Ulema’s Speech

Illuminations in the words of Ayatullah Fateminiya Every month has its own illuminations and every day has its illuminations too. It is upon us to capture these illuminatus lights. These illuminations knock on our door and seek us out, free of charge. The Shias of Imam Ali the commander of the faithfuls are dear to[...]

The blessings in the words of Ayatullah Fateminiya Why do we waste the blessings that come to us from Almighty Allah? For example, consider a person who wakes up in the middle of the night to do Salat Al-Layl. He turns his head to the heavens and says: "O' Allah! Forgive me" Very well, it's[...]

Hereafter in the words of Ayatullah Fateminiya Well, there are some believers who wake up in the middle of the night to pray but when the morning comes they do backbiting behind others. Therefore, the illumination that was gained because of their last night prayer is gone. There is a hadith in the book Uddatul[...]

Hope from other than Allah in the words of Ayatullah Agha Mojtaba Tehrani Allah shows His mercy and elegance to all of his servants even those servants who recognize the presence of Him in their lives but have shortcomings in their Duas and their manner of connection with Allah. Listen to my words carefully. Allah[...]

Attaining godliness in the words of Ayatullah Agha Mojtaba Tehrani If a person recites a Dua for his believing brother when not present, "there will be a call from divine realm of Allah" not by an angel but by Allah himself who is the creator of the angels. In that call from the divine realm[...]

Once a wise man was asked: What is Dunya (mundane world)? He answered: "It is either a dream or an illusion or a myth". He was again asked: What is life? He answered: it is either a flash or a candle or a butterfly. He was asked: so why the people will fall in love[...]

It is stated in the books and narrations that sometimes this Dunya is good and sometimes bad. But for whom this Dunya is bad? For the person who loves Dunya for the sake of Dunya. And for whom this Dunya is good? For the person who wants this Dunya for his hereafter; to study, to[...]

If someone came to you and asked for your forgiveness because of a bad action like backbiting, accept his request and forgive him. Whenever you want to recite a Dua and ask Allah for something first say: "O' Allah I forgive all the people who did bad things to me, so please you forgive me[...]

Once one of the hooligans of Tehran was passing by Jom'e mosque. He stopped for a while and heard the voice of the late Agha Shaykh Wahhab Khorasani who was reciting Kumayl Dua and inviting the audience to do repentance and go towards Allah. Now Agha Shaykh Wahhab Khorasani was one of the outstanding Shia[...]

Once one of the hooligans of Tehran was passing by Jom'e mosque. He stopped for a while and heard the voice of the late Agha Shaykh Wahhab Khorasani who was reciting Kumayl Dua and inviting the audience to do repentance and go towards Allah. Now Agha Shaykh Wahhab Khorasani was one of the outstanding Shia[...]

All of our deeds have an intermediate form. It means that they have a form beyond what we see with our eyes. These forms are shown to us on the Day of Judgment. The material form of our deeds is changed in to a force, then that force is transformed into energy and then it[...]

There are many stories narrated by the scholars of ethics regarding the negative effects of some behaviors like backbiting. In one such stories we read that one day during the month of Ramadan people used to go the holy prophet and ask for his permission to break their fast. Now there was an old man[...]

When someone backbites another person he is harming another believer and most importantly himself. So one might disgrace a believer through backbiting and in fact assassinates him. Now there are two types of assassinations. One type is the assassination in which a person is killed and Allah will chastise he person for such an unjust[...]

There is a narration by the prophet of Islam in which he says: "The house in which the holy Quran is recited will be filled with divine blessings and is safe from afflictions. So the more the holy Quran is recited in a house, the more your house will be filled with divine light of[...]

There is a narration by the prophet of Islam in which he emphasizes on reciting the holy Quran. The holy prophet says that even if someone can't read the Quran he or she must sit by a reciter of the Quran and listens carefully to his recitation. Now for every verse that the illiterate person[...]

There are some people who can't recite the Quran correctly. Such people must not avoid reciting the Quran because there are some divine angels of Allah who correct your recitation and then send it to Allah. In such situations the reward of correct recitation of the Quran will be given to you. In another story[...]

Some people might say I can't recite the Quran and I don’t like to listen to someone else reciting it. For such people it is recommended to have Quran in their houses. The mere presence of the Quran in someone's house might keep the devils away from you. So the mere presence of the Quran[...]

If you are with the Quran then there will be no fear in your life. It is explicitly mentioned in the Quran that the holy Quran is a like healing and remedy to the ailments and diseases. Everyone who practices according to the Quran then he or she will not be defeated by the enemy.[...]

When a mother is pregnant with let's say a seven or eight month old baby, that baby in the womb is alive and has ears and eyes; however, the baby can't see the outside world or hear what exactly happens out of the body of the mother but why? because the baby is surrounded by[...]

One of the main features of humans is making comparison. This is because we are social beings. Humans are not like animals that do not have the comparing power. For animals, same food in the same place does not differ. Humans are different since they consider lower or upper level for themselves. They are also[...]

Making comparison can cause both calmness and anxiety for a person in life. Of course, comparing oneself with others is inevitable I life; however, we must take care not to harm our feelings through unfruitful comparisons. The comparison could be between two friends, colleagues, brothers, families, etc. and on different levels. Dear brothers and sisters,[...]

Dear brothers and sisters, we have three types of comparison. They are called Ascending, descending and parallel. Now, ascending comparison in financial matters might cause anxiety and unrest for a person whereas in descending comparison can cause internal peace for someone. As it is related by Salman Al-Farsi who narrated from prophet Muhammad stating: "O[...]

We must read the holy Quran with contemplation. In Surah Qasas Ayah 79 we read: "So he emerged before his people in his finery. Those who desired the life of the world said, "We wish we had like what Korah has been given! Indeed he is greatly fortunate". This Ayah is about the people who[...]