This is a moral responsibility and it is effective in our...

This is a moral responsibility and it is effective in our progress and social construction. Show compassion towards one another. People should show compassion to one another, to receive God’s compassion. When there is compassion, kindness, and goodwill in people’s hearts towards each other, society turns into a paradise. When there is animosity, grudge, and mistrust in people’s hearts, personally or politically motivated, the atmosphere in the society becomes dark and bitter.

Let’s cooperate, help each other, and be forgiving. Political brawls are harmful to the country. Not just today, when we are threatened by the enemy, but it is always harmful. It is harmful to the efforts of building, and running the engine of the economy. If some make a new problem in one way or another every day and turn people’s attention to a superficial problem, this is harmful to the country.

April 5, 2002 Love: the main component of Shia Islam Since the beginning of the history of Shia Islam up until today, this emotional bond has been a crucial element in Shia Islam and the Shia movement. Of course, this emotional bond is based on logic and the truth, not empty emotions. Therefore, in the Holy Quran, you see that the reward of a mission, love, and friendship is in closeness to God.

“Say: I ask of you nothing in return for it but love for relatives.” [The Holy Quran, 42: 23] This is a very important point that should be taken into consideration. Any effort to damage this love in any way is a betrayal of the great love for the Holy Prophet’s (s.w.a.) household and the enthusiasm to follow their teachings. You should preserve this love.

You see that during the time of the infallible Imams (a.s.), all those hadith experts and all those knowledgeable students and great religious scholars – who were studying under Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Baqir and other infallible Imams – narrated and recorded the teachings, rules of sharia and ethical principles. However, when you take a closer look, you see that the focus is on such people as Da’bal-e Khazai, Seyyed Homeiri, and Komayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi.

While there were people like Zarrarah, Mohammad ibn Moslem, and other such luminaries among the infallible Imams’ companions, Imam Reza (a.s.) decided to pay attention to Da’bal and Imam Sadiq decided to pay special attention to Seyyed Homeiri. This is because the emotional aspect is sufficiently represented in the poems of poets and the eulogy of eulogists, but it is missing in other areas.