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Lying;a Greater Sin by BETATRON(m): 6:50pm On Jan 14, 2016
INTRODUCTION

Every individual in this world endeavors to achieve happiness and tranquility and struggles day and night to reach this dream in the various fields of life which appear like a war arena. He fights in this field willingly in most cases to sacrifice everything in order to witness the bird of happiness fly over his head so he may live beneath its shadow the rest of his life

But some only achieve happiness by seeking recourse to immoral actions--actions like lying,hypocrisy and oppression,,they can go to the length of lying against a whole nation just to achieve their aim

These lowly characteristics which many have made their identity all resemble an invincible dam blocking the stream of human happiness and PERFECTION,they only chain the hands of man and throw him in the merciless waves of the ocean oF RELENTLESS FILTH

Both sociologist and psychologist attest to the fact that without excellent virtues and spiritual guidance man would wander from the path of justice which leads him to the peak of greatness and perfection

To cut the story short ,Lets have a have a look at LYING its disadvantages and islams view concerning LYING

1-the position of manners in society
manners are an essential factor in societies and in the perfection of nations,manners were born as a part of humanity. No one denies the vital role that manners play in bringing peace,happiness, and felicity to man's spirit nor does anyone doubt their useful and decisive influence in strengthening the fundamentals of integrity of conduct and thinking on both social and public levels

Manners are so important that even nations that so not believe in religion respect them and feel that it is essential for them to abide by some set of ethics to be able to advance on the winding path of life


manners are one of the powers that move this world.in their best senses,manners are a manifestation of HUMaN NATURE AT ITS HIGHEST peak,for manners are a presentation of human nature at humanity. Individuals who excel in ANY FIELD of life endeavor to attract the people's attention to them with every means of honor and respect.PEOPLE TRUST THOSE INDIVIDUALS and IMITATE their perfection,because people believe that they possess all gifts of this life,and had it not been for the existence of these individual,life would not be worth living. If inherited genetic features attract the attention and appreciation of people,then manners necessitate gratification and respect of all well behaved people....--SAMUEL SMILES(british scholar)

All will agree with what is stated above yet,there exist great difference between knowing the facts and acting on them.there are many people who substitute their animalistic inclinations in the place of good conduct. They substitute excellent morals for lusts which appear in life like bubbles appear sparkling on the water's surface

Man has undoubtedly come out of the factory of life bringing with him completely contradicting instincts. Now man is constantly the subject of fierce struggle between the trails of evil and goodness: the first step to eradicate man's evil traits is to capture his lust and ANGER in this battlefield for their are the cause of his ANIMaLISTiC Power

It is incumbent on anyone who wishes to achieve perfection to avoid extravagance on either side and to rid himself of his harmful inclinations that stem from such traits and change them into useful and beautiful feelings.

human feelings are like a container that is divided into two sections. One OFFENSIVE and the other DEFeNSIVE. If man can direct his defensive feeling to become victorious over the offensive,then he will gain control of his existence and lead it as he desires not as they desire


Regarding the backwardness of moral dr.c. ROMAN writesscience has advanced in this era but manners and feelings are still in their primitive stages. If manners and feelings had advanced along with reason and mind,then we could possibly state that mankind had advanced in humanity too

The reason for the persisting miseries and imperfections in various society is a phenomenon of people's needs for moral values. Values that will spread the spirit of life in the flesh of the dying civilization and grant it the powers it righteously deserves
Re: Lying;a Greater Sin by BETATRON(m): 6:52pm On Jan 14, 2016
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Re: Lying;a Greater Sin by BETATRON(m): 7:37pm On Jan 14, 2016
2-The disadvantages of lying
There exist as many advantages for truthfulness as there are disadvantages for lying. Truthfulness is one of the most beautiful traits and lying one of the ugliest. the tongue translates man's internal feelings to the outside,therefore lying stems from ENVY OR eNMITY, it is one of the dangerous signs of DANGER.

If man's tongue becomes poisoned with lying and its filth appears on him,its effects are like the effet of the autumn wind on the leaves of trees. Lying extinguishes the light of existence and lights the fire of treachery in him. It also has an amazing EFFECT OF TERMINATING THE TIES OF UNITY AND HARMONY BETWEEN MEN AND SPREADS HYPOCRISY
. As a matter of FACT a GREAT DEAL OF MISGUIDANCE SPRINGS FROM FALSE CLAIM and EMPTY WORDS. For men with evil intentions,lying is an open door to help them reach their selfish goals by concealing the facts behind their magical words and capturing innocent people with their poisonous lies

liars rarely think about the possible conclusions, claiming that "no one will ever discover their secrets" .but lo! Liars will eternally become covered with shame failure and disgrace

One of the factors which spread this resentful trait which poisons social manners is the famous saying: "constructive lying is better than the painful truth"

This saying has become a veil to cover this evil trait,and many resort to it in order to justify their resentful lies. These people ignore what REASON and JURISPRUDENCe say about this issue

indeed .freedom of speech is more importanr than the freedom of thinking because if someone makes a mistake when exercising his freedom of thought,he harms himself only. on the other hand, when exercising freedom of speech,the welfare of the society is at stake.

The tongue is a beneficial gift.it is a delicate creature which regardless of its small size performs an extremely important job when it comes to obedience and disobedience. Both disbelief and faith are manifested with the tongue, and they are the ultimate worship or disobedience

Only those who can confine their tongue to the tenets of religion are able to avoid evil. These people never set their tongues fee unless it is beneficial to their lives,faith,and eternal place of rest--abu hamid al-ghazali(kimiya-e sa'adat)


It is also important to avoid lying and contradicting the truth in front of children so that his evil trait does not enter their hearts. Children learn to act and speak from their families and surroundings. Therefore, if lying penetrates the family atmosphere,children will be affected and in turn be INFLIcTED with the same ILLNESSES of their PArents and those around them

Morris t.yash said:--the habit of thinking,speaking,and endeavoring to find the tRUTH is only practiced by those who WErE BROUGhT UP SURROUNDED BY IT aS CHILDREN

Next is islamic view on Lying
Re: Lying;a Greater Sin by BETATRON(m): 8:13pm On Jan 14, 2016
3-ISLaM AND LYING
The holy koran explicitly categorizes liars as disbelievers

it is those who BELIEVE NOT in the signs of Allah,that forge falsehood,IT IS THEY WHO LIE--surat an-nahl:105

It is understood from the above verse that believers do not subject themselves to the filth of fabrication

The messenger of Allah stated--adhere to truthfulness; for truthfulness guides to paradise. surely a man continues to tell the truth until he is written as truthful near Allah. And avoid falsehood: for it LEaDS TO ThE FIRE, man continues to lie until he is written as a liar near Allah--peak of the rhetoric p.418

Courageous people with good manners and conduct cannot bear falsehood nor can they accept to be polluted by such filth. LIERS SURFER FROM A MENTaL DISORBER which prevents them from speaking the truth. those who resort to lying subconsciously feel weak and humiliated, for lying is the front of the weak and the cowards

if entities were materialized,surely truthfulness would stand with courage and Lying will stand with cowardice--Imam Ali(ghurar al-hikam p.606

Also imam ali stated the clear benefits of truthfulness in a clear narrationthe truth teller achieves three things: TRUST,LOVE and RESpECt

Another narration states-- do not be mislead by their prayers and fasting,for a man become fervantly used to prayers and fasting so that if he would abandon them he would feel lonely. Rather try them when it comes to telling the truth and fulfilling trust-usul al-kafi vol1 p460

Imam ali also states--lying is the MOST ABOMINABLE trait--ghurar al-hikam p175

Lying is the ugliest and most disgusting trait among all lowly characteristics.it is important that man makes his only goal throughout the various stages of life to be truthfulness and honesty, and not to give them up in any case for any other cause or goal--dr-samuel smiles (akhlaq)

Islam based all its behavioral and correction processes on faith, and made faith the basis for man's happiness, for manner without faith are like a palace built on mud ice,they eventually wither and die,if the noblest traits are not motivated by faith,they are like dead crops near a living person

Lying is also a technique leading to all other evil traits

Imam hasan al-askari said-all spiteful traits are placed in a house and the key to this house is lying

In order to further clarify what the imam said above,let quote the prophetic narration,where a man came to him and asked for some advice. The prophet replied--ABANDON LYING AND EQUIP YoURSELF WITH tRUTHFULNESS

dubbed from YouTH AnD MoRAL--sayyed mujtaba musavi lari

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