We should improve moral virtues in our hearts and souls on a daily basis.
We should improve moral virtues in our hearts and souls on a daily basis. Individual and social rules of Islam are a means for helping humanity achieve happiness. There is no doubt in this regard, but in order to implement these rules properly, we need moral virtues. In order to strengthen morality in society, we need to do two things. First, we should engage in self-education and second, we should provide all the people at all levels with moral education.
This duty should be carried out by our schools and other centers that are responsible for education. These organizations are responsible for carrying out this duty. This is one of the necessary tasks in "The Year of the Holy Prophet (S)". That is to say, we should be faithful and we should be true Muslims and followers of the Holy Prophet (S) by observing moral virtues.
We should make a list of negative and evil qualities and we should try to eliminate these qualities from our hearts and souls if we have any of them. We should also make a list of moral virtues and try to develop them in our hearts and souls. Of course, what makes us progress on this path is love, love for God Almighty, love for the Holy Prophet (S), love for this path, love for the teachers of morality that is to say, the Prophets and infallible Imams (a.s.).
This is love which helps us move forward on this path. We should strengthen this love in ourselves on a daily basis. The Holy Prophet (S) says, "Oh God, make me love You and love those who love You and make me love doing things which bring me closer to You." [^2] We should nurture in our hearts and souls love for God and love for His saints. God Almighty approves. This is one of the teachings of the Holy Prophet (S), one that we should pay attention to in "The Year of the Holy Prophet (S)". 2.
Resistance and steadfastness Another lesson that the Holy Prophet (S) taught us is resistance. In Sura Hud, Allah the Exalted says to the Holy Prophet (S), "Therefore stand firm (in the straight path) as you are commanded - you and those who with you turn (unto Allah) - and transgress not.” [^3] There is a narration from the Holy Prophet (S) which says, "Sura Hud made me old." [^4] It made him old because it is full of heavy concepts. Which part of Sura Hud does he refer to?
It has been narrated that what the Holy Prophet (S) had in mind was the Ayah "Therefore stand firm (in the straight path) as you are commanded" when he said this. Why did it make him old?