The Real Shiites’ Characteristics; Faith in the Statements of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (PBUH) (20)

From the total advices of Mohammad Bagher (PBUH) to Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju’fi, which was discussed in previous papers, it can be concluded that, the believer in this world is engaged in a struggle with the soul. In this battle, by the grace of Allah Almighty, the believer sometimes overcomes his or her soul, but sometimes he or she loses the battlefield. Of course, with the help of Allah Almighty, the believer returns to the battlefield and resumes the battle. This process continues for the rest of his or her life. In order to strengthen the human will in the struggle against the soul, Imam (PBUH) has warned of catastrophes of the path and said, Satan, with the help of carnal desires, can cause man to fall. Regarding man's past mistakes, his holiness said: Man must review his sins and seek repentance and compensation for them. Imam's remarks were about a believer. A believer whose faith is firm and has entered the battlefield against the soul must be careful to overcome the soul. The question now is, what is faith? What are its components? How can it be obtained and protected? Of course, there is a close relationship between faith and action; If human action is right, faith will also be established i.e., avoiding forbidden deeds and mistakes and performing deeds that are pleasing to God will strengthen the faith. Since Imam Bagher (PBUH) did not specify these issues in his remarks, we will use the statements of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (PBUH) in Nahj al-Balaghah to complete the discussion.