He also said...

He also said: The world is simply a highway and the people on it are of two groups: The first have sold themselves to lust, materialism and dirty tricks. They are in danger of perishing.

The second group have freed themselves from all those disgusting acts: They are free of any sort of evil in this world and punishment in the Hereafter." Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) stated: There are five characteristics which if a man does not have one, there would remain not much in him to benefit from: 1) Faithfulness; 2) Thinking about the future; 3) Modesty; 4) Being good-tempered; 5) Freedom, which is what causes all these characteristics to come together in an individual.

[Mawa'ez Al-Adadieh , p.268.] Imam Ali (Pbuh) said: Do not let greediness enslave you since God has created you to be free. [Mizan al-Hikmat , v.2, pp.351-2] He also stated: One of the divine favors granted to the free individual is to legally earn his living.

📌[Ibid] An Important Matter A person must pay strict attention to the truth and meaning of freedom, the worth of free will and control, and the fact that when man remains in the shade of God's guidance he will benefit from independence, free will and control. Then he shall attain lofty positions, efficient ranks, and truths which he thought he could never understand. Let's try to preserve our independence throughout our whole lifetime, even in the face of all events and catastrophes.

Doing so will make us happy and satisfy our Lord. You know that the atom is made up of neutrons, protons and one or several electrons. By God's will the electrons are attracted to their own central axis orbiting at the specified speed and in the specified order. As long as this speed and rotation continue based on that especial order and the forces of attraction and repulsion, the atom is beneficial wherever it may be and whatever it may do.

However, when the forces of attraction and repulsion are removed, the electrons lose their special order and separate from the central nucleus, the result will be nothing but destruction. We can compare man to the atom. His nature, his search for God and his monotheistic belief are like the atom's nucleus. And the continuation of his existence is dependent upon all his body parts and his internal states being attracted to God and his actions being based on God's decrees.

His actions should never be void of submission to God.

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