Self Building Writings of Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini.

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Self Building Writings of Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini

Obstacle of the Path Seek the road of perfection Seek the road of perfection Higher spiritual journey Higher spiritual journey Must struggle to remove 7 Obstacles Must struggle to remove 7 Obstacles

1) Incompetence Contaminated heart cannot become a centre of for divine light Contaminated heart cannot become a centre of for divine light Imam Jaafar Al Sadiq (a.s) Imam Jaafar Al Sadiq (a.s) ‘For a human being there is nothing worst than sin because it wages war against heart until taking over. This condition of heart is called inverted/upside down heart’ ‘For a human being there is nothing worst than sin because it wages war against heart until taking over. This condition of heart is called inverted/upside down heart’

2)Worldy Attachment Unable to detach from the desire of wealth Unable to detach from the desire of wealth Negligence from God’s remembrance Negligence from God’s remembrance Imam Jaafar As Sadiq, Imam Jaafar As Sadiq, ‘The love of the world is the root of all evil’ ‘The love of the world is the root of all evil’

3) Obedience of Passion Like dark & thick smoke, passions attack the heart into a darkenened heart Like dark & thick smoke, passions attack the heart into a darkenened heart The commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s) The commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s) ‘ The most brave person is the one who could dominate over the passions of his self’ ‘ The most brave person is the one who could dominate over the passions of his self’

4)Overeating With a stomach full of food how could one have a mood for worshipping * supplication? With a stomach full of food how could one have a mood for worshipping * supplication? Imam Jaafar As Sadiq Imam Jaafar As Sadiq ‘ For the heart of a believer there is nothing worse than overeating because it will cause hardness and seduction while hunger happens to be the most delicious for a believer’s soul and heart. ‘ For the heart of a believer there is nothing worse than overeating because it will cause hardness and seduction while hunger happens to be the most delicious for a believer’s soul and heart.

5)Unnecessary Talks God has bestowed the power of speech to fulfill his genuine need but NOT unnecessary talk God has bestowed the power of speech to fulfill his genuine need but NOT unnecessary talk Rasullulah s.a.w said Rasullulah s.a.w said ‘There are 3 kinds of talk, namely: useful, good and nonsense. The useful talks consist of God’s invocation, good talks are the ones which are loved by Allah & nonsense talks are spreading rumors & talking behind people’s back ‘There are 3 kinds of talk, namely: useful, good and nonsense. The useful talks consist of God’s invocation, good talks are the ones which are loved by Allah & nonsense talks are spreading rumors & talking behind people’s back

6)Love For Self Perform for the sake of self and rewards of the Hereafter, net gain for his self Perform for the sake of self and rewards of the Hereafter, net gain for his self Convert love of essence into love of God Convert love of essence into love of God Niat Niat

7)Indecisiveness Prevent a person from starting his deeds Prevent a person from starting his deeds Imam Musa Al Kazim Imam Musa Al Kazim ‘Allah has blessed human beings with 2 proofs: ‘Allah has blessed human beings with 2 proofs: One is apparent and the other one is hidden. The apparent proofs are Prophets and Imams. The hidden proof is the reason and intelligence within our own existence’ One is apparent and the other one is hidden. The apparent proofs are Prophets and Imams. The hidden proof is the reason and intelligence within our own existence’