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Choices

" Circumstances may make a man do many things, good and bad. Good men have made awful choices in challenging times and have taken comfort through some reason that satisfies their conscience.

But we have to realize under all circumstances, we will always have a choice and under all circumstances, the path shown by Muhammad (SAW) will remain absolute, and it is independent from the evolving values of society and perception of men.

The choice of those who have seen Allah's evidence will be different to those who do not believe or have not seen his evidence.

In Surah 12 Ayah 24, Allah says that certainly she made for him (Yusuf), and he would have made for her, were it not that he had seen the manifest evidence of his Lord; thus (it was) that We might turn away from him evil and indecency, surely he was one of Our sincere servants.

If we keep Allah and his message at the core of all the choices that we make in life, do we think that Allah will not return the favor?

Yusuf (AS) said in Surah 12 Ayah 33 that the prison house was dearer to him than what she invited him for.

The choices in life that we make are a proof to the evidence that we believe in, not our words or acts of faith. No wonder Imam Jaffar (AS) said, to tell people about your religion without the use of your tongue.  "

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