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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 FEARLESS

.رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : لا تَخَفْ في اللّه‏ِ لَوْمَةَ لائمٍ
“Do not fear the reproach of the reproacher on the path of Allah.”
Prophet Muhammad (s)
(Al Khisaal)

When a man feels responsible, he doesn’t feel fear. When a man walks alone, the entire universe begins to follow him. When a man is left in the cold by his people, he becomes a one-man army. When a man has no one on his back, He gets by his side. When a man is brave enough to fight for the truth, when he is fearless enough to stand against the system, when a man is strong enough to shake up the world within a few hours, when a man sacrifices his everything for the sake of humanity, he is called Husain (a).

Imam Husain (a) said: ‘Be steadfast and firm in the way toward what is right, even if your journey is full of pain and challenges.’ [Usul al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 28]

The Prophet (s) said, ‘Allah does not empower anyone over man except one whom he fears. If man was to fear none but Allah, Allah would not allow anyone else to dominate him other than Himself. Man is not assigned to anyone except him in whom he places his hope and if he hopes in none but Allah, he will not be assigned to anyone other than Him.’[Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 5909]

So often we all fall into the assumption life should be lived according to what our scholars, traditions, culture, or learned moral values teach us. The comfort of knowing what is expected drives most to live a predictable life. We allow fear to convince us we will be scolded and shunned for taking that first step to walk alone; we assume traditions and moral values are beliefs that cannot be bent or edited to become our own version. When you are struggling with taking that first step to walk alone, remind yourself about the man who is known for showing courage in the face of adversity. 

Imam Ali (a) said, ‘When you fear a matter, dive straight into it for verily the intensity of your wariness of it is greater than what you actually fear.’[Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 175]

Imam Ali (a) said, ‘If you fear the difficulty of a situation, be hard and firm in front of it and it will lower (in difficulty)for you, and wittingly deceive the problems of the age and they will become easy for you.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4108]

Yes, you will be discouraged, humiliated, laughed at, for not being like everyone. But, if you allow the masses to control you and shy away from finding your own path, you will never know what nobility feels like.

Imam Husain (a) said: ‘Death with dignity is better than a life of abasement.’ [Bihar-al- Anwar, Vol. 44, P. 192]

Date: 23/8/2020 

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