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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books All Solutions are with the Prophet’s Progeny Striving to remain firm on guidance Allah the Almighty says: And most surely I am most forgiving to him who repents and believes and does good, then continues to follow the true guidance . Qur'an, 20:82 This holy verse shows that repentance, faith, and good deeds are not enough for the forgiveness of Allah and His contentment cannot be acquired except by following the true guidance.

It has been mentioned that Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: Surely Allah does not forgive, except one who repents, believes, does good and is guided through the guardianship of us, the Ahlul Bayt. By this, it is understood that guidance and being guided are two synonymous lines that each completes the other, but guidance is a divine favor that Allah endows His creatures with. Surely, His guidance has included all His servants with no exception. Allah says: And the soul and Him Who made it perfect.

Then, He inspired it to understand what is right and what is wrong. Qur'an, 91:7-8 Surely, We have shown him the way: he may be thankful or unthankful . Qur'an, 76:3 As for being guided, it is a personal effort that man exerts according to the general guidance to arrive after searching and trying to rely on his mental faculties, in distinguishing the truth from the untruth. And then chooses willingly the path of the truth after having been away from it.

What explains this meaning is this saying of Allah: …therefore, give good news to My servants, who listen to the word, and then follow the best of it; they are those whom Allah has guided, and those it is who are the men of understanding . Qur'an, 39:17-18 The meaning of the verse is that a reasonable servant opens his ears for arguments and listens to all sayings and theories. He distinguishes the good from the bad, and then chooses to follow the truth and avoid the untruth.

Such a servant returns to the original divine guidance willingly and so he deserves the praising of Allah to him that he is from the men of understanding. The clearest example on the explanation of “guidance” and “being guided” is what has happened and is happening to the nation of Muhammad (S) whom Allah guided through the Prophet (S) and took them out of darkness into light and guided them to walk in His right path.