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must be followed by man in obey us, we will rescue
treating their parents that he them from the Hellfire
must be humble and merciful and join them with the
towards them. free and righteous people”.
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This humiliation that raises (Majlesi, 1983, Vol. 36: 11
the dignity of man which
results from the humility and Thus, dhull in this regard
heart's breaking for God’s sake. means obeying and being
Mercy and leniency towards humble to them, because
them in particular and the following them with the submission
humankind in general, originates to God’s commands and
from the Divine Love. surrounding to Him, ends up
It must be mentioned, that the with a real freedom from
birth or biological parents are corporal attachments and
not the only object of parents in worldly ties.
this verse. There is another In other Quranic verse, we
referent of this concept which is can see that dhull’s meaning
inward and esoteric one. manifested in the same content
According to the prophetic and significance. The Almighty
traditions and Ahlulbait sayings, God says:
Ahlulbayt are superior to “Certainly Allah helped
parents. The Messenger of you at Badr, when you
Allah said: were weak [in the
“Me and Ali are the enemy’s eyes]. So be
fathers of this nation. wary of Allah so that
We are more rightful to you may give thanks”.
get their thanks than (Al- Imran: 123)
their parents. If they
