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Elhaam Magazine presents a short clip from Khalil Jaffer on the return of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).

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TRANSCRIPT:
Everything that is separate from our soul is to be left behind. Meaning if it is a house, a car, a job, or a position...This position comes through a 4x6 piece of paper in the form of an assignment, and in the form dismissal, this position leaves through a 4x6 piece of paper. Therefore, this is separate from the realm of our soul. A job, position, being an Ayatollah, being a Hujjat al-Islam, being a leader…Everything that is outside of the soul is separate. So whether it is a title, a name, a salary, a car, a house, a rank, a job, a position…All of these things are separate from the soul. And something that is separate from the soul, its journeying is horizontal, not vertical. It is something to leave behind, not to be walked over as a foundation. And ultimately, it is sure to be gone and not to stay.

In this regard, there is an illuminating expression of the blessed Prophet (s) that is narrated in “Tuhaf al-Uqul." He (s) said, “How nice is the wet nurse, yet how bad is the weaning.” He said to avoid leadership, status, and prestige. If one day these things come towards you, then there is nothing wrong with using them as a tools and means. However, never should you go after this status.

From the beginning to the end, this transitory world [dunya] is not more than two days. One day is nursing, one day is weaning. For a child, these two days are fixed. From the day the mother begins nursing the child, it is very pleasant and enjoyable for the child. The day when the mother then withdraws this milk from the child and stops nursing him, this is called weaning.

The Prophet (s) said that the mothering of the world is two days. One day a person is nursed with status, leadership, prestige, [the title of] Ayatollah and Hujjat al-Islam. And a person likes to be complimented and praised. Others say “The Ayatollah has come,” “Hujjat al-Islam has come,” “The leader has come.” These are the games and diversions that you see. Ultimately, one day they will be weaned from this nursing. It is not the case that a person will always have this rank. This is basically how the dunya is. There is no one who was nursed who will not eventually be weaned. “How nice is the wet nurse, yet how bad is the weaning.” There will always be that bitter day. So what could be better for a person than getting used to something permanent from the very beginning?

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Transcript:
God asks: What do you consider value to be? If value is in strength and height and these types of things, then trees, rocks, mountains, and mountain ranges are superior to you. If value is in spirituality, intelligence, the spirit, and divine knowledge, then you are greater than the heavens and the earth. The Qur'an has mentioned both aspects.

Luqman the Wise said to his son [Qur'an 31:18]: How can you walk around pridefully? Why do you walk around this way with this posture and appearance? You who weighs maybe 100 kilograms, well then these stones [that are heavier] are superior to you. "Do not walk arrogantly on the earth. Surely, neither will you tear the earth apart nor will you reach the mountains in height" [Qur'an 17:37]. So what do you mean? All of these stones are stronger than you. All of these trees are mightier than you.

If you think wisely, and if you follow the path of Ali ibn Ali Talib (a), then you can say..."The heavens could not bear the heavy trust, They allotted the duty to me, a madman" [Hafez]. Something arises from you that does not arise from the heavens or the earth. "Indeed we offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they all declined to bear it, being fearful of it. But the human being undertook it" [Qur'an 33:72].

So if the human being is reduced to just the physical body, then the earth is superior to him, the stone is heavier than him. Now assuming that someone was powerful and was able to lift a large load, well these cranes and forklifts can lift larger loads.

The perfection of the human being lies in something else! We should not forget that primary way. With one fever, one virus, [the body] tires and succumbs. With a minor virus, with just a cold, this [physical] power is lost. Something must be prepared to remain [eternally], and this is what all the efforts and endeavors of the prophet's is for.

These two aspects have been differentiated by the Qur'an and it says...If you think from a bodily perspective, all of these things on which you walk upon or live under their shadows are stronger and more powerful than you. If you think from the perspective of your heart, spirit, soul, intellect, and divine reality, then you are greater than all these things.

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