{"id":22424,"date":"2019-01-28T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=22424"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:10:42","slug":"the-fortress-of-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/the-fortress-of-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fortress of Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22424\" class=\"elementor elementor-22424 elementor-2153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21a39676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21a39676\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59cabe82\" data-id=\"59cabe82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b3dfb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b3dfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Ma\u2019mun the Abbasid Caliph called upon Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0to migrate from Medina to the city of Marv in the land of Persia, people gathered in the city of\u00a0<em>Nishapur<\/em>\u00a0to see the descent of the Prophet\u00a0\u00a0(PBUH&amp;HP). Two of the local scholars approached the ride of Imam Reza\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0and said: people want to see you up close and hear your words.<\/p><p>Imam Reza\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0agreed to see the crowd and narrated the following from his fathers who narrated from Prophet Muhammad\u00a0(PBUH&amp;HP)\u00a0who said:<\/p><p>\u201cI heard from the angel Gabriel,\u00a0that Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0told him: The saying\u00a0<strong>\u2018there&#8217;s no God but Allah\u2019<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0is My\u00a0<strong>fortress<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/strong>. Whoever enters My fortress shall be safe from My punishment\u2019\u201d. The Imam then paused for a moment and continued, \u201cThere are few conditions entitling entrance to the fortress and\u00a0<strong>I am one of its conditions<\/strong>.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p>Imam Reza\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0has recognized the condition to acknowledge the One-ness of Allah (monotheism) and entrance to His safe fortress is to accept the Imam as a true leader and obey him accordingly.<\/p><p>As in a society without rules and protection, mayhem will be caused; a heart without protection will be exposed to many wrong doings and bad decisions. Based on the invaluable narration by Imam Reza\u00a0(PBUH), the acceptance to obey Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0and movement along side His wishes designated by the Imams is the actual fortress for ones heart. This is an all-time solution for everyone and can even protect the spiritual health of any society.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>(The above is a selection taken from \u2018Imam Reza (PBUH) the symbol of Lord\u2019s Kindness\u2019 by Ayatullah Zia\u2019 Abadi)<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><hr \/><h1><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/h1><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> \u2018There is No God but Allah\u2019 also known as the concept of Towhid and monotheism is addressed as a notion and general belief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Full narration is addressed in many Sunni and Shi\u2019ite references: al-Towhid, vol. 25, pg. 23 \u2013 Amali al-Saduq pg. 195 narration 8 \u2013 Ma\u2019ani al-Akhbar, pg. 371, narration 1 \u2013 etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This narration from Imam Reza (PBUH) teaches that true safety lies in the \u201cfortress\u201d of faith \u2014 the declaration *\u201cThere is no God but Allah.\u201d* Yet, the Imam adds that entry into this divine fortress requires belief in and obedience to the Imam as Allah\u2019s appointed guide. 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