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98 International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (27): 91-108, Summer 2021
Imam Ali was also awake extracting wine from everything
every night calling his Lord. they imagine?
The matter was not different The answer is clear.
for him between Ramadan and Whenever we nourish our souls
Shawwal. Where he was once with the worship of God and
talking to him alone among the His remembrance, our lives
palms of the Euphrates in the will be filled with activity, joy,
middle of the nights he said: and vitality and become sweet.
“My God, I did not It is necessary to accept that
worship You for the we are somewhat imperfect
hope of Your Paradise, creatures and as long as we live
nor for the fear of Your in this material world, we will
Hellfire, but I found You always have types of human
worthy of worship, so I imperfection.
worshiped You”. (Ibn We can only live a life
Abi'l-Hadid, 1984, Vol. characterized by shortcomings,
10: 157) because of what we go through
and try, which may lead to
In contrast, what do we do in failures and setbacks; but it
order to clear our lives and be provides opportunities for self-
able to live a sweet life and reflection and learning. but
then sweetly worship God? what we must do is work on
Furthermore, what should building a deterrent and a
we do so that we are not like protector against ourselves, to
those who have just discovered be inspiring to us.
pleasures, so they yearn for It is the conscience that
them, so you see them rushing shapes what we are. The
to the pleasure of every sin and
