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The Way to Eliminate Jealousy
The Holy Prophet of Islam (s) said, “All people are jealous,” and “Jealousy doesn’t harm the jealous person if he doesn’t speak or act based on his jealousy.”
So, if jealousy springs up in your heart, ignore it. Let it be stifled. If you put a bowl over a fire, air won’t reach it. It goes out. Put a bowl over the fire of jealousy to quiet it.
Don’t say anything based on jealousy. Don’t even move your eyebrows up and down based on jealousy. Don’t even say “Ah!” or “Aha!” Some people don’t say anything from jealousy; but, when the person they are jealous about is unsuccessful they say, “Aha!” That’s it. You let oxygen reach it.
Don’t tease others from jealousy. A tradition also says you shouldn’t give advice based on jealousy. A person is jealous, but he collects himself. For example, his classmate has succeeded and gotten a high score. He was given a prize. The jealous person will say, “What shall I do?” “Nothing. He succeeded. Be happy.” He says, “I have to do something.” “It is too obvious if you curse him. It’s clear you are jealous.” He says, “No, I am polite.” “So don’t say anything! You have become jealous.” He says, “No, wait.” Then suddenly he tells the other person, “Hey, know your value! Try to maintain this success.” See! At the end, he said something.
I don’t want to ruin the idea of advising others, so that whenever someone gives advice you say he is jealous. But, sometimes advice is from jealousy. Jealousy is not just some people’s attribute. Everyone is entangled with it. Put a bowl over the fire of jealousy to quiet it.
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Who says you should go to Karbala whenever you are in the mood?!
What if after the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (‘a.j.), they say, “Whoever went on the Arbaeen walk, was effective in preparing for the reappearance.” If your grandchild or child asks you, “Dad, did you go on the Arbaeen walk,” what will you answer?
Making a pilgrimage is something serious. You may go to the shrine when you are in the mood. That’s nice. You liked to go. When you go to Karbala you should say, “I am ready to help you.” Suddenly, everything becomes serious!
At least you should be able to say, “If I couldn’t go myself, I sent one person and paid his way. He was young and able to go to the shrine of Aba Abdillah al-Husayn (‘a) so it wouldn’t be empty.” “I am ready to help you.” This phrase is a part of the Arbaeen supplication. I have come to help you.
If you can’t go yourself, send your child, neighbour, or colleague. Go yourself too. Say, “Imam I have come to show and announce my presence, lest my name not be recorded here.” Imam Husayn (‘a) is holding a eulogy ceremony himself for Arbaeen.
Shall I give you some strange news? A person may wonder at this until the end of time! Some religious groups hold gatherings during the year, but they don’t do anything for Arbaeen. Isn’t that interesting? They spend and work hard for their eulogy ceremonies. But, about the eulogy that Imam Husayn (‘a) holds himself, they say, “There are others who will go.” What about you?
Imam Sadiq (‘a) saw one of his friends. The Imam (‘a) said, “I have heard that there are some people who love us and follow us, who haven’t been to Karbala for four years.” The man replied, “Many people are like this!” Imam Sadiq (‘a) said, “What will these people tell the Prophet of God?” The man said, “How often should a person go on this pilgrimage?” The Imam said, “Poor people, once a year. Rich people, twice a year.”
Should one go to Karbala based on his mood and when he wants to? Where have they said this? In which tradition has this been written? A soldier should go show and announce his presence.
Because we act like this and look at it in this way, the reappearance still hasn’t happened yet. What if after the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (‘a.j.), they say, “Whoever went on the Arbaeen walk, was effective in preparing for the reappearance.” If your grandchild or child asks you, “Dad, did you go on the Arbaeen walk,” what will you answer? A soldier should go show and announce his presence.
We have advanced in spiritual matters, Itikaf, and making pilgrimages. Praise God, see how many people come to Imam Reza’s (‘a) shrine or to the Jamkaran Mosque. But friends, we still haven’t reached the needed growth. Only two million people go on Arbaeen from Iran? How do you justify this? Didn’t Imam Hasan Askari (‘a) say this is a sign of being our follower? Don’t you feel responsible? Where will you be on Arbaeen?!
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People allow themselves to give up their good mood very easily. It’s as if a good mood is an asset that isn’t valued very much. If you tell them, “You’re ruining your mood,” they’ll say, “It’s my mood. I want to ruin it. What does it have to do with you?” What’s happened that we easily allow ourselves to give up our good mood? What’s happened that we don’t care about gaining a good mood?
One should stop his/her bad mood. One should avoid it as something dangerous. One shouldn’t wait for the cause of the bad mood to be eliminated. One shouldn’t wait for there to be a cause for a good mood for him to feel good. One shouldn’t sit around waiting for external realities in his surroundings to change in order to feel good. Despite all the internal and external causes for a bad mood, one should oppose a bad mood. Human beings are able to do this. Despite all the factors that cause a person to be in a bad mood, whether they are within him or in his environment, one must gain a good mood.
Becoming used to being in a bad mood is worse than anything else is. Eventually one cannot distance himself from being in a bad mood. There are times when God wants to fix a person’s mood by preparing his environment. But the person looks for factors that ruin his mood again. This has been proven in physiological psychology too. A person’s brain performs some functions. If he gets used to these functions, for example, if he gets used to having negative thoughts and sorrows then lets his mind be free, since it’s easier for the brain to do repetitive actions, it will repeat the same negative thoughts again. It will only have negative thoughts and sorrows. A person’s physiological structure will become such that he cannot make himself feel good anymore. His brain has become used to it. A person’s brain cannot easily be fixed through surgery!
Sometimes psychiatrists are forced to give pills to such a person. If they can, they will disable some parts of a person’s brain [with pills] so that this person can be freed. It’s not in his own hands. He can’t be fixed with words because his brain has become used to feeling bad. One who gets used to being in a bad mood cannot easily understand that he is feeling bad. He will say, “This is normal. Others are the same.” He even thinks like this about others. One very important point is that one should not talk about his bad mood with others. This is very surprising. If one feels bad, he shouldn’t tell others. Talking about your problems, especially if it’s one’s bad mood, is very bad. Conversely, one should talk about his good mood. [For example, say,] “This is a favor from my Lord.” [Qur’an 27:40] One should thank God and state His blessings.
Expressing our bad mood ruins the mood of others too. It will make it easy for others to be in a bad mood. It removes the ugliness of being in a bad mood. When one is talking about his bad mood, even if he is sick and has a physical illness, it seems God dislikes this action. It is said in the traditions that if an ill person tolerates pain throughout the night but doesn’t let others hear his cries, God will reward him greatly! This is even though the ill person has a right to complain. “My foot, stomach or tooth hurts.” This pain makes a person restless. But they have said it’s better to not show this. We should be careful of our mood. We need a good mood more than we think. One should stop his/her bad mood. One should avoid it as something dangerous.
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I want to read a tradition from Imam Ali’s (as) luminous words. This tradition is truly outstanding. There is a short sentence from the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as), in this tradition that is truly astounding. This should be put up everywhere. It’s a beautiful sentence.
Imam Ali (as) said, «إنّی إذا استَحکَمتُ فی الرَّجُلِ خَصلةً مِن خِصالِ الخیرِ احتَمَلتُهُ لها و اغتَفَرتُ لَهُ فَقْدَ ما سِواها» “When I see a person has one good feature, there is a good feature in him, I don’t consider the rest of his bad features. I consider him to be a good person. I forgive the rest.” See how beautiful, kind, magnanimous, fatherly, and wisely he treats others. That’s why the Prophet (s) said, “Ali and I are the fathers of this nation.”
Imam Ali said this to be an introduction to the following, “But I cannot tolerate for a person to have these two defects.” If these two features are in a person, no matter what other features he has, it’s useless. Imam Ali was easy about some things, but he was strict about these two features. What are those two features? «وَلَا أغتَفِرُ لَهُ فَقدَ عقلٍ ولا عَدَمَ دینٍ» “If a person is not religious and wise, I won’t accept him.” Why? «لأنَّ مُفارَقَةَ الدِّینِ مُفارَقَةُ الأمنِ» If a person is not religious, he won’t feel secure. «لا تَهنَأُ حیاةٌ مَع مَخافَةٍ»
Life without a feeling of security is not sweet or enjoyable. How will you tolerate a life that is filled with fear? Why are you used to having these chronic fears? How beautiful! Put up this sentence from him everywhere. A life with fear is not pleasurable or beautiful. A life with fear is not sweet or enjoyable. One cannot live with fear. Don’t be afraid! “What should I do with my fears?” Eliminate your fears by having faith in God.
God, the superpower and the only power in the world, is supporting me. “There is no strength or power except from God, Who is exalted and great.” Talk about God’s power. When you say, “There is no strength or power except from God, Who is exalted and great,” God will say, “Solve My servant’s problems. Didn’t you see he said that power is in My hands?”«لا تَهنَأُ حیاةٌ مَع مَخافَةٍ» Imam Ali (as) said, “Living with fear is not a sweet, beautiful life.”
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“Friends, stop this unappealing gathering.
This gathering is unappealing without the beloved
who is the center of this gathering.” [A poem]
I have come because of you.
O Ibn al-Hasan, this whole Arbaeen gathering is meaningless without your presence.
O Ibn al-Hasan, which path will you be walking on?
We have come because of you.
Is it possible with all the recommendations that exist to join the walk
for the pilgrimage to Karbala that Imam Mahdi himself won’t walk there?
When you are walking, search for Mahdi (aj), the son of Fatimah,
in the Mawkibs. In which Mawkib will the Imam rest?
O Imam, which Mawkib will you go in?
O Imam, what time will you start out?
In this crowd, when will my shoulder bump into your shoulder?
“This gathering is unappealing without the beloved who is the center of this gathering.”
We have come because of you.
Visit Aba Abdillah’s (as) shrine whenever you can.
At times, things come to our minds that are good, divine inspirations. We’re sure they’re good and not bad. Right? Pay attention to them and they’ll become clearer. You’ll gradually hear. Do not ignore or disrespect any good inspiration that comes to your mind.
If someone reminds you of God, be passive and let it affect you. Let it be to your benefit. Don’t turn away or push it aside. God works with you in your mind. God exists. You’ll gradually hear. Some people experience false, foolish inspirations. They say, “Maybe it was an inspiration. I was inspired to kill you!” I say, “How foolish! An inspiration is never like this!” I’m talking about good inspirations that you’re sure are good. You prayed and read recommended supplications too. It comes to your mind to read one more. Don’t say no to it. Read it. What is another example of these inspirations that come to one’s mind and heart?
You suddenly wish to make a pilgrimage. You should go. Maybe Imam Husayn (as) is calling you. You suddenly wish for Aba Abdillah al-Husayn (as). Or you’re driving in a desert and you remember Imam Husayn (as). Stop. Get out of the car. Find the direction. Put your hand on your chest while facing the shrine of Aba Abdillah al-Husayn (as). Any way you like, say three times, “Sallalahu Alayka Ya Aba Abdillah [peace be upon you O Aba Abdillah].”
Or it occurs to you to visit Imam Reza’s (as) shrine. Go! You say, “That’s far away. I’ll go to Abdulazim’s (as) shrine [,which is closer].” Go! Don’t ignore it. Maybe something [spiritual] is destined for you to go and receive. Or it occurs to you to go to the shrine of Lady Masumah (as). Go! Maybe there is something there for you. If remembering God comes to the mind of a believer, he accepts it.
If something comes to a believer’s mind, he should not reject it. One such inspiration is visiting the shrine of Aba Abdillah (as) whenever one can.
The Amazing Virtues of Eid al-Ghadir
Congratulations on Eid al-Ghadir!
Being happy when the Household of the Prophet (‘a) is happy has more reward than being sad due to their oppression, because their suffering can be seen. A person who only understands what he sees can feel the oppression of the Household (‘a). He becomes saddened and shows his sorrow. But, such a person cannot see the happiness of an event like Eid al-Ghadir. Becoming happy when the Household (‘a) is happy is harder than becoming sad when mourning for them. Let’s remember this. I ask you honorable people to pay careful attention.
A tradition says, “On Eid al-Ghadir, the believers are pardoned, and they receive forgiveness and mercy more than during the month of Ramadan or the night of Eid al-Fitr. On the night of Eid al-Fitr, whoever hasn’t been forgiven during the month of Ramadan will be forgiven on the night of Eid al-Fitr, more people than throughout the whole year.” [Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 24]
Another tradition says, “A person who honors Eid al-Ghadir and doesn’t commit a major sin after that, if he passes away before the next year, he will die as a martyr.” [Iqbal al-Amal, vol. 1, p. 464] For any good deed that you do on Eid al-Ghadir you will be given the reward of 80 months of worshiping! On Eid al-Ghadir any goodness or any help that is given to brothers in religion is rewarded immeasurably. Imam Sadiq (‘a) said, “Feeding a believer is like feeding all the prophets and the truthful ones.” [Iqbal al-Amal, vol. 1, p. 465] Imam Ali (‘a) gave a speech on a Friday, which was also Eid al-Ghadir. Then he gathered the believers and took them to Imam Hasan’s (‘a) house. He fed the believers and gave them gifts to take with them. [Iqbal al-Amal, vol. 1, p. 464]
It was Imam Reza’s (‘a) custom that whoever came to his house on Eid al-Ghadir the Imam would keep for dinner. When the person wanted to leave, the Imam would give him various gifts such as rings, fabrics, and different gifts to take for his children. Imam Ali (‘a) advised the believers in his speech, “Provide for your families when you return home. [For example,] provide the best food for your family.” [Iqbal al-Amal, vol. 1, p. 463] The Imams honoured this Eid in an amazing way.
Imam Sadiq (‘a) said, “Ghadir is more famous and known in the skies than on earth.” [Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 25] The angels don’t sin. Where is it guaranteed that they won’t sin? On Eid al-Ghadir in a castle in the skies that is prepared for the Ghadir banquet [according to a tradition]. They know Ghadir better than us. They know their existence depends on Eid al-Ghadir. Each Dirham that you give in charity or spend on the path of God is counted ten times as much. But, a tradition says that if you give a Dirham on Eid al-Ghadir it will be counted two hundred thousand times as much! [Iqbal al-Amal, vol. 1, p. 463]
Another tradition says, “Wherever you are, try to be in the shrine of Imam Ali (‘a) in Najaf on Eid al-Ghadir.” [Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 246] What does God do on Eid al-Ghadir? A tradition says, “God will forgive all male and female believers, and male and female Muslims, their sins of 60 years. God frees people from the Hellfire twice as much as during the month of Ramadan, the Night of Destiny and the night of Eid al-Fitr.” [Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 24] The believers are instructed to shake hands and kiss each other.
At the end of the tradition there are two sentences, but don’t scream when you hear them! The tradition continues, “I swear to God, if people truly understand the virtue of this day, the angels will shake hands with them ten times every day (for the rest of the year).” [Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 24]
[Salutations from the audience]
The Prophet lifted Ali bin Abi Talib’s (‘a) hand up and said, “For whomsoever I am his Mawla (Master), Ali is his Mawla.” Then he sat down. The people were bargaining with him for standing one minute under the sun! But, the Prophet said, “Everyone should shake hands and pledge allegiance with Ali bin Abi Talib (‘a).” People said, “There are many people. It’ll take three days for everyone to shake hands one by one!” He said, “We’ll wait until everyone shakes hands. I want to see this.” They said, “What about the women? They can’t shakes hands with him.” He said, “Bring a container of water. Ali (‘a) will put his hand in that water and the women will too.” How else should they have told us that this is “important”?!
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Stand in front of this mirror, look into your own eyes, and think about this...
Do you remember how at work you were looking around in YouTube and checking your Instagram?
When you wanted to sell that appliance, you hid its defects.
When you wanted to buy something, you claimed the product had a flaw to buy it cheaper, but there wasn’t really anything wrong with it.
When you were working from home, you put in less hours every day but said the project took longer.
And many other such cases…
These are small bites you’ve taken one at a time causing you to gradually lose your ability to understand.
You can no longer distinguish who’s right and what’s the truth.
My friend, these have affected you little by little.
You may see that one day the world becomes mixed up like today, and they attack a hospital.
But you don't dare to defend the truth.
You’re still wondering who started the war and who’s right.
Be careful about these seemingly small slips and review your life before it's too late.
On Ashura, when Umar bin Saad prepared his troops to attack Imam Husayn (as), the Imam wanted to say something, but they wouldn’t listen. He said, “You disobey me and don’t listen to my words because your bellies are filled with unlawful sustenance and your hearts are sealed.” [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 45]
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Before you, there was us, ignorance and darkness.
But with you, we went up to the skies.
It all started with you.
You taught us life,
and you showed us God.
We salute you,
O the best teacher.
He prayed while others slept.
While others ate, he'd fast.
While they would laugh, he wept.
Until he breathed his last.
His only wish was for us to be
among the ones who prosper.
Ya Mu’allim, peace be upon you.
Truly you are our teacher, O Mu'allim.
What is the philosophy behind the trials and tribulations that come to us?
In fact, a human being’s restlessness won’t be resolved by not going to Hell. His calmness won’t be complete with just Heaven either. Our soul has been created in such a way that the only answer to our soul is God Himself. That is God’s Love, Kindness, and Grace. We have been created like this.
It is not possible to change this creature, his nature and his structure. What do the Friends of God say when talking to God? They say, “Let’s suppose we can tolerate Hell. How can we tolerate You not being kind to us?” The way the Friends of God talk to God is very different from the way we talk. We say, “We are not concerned about Your Kindness. Just don’t take us to Hell, and we are fine.”
The Friends of God say exactly the opposite. In fact, they want to say, “If You want to take us to Hell, it’s fine. But, we want Your Kindness.” They talk the same way about the world’s problems too, “Blame me, blame me, until You are satisfied.” (Arafah Supplication) Blame me and hit me. But, don’t be upset at me. Don’t be displeased with me. Don’t be angry with me. I haven’t come to get something and leave. I want You Yourself to be good with me.
We don’t have these spiritual fluctuations and this excitement when talking to God. In our relationship with God, we don’t beg for His Kindness. Why? Because, basically we don’t see ourselves in need of His Kindness. We see ourselves in need of our own interests, our interests in this world and the Hereafter. We see our need for our trials to be resolved, our trials in this world and the Hereafter. This relationship itself has been forgotten!
What is interesting is that all of the world’s trials are for us to move towards discovering this relationship. God shows us, “See, no one loves you!” And, He wants to whisper in our ears, “Except Me!” But, we talk to God and say, “God, why doesn’t anyone love me. Do something so that someone will love me.” “But, I have given you solitude for you to come towards Me.”
The philosophy of the trials, and sometimes this feeling comes even without trials, is for a person to feel lonely. After he feels he is alone, he will ask for God’s companionship. When he asks for God’s companionship, he will ask for His Kindness. He shouldn’t ask God to help him find an entertainment due to his loneliness. God says, “I separate you from other entertainments for you to be entertained by Me! Why do you ask for something else from Me again?”
In many cases, a bad thing that happens for the youth is that they slowly cut their dependence on their parent’s kindness. But, during their education they don’t put their dependence on God and His Kindness instead. Where do they try to find this? In receiving kindness from the opposite gender. Many people consider their relationship with the opposite gender to be so important because of the emotional aspects. This young person is looking for the source of emotion, attention and kindness. They haven’t taught him that this is only in the Hereafter. That source, which satisfies a person, is God only. They look for it on earth, and thousands of crises arise.
Spiritually too, you can see that there are many people who believe in God, obey religion, and believe in the Hereafter. But, they still don’t feel good. He is afraid of divine punishment. But, this fear should have had a result, which hasn’t yet come about for him. If you are afraid of divine punishment, you should take refuge with God. Something should happen here. You should pay attention to God’s Kindness now that you have gone to Him. You should receive His Kindness and nourishment from it.
People don’t try to build this relationship. They say, “God, have You forgiven me? Hurry. I want to go. I have work to do.” “Where do you want to go?” “I want to live my life.” “Where is life? What do you want to enjoy? What do you want to do next?” A person should gain nourishment from God’s Kindness for him to calm down. What feeling should we search for? The feeling of enjoying God’s Kindness and thanking Him due to His Kindness. This should happen in us for that beautiful occurrence, which we expect, to take place. Our soul has been created in such a way that the only answer to our soul is God Himself. That is God’s Love, Kindness, and Grace. We have been created like this.
