knowledge of God and His Attributes should leave deep impact on believers, Imam explains

Imam Khomeini through his theological works explains that the knowledge of God and His Attributes should leave deep impact on believers and faithful people

Imam Khomeini explained difference between faith and knowledge

It was mentioned earlier that faith, which is the joy and fortune of the soul, is different from knowledge, which is the pleasure and satisfaction of the intellect.

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Desirable contemplation on Divine essence

According to Imam Khomeini, it should be known that what we said about the possibility of contemplation on the Essence, the Names and the Attributes may lead the ignorant to imagine that it is forbidden in accordance with certain riwayat, knowing not that that which is forbidden is to attempt to fathom the quality and depths of the Essence, as is clear from the traditions.’

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the Imam refers in a number of his works as shaykhuna and ‘arif-I kamil, and his relationship with him was that of a murid with his murshid.

Wisdom is one of the attributes of God Almighty, Imam Khomeini pointed out

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, pointed out that wisdom is one of the attributes of God Almighty.

Narrow-mindedness, lack of capacity causes pride, Imam Khomeini pointed out

There are some other factors that cause pride, such as narrow-mindedness, lack of capacity, petty-mindedness, baseness, and lack of fortitude.

God’s Acts are based upon wisdom, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini explains that the mutakallim and the legist believe that God’s Acts are based upon wisdom and the general good, and man’s limited intellect is incapable of comprehending the higher good intrinsic in Divine ordainments.