It’s time to show people’s inner being | Ali Reza Panahian

It’s time to show people’s inner being.

What are tests for? They are for you to manifest your hidden goodness. The 8-Year Holy Defence did something that manifested the light, which existed in many people’s hearts. These good manifestations happen in hardships. And bad manifestations can be seen in the hardships of bad people. Why should it be manifested?!
God’s tests have two purposes for the people whom it is clear what they will choose. The first purpose of testing is for you to choose, to see what you choose. One group are those whom when God brings a choice, they definitely choose the good. God says, “I know he/she chooses what’s good. But, I want him/her to show, express, and manifest the goodness of his/her inner being. This servant makes sacrifices. I want to prepare an environment for him/her to make a sacrifice.”
Tests have another goal too. God says, “If I bring a choice for this person, he will definitely choose the bad way. That’s fine. I will bring it up for him so that he shows himself.” Show yourself. The Almighty God looks at His servant’s hidden inner being. The hidden part is different from a person’s inner being. The hidden part is the part of our interior, which we are unaware of! You see your inner being, but you don’t see your hidden part. God says, “I look at the hidden part of My servant. Whatever is deep inside there, I will make apparent like clothes. If it’s good, it’s good. If it’s bad, it’s bad.” Tests are where our interior is shown. Who knows what he has hidden? “No one hides something in his heart except that God shows it like clothes. If it’s good, it’s good. If it’s bad, it’s bad.” [From the Prophet, Nahj al-Fasahah, p. 695, tradition no. 2616]
Ayatollah Bahjat said, “All of us are a potential ‘Shimr.’” How do I know my hidden part hasn’t hidden such vileness within itself?! It will come out when being tested. God says, “Testing is not for you to choose. You have chosen. Now I want to show it. Done!” God knows Aba Abdillah al-Husayn (‘a) won’t be in a quandary. If he wants to choose, he will choose sacrifice. God says, “Husayn, I want to show you to the people of the world.” I want to show you to everyone! Sometimes God tells us, “I want you to choose.” Sometimes He says, “You have chosen before. I want to show your hidden part to say who you are.” I don’t know why God has decided to show the hidden part of His bad servants too. I take refuge from when God becomes angry with a person. God says, “One day I will prove your ability to be a ‘Shimr’ to you and to the whole world!” I don’t know where such a servant has chosen what’s bad that he has such a test.
Friends, in short, always repent. Ok? We are making an agreement. Repent a lot. God I was wrong. Whatever I did was wrong. Forgive me. Pass on me. Don’t decide to prove my badness. I confess myself. We can’t stand it. We can’t stand Your test or Your punishment. We don’t have the strength to stand against Imam Ali (‘a). Don’t put us among the potential “Shimrs.” Friends, don’t you like to say this sentence? Doesn’t this come to your mind to say, “We wish we knew what is in our hidden part?” This is similar to Imam Sajjad’s (‘a) sentence in a prayer, “God, I wish I knew if I am wretched or fortunate! I wish I knew.” Tests are for our hidden part to become manifested. I don’t know what’s inside there. God, manifest our good hidden part.

[From the series of speeches under the topic of “The most determining factor in human destiny.”]


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