Question No. 2903 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

Does Oil Igniting Without Fire Signify Purity?

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Does oil igniting without fire reaching it—which goes against the natural order, since anything that burns requires an initial source of heat or flame—signify the oil’s complete purity, or is there another explanation ...?

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When light, water, and heat come together, they eclipse every law, whether natural or beyond nature, and become the governing principle of every phenomenon.
الإمام ... النور الساطع و ... الإمام الماء العذب على الظمإ و ... الإمام النار على الیفاع الحار لمن اصطلى به ...

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When oil ignites without fire reaching it, this points to the coming together of light, water, and heat—a force that eclipses every law, whether natural or beyond nature, and becomes the governing principle of every phenomenon. This applies to the Infallible Imams (AS), who are radiant light, life-giving water, and guiding fire.

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

When light, water, and heat converge, they overshadow every law, whether natural or beyond nature, and become the law governing every phenomenon.

الإمام ... النور الساطع و ... الإمام الماء العذب على الظمإ و ... الإمام النار على الیفاع الحار لمن اصطلى به ...

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Does Oil Igniting Without Fire Signify Purity?

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