Shaheed Mutahari

[REVIVAL OF SCHOOL OF HUMANITY OF CREED WITHOUT DIVINE] ...the strangest of them all is the #creed of humanity which Auguste Compte originated in the middle of the 19th century. This man wavered between his #intelligence and #mind on the one hand and his #heart and #conscience on the other and came to the conclusion that the human being needed a #creed, the absence of which results in all kinds of social #corruption.  According to him, past religion (Catholicism) is not adequate enough for modern #mankind. He describes three stages of #religion; The divine supernatural stage, the philosophical reasoning stage and the scientific positive stage.  He said that Catholicism belonged to the human being's supernatural thinking and this is not acceptable to the person of the scientific age.  His invented religion however, #lacked an occult root, but he accepted all the #traditions and #rites which existed before, and even proposed having priests in this new creed, presenting himself as its #prophet, but a prophet without a #god. They say about him that he got his rites from Catholicism and he was criticized for this since he disbelieved that religion but imitated and adopted its ceremonies and traditions.  He was right in one thing, that the human being needs #worship and #devotion as well as the performance of a number of rites. He seems to have found a large number of followers in Europe and America and his house has become a center of #pilgrimage for them. According to some Arabic books, he had fallen in love with a lady whose husband had been condemned to life imprisonment, but she died before he could win her and consequently he turned away frown the world of the intellect to the world of sentiments and eventually started his creed of humanity. This lady-love is considered by his followers as holy as Mary, the mother of Christ. But this school of humanity underwent a number of changes which gave it its present form. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[HUMAN BEINGS - BIOLOGICALLY SAME & DIFFERENTIATING IN VALUES] Mulla Sadra, the great Iranian Islamic #philosopher, in pointing out the error of people in #thinking human beings equal in everything, says that there are as many kinds of individuals as there are individuals. He is, of courses regarding the human being #philosophically, not #biologically. A biologist pays attention to human organs and limbs, while a philosopher concentrates on the human being's qualities and thus he cannot believe that human beings are all of the same kind. That is why human #values are potential. Some attain the height of #humanity while others fail to do so. As Hadrat Ali [as] says, "The shape is humans but the mind may be a #beast." Not all individuals have an interior proportionate to their exterior. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[MODERN SCHOOL OF HUMANITY, CONTRADICTIONS & LACK OF FOUNDATION] Most of those who follow the philosophy of #humanitarianism, have criteria different from those of the past. But the difficulty lies in this same #contradiction in the life, thought and logic of mankind today, a logic which lacks #foundation . I do not think that there are any scholars in the world who would interpret #humanitarianism to mean universal #peace. There are, of course, ordinary people who think all human beings in the world are the same and of equal worth. But this is not true. One is #learned, another is #ignorant; one is #virtuous, another is #impure; one is #tyrannical, another is #oppressed; one is benevolent, another is malevolent. Should we consider them all the same from a humanitarian point of view, irrespective of their knowledge, faith, chastity and benevolence or vice versa? If we say so, we are #betraying humanity. Let me give an example. Both A and B are human beings who are #biologically similar. If you dislike one of them, it has nothing to do with his blood group. But if you are humanitarian, you cannot be indifferent to both of them and claim that they are #equally human; for then both should be equally #liked, or both equally #disliked. But this is not so since the human being's basic difference with animals is that the human being has more potentiality than animals and less actuality. What does that mean? A horse on its birth possesses all the peculiarities that a horse should have and if it has less than that, it can gain it by practice. But a human being has potential only at birth. lt is not known what he or she will be in the #future. The shape is human hut that person may, in reality, become a #wolf or a #sheep or a human being. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[REVIVAL OF SCHOOL OF HUMANITY WITHOUT DIVINE FOUNDATION] Since the middle of the 19th century, #humanity has won fresh attention in #philosophical schools Such as schools of humanity and even worship of human beings. In the past the human being was only a sign of spirituality and the #Quran speaks of the human being as being the #worthiest creature through whom God could be understood. Now the human being is trying to recover its former honor and sanctity and become a goal in itself but without the adoption of the former criteria and without a regard for its #divine or non-divine aspect, or the points stated in the Quran that everything that is #created on earth is for it and that God has breathed some of this #spirit into it to making it a manifestation of Himself. There is no longer any talk of the above matters, nor even a discussion of internal human #motives, but only a belief in the sanctity of humanity and its #intelligence. Now we see all schools of thought and even the declaration of human rights beginning their claims with respect for the inherent #dignity of human beings. They say this in order to base their #education on its foundation and though each individual is able to #violate the rights of others, this respect for the dignity and sanctity of humanity will serve as a check to such violations. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[ANOTHER BLOW TO HUMANITY -  4.HUMANS ARE MECHANICAL CREATURE] Another theory was offered that there is no difference between #humans, plants and even inanimate objects. There is, of course, a difference in the #texture and #form, but not in the #substance of which they were all made. It was stated that #spirit and divine breath were non-existent because the human being is a #machine which is only more complicated than other machines such as cars, planes, and satellites; that is, only a mechanical creature. This was a great blow to humanity and yet human values were not wholly condemned except in some schools of thought where ideas like peace, freedom, spirituality, justice and compassion were considered as jokes. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[ANOTHER BLOW TO HUMANITY -  3.REFUSAL OF HUMAN VALUES & STOMACH AS CORE OF ACTIVITIES] Another strong blow as against humanity's apparently brilliant record of activities, namely, that it could act in such a way that showed only goodness and benevolence, whose motive was only the love of God, and lacking all animal aspects. The new thesis was that the claim of humanity to all that sanctity and #virtue was false and all the activities to which it had given the name of the love of knowledge, art, beauty, morality and conscience, prayer and devotion and everything #supernatural, are similar to those which can be found in animals, too, except in a more complex form and mechanism. It was said that the #stomach is the #source and cause of all activities. Some went so far as to say that the stomach was also the basis of its thoughts and feelings. There were still others who considered this position too high and claimed that the human being was even lower than he is. Eventually it was concluded that this being who had formerly claimed #divine origin and exaltation must be subjected to a #careful study to discover its true #nature. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[ANOTHER BLOW TO HUMANITY - 2. REFUSAL OF HUMAN BEING AS DIVINE CREATION ] Then, another severe blow dealt, was the idea that the human being was no longer a #divine creature and #vicegerent of God upon the earth was given up. Biological research on the question of #evolution and the origin of species at once showed the relationship of people with those same animals which they Scorned and despised. It proved them to be an evolved form of a #monkey or some other animal and thus they lost their divine #origin.   Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[ADVANCE IN SCIENCE - HUMANITY DEVELOPED ONE SIDE & DECLINED OTHER SIDE] 1.GOAL OF CREATION - DOUBT & DENIAL The first discovery of humanity was the form of the universe which #revolutionized its ideas. Before that, the earth was believed to be the center of the universe round which all the plants and stars revolved. #Science proved that the earth was a small planet which revolved around the sun and the solar System was only an insignificant part of the universe. It was then that the position of humanity as the center of all possibilities and as the goal of #creation was subjected to #doubt and #denial, and no one dared any longer to make claims about its exalted position.   Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 2) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

IMPACT OF REMEMBRANCE OF GOD The remembrance of #God, which is the aim of #worship, is burnishing of the #heart and an agency of its #purification. It prepares the heart for the reflection of #Divine Light in it. Shaheed Mutahari The Glimpses of Nahj al Balaghah Part III - Suluk and 'Ibadah http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

FOR GOD'S SAKE - ALL ACTION IS WORSHIP #Learning, #acquisition of knowledge and #livelihood and social #service, if performed for God's sake, are acts of #worship. Shaheed Mutahari The Glimpses of Nahj al Balaghah Part III - Suluk and 'Ibadah http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

THE IMPACT OF SIN From the point of view of Islamic teachings, every #sin leaves a black stain and the effects of #distortion in the human #heart which in turn weakens a person's #aptitude for good and righteous actions, and consequently further #deviates him towards other sins and foul deeds. Shaheed Mutahari The Glimpses of Nahj al Balaghah Part III - Suluk and 'Ibadah http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[STRONGEST PERSON IS THE ONE AVOIDS HIS SINS & CONTROLS HIS DESIRES] One day the Holy #Prophet (pbuh) was passing through a street in #Medina. He saw a number of #youths who were engaged in a contents of lifting a heavy stone. The Prophet asked if they would like him to act as a #judge of the contest. They eagerly agreed. Then the Prophet said, "There is no need to lift the stone to see which of you is the #strongest. I can say that the strongest person is he who in his #desire for a #sin is able to control that desire. Such a person is truly a brave warrior." Shaheed Mutahari (Migration & Jihad 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[AND THE ANGELS SURROUNDED ME - A BEAUTIFUL STORY]   A story is related about Puryayeh Vali who is considered a great world #champion as well as a symbol of #chivalry and #manliness. Once he had visited another country for a #wrestling contest with its champion. In the street he came across an old woman who was offering people sweets as #charity and begging them to pray for her son. She approached Puryayeh and offered her sweets. He asked what it was for. She said, "My son is a wrestling champion who is challenged by a champion from another country. We live on the income he gets from wrestling and if he loses this contest, we will have nothing to live on." He said he was at a cross-road whether to show his strength or his manliness in the next day's contest. Although he was far stronger than his adversary, he wrestled in such a way as to let him win. He says that at that moment he suddenly felt that his #heart was opened by God and it seemed as if he was surrounded by #angels. He fought his own #desire and thus joined the rank of #saints. Shaheed Mutahari (Migration & Jihad 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[DIFFERENCE BTW DESIRE & WILL] There is a difference between desire and will. #Desire is an attraction by an exterior force, a relation between man and external objects, like a hungry man drawn by food, or sexual attraction. Even sleep is an attraction. So is the desire for rank and position. But resolution is some thing #internal, which liberates one from the urges of desire. It places desires at the disposal of will-power to employ them as it considers expedient.  Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

IMAM ALI (AS) & HUMANITARIAN VALUES 1400 YEARS BEFORE [Imam] #Ali had declared this long before the #humanistic philosophy of the twentieth century claimed it as an ideal. When he heard that a governor appointed by him had attended a #feast, he wrote him a letter of protest which is quoted in the Nahjul Al Balagha. It is not mentioned what kind of a feast it had been, whether there had been drinking or gambling or dancing. The governor was considered #guilty by Hadrat Ali because he had participated in an #aristocratic feast which was not attended by any #poor people. He says, "I never believed a governor and representative of mine would attend such a party of the nobility." Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourse (the criteria for humanity 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

FRIENDS & ENEMIES OF IMAM ALI (AS) If the personality of #Ali (as) was not #distorted today, and was presented as it #really was, then many of those who now claim to be his friends would find themselves among his #enemies. Excerpt from the Jazebe va dafe'eye Ali (The Attraction and Repulsion of Ali (as)), p. 98 http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

THE MEANING OF PATIENCE The term ‘patience’ in the holy Qur’an has a different meaning than what is intended by the average person. ‘Patience’, according to the holy Qur’an, means to #stand and #resist against various #hardships and #difficulties, but in common parlance, it means to fold one’s arms and sit waiting. From the Qur’anic perspective, the term has a positive sense and requires #will and #power. Murtada Mutahhari, Excerpt from Dictums and Admonitions. http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[REAL SERVANTS OF GOD - A JOURNEY TOWARDS GOD] The human being, through #worship, will be a real servant of God and a real servant has a true #affinity to #God.  In other words, to be a real servant of God implies a sacred #journey which culminates in affinity to God. Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourses (Repentance 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

TRUE SERVANT OF GOD The human being, through #worship, will be a real servant of God and a real servant has a true #affinity to #God.  Shaheed Mutahari Spiritual discourses (Repentance 1) http://Telegram.me/Shaheed_Mutahari

[MIGRATION AS TRAVELLING IS A VALUE] If we consider #migration to mean #travelling to other places the question arises whether travelling is better than staying in one place. In Islam, travel is praised though not as a permanent activity similar to a #gypsy life. In the same way, staying permanently in a village or a town all one's life is a form of #enslavement which is not recommended since it weakens one's #soul and spirit. #Travel, especially if one is equipped with knowledge gamed at home, is most profitable, while for an ignorant person, it is of little value. Even studying books cannot supply the #maturity that travel produces in one's spirit.  Shaheed Mutahari Migration & Jihad II https://t.me/Shaheed_Mutahari