In another tradition from Imam Musa ...

In another tradition from Imam Musa , the son of Jafar (Pbuh) we read: One for whom two days are the same is at a loss; one for whom the end of the two days is the worst time is damned; and one whose life passes and does not improve himself is at a loss. For such a person death is better than life. [Bihar al-Anwar , v.78, p.327; v.75, p.327, Beirut Press] There is another tradition with nearly the same context in the authentic Shiite books from Imam Sadiq .

[Bihar al-Anwar , v.71, p.173] In another tradition from the noble Prophet of Islam (Pbuh) we read: "One who does business, is loved by God". Undoubtedly the highest form of doing business and the best trade is obtaining nobility, knowledge, good and human morality. A businessman, such as the Prophet, is a valuable being and is loved by God. Let’s try not to be evil-doers. Let’s not let two consecutive days of our lives be the same.

Let’s avoid denying ourselves the attainment of perfection, since in the Hereafter whoever is short of spiritual affairs; intellectual development and moral and practical perfection is damned and at a loss. His balance of deeds will be light and he will deserve torture. But if the balance of his spirituality is heavy, that is, he has good faith, morality and good deeds, then he will prosper.

Consider the following two verses of the Glorious Quran in this regard: The balance that they will be true (to a nicety): Those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper. [Holy Quran: A'raf 7:8] Those whose scale will be light, will find their souls in perdition, for that they wrongfully treated Our Signs.

[Holy Quran: A'raf 7:9] The Path to Perfection In the Glorious Quran, God the Benevolent has recommended that all people realize two facts to strive towards perfection, giving due consideration to divine and humane conditions. These two are related to the material life and the spiritual life, which are expressed in four verses of the Chapter Al-i-Imran in the Holy Quran.

Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: women and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to God is the best of goals (to return to). Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those?