The Eman of a believer will not attain the level of...
The Eman of a believer will not attain the level of perfection unless and until he would recognise me -asws as a ‘Noor’ (Divine Light). When someone knows me -asws as ‘Noor’, only then he would truly attained Eman; he is the one whose ‘Qalb’ (heart) has been tested with the true Eman, whose chest (self) is dilated in true Islam and whose Eman is based on discernment. Thus, he becomes devout scholar (Arif) and content of his religion.
But the one who fell short of this cognition — he will be a doubter , immersed in disbelief. O Salmán! O Jandáb! A ‘Momin’ who has been tested by Allah -azwj is that who instantly accepts our ‘Amr’ -attributes and he does not reject any matter ascribed to ourselves -asws , Allah -azwj helps him through opening up his ‘Chest’. He will not exhibit an element of doubt or suspicion. (An extract from a Sermon of Amir ul Momineen -asws ).
[2] ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِعَدْلِهِ وَ قِسْطِهِ جَعَلَ الرَّوْحَ وَ الرَّاحَةَ فِي الْيَقِينِ وَ الرِّضَا وَ جَعَلَ الْهَمَّ وَ الْحَزَنَ فِي الشَّكِّ وَ السَّخَطِ . (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws ) said: ‘Allah -azwj , by His -azwj Justice and His -azwj Fairness Made the spirit and the rest to be in the conviction and the pleasure, and Made the worries and the grief to be in the doubt and the anger’.
[3] ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: الرِّجْسُ هُوَ الشَّكُّ وَ لَا نَشُكُّ فِي دِينِنَا أَبَداً (The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Khalid Al Tayalasi, from Sayf Bin Ameyra, from Abu Baseer, from ‘Abu Ja’far -asws said: ‘The uncleanness, it is ‘الرِّجْسَ’ the doubt , and we -asws do not doubt in our -asws Religion, ever!’ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلْ هُوَ آياتٌ بَيِّناتٌ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ قُلْتُ أَنْتُمْ هُمْ قَالَ مَنْ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ.
Then he -asws said: ‘ But these are clear Verses in the chests of those Granted the Knowledge [29:49] ’. I said, ‘Are you (Imams -asws ) them?’ He -asws said: ‘Who else can it happen to be?’’ [4] Also Allah -azwj Says: إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا (33:33) But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the ‘ الرِّجْسَ ’ uncleanness (doubts) away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33].