📌Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Self Building Piety, the Most Important Factor for Purification In the Islamic School, piety has been assigned the most important position and the pious believers are regarded as the most distinguished and respectable persons in an Islamic Society. The phrase piety in the Qur’anic verses and narrations, and especially in the glorious book of Nahjul-Balagha (The Path of Eloquence) has been repeated quite frequently.
The Holy Qur’an considers piety as the sole criteria for appraising the value and worth of individuals and said: إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ “Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of God-Almighty is the best in conduct. (49: 13) The piety has been introduced as the best provisions for the Hereafter, and greatest means for achieving salvation.
the Holy Qur’an said: لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا مِنْهُمْ وَاتَّقَوْا أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ “For such of them as do right and word off (evil), there is great reward (3: 172) And said: فَمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ “Then whosoever refrainth from evil and amendeth -there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
(7: 35) And said: وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ “And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Paradise as wide as are the Heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil). (3:133) And said: إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ “Lo! Those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight, happy because of what their Lord hath given them.
(52:17-18) Also, in the Nahjul Balagha and other books of traditions, piety has been assigned the most distinguished position in all ethical matters, and is the greatest means for achieving prosperity and salvation. The Commander of the Faithful Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) has said: قال على عليه السلام: التقى رئيس الاخلاق. *“Piety acquires the most prominent position in all ethical affairs.”*Nahjul Balagha, saying 41.
The Holy Prophet (S) said: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: خصلة من لزمها اتعته الدنيا والاخرة وربح الفوز بالجنة قيل وماهى يا رسول الله؟ قال: التقوى, من اراد ان يكون اعزا الناس فليتق الله عز وجل ثم تلا: ومن يتق الله يجعل له مخرجا ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسب. “There is a characteristic that whoever acquires it will have the world and Hereafter in his control. He was asked: 'Oh Prophet of God!