Moral Advice of Allama Hassanzadeh Amoli

In his book "Liqa' Allah", which he wrote about 53 years ago, Allama Hassanzadeh Amoli gives fourteen pieces of advice to those interested in monotheistic conduct.

In his book "Liqa' Allah", Allama Hassanzadeh Amoli gives fourteen pieces of advice to those interested in monotheistic conduct. He wrote this treatise in 1389 AH (53 years ago). On the eve of the Arbaeen, the passing of that master of arts, we review his humanizing and instructive advice below:

1. Continuous reading and constant familiarity with the Quran: "The closer you get to the Quran, the closer you get to the perfect human being. Look at the pleasure and benefits you get from the Quran! Its truths are the degrees of essence and the steps of ascension."

2. Constant ablution: "O friend! Know that ablution is light and persistence in purity will elevate you to the world of holiness. This commandment of great benefit is proven by its people; you should be careful about it."

3. Eating too much: "O friend! Too much food kills the heart and will cause rebellion and unbridledness. Hunger is one of the characteristics of a believer."

4. The Messenger of God (PBUH) said: "Do not speak excessively except in the remembrance of God, for much speech that does not include the remembrance of God hardens the heart."

5. Self-examination: Imam Kazim (AS): "He who does not examine himself every day is not one of us. If he has done a good deed, he should ask God to increase it, and if he has done a wrong deed, he should seek forgiveness and repent."

6. Meditation: "Be mindful of yourself! Be mindful of yourself! Be mindful of yourself! Mindfulness means that the servant knows that God is a rival to him and close to him, and that He knows his actions, sees his movements, hears his words, and is aware of his secrets, and that he cannot hide himself from God and escape from His authority.

7. Observing politeness in the presence of God: "Imam Jawad (a.s.) explained the truth of politeness and said: Recite the Quran as it was revealed, narrate our words as we have spoken them, and call upon God as you are in need and in need of Him."

8. Izlat: "The main meaning of Izlat is the separation of the senses, to solitude, from the possession of the senses; because every calamity, temptation, and calamity that the soul is afflicted with, the senses are involved in it. With solitude and separation of the senses, the soul's support from the world and the devil, desires and lusts, is cut off.

9. Tahajjud: God Almighty's command to His Prophet to reach the praised station:

And from the night, you pray therein as a voluntary prayer for you, perhaps your Lord will raise you to a praised station (Al-Isra, 79). And the reason for the pious enjoying the blessings of the hereafter is introduced by their staying awake at night (Dhariyat, 15-19)

10. Thinking: Those who remember Allah Standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth. Our Lord, You have not created this in vain. Glory be to You. We have escaped the punishment of the Fire. (Aal Imran, 191)

11. Constant remembrance: Both verbal and heartfelt remembrance

12. Academic and practical asceticism: "Asceticism, in the two paths of knowledge and action, and only according to the path of the Muhammadan Sharia. From other than this path, nothing but distance and distance will be achieved."

13. Great determination: "Have great determination! To the extent that you do not worship anyone or anything except Allah Almighty; Do not worship even out of desire for heaven and fear of hell, otherwise you have worshipped your own desires."

14. Repentance from good and bad deeds! "My teacher, Ayatollah Elahi Tabataba'i, said: "True repentance is that you repent from good and evil." I thought for a while and then said: But repentance from evil does not need to be explained, but what is repentance from good? He said: What we consider good, such as prayer, fasting, reciting the Quran, studying, and researching our studies and the like, if we truly reflect on it, we will find that all of them are incomplete and imperfect. Therefore, it is obligatory for a perceptive person to repent from these incomplete deeds and intend to perform them in a perfect manner that is acceptable to God."

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