In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Merciful


Islamic Teachings
In Brief



Table of Contents


Preface

Religion

1. Beliefs

2. Ethics

3. Commandments

Is it necessary for man
to follow a religion?

Conclusion

The advantages of religion

Human civilization

The need for regulations in the society

Man is not free against regulations

Weak point in the implementation of regulations

The original source of
the weakness of laws

The advantage of
religion over other laws

Seeking a remedy by others

A resume of the history of religions

The religion of Islam

The importance Islam
attaches to man's comfort

Comparison of Islam
with other religions

Comparison of Islam with other social systems

BELIEFS

Affirmation of the Creator

Theism and peoples

The effect of this inquisitiveness in man's life

Theism from the viewpoint of Qur'an

Qur'an's teachings about the Creator of the world

Qur'an and Tawhid

The Almighty Allah possesses all attributes
of perfection

Why doesn't man accept this truth at times?

The power and knowledge of Allah

Justice

Blessing

Other attributes of perfection

Nubuwwah (Prophethood)

The logic in Nubuwwah

The difference between
man and other creatures

Attributes of prophet

Prophets among people

Ulul 'azm Anbiya' (arch- prophets) and all other prophets

(1) Prophet Nuh (AS)
(2) Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
(3) Prophet Musa (AS)
(4) Prophet 'Isa (AS)
(5) Prophet Muhammad (SA) ibn 'Abdillah

The incident of monk Buhayra

The story of monk Nestorius

Good tidings given by
the Jews of Madinah

Qur'an's reference to prophetic tidings

From Al-Bi'that al- Nabawiyyah to the Hijrah

A trip to Ta'if

The Hijrah of the Holy
Prophet (SA) to Madinah

The Battle of Badr
The Battle of Uhud
The Battle of Khandaq
Battle with the Jews- the Battle of Khaybar
Inviting the rulers and kings to Islam

The Battle of Hunayn
The Battle of Tabuk
Other battles

Ghadir Khumm and the issue of succession

The settlement of the Holy Prophet (SA) in Madinah and the advancement of Islam

A glance at the intellectual
and spiritual personality of the Holy Prophet (SA)

The spiritual personality
of the Holy Prophet (SA) was extraordinary

The character of the Holy Prophet (SA)

The Holy Prophet's (SA) last will to the Muslims

The Holy Qur'an

The Holy Qur'an is a miracle

Accusing the Holy Prophet (SA)

The Holy Qur'an challenges the mushrikin

Prophet Muhammad's (SA) Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

The expressly stated virtues of 'Ali (AS) and all the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

Imamah

The logic for Imamah

The Imam is indispensable

The Holy Prophet's (SA)
statement about wilayah

Appointment of a successor by the Holy Prophet (SA)

The 'Ismah of Imam

The moral virtues of Imam

The knowledge of Imam

The Fourteen Ma'sumin

The guiding Imams (AS)

The names of the infallible
Imams (AS)

The general life-style of
the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

The root cause of the
differences of the Imams
(AS) with contemporary
governments

An exceptional point in the
policy of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

Al-'Imam 'Ali (AS)

Al-Siddiqah al-Kubra
Fatimah (AS)

Al-'Imam al-Hasan (AS)
and al-'Imam al-Husayn (AS)

Were the policies of al- 'Imam al-Hasan (AS) and al-'Imam al-Husayn (AS) different?

Al-'Imam 'Ali al-Sajjad (AS)

Al-'Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (AS)

Al-'Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS)

Al-'Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS)

Al-'Imam 'Ali al-Rida (AS)

Al-'Imam Muhammad al- Taqi (AS), al-'Imam 'Ali al-Naqi (AS), and al-'Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (AS)

Imam al-'Asr, Muhammad
al-Mahdi al-Maw'ud (AS)

The moral conclusion derived from policy of the leaders of religion

Ma'ad (Resurrection)

Ma'ad, religions and faiths

Ma'ad, as in the Qur'an

From death to the Yawm al-Qiyamah

The meaning of death from the viewpoint of Islam

The world of Barzakh (interval between death
and Ma'ad)

ETHICS

Difference of opinion in the identification and specification of duties

Dutifulness

(1) The duty of man towards Allah (cognizance of Allah)

The worship of Allah

(2) The duty of man towards himself

Physical health

Mental health

Receiving education and knowledge

The value and importance of a student from the viewpoint of Islam

The importance of a teacher and an instructor

Paying respect to the learned men

The duties of teachers and students

Two important masterpieces in the teachings of Islam

Abstaining from free thinking and expression of truth

Conclusion

Ijtihad (deduction of
commandments based
on Islamic fundamentals)
and taqlid (following a
mujtahid in practising
Islamic laws)

(3) The duty of a man towards others

The duty of a man towards his parents

The rights of parents

The rights of children on parents

Respect for the elders

Man's duty towards his relatives

Man's duty towards his neighbours

Man's duty towards the inferior and the poor

Man's duty towards the society

Justice

Individual iustice

Social justice

Tyranny and oppression

Sociability

Teasing people and
mischievousness

Association with the good people

Companionship with the bad people

Truthfulness

The disadvantages of falsehood

Backbiting and libel

Damaging the prestige of people

Self-respect and honesty

Benevolence and helping the needy

Cooperation

Arranging charities and reliefs

Self-sacrifice

Generosity and donation of money

The generalities of jihad

The instances of war in Islam

Escaping from jihad and defence

Defending the Islamic domain

Fighting with the internal enemies of the society

Defending the truth

Homicide

Infringing upon the property of orphans

Disappointment for the blessings of Allah

Anger and wrath

Bribery

Theft

Selling underweight

The general penalty of sins in Islam

The essentiality of employment and the importance of trade and industry

Denouncement of idleness

Agriculture and its advantages

Self-confidence

The disadvantages of relying on others

COMMANDMENTS

Reciting salat

Wajib salawat

Prerequisites of salat

(i) Taharah

Najis substances

Mutahhirat (purifiers)

Wudu' and its precepts

The instructions for wudu'

Mubtilat of the wudu'

The ghusl

The tayammum

Procedure for tayammum

The precepts pertaining to tayammum

(ii) Time

(iii) Dress

(iv) Place

(v) Qiblah

Mandatory acts while reciting the salat

The rukns of the salat

(i) Niyyah

(ii) Takbirat al-ihram

(iii) Qiyam

(iv) Ruku'

(v) Sujud

Tashahhud and salam

Salat al-Ayat

The procedure for reciting the Salat al-Ayat

The salat of a traveller

Salat al-jama'ah (congregational prayer)

Conditions concerning salat al-jama'ah

The precepts concerning salat al-jama'ah

The sawm

Ramadan - the month of Allah

The sawm leads to taqwa

Muftirat which render
the sawm batil

The bay' (selling)

The irrevocability of bay'

The bay' on cash, credit, and on advance payment

Confession

Eatables and drinkables

First type: animals

Second type: inanimate objects

Important note

The ghasb (usurpation)

Some of the precepts concerning ghasb

The shuf'ah (preemption)

Re-cultivation of barren lands

Luqtah (picked up articles)

Glossary of non-English Terms

 

 


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