Fire and Light in Perfections | Their Relation to Soul’s Structure
We Always Absorb Fire and Light from the Phenomena around Us You probably have said or heard similar sentences when describing light. What is our relationship with light that it attracts us so much? What about fire? Why do we sometimes shy away from getting close to it? Are fire and light merely external and […]
Law of Proportion | Understanding Characteristics of the Hereafter
The Relationship between the Mother’s Womb, This World, and the Hereafter Follows the Law of Proportion Usually, the first thing that comes to our mind when we hear ratio or proportion is mathematics because proportion is one of the most basic concepts that we have dealt with in mathematics. A ratio is a formula by […]
Can Advanced Technologies Make Human Immortality Possible?
What Is Meant by Human Immortality? Is the Human Being Mortal or Immortal? Imagine that you have only one hour left of your life. The angel of death is waiting for you to do your unfinished tasks and take your life at the appointed time and turn you into nothingness. After that, you will no […]
Why Was I Born? | The Purpose of God in Creating the Human Being
Why Was I born? What Is the Purpose of My Creation? Most of us are usually preoccupied with questions like, “Why was I born?” “What is the purpose of my creation?” But before answering these questions, it is worth asking ourselves why such questions occur to us? Why do we not ever question the purpose […]
The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe | What Is Our Status?
What Was the Purpose of the Creation of the Universe, and Why Did God Design Such a Complex System? As discussed in previous lessons, all the world’s beings, from plants and animals to mountains, seas, and deserts, are moving toward a specific and purposeful destination based on existential guidance and a precise, engineered plan. Each […]
The Supra-Rational Faculty Gives Human Value to Our Worldly Deeds
The Presence and Activity of the Supra-Rational Faculty Gives Human Value to Our World Have you ever paid attention to number ‘zero’? It has no value in itself. Even if we put a million zeros next to each other, the result is still zero. However, all it takes is placing number ‘one’ at the beginning […]
Similarities between the Human and Other Beings Structure of the Soul
What Behaviors Do We Share with Other Beings? What Are the Similarities between the Human and Other Beings? With a simple look at our surroundings, we find ourselves surrounded by a world of a thousand colors. We live either in nature or in a house made of wood, stone, and bricks. Depending on where we […]
Defining Infallibility | Reason for Infallibility of Angels
What Is Infallibility? Is the Infallibility of Angels and Humans of the Same Kind? Infallibility[1] is among those specialized terms that has also entered the lexicon of common people. For example, we often say, “Children are infallible,” use the phrase “infallible Imams,” or say, “Angels are infallible and sinless beings.” But do we mean the […]
The Reason for the Difference between the Human and Other Beings
The Difference between the Human and Other Beings Lies in the Unique Qualities of Our Human Dimension In examining the various dimensions of human existence, we have pointed out that we share some aspects with animals, such as having a body, growing, reproducing, and having a desire for social status. Since we seek to acquire […]
Difference between Instinct and Fitrah | Do Humans Have Instincts?
What Does Fitrah Mean? What Is the Difference between Instinct and Fitrah? Who teaches a newborn to suck milk from her mother’s breast? How does an apple seed know how to become an apple tree? Where did the bee learn to build a hive and produce honey? If we carefully look at the world around […]