Module 7E-06 Higher level

EXTeNDED LeARniNG

Although intoxication is normally associated with drugs and alcohol, at a deeper level anything that affects a person’s capacity to act or reason in a normal manner can be considered an intoxicant.

Imam Ali (a) has said: ‘The man of reason must be on his guard against the intoxication of wealth, of power, of knowledge, of praise, and of youth, for all of these have offensive vapours about them that strip away one’s reason and carry away one’s dignity.’

Let us reflect carefully on the things we do in our lives to ensure we do not become addicted to them and that they do not affect our behaviour negatively.