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- Preface by Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i
- Part 1: An Introduction to Irfan by Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari
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- Theoretical Irfan
- Shari'ah, Tariqah and Haqiqah
- The Origins of Islamic 'Irfan
- A Brief History
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- 'Urafa' of the Second/Eighth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Third/Ninth Century:
- 'Urafa' of the Fourth/Tenth Century:
- 'Urafa' of the Fifth/Eleventh Century:
- 'Urafa' of the Sixth/Twelfth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Seventh/Thirteenth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Eighth/Fourteenth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Ninth/Fifteenth Century
- The Mystic's Stations (Maqamat)
- The 'arif's Goal
- Some Terms of 'Irfan
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- 1. Waqt (Moment)
- 2 3. Hal (State) and Maqam (Position)
- 4 5. Qabd (Contraction) and Bast (Expansion)
- 6 7. Jam (Gatheredness) and Farq (Separation)
- 8 9. Ghaybah (Absence) and Hudur (Presence)
- 10,11,12 13. Dhawq, Shurb, Sukr and Riyy
- 14, 15 16. Mahw, Mahq, and Sahw
- 17. Khawatir (Thoughts)
- 18.,19. 20. Qalb, Ruh and Sirr
- Part 2.1: Stages of Spiritual Journey by Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i
- Part 2.2: The Twelve Worlds
- Part 2.3: Rules of Attaining Spiritual Perfection
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- 1) Renunciation of customs, usages and social formalities
- 2) Determination
- 3) Moderation
- 4) Steadiness
- 5) Continuance
- 6) Meditation
- 7) Checking
- 8) Censuring
- 9) Hastening
- 10) Faith and Reliance
- 11) Observance of the Rules of Veneration
- 12) Intention
- 13) Silence
- 14) Abstaining from Food or at least Observing Frugality
- 15) Solitude
- 16) Vigil
- 17) Continued Cleanliness
- 18) Practicing modesty and humility to the utmost degree
- 19) Abstaining from Tasty Food
- 20) Secrecy
- 21) Preceptor and Spiritual Guide
- 22) Daily Verbal Recitation of Liturgies
- 23, 24 25) Remembrance, Recollection, Evil thoughts
- Eradication of Devilish Insinuations
- Part 3.1: Interpretation of Surah al-Hamd by Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni
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- Allah's Names are the Symbols of His Person
- The Whole World is a Name of Allah
- All Existing Things are a Sign of Allah
- All Existing Things Glorify Allah
- There are Many Things that we do not Know
- All Movements are the Names of Allah
- Everything in the World is A Manifestation of His Glory
- The Word Allah is a Comprehensive Manifestation of Divine Glory
- No Praise is of Anyone Else's Praise
- To Believe Something Intellectually is One Thing and to be Convinced of it is Another
- Man's Deeds Will Assume a Concrete Shape
- Self-Conceit is the Cause of All Troubles
- All Praises Belong to Allah
- Philosophical Reasoning is not much Effective
- The Difference between the Bismillah of each Surah
- Every Possibly Existing Thing Depends on Allah for its Existence as well as Continuation
- All Existing Things Are A Manifestation of Allah's Glory
- Emigration
- Seventy Years Back
- Worst Enemy
- Aim of the Prophets
- Major Jihad
- Devotion is the Criterion
- Our Worship is For Paradise
- Prophets Come to Reform Men
- An Appeal to the Youth
- Continue Your Effort Till You Gain Complete Victory Over Your Lower Self
- Part 3.2: Relationship between Allah and His Creation
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- The Creator and the Created
- Meanings of Al-Hamd
- Divine Glory in Everything
- Prophets' Observations and Experiences
- Meaning of Glory
- Nature of the Qur'an
- Exegesis of the Qur'an
- The Holy Prophet's Embarrassment
- Tendency of Monopolization in Knowledge
- Formal Knowledge is a Hurdle in the Way of Remembering Allah
- Mental and Concrete
- Rising for Allah
- Love of the World is the Root Cause of all Troubles
- Effect of Prayer on Heart
- The Qur'an Without Traditions and Prayer
- Part 3.3: Allah and His Glory
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- Glory is Not Separate From the Glorious
- His Being And His Glory Are the Real Truth
- The Real Truth Is Nothing But He
- Lack of Any Excellence Means Limitation
- Observation is a Step Further than All Arguments and Proofs
- People Depending On Arguments Are Blind
- Faith Means Cordial Perception
- The Truth is Higher than What We Say and Hear
- Heart Also Means Something Quite Different from What We Understand
- What We Feel Are Qualities and Forms
- The Holy Prophet is the Exalted Name of Allah
- Even Our Existence is A Revelation of the Glory of Allah
- All Existing Things Are the Result of Divine Glory
- The Belief Is Essential
- Belief Must Be Based On Reason
- To Deny What One Does Not Know Is Unbelief
- We Must Not Deny the Qur'an and Sunnah
- We Must Do Away With Negative Attitude
- Denial of Prophethood
- Supplications and Worship Are Means
- Justice is a Quality Appropriate to Allah
- A Dispute About Grapes Between An Iranian, A Turk And An Arab
- How To Reconcile Different Groups And Their Ways Of Expression?
- Cause and Effect
- Why Do the Wars Occur?
- Words in Imam's Supplications
- Imams pray for complete withdrawal
- A Question Difficult To Conceive, But Easy to Believe
- Imam Ali is the Eye of Allah, He is the Light of Allah's Eye
- Every Thing Must Be Investigated
- Misunderstandings Must Be Removed
- Even the Ant Loves Itself
- It Is Bad Luck To Be Unaware of Some Important Questions
- It is Wrong To Persuade People To Give Up Supplications
- Kasrawi And Hafiz
- Appendix: The Invocation of Shabaniyah
Light Within Me
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Author(s): Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai Ayatullah Sayyid Imam Ruhallah al-Musawi al-Khomeini
Publisher(s): Ansariyan Publications - Qum
Category: Qur’an Commentaries General Philosophy Spirituality
Topic Tags: Irfan Spiritual Journey Eternal guidance Interpretation of Sura al-Hamd Invocation of Shabaniyah Spiritual Wayfaring
Featured Category: Spirituality
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Introduction to Irfan, stages of the spiritual journey, guidance and perfection, Interpretation of Sura al-Hamd, and the Invocation of Sha'baniyah.
Preface by Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i
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Although most people are preoccupied with earning their livelihood and pay little attention to spiritual matters, yet every man has an inherent desire to know the absolute truth. When this dormant power comes to surface and is awakened in some people, they gain a number of spiritual perceptions.
Despite the claim of the sophists and the atheists that every truth is an illusion, everybody believes in the existence of one eternal truth. When man with a pure heart and a pure spirit looks at the permanent factuality of the universe and at the same time observes the instability and transience of its various parts, he realizes that this world and its manifestations are a mirror which reflects the existence of one eternal truth. With this realization his joy knows no bounds and he is so elated that in his eyes everything else becomes insignificant and worthless.
This spectacle forms the basis of that impulse of the gnostics(1) which draws the attention of the godly people to a world beyond perception and cultivates the love of Allah in their hearts. The pull which they
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1- The Islamic esoterics known as Irfan or gnosis is sometimes associated with Tasawwuf or mysticism whose certain rites and rituals are repugnant to Islam. However Shi'aism considers Islamic acts of worship to be sufficient for gaining proximity to Allah.