Ethics

God tests believers to purge them and purify their hearts from carnal desires. He says, “So that Allah might test what is in your hearts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah knows of that within the breasts.”‌ (Ale Imran: 154)Improper deeds e...

God tests believers to purge them and purify their...

Latent characteristics are not the only scale for God’s reward and punishment scales; an individual cannot be punished or rewarded for his latent characteristics as long as good or bad characteristics of man have not emerged, and these characteristic...

Latent characteristics are not the only scale for ...

God has legislative and genetic plans for educating the soul of people and has included difficulties in both plans. The legislative plan elaborates worships and the genetic plan involves difficulties aimed at testing people and ultimately educating a...

God has legislative and genetic plans for educatin...

Limiting the consumer in an excessive manner or strictness towards costs of life is an extreme aspect that has been censured by the holy Qur’an and the infallible Imams. Both strictness and extravagance are deviated forms compared to the logical and ...

Limiting the consumer in an excessive manner or st...

Answering the question Sheikh Ansarian said the same question was asked from Imam Baqir (A.S) and Imam explained by saying that “refer to your heart and see if you like...

Answering the question Sheikh Ansarian said the sa...

Islam considers the issue of leadership, also known as `Imamah' (leadership) and `Wilayah' (guardianship), as one of the foundations in building the Islamic group, society or state. It also fosters the relationship between the group and its guardian ...

Islam considers the issue of leadership, also know...

If the issue of hypocrisy is a case of an external body living within the community of Muslims, then, the dissention and conflict from within the Islamic community and or between individual members arises because of different causes, which includes i...

If the issue of hypocrisy is a case of an external...

The activities of hypocrites are carried out with planning and intelligence and are aimed at destroying the Islamic framework and spreading division, conflict and internal scepticism within the ranks of the Islamic group and society. The Qur'an made ...

The activities of hypocrites are carried out with ...

The external problems and impediments were not only obstacles faced by the Divine Call and the Prophets and their disciples, and which had to endure throughout the continuity of this noble course. The Divine cause, especially during the time of Muham...

The external problems and impediments were not onl...

Exile and banishment was - and still is - one of the means by which the tyrants confront the Prophets, Messengers and the bearers of the Message to isolate them from the society and raise a barrier between the divine call and the souls listening to i...

Exile and banishment was - and still is - one of t...

The same way as the arrogant powers and enemies of Allah and the humanity employed economic boycotts, they also used and they are still using, the method of alluring the callers with wealth, women and position in order to seduce those whose spirits a...

The same way as the arrogant powers and enemies of...

Among the hostile methods employed by the `jahiliyya' against the Noble Messenger, Muhammad (s.a.w.) and his follow-ers, and up to this time the arrogant powers are using it so as to weaken Islam and force the believers to accept and submit to the de...

Among the hostile methods employed by the `jahiliy...

Among the methods adopted by the tyrants and enemies of guidance is imprisonment and torture, in order to obstruct the activities of the believers and stand in their way of spreading the principles to which they call the people to. The callers are im...

Among the methods adopted by the tyrants and enemi...

In order for the arrogant powers, the protectors of the `jahili' existence, to confront the Divine Call and that the psychological war would succeed and no mental resistance is exhibited by the persevering believers, these tyrants resort to imprisonm...

In order for the arrogant powers, the protectors o...

The psychological war is considered, one of the most dangerous weapons used by the enemy against his opponent. The `Jahiliyya' often have taken recourse to psychological warfare, in its different forms against the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), the message a...

The psychological war is considered, one of the mo...

Among the method of confronting the Prophets, Messengers and callers to Allah and ruining their divine thought is casting doubts on the truthfulness of their call, the soundness of their principles, thinking and the chastity of their persons so as to...

Among the method of confronting the Prophets, Mess...

Throughout the duration of ideolgical confronta-tion between Islam and its rival, the contest had its ups and downs; ultimately Islamic thought had the upper hand. The vitality of Islam and the greatness of its principles were the source of strength ...

Throughout the duration of ideolgical confronta-ti...

The pivotal element around which all tussels and conflicts are centered is that of thought and belief, though the level of though and belief of the former `jahili' people was indeed primitive. Despite their primitive nature, they were employed in opp...

The pivotal element around which all tussels and c...

The course of the Divine Call, in all its dimen-sions and various facets and scopes, be they ideologi-cal, psychological, political, social, ethical or other-wise, is that of struggle, confrontation and reform etc. This is why the Holy Qur'an calls t...

The course of the Divine Call, in all its dimen-si...

"…; why should not then a company from every party of them go forth that they may acquire (proper) unders-tanding in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return unto them…" Holy Qur'an (Tawba 9: 122) This verse discusses about the ...

"…; why should not then a company from every party...

1. Sincerity and Love of Allah, the Glorious The most fundamental feature of a missionary is to be sincere to Allah and love Him. The more a person loves Allah, the Almighty, the loftier his soul will be. He will be endowed with a continuous power fo...

1. Sincerity and Love of Allah, the Glorious The m...