Mouood Mouood English Edition
C .God
Imam Mohammad Taqi(A.S.) has said:
Remember that God ,the Almighty ,the best Bestower is Patient and All- knowing. God’s wrath is against that person who does not please and satisfy Him. A person who does not acknowledge or recognize God’s gift is deprived of it. A person indeed gets deviated and strayed when he rejects divine guidance. (B.A V: 78 P 359)
d.God
Imam Ali an-Naqi(A.S.) has said:
O our Sustainer! (our Providence)We believe in what Thou hast sent down and obey Thy Messenger, hence register us amongst true witnesses. O the Sustainer (of our body and soul)let not our hearts go astray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us Mercy from Thee. Undoubtedly, Thou art the best Bestower.
e. God
Imam Ali an-Naqi (A.S.) has said :
I bear witness, “There is no God except Allah. He is one without any partner, exactly as God has attested for Himself. The angels, the learned and the wise from His creation have all testified to His Oneness: “There is no God but He, the Almighty, the Wise.” (Ziarate Jameah Kabirah)
f. God
Imam Hassan Askari(A.S.) has narrated:
God is the one to whom all His creatures implore in necessities & calamities when their expectations are cut off from all others and when all means of help are severed from everyone else. (B.A V3 p 41)
28. Knowledge about God and Religion
Imam Musa Kazem(A.S.) has said:
I have found knowledge of people in four things;
First and foremost one should have cognizance of God.
Secondly, one should recognize what God has done for him.
Thirdly, one should know what God likes him to do.
Fourthly, one should know what will expel a person from divine religion. Aayan ush shia vol: 2 P: 9)
Note a: The status of a person near God varies according to his understanding and knowledge about God. God’s Divine Self can never be understood by anyone. God’s final messenger has said : “We do not understand You (O God )to the extent worthy of Your cognizance.
(Maa A’rrafnaaka haqqa ma’refatik).
Note b: So no wonder! That atheists and polytheists cannot understand God! No creature can understand its Creator. There is always unlimited distance between the Creator & His creations. God is present within everything and in the farthest space. This distance between God & man is not physical but spiritual.
Everything that is seen about in every direction speaks fluently regarding the ingenuity of its Master Creator. The cream of creation is man, to whom all angels prostrated in reverence. All things created by man are because of the excellent brain given to him by God; nevertheless man cannot create even a mosquito, a bee, ant or a fly.
Man can never enumerate all creations of God in the heavens and the earth, nor can he count all the attributes of God.
Although man cannot understand God’s Divine Self (Zaat) no wise person can deny the Existence of God (Wojood). Man can attain a place, where he sees nothing except God in every direction.
Man can understand only a few attributes of God which are mainly in God’s Divine guides and some good people. God’s divine messengers and Imams are the best models of perfect human character, with the highest cognizance of God, so they have the highest status near God.
29. Blessings of God.
• Be good companions of God’s blessings, as they are fleeting and once they flee away from a nation they do not return. (TO- P 526)
The most promptly punished sin is ingratitude for divine blessings. (Musnadul Imam Ar Reza V 1 P 280)
• Obey God, why ?
Even if God had not made people aware of Paradise and Hell, it was necessary for people to obey God and not commit sins, because God initiated all His blessings and beneficence on people without their deserving or having any rights on Him. (BA V71 P174)
• God has given the keys of His treasuries in your hands, so whenever you like you can open the doors of His blessings & favours with your prayers and supplications; pray to Him for continuous drizzling of His Mercy. His gift equals your sincerity & steadfastness of your intention.”
Note: Good Health is God’s blessing. Balanced food, pure water, and sunshine, physical exercises in fresh & unpolluted air and good sleep are necessary for good health. Remember prevention is better than cure. And be not like swine to prevent crime and do not drink wine. Your mental and physical diseases are cured by prayers, alms and charity. Avoid gluttony it is an enemy of longevity. Thankfulness to God for good health increases healthiness bountifully.
30 .Trust in God
Imam Reza (A.S.) has said:
One who likes to be the most needless person should have full trust in all that is near God, the Mighty & Majestic.
(Fiqh ur Reza P.364)
• One who likes to be the strongest person should have firm reliance in God. (Fiqh ur Reza P.358)
• Wealth & honor keep strolling around, but when they find a place of reliance in God they settle therein as homeland. (Fiqh ur Reza P.358)
Imam Mohammad Taqi has narrated:
• The price of every precious possession is reliance in God, the Almighty and it is a ladder for every high rank. (B.A V: 78 P 364)
• God brings happiness to a person who relies on Him. God is sufficient for a person who trusts Him in all affairs. Reliance in God is a fort wherein no one can take refuge except a trustworthy believer. Trust in God relieves a person from every evil and it is a sacred shelter against all enemies.
Note: Satan is a Jinn. He was tutor of angels and he recited the ‘Kalemah’ “There is no god except Allah” for six thousand years but he could not enter the fort of security of God. Because he was a hypocrite and proud like evil politicians who do not obey the messengers of God.
31. God’s Satisfaction
• Three things bring a person close to satisfaction of the Almighty God:
1. Seeking forgiveness fervently.
2. Smiling with good manners.
3. Giving charity in abundance. (Ehqaq ul haqq P 428-439)
Note: The word ‘Sadaqah’ is derived from Sidq (Truth) therefore the essence of charity is sincerity for pleasing God. A charitable person should not expect compensation or even thanks from the person who was given charity.
32. Two Gods or Dualism
Imam Ali(A.S) has said:
• Be aware, if there was a partner for God, his messengers too would have come to guide you& you could have seen the effect of his sovereignty & you would have recognized his conduct & attributes; but God is One & Unique as He has described Himself in the holy Quran: Your God is the One God, so whoever expects to encounter his Lord should act righteously, & not associate anyone with the worship of his Lord. (Kahf 18:110)
No one opposes Him in His Sovereignty & He can never be destroyed .He exists from eternity and he shall exist for ever.
Imam Hassan Askari(A.S.) has said:
Mohammad bin Rabie Shaybani has said that once in Ahwaz he encountered a person who believed in two gods (god of virtue and god of evil) and he had a discussion with him then he travelled to Samarrah with some doubts about arguments for two Gods.
Once when he was sitting at the threshold of a house in Samarrah, suddenly he noticed Imam Hasan Askari (A.S) in that street and before he asked him anything, the Imam pointed his finger at him and said: “He is One, and One only so believe in Him as One.” Shaybani said: “I fainted with enormity of emotions, when the Imam clarified my doubts prior to my asking him.” (Kashful Ghumma V 3 P305)
