Question No. 3031 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified سطح محتوا: مقدماتی

Do talismans benefit the unworthy or those pursuing the wrong path?

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If unworthy people use these talismans, will they have the same effect? Or can people use them in pursuit of the wrong path and still obtain the effects described above? Thank you.

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Invocations and talismans hold a rank comparable to the Qur’an, and their beneficial effects are granted only to the faithful.
الإسراء : 82 و ننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء و رحمه للمؤمنین و لا یزید الظالمین إلا خسارا
“And We send down of the Qur’an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it increases the wrongdoers in nothing but loss.”
The Qur’an and invocations recognise those who accompany them: they bring mercy to the righteous and a curse upon the wicked.
Invocations and talismans have inner dimensions, allusions, and subtle meanings. Their benefits are reserved for the righteous; the better a person is, the greater their share, while the unworthy receive only a superficial and faint benefit.

Subject category: Jurisprudence and Rulings Ethics and Spirituality Ethics and Spirituality

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Invocations and talismans hold a rank comparable to the Qur’an, and their beneficial effects are granted only to the faithful. Just as the Qur’an increases the wrongdoers in nothing but loss, invocations and talismans recognise those who accompany them. The unworthy receive only a superficial, faint share of their benefit, for these effects are chiefly for the righteous: the better a person is, the greater their share.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center

The standing of invocations and protective prayers is like that of the Qur’an; their blessed effects are bestowed only on the faithful.

الإسراء : 82 و ننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء و رحمه للمؤمنین و لا یزید الظالمین إلا خسارا

“And We send down from the Qur’an that which is healing and mercy for the faithful, but it increases the wrongdoers in nothing but loss.”

The Qur’an and invocations recognise their companions: they are a mercy to the good and a curse upon the wicked.

Invocations and protective prayers hold deeper meanings, allusions and subtleties. Their effects are enjoyed only by the virtuous: the better one’s character, the greater one’s share. Those unworthy of them will receive only a faint, superficial benefit.

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Do talismans benefit the unworthy or those pursuing the wrong path?

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Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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