Light Within Me

Light Within Me by : Allamah Mutahhari Allamah Tabatabai Imam Khumayni Part One : Allamah Murtaza Mutaharri Preface 1 Science of Gnosis Islamic Law, (Shari'at) Spiritual Path (Tariqat) and Truth...

Light Within Me by : Allamah Mutahhari Allamah ...

Formal Knowledge is a Hurdle in the Way of Remembering Allah I do not know what we should become, but I know that our training should be such that...

Formal Knowledge is a Hurdle in the Way of Rememb...

Cause And Effect On the basis of causation one thing is considered to be the cause and another to be the effect. As a rule the cause should be...

Cause And Effect On the basis of causation one th...

Our Worship is For Paradise All our devotional acts serve our own interests only. Those who are more pious among us perform them for the sake of Paradise. Take...

Our Worship is For Paradise All our devotional ac...

His Being And His Glory Are the Real Truth That is the main question. As for the nature of His glory at the various stages of His essence, His...

His Being And His Glory Are the Real Truth That i...

Eradication of Devilish Insinuations The spiritual traveller must have full control over himself so that no thought might enter his mind inadvertently and no action might be taken by...

Eradication of Devilish Insinuations The spiritua...

SEEKING ALLAH'S GUIDANCE The first thing that a spiritual traveller has to do is to inquire into various religions as far as possible so that he may become conversant...

SEEKING ALLAH'S GUIDANCE The first thing that a ...

Part Three : Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni INTERPRETATION OF SURAH AL-HAMD I have been asked to say something on the exegesis of Surah al-Hamd. The fact is that the exegesis...

Part Three : Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni INTERPRE...

(vii) Checking It means that the spiritual traveller should every day have a fixed time for checking and assessing what he had done during the past 24 hours. The...

(vii) Checking It means that the spiritual travel...

Self-Conceit is the Cause of All Troubles Most of the troubles man faces are the result of his vanity and empty pride. Man loves himself and desires to be...

Self-Conceit is the Cause of All Troubles Most of...

Brief History of Gnosis The leaders of Islam whose life replete with Islamic ideas and spiritual manifestations has given birth to deep spirituality in the Muslim world, were not...

Brief History of Gnosis The leaders of Islam whos...

THE TWELVE WORLDS On the basis of what has been said above, a devotee, making a spiritual journey has to pass through 12 Worlds before reaching the world of...

THE TWELVE WORLDS On the basis of what has been s...

Part Two : Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai' STAGES OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEY A materialist passes his life in the dark valley of materialism. He is plunged in the sea of...

Part Two : Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai' STA...

Sincerity of Devotion It must be remembered that without being sincere in the way of Allah it is not possible to attain to spiritual stations and stages. Truth cannot...

Sincerity of Devotion It must be remembered that ...

Gnostics of Eighth Century `Ala'uddin Simnani: In the beginning he was a senior government official. Later he relinquished that job and joined the fraternity of the gnostics. He spent...

Gnostics of Eighth Century `Ala'uddin Simnani: In...

Shari`at, Tariqat and Haqiqat (Islamic law, Spiritual path and Truth) Another important cause of disagreement between the gnostics and others especially the jurists, is the special view that the...

Shari`at, Tariqat and Haqiqat (Islamic law, Spiri...

Part One : Allamah Murtaza Mutaharri PREFACE Although most people are preoccupied with earning their livelihood and pay little attention to spiritual matters, yet every man has an inherent...

Part One : Allamah Murtaza Mutaharri PREFACE Alt...