And it is assumed that it is the world which brings about...
And it is assumed that it is the world which brings about either prosperity or misery, youth or age, power or feebleness, wealth or poverty, health or sickness, happiness or sorrow. When the time comes, his mortgage time is over and it will be turned over to his real owner. Thus, man is extremely miserable and vulnerable. With this amount of misery and vulnerability, he should not be left ignorant and proud.
The Imam (as) guides us in the following manner: "مَا لأبْنِ آدَمَ وَالفَخْرِ: اَوَّلُه نُطْفَةٌ، وَآخِرُهُ جِيفَةٌ، لا يَرْزُقُ نَفَسَه وَلا يَدْفَعُ حَتفَهُ" “What does the son of Adam have to do with pride? His beginning was a drop and his end is a corpse. He can neither provide…
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