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One category is the height of virtuosity that brings felicity. The other category is the
height of depravity.
The quality of virtuosity is acquired when one is able to distinguish good from evil,
he starts feeling ashamed of ever quitting good deeds and missing mandatory
prayers. He submits humbly to Allah and abstains from sins that have been rated
taboo by the Shariah. The acts of the adherents (Ummat) are all presented every day
to the Prophet (a.s.) and the Imams (a.s.). Two angels are always alert to record the
actions of the person. If Allah removes the curtain, all the inhabitants of the
firmament would witness the acts of the human beings and put them to shame on the
Day of Reckoning in front of 124,000 Prophets (a.s.) and the entire creation.
The other category of humility is inferior. Because of ignorance a person considers
an act taboo and refrains from it. This happens because of the lack of correct
knowledge. For example, sometimes they are confronted with a problem and are shy
to seek an explanation from the knowledgeable. Such humility can be the cause of
losing the felicity or bliss in the Hereafter. Allah says:
“Wallaho la yestaha minalhaq”
Allah is not shy of the truth
The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) has said that humility is of two types--- there is humility
of wisdom and also there is humility of foolishness. The cause of the humility of
wisdom is sagacity and knowledge. The humility of foolishness is because of
ignorance and lack of knowledge.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said, “ One whose forehead is narrow, will have scanty
knowledge. .O people! Don’t be ashamed of acquiring knowledge!”
• The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) has said,” Shunning humility is the cause of all ills
and sins. Humility is of two kinds. One is attended with weakness of intellect and
lack of knowledge. The other type connotes the strength of Islam and the Faith.
• Hazrat Eesa (a.s.) says,” One who wishes the privacy of his home must put up a
curtain. Allah has endowed humility to people as He has endowed them with the
means of livelihood.”
THE TENTH FRUIT
LEGITIMATE LIVELIHOOD
One should abstain from consuming things that are deemed illegitimate and even
those things that have been rated makrooh (unbecoming) by the Shariah. One should
not eat the makrooh foods and also avoid sharing the table of those who pursue