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13 February 2017 - 00:30
The foundation of man’s life

The foundation of man’s life is the safeguarding of his spiritual dignity.

Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) -  From the Quranic point of view, man benefits from special favours; this, to such an extent that even the angels bow down to him. The Quran tells us:
 

Verily We have honoured the children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created, with a marked preferment. (Sura Bani Israil, XVII:70)


Taking full note of the fact that the foundation of man’s life is the safeguarding of his spiritual dignity, it follows naturally that any action which detracts from human dignity and all the other God-given qualities is forbidden in Islam. To be more specific, every kind of tyrannical authority—both in respect of those exercising it and those subjected to it—is strictly prohibited. As Imam Ali says:

 

"Do not be the slave of others, for truly, God created you free."

He also said:

 

"God has granted unto the believer every right, except that of self-degradation."

 

Reference:

 Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, Doctrines of Shii Islam, A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices, Translated and Edited by Reza Shah-Kazemi, published by I.B.Tauris Publishers, London • New York  2003

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