15th Jamadi al-Awwal 1423: Sayings of al-Zahra [a]

All praise belongs to the Almighty God [swt], the Master of the Universe.

Muslims Youths often ask for the reasoning and justification behind some of the aspects of Islamic jurisprudence. Many times, the answers are not very apparent, and they become clear as the human mind evolves with time.

The Lady of Light, Sayyida Fatima Zahra [a] has been quoted explaining the philosophy behind some of the basis tenants of Islam in the following passage:

Allah made the faith for you as purity from polytheism (and infidelity); And (made) service the cause of your getting distant (purification) from pride (egoism); And rendered alms for the purity of your soul and expansion of your sustenance; And rendered fasting for the maintenance and firmness of your sincerity;

And Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion; Allah executed and rendered justice for the sake of putting together and harmonization of the hearts; And (Allah set) the subordination and obedience of us (the household of the Prophet [s]) for the security of society's system, and our Immamate as a safety from segregation and disunity; And (Allah made) Jihad, the honour and glory for Islam and abjectness and humbleness for the infidels and the hypocrites; And (Allah rendered) patience as help for getting reward; And (Allah caused) commanding goodness and forbidding evil for the amendment and correction of society and the common folks (public); And (Allah made) the kindness to parents as a protection (shield) to His wrath and displeasure; And Allah made joining and connecting with the kinship and cognation, the cause of lengthening of life; And Allah made law of retaliation (revenge for homicide) as the security of blood (from being shed); And (Allah rendered) prohibition from drinking wine the cause of taking distance from contaminations (evil);

(Fascinating Discourses of the 14 Infallibles (AS), Islamic Propagation Organization)

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