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Self Building. Writings of Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini. Obstacle of the Path. Seek the road of perfection Higher spiritual journey Must struggle to remove 7 Obstacles. 1) Incompetence. Contaminated heart cannot become a centre of for divine light Imam Jaafar Al Sadiq (a.s)
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Self Building Writings of Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini
Obstacle of the Path • Seek the road of perfection • Higher spiritual journey • Must struggle to remove 7 Obstacles
1) Incompetence • Contaminated heart cannot become a centre of for divine light • 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’
2)Worldy Attachment • Unable to detach from the desire of wealth • Negligence from God’s remembrance • Imam Jaafar As Sadiq, ‘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 • 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’
4)Overeating • With a stomach full of food how could one have a mood for worshipping * supplication? • 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.
5)Unnecessary Talks • God has bestowed the power of speech to fulfill his genuine need but NOT unnecessary talk • 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
6)Love For 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 • Niat
7)Indecisiveness • Prevent a person from starting his deeds • Imam Musa Al Kazim ‘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’