we have weak, good interests, but the mind can bring them out. Then we can strengthen these good #interests that were lost within us.
✅ @PanahianEN
🔲 There are techniques in our worshipping for controlling our mind.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (2)
➖ Controlling our #mind is an inward behaviour that results in one gaining spiritual power. If a person gains spiritual power, he will become more knowledgeable and creative. There is no enjoyment like the enjoyment of being #creative.
➖ God says the ability to #control our mind is very valuable. Our worship acts help us to control our mind. For example, it is recommended to wake up before dawn when a person’s mind is free. It’s a good opportunity for us to think and focus.
➖ There are techniques in our worshipping for controlling our mind. For example, why is prayer a repetitive task? God has designed it this way for us to control our mind. He wants us to not be drawn to other distractions and to concentrate on one topic by controlling our mind so that this power will increase. It is important for a person to be able to focus on one subject, not that others push him to focus on something.
➖ It is not good if others control our mind. Of course, if the One controlling our mind is God, this is great! When He works on your mind, the power of your mind will increase. Let the Qur’an attract your attention too and see what happens! One time it will pull your attention toward Heaven, another time toward Hell, etc. Let’s become entertained with the Qur’an.
➖ Controlling our mind is so important and effective that when a person pays attention to a subject, he affects the attention of those around him too. So it is recommended to sit with those who are attentive.
➖ An important part of controlling our mind is #intention. Half of each intention is related to our heart and the other half to our mind, because the heart’s desires are reviewed in the mind. Our intentions are a combination of our mind and our interests. We may say an intention is formed in the heart, but it’s controlled by the mind. Sometimes we have weak, good interests, but the mind can bring them out. Then we can strengthen these good #interests that were lost within us.
✅ @PanahianEN
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