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Commitment to the Covenant … R. Babanejad et al / (81
sword or hand in Imam Ali quotes the Holy
inflicting punishment, as Prophet as saying:
sometimes even a blow “He who is not
by the fist or a smaller trustworthy does not
stroke causes death, believe and he who does
then the haughtiness of not abide by the
your authority should covenant has no religion
not prevent you from and he who does not
paying the blood price complete the bowing
to the successors of the and prostration of his
killed person”. (Sharif prayer has no prayer”.
al-Radhi, 1993, Part. 2, (Majlesi, 1983, Vol. 47: 252)
Letters and Sayings: 418)
Imam Ali said:
In this advice, we can “Religious people have
understand the function of signs that are known by
fulfilling the covenant in the them, truthfulness and
meaning of life, because the trustworthiness, commitment
Imam has explicitly considered to covenant”. (Saduq,
fulfilling the covenant as a 2013: 243)
cause of security and peace.
A life in which there is According to these two
security and peace will be narrations, violation of the
meaningful; but a life in which covenant is a sign of a non-
there is fear and insecurity, believer. Because religion itself
man does not want to continue is a factor that gives meaning
such a life, but feels hopeless to life. Faithfulness to the
and empty in his life. covenant, which is a sign of
human piety, gives meaning to
