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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Provisions for the Journey (Mishkat), Volume 2 Lesson 32: The Manifestations of Venerating and Glorifying Allah “O Abu Dharr! Venerating and honoring Allah the Blessed and High denotes revering elderly Muslims, respecting the bearers of the Qur’an and those who fulfill its teachings and holding the just ruler in high esteem. O Abu Dharr!

Every person that is bad-tempered is continuously becoming farther from Allah.” In this section of the hadith , the Noble Prophet (S) reminds us that honoring some of the servants of Allah is tantamount to venerating Allah.

On the basis of their rational aptitude and to achieve certain goals, the wise sometimes liken something to something else or a certain action to another deed or they introduce an individual as similar to some other human being; in the same way that it is also said in conventional conversation that this deed is similar to that deed or that this person is like that other human being.

This act of likening and juxtaposing is based on the similarity as well as joint aspect which exists between ‘the subject of comparison’ [ mishabbah ] and ‘the object of comparison’ [ mushabbah bih ].

The reason for this comparison and likening is that qualities and characteristics in one individual and/or deed may be concealed and covered up while that same attribute and feature may be apparent in the other individual and/or deed and, in order for that concealed and covered up quality to be recognized or distinguished as well as for the attention of other people to become concentrated upon it, it is introduced as similar to another thing and/or individual which has a more obvious feature and attribute.

In conventional metaphors we see that a brave human being is likened to a lion, regardless that the level of bravery which is found in a lion is not found in man, but they liken that man to a lion for the reason that the lion is well-known for its courage. They do so with the intention of making that individual’s concealed bravery known so that his courage will become completely apparent for other people and so that people’s attention will be concentrated on him.

This very attraction and concentration of people’s attention on him can have its own objectives and goals.