Editorial

Quran is the book of life; it invites us to the way which can guarantee our prosperity. It says openly, یا ایها الذین آمنوا استجیبوا لله وللرسول اذا دعاکم لما یحییکم “Believers, respond to Allah and the messenger when he calls you to that which revives you.” (The holy Quran,۸:۲۴) In Qurānic teachings, there is such a tight connection between having good life in this world and prosperous life in the other world that it is believed anyone who does not enjoy a pure humanitarian way of life in this world cannot have a prosperous life in the other world. Here a very critical question is in front, if it is like that, why haven’t we seen such a humanitarian way of life among some Muslims? The answer of this question is in the Quran, where it says a group of idol worshippers overcame Muslims and their victory made Muslims ask the same question. God, the Almighty, after numerous alarms to Muslims says, ولا تهنوا ولا تحزنوا وانتم الاعلون ان کنتم مومنین  “Do not be weak; neither sorrow while you are the upper ones, if you are believers.” (The holy Quran۳:۱۳۹) As it is clear, God introduces the true faith as the necessary condition to find superiority; it means a sheer claim of being faithful is not sufficient. The true faith is the faith, which deep-skin-Islam-believers have been invited to. The Quran is forthright: یا ایها الذین آمنوا آمنوا بالله  “You who believe! Believe in Allah”  (The holy Quran,۴:۱۳۶) God invites those who are recognized as faithful to the true faith again. What is the point? The point is the superficial faith is the first step in the path of salvation, but it should penetrates to the heart of people to be the root of this world and the other world blessings. This goal will not be reached unless faith finds its way to the heart, tongue and hands of a person. Imam Rida said, الایمان معرفه بالقلب و اقرار باللسان و عمل بالارکان “Faith includes knowing by heart, confessing by tongue, acting by our members of body.”[i]  In fact, the claim of being faithful is just like a source of money, which should be resulted in great advantages by the effort of men in order to guarantee their life. To be able to do benefit from such a source “being faithful”, first step is to know the religion well. In this issue, we made an effort to pave its way. We hope this journal can be a step in that long way we are ahead. We hope our readers join us with their comments and suggestions to speed up this journey.    [i] Ḥarāni, Tuḥaf al-ʻUghul , p.۴۲۲