Question No. 3312 30 October 2023 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified سطح محتوا: مقدماتی

What does “May my life be sacrificed for you” mean?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

Tracking code: #Q-3312

Please explain simply what «بنفسی انت و امی و ابی» means.

Subject category: Ethics and Spirituality آرشیو کهف سوال Ethics and Spirituality Academic Epistemological

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

To say, “May my life be sacrificed for you,” means that a person places the beloved above themselves and even their own parents, and is willing to give up their life and all they hold dear for them. Ultimately, this devotion reaches its highest expression: one gives one’s whole being in the path of divine love, like a sun that burns and is consumed in that love.

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

At its most basic, “May my life be sacrificed for you; may my parents’ lives be sacrificed for you” means: for your sake, I will give up my own wishes and those of my parents. Even when what you ask is displeasing to me or to them, I will put you first and obey your command. At the furthest stage, one’s own life and one’s parents’ lives are wholly devoted to divine love—like the sun, burning in that love until it is consumed.

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What does “May my life be sacrificed for you” mean?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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