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[W LTJ I 108 ■'y< i y V I U Ansariyan Publications P.O.B 37185/187 QUM Islamic RePublic Of Iran a rLTi^TP LTL kJ rv LM Allamah Mutahhari Allamah Tabatabai Imam Khumayni IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS MOST MERCIFUL Mutahhari, Mortaza, 1920 - 1979. Light Within Me/ by Mutahhari, Tabatabai, and Khumayni.- Qum: Ansariyan, 2006. 207 P. Includes bibliographical footnote. ISBN: 964-438-301-X l.Islam-Addresses, Essays, lectures. 2. Islam-Study and Teaching. I. Tabatabai, Mohammad Hussein, 1902 - 1981. II. Ruhullah, Khomaeyni, Leader and founder of Islamic Rep. of Islam, 1902 - 1989. III. Title. 297.8 BP10.M650493 JJ. LIGHT WITHIN ME Author: Allamah Mutahhari, Allamah Tabatabai and Imam Khumayni Publisher: Ansariyan Publications Third Reprint: 1380 - 1422 - 2001 Forth Reprint: 1427 - 1385 - 2006 Sadr Press Quantity: 2000 No of Pages: 216 Size: 143X205 mm ISBN: 964-438-301-X ALL RIGHTS RECORDED AND RESERVED FOR THE PUBLISHER ANSARIYAN PUBLICATIONS P.O. Box 187 22 Shohada St., Qum Islamic Republic of Iran Tel: 0098 251 7741744 Fax: 7742647 Email: [email protected] www.ansariyan.net & www.ansariyan.org (•>?*■ (V—J Call unto the way of your Lord with wisdom and good exhortation, and reason with them in the best way. Lo! your Lord best knows those who go astray from His path, and He knows best those who are rightly guided. (Qur’an, 16:125) CONTENTS PART ONE (A Hamah Murtaza Mutaharri) PREFACE............................................................................... 1 SCIENCE OF GNOSIS ..................................................... 9 Islamic Law, (Shari'at) Spiritual Path (Tariqat) and Truth (Haqiqat)....................................1..5.................. Material of Islamic Gnosis ................................................ 17 Brief History of Gnosis ............................... 24 Stages and Stations of Gnosis.......................................... 43 Definition of Ascetic (Zahid), Worshipper (‘Abid) and Gnostic ('Arif)...................................4...4..................... Gnostic Goal......................................................................... 46 Spiritual Exercise (Riyazat) ............................................. 49 PART TWO (A Hamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai') STAGES OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEY............................. 55 Sincerity and Devotion ...................................................... 64 TWELVE WORLDS ............................................................ 73 SEEKING ALLAH’S GUIDANCE.................................. 85 RULES OF ATTAINING SPIRITUAL PERFECTION 93 112 Eradication of Evil Insinuation........................................ PART THREE (Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni) INTERPRETATION OF SURAH AL-HAMD ..................... 121 Allah’s names are the Symbols of His Person....................... 121 The Whole World is a Name of Allah .................................... 123 AU Existing Things are a Sign of Allah................................. 124 AU Existing Things Glorify AUah........................................... 125 There are Many Things that We do not Know....................... 126 Man's Deeds will Assume a Concrete Shape.......................... 126 Self-conceit is the Cause of all Troubles............................... 131 AU Praise Belongs to AUah..................................................... 131 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BISMILLAH OF EACH SURAH 133 Everything Depends on AUah................................................ 134 Our Worst Enemy.................................................................... 139 Egoism — the Cause of all Quarrels........................................ 139 Aims of the Prophets............................................................... 140 Major Jihad (Self-Purification)............................................. 140 Devotion is the Criterion....................................................... 141 Our Worship is for Paradise..................................................... 142 Prophets Come to Reform Men............................................. 143 An Appeal to the Youths....................................................... 143 Gaining Victory Over Lower-Self ........................................ 144 RELATION BETWEEN ALLAH AND HIS CREATION . . 145 Meanings of al-Hamd ............................................................ 146 Divine Glory in Everything..................................................... 147 Prophet’s Observations and Experiences.............................. 148 Meaning of Glory.................................................................... 149 Nature of the Holy Qur’an..................................................... 151 Formal Knowledge is a Hurdle in the Way of Remembering Allah ... 153 Mental and Concrete...................................................................................154 Rising for Allah...........................................................................................154 Love of the World is the Root Cause of all Troubles..............................155 Egoism................................ 156 Effect of Prayers on Heart............................................ 159 Allah and His Glory ...................................................... 161 Glory is not Separate from the Glorious..................... 163 His Being and His Glory are the Real Truth............... 164 Lack of any Excellence means Limitation.................. 165 Faith means Cordial Perception.................................... 167 The Truth is Higher than What We Say and Hear . . . . 167 Heart is Different from What We Understand............. 168 What We Feel are Qualities and Forms....................... 168 The Holy Prophet is the Exalted Name of Allah . . . . 169 Our Existence is the Revelation of Allah's Glory . . . . 170 Belief Must be on Reason.............................................. 171 Supplication and Worship are Means............................ 174 Cause and Effect ........................................................... 176 Meaning of “With You”................................................. 177 Why Do the War Occur................................................. 178 Imam Ali is the Eye of Allah and Light of Allah’s Eye 181 Everything Must be Investigated ................................. 182 Misunderstanding Must be Removed............................ 183 Even the Ant Loves Itself.............................................. 184 THE INVOCATION OF SHA'BANIYYA.................. 188 ARABIC TEXT.............................................................. 199 ''■> s' i c<L>y/
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