Daily Archives: July 5, 2009

Fighting Your Nature

July 5, 2009   Islam
In ‘Hilyat al-Awliya” (10/287), it’s related that al-Junayd said: “A person is not to be blamed for his nature. Rather, he is to be blamed if he acts according to his nature.” This is a very deep statement. A person should not bring his status as an imperfect human being to serve as an excuse for manifesting blameworthy characteristics and actions. Yes, we were fashioned with varying degrees of negative attributes within us, such as envy, greed, lack of gratitude, arrogance, the desire to commit certain sins, etc. However, we were also fashioned with the ability to repel, change, and strive against the inclinations to openly manifest them. It Read more ...
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