🔘 Should we evaluate others? ◾️People like to evaluate others. Even if we don’t want to, sometimes we have to. And sometimes we unconsciously evaluate others. ◾️Not only do we evaluate others, but we are also worried about others evaluating us. However, religion tells us that first of all, do not try to evaluate others very much, unless there is some necessity requiring you do so. When you want to choose a spouse or a partner for something, you must evaluate them. Evaluating in these instances has its own particular etiquettes. But in general, we have been told to usually avoid evaluating others. ◾️About evaluating others, we have been ordered to adhere to certain points. We have been ordered to think that everyone is better than us [according to a tradition by Imam Reza (as).] We might see a bad behavior in someone, but we shouldn’t judge him/her negatively. On the other hand, about ourselves we must think that God may not expect much from others, but He expects more from us. [We have to be strict with ourselves according to a tradition by Imam Ali (as).] We must always see ourselves as having a high capacity. We must always be concerned when we do a wrong deed. ◾️We are not talking about how God will deal with us later. God forgives some people easily and is hard on others. Why does He forgive some people easily, is hard on others and does not forgive some people at all? This is because he has given some people a high capacity and so He expects more from them. But He has given a lower capacity to others, so He expects less from them. #PnOnDiversityOfPeople @PanahianEN

🏠Ready to go home? Some of the questions that many people ask before going on a spiritual journey are, “I want to go for Hajj. How do I take advantage of this opportunity?” or “I want to go to Karbala. How can I benefit more from this trip?” or “I want to go to Mashhad. How can I gain more from this pilgrimage to Imam Reza (as)?” I wish the following questions would become common among us, “I want to go home now. How can I benefit more from this opportunity of being with my family? How can I collect more reward while being in the family environment? How should I behave with my family at home to become more spiritual?” #PanahianFamilyTips @PanahianEN

◾️Condolences on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Sadiq (as) @PanahianEN

💕Our Perception of Family #PanahianFamilyTips @PanahianEN

💭 A Review of the book “Why does God command me?” 🔻This book is an answer to a thought provoking question. 📕This book is now available in both paperback and Kindle edition on Amazon. 👉🏼 amazon.com/Alireza-Panahian/e/B00DSJYWHC 🔴 youtu.be/D88_nPKKd6Q #WhyDoesGodCommandMe @PanahianEN

⚠️ Don’t be afraid! Sustenance is only from God. #Video @PanahianEN

🔘How can I know how good a person I really am? ▪️One tip we often hear for self-improvement is to see what evils or defects exist within us and try to eliminate them. This is true, but another important thing we usually pay less attention to is seeing what good points exist within us that we shouldn’t count on! ▪️Let’s not count on moral virtues we have inherited from our parents or we have gained from our environment. God has granted us these and we need them in order to move forward. But they don’t add much value to us. “And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for." [Qur’an 53:39] We have not struggled to gain these so we should not feel proud of them. God cares about our effort. ▪️So which of our good points are acquired traits and which were given to us? How can we know where we stand? One way is to work to gain all the different kinds of good traits. But this doesn’t mean achieving perfection in all these good points. ▪️The Holy Prophet (s) said beautifully, “Indeed, the Almighty God has put vessels on earth. Those vessels are the hearts. The most beloved hearts in the sight of God are the softest, purest, strongest ones - the softest when dealing with brothers (in faith), the purest from sins and the strongest when struggling in the way of God.” ▪️We human beings are each closer to one of these traits. Some have a strong heart. These people may not have a tender heart but they are very good at fighting. People should have mercy on their brothers in faith and those around them, but such people are unable to! ▪️Some have pure hearts in the sense that they do not sin, but they are very cruel. They have no mercy and are unkind! Or some have tender hearts, but they do not have strength. Some are pure from sins and also have tender hearts, but they do not have strength. ▪️God says that all of us must try to gain these three qualities. In this way, we can realize our shortcomings. Each of us is closer to one of these traits. We mustn’t be satisfied with just one or two of these traits, and we should try to gain a comprehensive set of all three. From then on, piety and self-improvement can begin. #PnOnDiversityOfPeople @PanahianEN

🌸 ongratulations on the anniversary of the birth of Lady Fatimah Masuma, Imam Reza's (as) sister @PanahianEN

🔴Make this message universal! ◾️Many years ago, some female students went on a field trip to Qom. After returning, they filled in a participant’s questionnaire. One of them wrote something very special. When I read it at that time, it stuck in my mind. ◾️A young female university student wrote, “When I went to Hazrat Masumah’s (‘a) shrine, at one point I thought about this fact that the biggest and most honored shrine that we have for one of the offspring of an Imam in Iran, is the shrine of Hazrat Masumah (‘a). Very great scholars are very humble in front of her, and Hazrat Masumah was a girl. ◾️When I saw the honor that Islam and the Islamic scholars have for this young woman, my perspective changed about Islam. Before this, I didn’t honor or value religiosity very much. However, I saw that there is really no difference between men and women in Islam in that if a girl is pious, educated, knowledgeable and spiritual, all the world of Islam will be humble in front of her.” ◾️You honorable people who today have the necessary tools and can reach out to the whole world, send a message to everyone. That message is that the greatest shrine after the shrines of the Imams (‘a), which Muslims honor, is the shrine of a young woman. The people of the world should know this so that no one will say, “We in the West respect women; but Muslims don’t.” ◾️The religious authorities and great mystics like Ayatollah Bahjat, had bound themselves, [I stress this fact that] they had bound themselves to go to be in her presence, read the recommended supplications and say hello to her every day. A young woman has passed away and her luminous tomb is a place, which the Friends of God care about and pay special attention to! ◾️We thank God that we have a religion, which is not discriminatory. Being female, male, small, or big is not important in our religion at all. The shrine of Hazrat Masumah (‘a) itself has many messages for the whole world. 🌸Congratulations on the anniversary of the birth of Lady Fatimah Masuma, Imam Reza's (as) sister @PanahianEN

🔴 What is your purpose in practicing religion? 🌱 I want to enjoy more. 🔻 youtu.be/YZ7K9RgzC8Q #Video @PanahianEN

🌱Being in nature: A common behavior among believers 📱Who is able to protect himself from the harms of social media? 🔘One of a believer's features is that he or she is fond of nature, loves it and benefits from it spiritually. 🔘Why did the Prophet (s), who knew the greatness of the reward of worshiping next to the Ka’ba, often leave the Ka'ba and go to the surrounding mountains and valleys? Why didn’t he want to abandon mountaineering? What did he see in the mountains and how did he benefit from mountaineering? 🔘Imam Hadi (as) said that the Holy Prophet (s) would go to Mount Hira every day, see God’s mercy in nature and remember God. [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 17, p. 309] Imam Hadi (as) described the path of growth and development of the character of the Prophet (s) as being in nature. This is a path that is open to everyone. 🔘A pure hearted person spiritually enjoys untouched nature, which is glorifying God, “All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify God.” [Qur’an 62:1] Nature welcomes people and rejoices at the presence of believers. Both people and nature benefit from each other. 🔘Can the Midnight Prayer that is performed in the mountains be performed in the same way at home? If this were possible, the Prophet (s) would not have gone to the mountains to worship. 🔘If you want to talk about the harms of the internet and social media, you should talk about an alternative too. One who has a deep, intimate connection with nature, will no longer go toward social media for fun and entertainment to see everything from behind a glass! #WorldEnvironmentDay @PanahianEN

💡Why can’t we easily judge others? #PnOnDiversityOfPeople @PanahianEN

⚠️ Alas for the arrogance, pride and rebellion of the believers 🤝 We should guarantee we won’t become proud after the Reappearance. 🔴 youtu.be/sZqdL6tgLm8 #Video @PanahianEN

💐 Congratulations on the anniversary of the birth of Imam Reza (as) @PanahianEN