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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lectures On Ashura The Successful Effort Dr. Husaini Bahishti I seek refuge in the Hearer and the Omniscient Allah from the accursed Satan. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Believers, shall I show you a bargain which will save you from the painful torment. Have faith in Allah and His Messenger and strive hard for His cause with your wealth and your selves. This is better for you if only you knew it.

Allah will forgive your sins and admit you into Paradise wherein streams flow, and you will live in the lofty mansions of the Garden of Eden. This is indeed the greatest triumph. {Besides forgiveness) you will receive other favours which you will love: Help from Allah and an immediate victory. O Prophet, give such glad news to the believers. (Surah Saf, Verses 10 -13) Ever since man was created he has been destined to make continuous efforts.

In his very nature factors opposed to one another are at work. He is a compound of various passions and desires. Some of his inclinations fall under the category of perverted desires which may also be called baser animal instincts. Their object is to avail oneself of animal enjoyments like eating, drinking and reveling. There are other inclinations in him which divert him from the sensual enjoyments to higher spiritual, intellectual and human perfections.

The power and will of man is the arena of his contrary and varied desires. It is due to his conflicting desires that man is always perplexed. For example if a person wants to do an ordinary task and if he is habituated to do it, he does it quite easily on account of his habit. However, if the task is new and he is not accustomed to it, he cannot do it straightaway. Many doubts rise in his mind. At one time he thinks that he should perform the task and at another time he thinks that he should not.

Sometimes he says that the task is right and sometimes he imagines that it is not right. Desire demands that he should perform that task but reason advises him that he should not do it. Or reason demands that he should perform a task but desire insists that he should not. A conflict of this kind continues between his mind and heart for sometime. Eventually, however, one of the inclinations dominates and he utilizes his power and determination according to it.

Desire and reason and materialism and spiritualism are at war with each other since eternity and the foundation of life has been laid on this conflict.