The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
"A hypocrite's traits are threefold: when they speak, they lie; when they promise, they break their word; and when entrusted with something, they betray."
#PropheticWisdom #Hypocrisy #Trustworthiness #IslamicTeachings 🕊
"A hypocrite's traits are threefold: when they speak, they lie; when they promise, they break their word; and when entrusted with something, they betray."
#PropheticWisdom #Hypocrisy #Trustworthiness #IslamicTeachings 🕊
🔸 Was It the People’s Fault—or the Fault of Pharaoh’s Government? 🔸
🔹 Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🔹
Consider this verse:
Pharaoh belittled and humiliated his own people, and as a result, they obeyed him and submitted to him. Indeed, Pharaoh’s people were a rebellious and disobedient people.
What is remarkable is that God directs the blame and the sharp edge of criticism toward those who obeyed and followed, rather than toward Pharaoh himself.
God could have said: “Pharaoh was rebellious, tyrannical, or power-hungry.” But instead, He says:
🔹 The roots of obedience to a tyrant are thus traced to the lack of commitment among the people who follow and submit to him.
This is an important point: when it comes to the fate of regimes and governments, the people are presented as the fundamental factor—not the rulers.
The message is that a corrupt ruler rises to power because of corruption within the people, rather than the people becoming corrupt merely because a tyrant has gained power.
In other words:
🔸 This is a precise and thought-provoking analysis. The foundation is not placed in the leader; the foundation is placed in the people.
And the defining quality attributed to the people is not that they are intelligent, clever, or perceptive. Rather, it is their relationship with trust, commitment, loyalty, and keeping their promises.
If a society consists of people who do not honor their commitments, who are not faithful to their word, and who do not stand by what they profess, then such a society creates the conditions for tyrannical and unjust individuals to rise to power.
🔻 Therefore, if you want a nation to reform itself, or if you want those in power to be removed, the first thing you must do is strengthen the roots of commitment and responsible character among the people.
For opposite fāsiq—the one who abandons moral commitment—stand the committed, faithful, and trustworthy person.
✨ If a society is to change, its people must first be cultivated in commitment, loyalty, and trustworthiness.
#People #Responsibility #Commitment #Trustworthiness #SocialReform #Pharaoh #Quran #HaeriShirazi
📌 Source:
https://t.me/haerishirazi/5719
🆔 @rahyafte_en
🔹 Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🔹
Consider this verse:
فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَأَطَاعُوهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
“So Pharaoh made his people submissive, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a rebellious people.”
— Qur’an 43:54
Pharaoh belittled and humiliated his own people, and as a result, they obeyed him and submitted to him. Indeed, Pharaoh’s people were a rebellious and disobedient people.
What is remarkable is that God directs the blame and the sharp edge of criticism toward those who obeyed and followed, rather than toward Pharaoh himself.
God could have said: “Pharaoh was rebellious, tyrannical, or power-hungry.” But instead, He says:
“Indeed, they were a rebellious people.”
🔹 The roots of obedience to a tyrant are thus traced to the lack of commitment among the people who follow and submit to him.
This is an important point: when it comes to the fate of regimes and governments, the people are presented as the fundamental factor—not the rulers.
The message is that a corrupt ruler rises to power because of corruption within the people, rather than the people becoming corrupt merely because a tyrant has gained power.
In other words:
It was the people themselves who were corrupt and disobedient, and that was what enabled someone like Pharaoh to rise to power.
🔸 This is a precise and thought-provoking analysis. The foundation is not placed in the leader; the foundation is placed in the people.
And the defining quality attributed to the people is not that they are intelligent, clever, or perceptive. Rather, it is their relationship with trust, commitment, loyalty, and keeping their promises.
If a society consists of people who do not honor their commitments, who are not faithful to their word, and who do not stand by what they profess, then such a society creates the conditions for tyrannical and unjust individuals to rise to power.
🔻 Therefore, if you want a nation to reform itself, or if you want those in power to be removed, the first thing you must do is strengthen the roots of commitment and responsible character among the people.
For opposite fāsiq—the one who abandons moral commitment—stand the committed, faithful, and trustworthy person.
✨ If a society is to change, its people must first be cultivated in commitment, loyalty, and trustworthiness.
#People #Responsibility #Commitment #Trustworthiness #SocialReform #Pharaoh #Quran #HaeriShirazi
📌 Source:
https://t.me/haerishirazi/5719
🆔 @rahyafte_en