Category Archives: Yosemite

the shadow

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(It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far (as) having said: ‘Allah Mighty and Majestic Created the creatures. So He Created the ones He Loved from what He Loved, and whatever He Loved He Created it from the clay of the Paradise; and He Created the ones He hated from what He hated, and whatever He hated, Created it from the clay of the fire. Then He sent them into the shadows’. So I said, ‘And which thing is the shadow?’ So he (as) said: ‘Do you not see your own shadow in the sunshine? It is something, but is not a thing’ (Al-Kafi vol 2, part 1, h. 3, H1450)

salat

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Sa’d ibn Khalaf narrated that Imam Kazim (a.s) said: “Salat is as sweet smelling as a freshly cut branch of a green tree when they are performed on time. One picks from a tree when it is fresh, pure and good smelling. Therefore I advise you to perform your prayers on time.” Mishkāt al-anwār fī ghurar al-akhbār h. 345

the mountain

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Abu Ja’far – Imam Al-Baqir (a.s.) said the following: “A believer (momin) is stronger than a mountain. A mountain loses its parts but no loss takes place in the religion of a believer (momin).” (Al-Kafi, Vol 2, h. 37)

caravan

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“… the physical world with its single matter is a single reality in flux…it is a single caravan moving towards its goal…”

Allama Tabatabai – Bidayat al-Hikmah

spreading kindness

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The Prophet (peace be on him and his family) said: “The peak of good intellect after religious devotion is treating people with love, and doing good to both the righteous and to those lacking in principles .” (scale of wisdom h. #4172)

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