"A seeker of God should never view himself/herself higher than others. Perhaps a woman, who has spent her entire life in immorality...

"The rituals that we perform are not intended just for rewards and because they are obligatory on us but because these rituals change the...

Silence "[One who wants to overcome his Nafs] must correct and control his speech. One should avoid not only backbiting and lying, but...

The late Sayyid Hashim Haddad (ra) told me: "If you want to see the Imam of Time (atfs), I will give you an instruction. After ten days,...

"All sins originate from the carnal desires of Nafs. Respected gentlemen, today is the day of action and purification of morals, they...

"Guardianship (Wilayat) and Nafs of a teacher/mentor is spiritual and belongs to Malakoot (Kingdom of Angels) and Nafs of a Saalik...

Allama Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani (ra) in his book Lub al Lubaab has advised seekers of spirituality to refrain from watching...

"Fasting subdues the enemy of Allah, which is the lower self (nafs). The reason is that our lust and desires are the tools of the devil,...

When Ayatullah Ali Masoomi Hamdani (ra) reached Mashhad, he visited Ayatollah Hassan Ali Nakhodaki (ra) and asked him for a piece of...

Bookseller Sheikh Abdul Razzaq narrates: "One evening, the Sheikh was teaching in the upper room of one of Mashhad's schools when...

Allama Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani (ra) was a student of Sayyid Hashim Haddad (ra), who was a perfect spiritual master and had...

Ayatullah Shahabadi (rh) would say, ‘Never curse the unbelievers regarding whom it is not known that they will leave the world in the...

Our great master, the accomplished ‘arif, Shahabadi- r’uhi fidah- used to say, ‘Do not look down on even a kafir (non-believer) in your...

When you know God, all your actions should be out of devotion and love, and you don't even consider your own perfection. The human soul...

“Pray that Allah saves you from blindness and deafness. As long as man wants anything except Allah, he is blind and deaf.” Shaykh Rajab...

Amirul Momineen Ali (as) said: “When the intentions pollute, trials befall.” Shaykh Rajab Ali Khayyat (ra) narrates: "I was in a bazaar,...

"One night I found I was in a veil, and was unable to find my way to the Beloved. I tried to trace the origin of this veil. After long...

"Your price is as high as you demand; if you demand God, your price is infinite and if you demand the world (material possessions); your...

One of the sons of Shaykh Rajab Ali Khayyat (ra) relates: 'My father and I had gone to the Bibi Shahrbano Mountain. On the way we...

"If man surrenders to God, abandons his own (biased) opinions and bigotry, and trusts whole-heartedly in God, God will teach and guide...