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IN THE NAME OF GOD
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE
SHIITE OF THE WORLD ON PROSPEROUS BIRTHDAY OF MASTER OF MONOTHEISTS, IMAM ALI
(PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Beware that only by remembrance of God the hearts shall be in peace .
(sura: Raad, verse: 28)
Certainty means peace and silence and being certain of something means that man
shall feel secure and confident by thinking about it. This verse calls the
people to think about their creator and bring peace to their hearts by thinking
about Him. Since, man has no other goal in his life but to attain prosperity
and happiness and graces and has no fear but being suddenly encountered with
misfortune and the only cause of prosperity or misfortune, grace or adversity
is
Almighty God. And all shall
return to Him and He is above all the creatures, He is a shelter of all the
people.
His remembrance
shall sooth a soul which is entangled by the accidents, which always seeks
something which might guarantee his luck a soul which is wandered and does not
know where to go and where he is taken, from where he has come and what for.
Just as antidote will sooth a snake beaten man. So, just as a snake beaten man
trusts the antidote and seeks it and use it to
feel calm and healthy, soul
will reach the same feeling by thinking about God.
1
It has
been mentioned in the book: Aldar Almansour that Ali ibn Abitaleb (p.b.u.h.)
narrated from prophet of God (p.b.u.h.) that when this verse came to him,
prophet stated: "they are the people who truly love God and his prophet and his
relatives and the faithful men whether those who are present or those who are
absent." Yes, they love each other upon remembering God Yes! Prophet of God,
his pure relatives, the people selected from among the faithful men and the
friends of prophet are some evidences of praise of God, because through them,
God is remembered.
2
Prophet (p.b.u.h.) prescribed: "the
dearest heart
to God is the
firmest heart in religion of god, the purest heart of the sins, the kindest
heart to his brothers and the men of the same religion.
So, whenever verses of Koran are read to them,
they shall feel more faithful.
One of
the sings of a complete faith residing inside the heart of a creature,
is repeated recitation of Koran.
Because Koran contains remembrance of God, His specifications, His signs, so
the true faith is a light placed at heart by radiation of rays of divine
characteristics- just as a gap opened. It means that the faithful man enjoys
the
sun of world of existence
to the extent of the gap opened inside his heart. So, a faithful man being
eager in God, looking towards Him, making his heart pure of love of the world,
will increase the gap inside his heart by
hearing verses of Koran.
3
Anxiety in the life and being worried of future are caused by lack of
certainty. Because a
faithful heart is so fixed and firm which stands like a mountain against the
events. It has been mentioned in prayers of Aminollah: "God! Bestow to me such
a state so that I am ensured of what You intended for me, to be consent of my
destiny."
A
peaceful heart is not simply given to someone and reaching this state requires
some elements:
1)
Prayers of God :
this is a true prayers when one's tongue and one's heart remember God
simultaneously and one meditates on what he remembers. Amir Almomenin Ali (p.b.u.h.)
prescribes: "Recitation of God will purify hearts and makes hearts certain."
2)
Being hopeful of graces of God:
This is the other factor which calms heart. "Your
God has determined to be kind to you."
(sura: Anam, verse: 54)
"Don’t
be disappointed of God's graces, because only the group of blasphemous will be
disappointed of God.
" (sura: Yousef, verse; 87)
3)
Committing pious acts: this
is another factor for achievement of faith. Master of monotheists, Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.)
prescribed in Nahjolbalagheh: "taking action, again, taking action; so, you
should fulfill it, fulfill it, and be constant, be perseverant, be patient, be
patient and pious, be pious, there will be a destination for you, so, reach
it."
4
Yes,
there is another life, there is a light occurring at heart due to efforts to
light the world. There are some stages, some places which are taken by an eager
soul respectively till it reaches the destination, the last stage of spiritual
ascending of man. There are peace and faith bestowed to an anxious and restless
heart in the end.
Amir
Almomenin prescribes in Nahjolbalagheh: "Oh! God! You are closer to your
friends of any friend, you are more ready than any other one to help those who
trust you. You observe them inside their hearts and you are aware of them at
the depths of their minds and you know the extent of their foresight and their
knowledge you are aware of their secrets and they are restless being far from
you.
If
they are feared of being alone, Your remembrance will save them. If they are
suffering from troubles, they will seek shelter with You, because they know
that You are the origin of everything and you are the destination of
everything.
God!
If I am not able to ask you something, if I don't know what to ask you, make me
aware of my own interests and conduct my heart to the paths of growth, and this
is not far from your guidance and this is in accordance with your intentions.
My
god! Apply on me your forgiveness, not your justice. 5
End
Notes:
1.
Tafsir Almizan by Allameh Tabatabaei, volume: 11, page: 483, 486.
2.
Ibid, p: 502
3.
Makhzan Alsani by Banoo Mojtahedeh Amin, p: 253
4.
Chehel Manzel Solouk by Seyed Kazem Arfa, pp: 95 to 98
5. A
Survey in Nahjolbalagheh by Ostad Shahid Motahari, pp: 101 to 105
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