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It is Allah's Determination to Keep All the Filth Away From Ahlul Bayt [the progeny of Muhammad SAW] (33:33) Welcome to Momineen.com Shia momineen start their new year with remembrance of Imam Hussain A.S, who gave his, his family, and his companions' life for the upbeat of those who have and are suffering from the atrocities of the powerful of this world. His sacrifice carries hope for many. Those humans who declared them selves gods, due to their fractional mundane ownerships, all of them had to leave this world with all their grace and might down the earth and to meet the real God the Allah Subhan-o-ta'allah. Thereafter, only historians wrote about them. But those who stood against such so-called gods, for them Allah created tribes after tribes to remember and pay attributes to their sacrifices He, who cries at the suffering of a victim is the best friend of humanity. Shiite believe in divine light(s) and links between both sides of the worlds. Shiite (the faith) and Shia are under constant watch by 12th Imam. Their Grand Ayatullahs get direct instructions from the living (Shuhodas are alive -Al Quran) 12th Imams and indirectly from all other pious bodies who are no longer among us. That keeps Shia faith on straight path described in Quran as "Siraat-al-Mustaqeem". The purpose of this web site is to propagate the cause of Imamate and voice for justice for all through education and correct faith.
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Muslim by Choice.. The Purpose and Duty of the Muslim BismillahIr-RahmaanIr-Raheem Responsibilities and Duties To the Muslims we have only one very simple thing to say: Understand and fulfil the responsibilities and duties that fall upon you by virtue of your being Muslims. You cannot get away with merely affirming that you are Muslims and that you have accepted God as your only God and Islam as your religion. Rather, as soon as you acknowledge Allah as your only Lord and His guidance as your way of life, you take upon yourselves certain obligations and duties. These obligations you must always remain conscious of, these duties you must always endeavor to discharge. If you evade them, you shall not escape the evil consequences of your conduct in this world or in the Hereafter. What are these duties? They are not merely confined to the affirmation of faith in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgement. Nor are they confined to performing the Prayers, observing the Fasts, going on the Pilgrimage, and paying the Alms. Nor are these duties exhausted by observing the injunctions of Islam relating to marriage, divorce and inheritance. Over and above all these duties, there is one which is the most important: that your lives bear witness to the Truth that you have been given by God before all mankind, the Truth which you believe to be true. The Only Purpose of Existence The Qur'an clearly states that witnessing to the Truth in a manner that would leave mankind with no justifiable ground to deny it is the only purpose behind constituting you as a distinct Ummah (community), named Muslims. And thus We have made you a community of the middle way, so that you may be witnesses [to the Truth] before all mankind, and the Messenger may be witness [to it] before you (al-Baqarah 2: 143). This mission is the sole objective for which your Ummah has been brought into being, it is the raison d'etre of its existence as a society of human beings. Unless you fulfil it you are squandering your life. For this is no ordinary duty; it is a duty enjoined on you by God. It is a Divine command and a Divine call: O believers, be ever steadfast in standing up, for the sake of God, bearing witness to justice (al-Ma'idah 5: 8) . It is not a mere trifle but an emphatic and grave mandate, for Allah also says: And who is a greater wrong-doer than he who suppresses a witness entrusted to him by God (al-Baqarah 2: 140). You have been warned of the consequences of evading this duty. Look at the history of the people of Israel. They too were appointed to stand in the witness-box; but sometimes they suppressed the Truth, and sometimes they witnessed against it. By their conduct, they, in fact, became witnesses to falsehood rather than witnesses to the Truth. The consequence was that God forsook them and a curse fell upon them. And so, humiliation and powerlessness afflicted them, and they earned God's anger (al-Baqarah 2: 61). Witness to the Truth What does this duty of witness imply? Consider it carefully: You have been given Divine guidance, you have been shown the Truth. You must, therefore, establish by your testimony and witness its authenticity and truthfulness before all mankind. This is a testimony that will make the authenticity and truthfulness of Divine guidance self-evident, for all to see, and a witness that will make it clear and indisputable for all people. For this very purpose all the Messengers were sent to the world; this was their primary duty. After them, their followers were entrusted with the same duty. And now the Muslim Ummah, as the successor to the Last Prophet, blessings and peace be on him, is charged with this very mission, just as he was charged with it during his lifetime. How Should We Witness to the Truth? Let us now see in what manner we should discharge our duty of witnessing to the Truth. Witnessing is of two types: one, witness by words, or the word-witness; the other, witness by acts and deeds, or the act-witness. Word-witness In what way should our words witness to the Truth? Through our speech and writing, we should proclaim and explain to the world the guidance that has come to us through God's Messengers. This, in sum, is the word-witness. Employing all possible methods of education, using all possible means of communication and propagation, mastering all knowledge provided by the contemporary arts and sciences, we should inform mankind of the way of life that God has laid down for man. The guidance that Islam gives to humanity in thought and belief, in morality and behavior, in culture and civilization, in economics and business, in jurisprudence and judiciary, in politics and civil administration that is, in all aspects of inter-human relations we should clearly and fully expound before mankind. By rational discourse and convincing evidence, we should establish its truth and soundness. By soundly reasoned critique, we should rebut all that is contrary to the guidance given by God. The task is enormous. Full justice cannot be done to it unless the thought of guiding man to the right path seizes the whole Ummah as completely as it did each Messenger personally. It is essential, too, that this task should become the central objective of all our collective endeavors, that we should commit all our hearts and minds, all of our resources, to this cause. Uppermost in all our actions should be this objective. Under no circumstances should we allow any voice within ourselves to bear witness against the Truth and Divine guidance that we have. Act-witness In what way should our acts and deeds witness to the Truth? For this purpose, the guidance that we hold to be true we must put into practice. Our actions should demonstrate the principles we profess to believe in. Put simply: let our lives speak the truth, and let the world hear it not merely from our lips but also from our deeds; let mankind witness all the blessings that the Divine guidance brings to human life. Let the world taste in our conduct, individual and collective, that sweetness and flavor which only the faith in One God can impart to character and morality. Let the world see what fine examples of humanity are fashioned by Islam, what a just society is established, what a sound social order emerges, what a clean and noble civilization arises, how science, literature, and art flourish and develop on sound lines, what a just economy compassionate and free from conflict is brought about. Indeed, how every aspect of life is set right, developed and enriched. We shall not be doing our duty to this task unless our lives, individual and collective, become a living embodiment of Islam: unless our personal characters are a living proof of its truth, our homes are fragrant with its teachings, our businesses and factories are illuminated by its rules and laws, our schools and institutions are shaped by its ideas and norms, and our literature and media reflect its principles. Indeed until our entire national policy and public life make its truth manifest and self-evident. In short, wherever and whenever any individual or people come in contact with us it is our duty to convince them, by our example, that the principles and teachings which Islam proclaims to be true are indeed true, and that they do improve the quality of human life and raise it to better and higher levels. Aminah.alqaem.org www.aminah.shiahosting.com The True Love The True Love Imam Mohammad al-Baqir said: " Religion is love and love is religion. " Love has its standards. There is love which is insecure and weak, which almost cannot be felt by its owner. There is love which fills the heart of a servant; no free time is spared for activities other than zikr-Allah. There is love which cannot be appeased by prayers, zikr-Allah and good deeds, no matter how much is being done. Imam Jafar al-Sadiq in one of his du'as said: "O' Allah, my hunger for Your love does not make me full, my thirst for Your love does not make me satisfied, how I yearn for The One who protects me without me being able to see Him. " Imam Ali Zainul-'Abedeen in said: "O' Allah, the self that You have strengthened with Your Oneness, will You reduce to insignificance with Your expulsion? the heart already tied with Your love, will You burn with the flames of Your fire?" True love is the binding power of love and hope. Imam Ali Zainul-'Abedeen in his du'a said: " For Your honor, dear Lord if You chase me away, I will remain firm before Your door and I will not stop begging You, as I've learnt of Your kindness and Your compassion and the expanse of Your mercy, who else should a servant come to if not his Master? who else should a servant turn to if not his Creator? Dear Allah, if You tie me up with chains and hold back Your mercy on me before the eyes of Your witnesses, if You cast away my modesty before the eyes of Your servants and command me into hell and You separate me from those who have served You, never, never will I stop hoping and never will I cease longing for Your forgiveness, Your love will never leave my heart. " This is an expression of love and hope so pure, which is uttered by a lover to his Beloved. Even as he is engulfed in hellfire, love and hope bind in the heart of the servant, seeking the mercy of his God to pity him and save him from punishment. Another astounding form of love is painted by Imam Ali in the du'a Kumail: " For Your Honor, dear God and Protector, I pledge my sincerity. if You leave me standing in the middle of earth's inhabitants, I will cry with the tears of those who preserve hope. I will scream with the anguish of those who are helpless. I will not stop calling out for You, wherever You may be. Dear Guardian of all mukminin, Dear Destination of hopes of all 'arifin, Dear Beloved of the lovers of truth, Dear God, the Creator of the universe, You are Most Worthy of all praises. will You listen, dear Lord to the voice of Your servant who is confined because of his disobedience, who is tormented with Your punishments because of his defiance, who is expelled to hell because of sins and vice? he pleads with You, hoping for Your mercy he calls out to You with the tongue of those who acknowledge Your Oneness, he trusts in Your Name, with Your Divinity. Dear Allah, how can he remain in sufferance when he hopes for Your compassion how can hell hurt him when he prays for Your love how can the flames burn him when You hear his pleading voice and You see his pain how can the raging fires swallow him when You know his weakness how can he struggle in it when You recognize his sincerity how can Zabaniah hurl him down when he calls out "Ya Robbi!" how can he beg for Your help and You only ignore him? no. that is not what I think of You it will never be that way with You towards Your faithful servants, only kindness and mercy will You grant them. with confidence I dare say, if not because of Your decision to punish those who oppose You, surely You would have created all fires cool and calm there would not have been a dwelling place for anyone in it but, You are Most Knowledgeable. " The above du'a depicts a servant being confined in the rage of hellfire. The servant does not merely give up. Although he is propelled by Zabaniah into hell and has to face punishments, he still comes before Allah with pleas, tears and hopes. When Imam Ali prays before Allah, he seems like a child who has not discovered his world; his love for his mother is the wall he leans on and a place he relishes. Each time he is trapped in a problem or dangerous situation, he relies on his mother for help. If he does wrong and feels he will be punished by his mother, he will try to seek help from another trusted person for protection. However, he will never obtain the same security he receives from his mother. Eventually, he goes back to his mother. Imam Ali learns to rely on Allah and seek His help at all times. When he feels that Allah is punishing him, he has not the slightest doubt to immediately turn back to Allah in asking for help. Imam Ali Zainul-'Abedeen said:
" This is me, dear Allah seeking shelter in Your mercy. I've so often
avoided You but to You only, have I returned. " 10 Most Wanted! 10 Most Wanted! A great and successful commander always knows his enemies weakness and strength before he engaged in a battle with them. Now as a Muslim to be able to know and identify our enemies will be of an advantage to us to better fight and overcome them. This is a challenging mission and lets us track our 10 most wanted enemies. Here is the list: 1. Enemy Number One - Shaitan (Lanatullah alihi): In
al-Qur'an, Allah (swt) has mentioned numerous times that shaitan is our
true and real enemy. Even our fore-father Nabi Adam a.s. was not spared
by shaitan's wicked and cunning ways. Please
bear in mind that shaitan is working round the clock, all year round
irregardless of seasons, day or night and is most experienced having
lived for decades. All Muslims must fight this enemy and be wary of its
dubious ploy. Shaitan
is with each and every one of us..it is up to us to destroy its
influence by being loyal and obedient only to Allah (swt).....Only
Allah (swt) is our saviour! But
we must learn to recognise the shaitan just listen to his whispering in
your heart for that is the place he loves to reside because he knows
that man is constantly trying to seek his lord with the eyes which do
not perceive him for he is perfect and these eyes are a mere gift for
our own benefit. It is the Heart which sees Allah and recognises his love and majesty we must purify our hearts and rid shaitan who by staying in the heart as if though the idols are in the mosque. 2. Enemy Number Two - Our Nafs (inner self): This
is a real tough "guy"...it is difficult to break this nafs as it dwells
within us.. When we eat they eat, when we drink they drink but when we
are resting they are plotting to destroy us. Those
who succumbs to his own nafs is in a great lost and is most
unfortunate. In al-Qur'an, Allah (swt) condemns those who follow
his/her nafs without any reservation or thought. Our beloved Rasulullah
(s.a.w).recommended fasting as one of the ways to curb our nafs. The
Nafs is what was bestowed by Allah and is therfor the most important
thing we have Allah says in the Quran Every Nafs shall taste death and
we have also read in Quran and numerous Hadeeth that it is the nafs
which will go to heaven and we know much about the spirituality of the
Prophets and the great Awliya and the Vallyallahs. These
people stopped and worked on their Nafs which is no easy task by any
estimation but non the less the Prophet and the imams have prescribed
many remedies for the Diseases of the Nafs its just a matter of man
becoming awoken from his Ignorance and realizing he can cure his many
problems. Stress, worry,sadness, lonliness, aimlesness, selfpity, depression, and the list goes on these are all problems of the Nafs but people dont realise the cause is sin and not being loyal to Allah hence the heavenly nafs is made to go against its Nature and therfore when something is abused or used in a manner not appropriate for it it just begins to decay or break or seize to function or go berzerk all of this pleases Shaitan, man enjoys it whilst it lasts but.?? 3. Enemy Number Three - Our Hearts: The
heart plays the all important role in our well being, be it physically
and/or mentally. Our beloved Rasulullah s.a.w. mentioned that there is
a piece of meat in our body - if it is good, all will be good but if it
is otherwise the rest will suffer and follow suit to destruction. Our heart (intention) is also vital to separate our amal. Is it for Allah (swt) or something else. If
what we do (our ibadah, etc) is only for Allah (swt) then that Muslim
is most lucky and fortunate - remember what we vow in our Salat, "inna
salati wanusuki wamayaya wa mamati lillahi rabbal'alamin". All beside
Allah (swt) is immaterial. There are three types of hearts mentioned in al-Qur'an:- The heart is very sacred we have stored many idols in this heart of ours when in reality this was only the place to recognise and communicate with the beloved and feel the pangs of seperation from Allah but we have found many perverse and unfitting uses for it by god if people knew what this Celestial Jewel reallly was. a) The heart that is alive and well:- this belongs to the Muslims who are steadfast in their ibadah. and are aware of them selves and know exactly what the reaction of each of their actions is. and they recognise the Oneness of Allah and can see his Glory everywhere and pay total homage and allegience to rightly guided and forbid evil and enjoin good. b) The heart that is sick:- this belongs to the Muslims with a weak Iman..they admitted that Allah (swt) is the one and only but their actions are undesirable and against Allah (swt)'s rules and regulations. They fully Hypocrisy and pay full Allegience to the Devil even if they do not realise. their actions always contradict the laws and guidelines of Allah and use flattery and many other gestures to act as muslims but really they are in the wrong camp. c)
The heart that is dead:- this belongs to the non-believers, they know
(or sometime just could not be bothered) that Islam is the true
religion but they totally rejected Islam. Also many muslims have dead hearts liek we have said earlier on the diseases of the heart are many (this does not include physical illness cancer etc) these are te hidded mysteries of the Jewel which can be polished so much that you become one with harmony or you rebel so much that you never ever find that peace which you see in every face accepts yours. 4. Enemy Number Four - This World (al-Dunya): Rasulullah (s) regarded this "world" as an old lady which has limited time and is most horrible. By
comparing this world with an old lady Rasulullah (s.a.w). expected us
to "shun" from it and be mindful of what this "dunya" has to offer. Do
we want a life of "pleasure" in this temporary and deceitful abode or
do we rather forgo this "old lady" and wait for a better lady in
waiting at jannah. Rasulullah
(s.a.w). mentioned that there will be a time when this ummah (us) will
love this world too great to the extend that we are afraid of dying,
na'uzubillah. We
must take what is necessary to sustain our life in order to facilitate
our ibadah to Allah (swt) (zuhud al-dunya) and please remember Allah
(swt) can take us back anytime, anywhere without a moment notice! The Prophet has (s) said the world is a corpse and the humans are Dogs eating of it. Imam
Ali has said this world is a forsaken place its promise is fake and its
glamour and glitter is just a temporary thing it deceives and corrupts
it is a muddy drinking hole. The true beliver said the Prophet (s) to Abu Dharr is he who in this world feels trapped as if a bird is in acage or a person in a prison the true beliver]wants to be freed from this world and reach the beloved in the next realm. 5. Enemy Number Five - Fellow Humans: Now this enemy falls into two categories:- the believers and non-believers. The believers are our own brothers and sisters in Islam but unfortunately sometimes the enemy within us is much more dangerous and their "foul play" is much more devastating. Rasulullah (s.a.w). mentioned that good and true friends are like those selling perfumes, if we mixed with them the fragrance will linger thus (effecting) making us smelling good too.
However, bad or nasty friends are compared to a blacksmith..we will
feel the hotness (heat) and the sparks (fire) if we stand near to
them... Now the choice is yours..it is up to us to choose our friends:- to smell nice or be scalded or burnt? Sometimes,
we are betrayed and sabotaged by our own Muslim brothers and there are
many a time when our jealousy and pride get the better of us and into
the way of the success of our Muslims brothers. We feel threatened and envious of their success and happiness and decide once for all to destroy him. Now who is the winner in this game? The non-believers on other hand will always hate Islam, be it because of their ignorance or just blindly motivated by nafs (unless they are given "tawfiq and hidayah" from Allah) they will only be happy if we follow their ways and lifestyles. 6. Enemy Number Six - Your Family: Our family will be our enemy without we realising it. This is very evident especially if we are the head of the family and responsible for our members of family. We must heed Allah (swt)'s advice to protect ourselves and our family against the fire (hell). This
call from Allah (swt) is often ignored by us...sometime to wake our
children for Salat fajr we are reluctant we reasoned that they need the
rest (sleep) and have to go to school. We are more worried if they will be successful in this world ...but do we ever think about their afterlife? If
you really love your family please do them and yourselves this favour
to observe Allah (swt) commands and prohibitions, insha'allah. The family also makes many demands which can at times be unlawful man spends his whole time pleasing his family but they are never satisfied with him unless they are beleiving and god fearing people. If that much effort was put into trying to secure the Bounties of the next world than we would all be successful. 7. Enemy Number Seven - Your 'Ibadah: You might be wondering how can your "ibadah" be your enemy. This is true when your ibadah is not done properly according to its rules.
Allah (swt) will throw back your Salat "IN YOUR FACE!" (no..not ESPN
style) if you do it hastily without ever considering why you Salat in
the first place or without understanding what you are doing or if it is
done with the wrong intention. Our ibadah is for Proximity to Allah (swt)..if after this while, you see no improvement in yourselves in terms of your character, behaviour etc..there is a high chance that you are not really concentrating on your ibadah. It is true who are we (human) to judge one's ibadah:- is it acceptable or not by Allah (swt)? However please bear in mind Allah (swt) has set certain guidelines for us to gauge on how best we have performed in our ibadah..we will not see our fellow sisters who observe the Salat not putting on the "hijab" and we will not hear of any power struggle especially in mosques? 8. Enemy Number Eight - Time: Time
is actually not your enemy if you spend it wisely and only to seek
Allah (swt)'s blessing. In this world time is of an essence..each
second goes without you noticing that you are actually wasting time. Now ask this yourselves "What have I done or achieved in this world that will guarantee or defend me in life hereafter".. Most of the time, we complained and lamented that we do not have enough time on our hands..just stop grumbling and start now..insya'allah if you are sincere and work hard towards seeing an improvement Allah (swt) will help you.. Don't
blame "time" as your defence..time is also Allah (swt)'s creation and
servant.. so work with this limited time to gain full-time happiness in
heaven. Time is on nobodies side that is why Allah swears by Time and says surely man is in loss. But
do we ever take Heed and look at our time which has passed and do we
deeply sit and think about our age and how quickly we have become
twenty or thirty or fourty and so on how much do we have left. If time continues at the pace it has done that means in no Time we will all be dead so your buggered but buggered for ever not just a timely punishment like on earth but ETERNAL fire and or BLISS deppending on how you spent your time. 9. Enemy Number Nine - Ignorant: In fact, ignorance is one of the greatest enemy. One will be totally lost without proper knowledge especially about Islam. Knowledge is power:- the power to differentiate what is right and wrong. A
Muslim who is hardworking in ibadah without the knowledge on what or
how an ibadah is to be performed, that ibadah will be rendered null and
void. What
do you gain from this type of ibadah nothing but tiredness! Rasulullah
(s.a.w). encouraged Muslims to seek knowledge from cradle (birth) to
the grave (death). Only
knowledge will make us a better Muslim and again ignorance will get us
nowhere be it in this world much more later in life hereafter. To
be Ignorant of the fact that you are ignorant is the worst kind of
ignorance because majority of Muslims suffer from this very type of
ignorance people generally think that they are o.k. and will be saved. Some how but unless you fully understand each tenet of Islam and follow it because your intellect demands it because all your searching for truth have been fully satisfied and you have realized the oneness of Allah and are Intoxicated by his Majesty and Beauty which is prevelent everywhere unless this happens you are still one of the Ignorant. 10. Enemy Number Ten - You (Yourself): "Yes, You! Do not turn around!" We always blame others but do we really take a look at the man in the mirror and put the blame on him. Yes, the above mentioned enemies are true and we must make an effort to avoid (get rid of) them.... But
if we keep blaming them and we, ourselves do not make the effort to
change or improve in that case what is the use of knowing all your
enemies and we still keep "inviting" them to us? We must force ourselves to fight these and the first change we have to make is within ourselves....(not just a change of clothes?) but totally from inside-out, when we succeed in this the rest will be easy and nothing... Shaitan
lanatullah will "wash its hands" on judgement day..we will not be able
to turn around or look up and blame them, we will be responsible for
our own acts!. The
devil cannot make you do anything thats what people say and
unfortunetly most people are still in this thinking that shaitan has
horns and fire coming out from his nose. This is not the case we all can become Shaitans in an instance because he is the one who" Excites VAIN desire within us" But we then follow out his command which comes in the form of our own personal wish this is how badly we follow him that when ever he wants to lead us Astray his wish is our desire and we always feel as i did this i did that yes its true we commited the action so there for we will suffer in the Grave and on the Promised day whilst Shaitan will be laughing at our faces and saying i only created blocks for you and you fell into them. Dear brothers and sisters, there is a saying - know your enemy and you will know yourselves. To know yourself is to know your Lord this saying is so true ask those people who sin to tell you who makes them sin. They will either say themselves or they will blame society and culture etc.
But that is because they are slaves to their own Nafs which is being
controlled by shaitan how many people actually reflect on this issue. Very few thats why Muslim women today see everything as here and now and wish to enjoy their beauty and forsake the Hijab. Because they dont realize reality and think there is enough time in old age to make up for lost time. But it really does not work like this because firstly death can approach at any time.
Secondly if we spent fifty years sinning our nafs and way of thinking
will be so polluted and fully under shaitans rule it will be much much
harder to come to the straight path. We now know our most deadly enemies now it is up to us to face the challenge and fight them. This task will be easy for some and difficult for others but as long as we make the effort, Allah (swt) will definitely guide us. I hope and pray for all Muslims to be able to face this 10 MOST WANTED and come out, triumphant. Amin. Aminah.alqaem.org The Believer is Allah’s Building on Earth; So What is the Penalty of the One Who Dismantles it? The Believer is Allah’s Building on Earth; So What is the Penalty of the One Who Dismantles it? المؤمن بنيان ال تعالى في الرض .. فما جزاء هادمه
The obligation the believer has towards another is drawn from a universal and deep view of existence. As long as man relates himself to the Lord, he will be a ‘divine’ being who enjoys the bestowed divine state of inviolability. Acting unjustly towards the man who holds this state however is surely considered acting unjustly towards the one who granted it
إن حق المؤمن على المؤمن مستمد من نظرة كونية عميقة لهذا الوجود .. فما دام العبد قد انتسب الى الرب المتعال ، فإنه يصبح موجودا إلهيا يتمتع بالحصانة اللهية المعطاة للعبد .. ومن المعلوم ان التعدي على صاحب الحصانة إنما يعتبر تعديا على من أعطى له تلك الحصانة..
By ‘the believer’, we do not mean someone who has attained the highest rank in faith; rather, we mean the one with an acceptable degree of commitment to the sharia and who is determined on following the religion even if he relinquishes his commitment in one of the stages. If the word ‘believer’ mentioned in the Koran and the Tradition is taken as meaning members of that elite group of believers, none would qualify.
إننا ل نعني بالمؤمن هنا هو ذلك الذي يمتلك أعلى درجات اليمان ،وإنما نعني به ذلك الذي يكون بمستوى مقبول من مستويات النتماء الى الشريعة ، وهو الذي بنى أمره على اتباع الدين ، وإن خانته الرادة في مرحلة من المراحل .. ولو جعلنا المراد بالمؤمن في كلمات القرآن والحديث : تلك الطبقة العالية من المؤمنين ، لما بقي لتلك الكلمات من مصداق..
Not having this divine view, as a result of the constant association with the believer, helps in violating his rights because constant association plays down the missive side of a person. Thus, we mistreat the believer forgetting his association to Allah who does not consent to the weakening of his servant. This is why Allah hurries to his defence especially if he was defenceless.
ان الذي يساعد على انتهاك حقوق المؤمن : عدم امتلك هذه النظرة اللهية نتيجة لتكرار التعامل معه ، ومن المعلوم أن المعاملة المتكررة تذيب الجانب الرسالي في الجانب الشخصي .. فيتعامل أحدنا مع المؤمن ناسيا انتمائه للرب المتعال ، وهو الذي ل يرضى بوهن عبده .. ومن هنا كان الحق سريع النتصار له ، وخاصة اذا كان ممن ل ناصر له غيره..
The obligation of the believer to other believers has many dimensions; the material dimension is one of them. The issue of relieving each other’s financial distresses is one of the greatest means of endearment to Allah. And as you notice in the Koran, meditation-which is an individual form of worship-is linked to almsgiving-which is a social form of worship. The consequence of separating these two kinds of worship is the incomplete benefit from each.
للمؤمن على المؤمن حقوق في أبعاد مختلفة .. فمنها البعد المادي : إذ أن مسألة المواساة بالمال وتفريج الكروب ، من اعظم سبل التقرب الى ال تعالى ..فترى القرآن الكريم يقرن الصلة - وهي عبادة فردية - بالزكاة وهي عبادة اجتماعية.. ومع انفصال كل عن الخر ، ل يعطي كل منهما ثماره كاملة.
Another obligation is taking care of the spiritual dimension. We all know that psychological disturbances are among the most important problems that stand in the way of achieving progress in working for this world and the hereafter. Therefore, comforting the believer-even with half a word-could save him from a destructive abyss.
ومن الحقوق هو الهتمام بالبعد النفسي .. فنحن نعلم أن الذى النفسي والضطراب الباطني ، من أهم المشاكل التي المؤمن - ولو بشطر كلمة - من H تعيق العبد عن التقدم في المجال الدنيوي والخروي.. ومن هنا كان تفريج هم موجبات انتشال ذلك النسان من هاوية مدمرة.
Because comforting the believer is bound by the laws of spirituality, the one who embarks upon it must work hard to achieve professionalism in this field. Nowadays, there are different schools of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. These help give an academic dimension to the process of natural thinking, even though they are not totally right.
المؤمن مرتبطة بعالم ما وراء البدن ، فإنه يلزم على من يريد أن يتصدى لهذا الجانب ، أن H نظرا لن تفريج هم يسعى لتكوين خبرة عالية في هذا المجال.. فإننا نلحظ هذه اليام ، مدارس نفسية مختلفة لكتشاف البواطن ، وتقديم الحلول ، وهي وان لم تكن مصيبة في كل أبعادها ، إل أنها تعين صاحب الفكر على أن يعطي سعيه الفطري الطبيعي ، بعدا أكاديميا.
Both the sharia and the mind do not object to taking the initiative in looking for other people’s worries instead of waiting for them to ask for help, for he who starts people with kindness is better than the one who answers their requests.A man must hurry to evaluate his fellow believer’s problems-especially if he was a relative-to prevent him from falling into sin, once he sees a sign of abnormal conduct.
ليس هناك ما يمنع شرعا وعقل ، آن يبحث النسان عن هموم الخرين بدل من انتظار مراجعتهم له.. فإن البادئ بالحسان خير من المجيب بعد الطلب .. فإن رأى النسان علمة من علمات الضطراب السلوكي في أخيه المؤمن - وخاصة اذا كان من الرحام –فعليه التعجيل بدراسة الحالة ، واجتثاث جذور الفساد قبل استفحالها.
Because not all men are logical and rational, one must be extremely careful when dealing with people who are sensitive and emotional especially regarding relations with women. The wise man should recognize the individual differences in everyone when dealing with him.
ينبغي الحذر التام عند معاشرة الذين لديهم درجة من درجات الحساسية ، وسرعة التأثر ، وخاصة في مجال التعامل مع النساء .. فليس كل إنسان يعيش حالة المنطقية والعقلنية في حياته.. فالعاقل هو الذي يلحظ الخصوصيات الفردية لكل واحد منهم عند التعامل معهم ، ول يقيس الجميع بمسطرة واحدة.
Another obligation believers have towards each other is protecting each other’s social grace. Allah has forbidden defaming-even if it was based on facts-as man experiences different states and may make mistakes in any of the stages. Therefore, if one discloses his fellow man’s faults, he would disgrace him, which would prevent him from reversing his mistakes when social disgrace becomes a reality.
من حقوق المؤمن على أخيه : حفظ كرامته الجتماعية .. فإن الشارع المقدس حرم الغيبة - رغم تحقق العيب - لنه ل يرضى ان ينشر ما يسيء الى سمعة المؤمن .. إذ أن للمؤمن حالت متفاوته ، فقد يزل قدمه في مرحلة من المراحل .. وعليه فلو شهر النسان عيب أخيه في مرحلة من مراجل الضعف ، فقد كسره ، بما يجعله ل يرجع الى صوابه عندما يتأكد السقوط الجتماعي على كل حال.
Spreading other people’s scandalous acts-especially of those who are not expected to be involved-could make some people lose their faith in other believers, which will in turn negatively affect their commitment to their faith!The solution in this case is to help these people get out of the state they are in so that their deviation is not used as an excuse for others to deviate.
إن نشر فضائح الخرين - وخاصة مما ل يتوقع منهم ذلك - مما يسيء الى الخط اليماني .. وبالتالي ، قد يوجب حالة من الرتداد عند البعض ، عندما يرى مثل تلك الخطاء ممن له سابقة في طريق الستقامة .. فالحل في هذه الحالة هو إعانته على الخروج مما هو فيه ، لئل يكون انحرافه ذريعة لنحراف الخرين.
The sayings made by the infallible Imams (P.U.T) strongly emphasise the seriousness of discrediting the believer in people’s eyes. What a painful chastisement it is that Imam al-Sadiq (P.U.H) threatens of saying, “ Allah ousts him from His guardianship to Satan’s guardianship, and then Satan will not accept him”. How miserable is someone whom even Satan does not accept as a follower!
ان الروايات الصادرة عن المعصومين )ع( تشدد كثيرا فى مسالة خطورة اسقاط المؤمن عن أعين الناس .. ويا له من عقاب أليم عندما يهدد المام الصادق )ع( قائل : ) أخرجه ال من وليته ، الى ولية الشيطان ثم ل يقبله الشيطان ( .. وكم حقير من لم يقبله حتى الشيطان نصيرا له!! The Effects of Losing The Divine Light The Effects of Losing The Divine Light آثار فقدان النور اللهي في الحياة In his daily life, the believer desperately needs a light to clarify the way for him especially if it is ramified. It is clear that the source of light is the Creator who is the Light of heavens and earth; the verse says, [Indeed the man from whom Allah withholds His light shall find no light at all] إن النسان المؤمن في حركته في الحياة ، يحتاج بشدة الى نور ينير له الدرب ، وخاصة اذا ور النور ، وهو نور السموات / ن 0 كان متشعبا .. ومن المعلوم أن ذلك النور ل يأتي ال من قب لم والرض ، وقد ذكر القرآن الكريم : } ومن لم يجعل ال له نورا فما له من نور {. Among the effects of losing this light is having the concepts mixed up and failing to see the distinction between them. This will naturally lead to the state the following verse describes, [Say: ‘ Shall we tell you who will be the greatest losers in their works? Those whose striving goes astray in the present life while they think they are working good deeds]. So, it is useless to admonish such a person because he already thinks he is right من آثار فقدان هذا النورهو : الخلط بين المعاني ، والشتباه في التفريق بين المتقاربة منها .. ومن المعلوم ان الذي ل يفرق بين المعنىالصحيح والخاطئ ، فمن الطبيعي أن ينطبق عليه قوله تعالى: } قل هل ننبئكم بالخسرين اعمال الذين ضل سعيهم في الحياة الدنيا وهم يحسبون انهم يحسنون صنعا { وهي من اليات المخيفة في القرآن بملحظة قوله تعالى : } وهم يحسبون أنهم يحسنون صنعا{.. إذ من هو كذلك ل تنفعه الموعظة ، لنه يرى نفسه على الصواب. Other close concepts, which can lead the negligent into making mistakes, are ‘the bearing of disgrace ‘ and ‘forgiving’. Some might perceive forgiving others as accepting disgrace, thus making it easy for Satan to lure them into taking vengeance. In fact forgiveness is a state of rising above the sinful souls; so how could that be disgraceful! Rather it is a feeling of honour, highness and turning away from falsehood. فمن المعاني المتقاربة التي توقع الغافل في الخطأ : ) تحمل الذل ( و )الصفح ( .. فان البعض يرى ان العفو والتجاوز عن الغير من موجبات قبول الذل ، وبذلك يدفعه الشيطان للنتقام .. والحال ان الصفح حالة من حالت التعالي علىالنفوس الخاطئة ، فأين الذل في المقام ؟.. بل هو الحساس بالعزة بالعلو، والعراض عن الباطل ؟ Other close concepts are the ‘trusting in God’ and ‘passivity’. Some people neglect pursing their goals supposing that trusting in God means abandoning going by the natural causes. Instead, they ask Allah to replace them in doing their duties; this is passivity in itself. Trusting in God is similar to sowing the seeds in the good land and asking Allah for rain.So, he who has no seeds to sow could not be considered to be a farmer! ومن المعاني المتقاربة : ) التوكل ( و )التكاسل ( .. فإن البعض يلقي حبله على غاربه ، ظانا أن التوكل هو ترك الخذ بالسباب الظاهرية ، والطلب من ال تعالى ان يقوم نيابة عن العبد بما ينبغي فعله ، وهذا هو عين التكاسل .. بل التوكل هو كالزراعة في الرض الصالحة ، طالبا من ال تعالى المطر .. فمن ل بذر له ، ل يعد زارعا ؟ Other close concepts are ‘mysticism’ and ‘training of the soul’. We do not deny the existence throughout history of a corrupt faction by the name of Sufis (Arabic Mystics). Those assumed a way of training the soul inconsistent with the teachings of the Koran and the Tradition of the Prophet and his Household (PBUT). This resulted in the practice of strange rituals and beliefs. The truth is that training the soul is the product of the Prophet’s massage and mission. Did he not state that, “I was sent o perfect the noble manners”! و من المعاني المتقاربة : )التصوف( و)تهذيب النفس ( .. فإن ل ننكر وجود جماعة منحرفة لتربية النفس بغير العتماد على القرآن وسنة n طوال التاريخ باسم المتصوفة ، إتخذت منهجا النبي وآله )ع( ، ومن هنا صدرت منهم الفعال الغريبة ، والدعاوى العجيبة .. والحال ان تربية النفس هي ثمرة الرسالة والبعثة .. الم يقل النبي )ص( :انما بعثت لتمم مكارم الخلق ؟!.. Other close concepts are ‘firmness’ and ‘harshness’. Some people like to assume firmness especially in the family environment by resorting to applying severe measures of treatment thinking that they are being firm! Whereas the Koran warned us against using this kind of treatment. So, addressing the Prophet it says, [Had you been harsh and hard- hearted they would have surely deserted you]. ومن المعاني المتقاربة : )الحزم ( و )الشدة( .. فإن البعض يحب ان يتحلى بصفة الحزم - وخاصة في الجو السري - فيلجأ الى الساليب القاسية في التعامل ، ظنا منه ان هذا هو غليظ القلب n الحزم !.. والحال ان ما يقوم به قد حذر عنه القرآن الكريم بقوله :} ولو كنت فظا لنفضوا من حولك{. Other close concepts are ‘saying the words’ and ‘actually meaning them’. For example when one is asked to ‘take refuge in Allah from Satan’, he would merely pronounce the known charm. Taking refuge in fact is a mental process involving: Seeking refuge in Allah’s Fort, knocking on its gate, running away from what one really fears, and being certain of the ability of the Fort’s Lord to protect. Now, how different is that from the mere verbal ‘taking refuge’! It is known that the ultimate effect of saying the words is conditional on the mental process and not on the repetition of the words. ومن المعاني المتقاربة )الذكر ( و )التذكر ( ، فمثل عندما يقال له استعذ بال من الشيطان ، يكتفى بالستعاذة اللفظية المعروفة .. والحال ان الستعاذة حركة التجائية الى حصن ال مما يخاف منه ، معتقدا بخطورة ما يفرمنه ، متيقنا بقدرة صاحب n تعالى : طارقا بابه ، فارا الحصن على حمايته .. فإين هذا من الستعاذة اللفظية المجردة ؟!..ومن المعلوم ان الخاصية الكاملة للذكر متوقفة على التذكر ل على تكرار اللفاظ. Other close concepts are ‘being wary’ and ‘being worried’. We are commanded to be wary of emergency future situations by preparing for them in advance, on the personal and family levels. But some people tend to experience worry and psychological distress which make them think that future is always gloomy forgetting in the process that Allah is the best defender of His friend whenever and wherever he might be. ومن المعاني المتقاربة )الحذر ( و )القلق( .. فإننا مأمورون بالحذر من مخاوف المستقبل ، وذلك بان نعد العدة لطوارئ المستقبل ومتطلباته ، سواء على مستوى الحياة الفردية أو السرية .. ولكن البعض يعيش حالة القلق والضطراب النفسي ، بما يجعله يتصور المستقبل قاتما دائما ، ناسيا ان ال تعالى نعم المدافع والمحامي لوليه المؤمن ، اينما كان وحيثما كان ..
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