Every man and woman can choose either path, right or wrong. They can decide, to act or not to act, within the boundaries of the Islamic laws and constitution. Actually, accepting the responsibility, itself is a limitation from one side and freedom from the other side.

Because before accepting the responsibility, they (man and woman) are free to accept it or refuse the divine laws and constitution. Yes they are free human beings.

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ

He created man from a small life-germ, and lo! he is open contender. (16:4).

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ

And Allah has created you, then he causes you to die… (16:70).

Man has been created free, free like a bird, free like air, free like any other thing which can move around as it wishes, and do as it likes, what so ever it be.

When the same free creation of Allah tried to do what he liked in the middle of n traffic jam, the police caught and fined him.

He argued that "I am a free man, I can do whatever I like. I can move as I wish, who are you to stop me?! I am a Free Human Being".

The police replied; you should have learned the traffic rules before coming on to the road.

Freedom and Liberty have always been hot topics amongst all age groups. In every field of life these topics have been discussed. Every person tries to claim these for himself.

Freedom and Liberty, these words have always been misused by different political, social, economic, etc. groups, in their own favour, to attract common people towards themselves. Everyone defined these words as they liked and used them as they wished.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَالَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهُ وَلَا يَخْشَوْنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا اللَّهَ

“Those who deliver the messages of Allah and fear Him, and do not fear anyone but Allah” (33:39).

Once again with the grace and blessings of Allah the Almighty, Group of Islamic Scholars is presenting their newest publication.

This text "Me And Myself” is a pure product of intellect, logic and Islamic teachings.

An important topic of Freedom has been discussed briefly by one of our members, after considering and studying the same topic from its different aspects.

Youngsters, new readers and the person having problem with the conscience, were the main addressees of the writer.

Arabic Works

Usul al-Kafi by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
Al-Wafi by Mawla Muhsin Fayd al-Kashani
Mir’at al-‘Uqul fi Sharh Akhbar Al al-Rasul by ‘Allamah Majlisi
Al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an by Sayyid Hashim al-Bahrani
Bihar al-Anwar by Allamah Majlisi
Al-Luhuf ‘ala Qatla al-Tufuf by Sayyid Radi al-Din ibn Tawus
Al-Mazar al-Kabir by Shaykh Ibn al-Mashhadi
Al-Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (‘a) by al-Hamadani

Muhammad ibn Yahya and Muhammad ibn ‘Abdillah narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Ja‘far from al-Hasan ibn Ẓarif and ‘Ali ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Abi Hammad from Bakr ibn Salih from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Salim from Abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah al-Sadiq (‘a), who said:

My father [Imam al-Baqir (‘a)] said to Jabir [ibn ‘Abdillah al-Ansari]: Indeed, I want something from you; when is it comfortable for you to have a private meeting, so that I may ask you about it?

Jabir said: [I am ready at] whatever time you like.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ظَرِيفٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحٍ بْنِ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ:

The tradition of the Tablet of Fatimah (‘a) has been narrated by many great scholars of tradition, including the following:

1. Thiqat al-Islam Shaykh Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni (d. 329 AH) in his authentic collection Usul al-Kafi (v.1, pp. 527-528) has narrated the tradition of the Tablet under the chapter heading Ma ja’a fi al- ithnay ‘asharah wa al-nass ‘alayhim ‘alayhim al-salam (On what has come about regarding the twelve [successors] and their explicit mention, peace be unto them).