Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Introduction to Islam

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Part I: Principles of Religion
• Principles of faith
• Role of beliefs in success of man
• Ways of recognition
• Station of Mastership (Wilayat) in Islam
• Wilayat during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet
• The Holy Prophet; the first Wali of Muslims
• Wilayat after the Messenger of Allah (s)
• Wilayat during the period of Occultation
• Part II: Morals and manners in Islam
• Morals and manners in Islam
• Ethical Practices
• 1- Practice of the Prophets
• 2- Academic Practice
• Philosophy of Morals
• Ethics in the view of Islam
• Types of ethical problems
• Supplication (Dua)
• Worship in Islam
• Part III: Islam and Faith
• Islam
• Faith
• Disbelief
• Religious Rulings Apperatined to disbelief
• Hypocrisy
• Appearance of hypocrites
• Conspiracies of hypocrites
• Unity of Islamic Ummah
• Mutual duties and rights of Muslims
• 1. Organizing the affairs of Muslims
• 2. Brotherhood
• 3. Mutual rights of believers
• 4. Love and Kindness
• 5. Pleasing the believer
• 6. Fulfilling the needs of believer
• 7. Giving Advice
• Some special qualities and responsibilities of The Ummah
• Part IV: Man in viewpoint of Islam
• Man in viewpoint of Islam
• Man and Freedom of Choice
• Man and duty
• Duties of man
• Duties of man to God and Prophet
• Duties of man with regard to himself
• Duties of man with regard to others
• Part V: Duties, laws and their sources
• Duties and laws of Islam
• Laws of duty (Taklifi) and laws of situations (Waz’i)
• Laws of duty (Ahkam Taklifi)
• Laws of situations (Ahkam Waz’i)
• Laws of Servitude (Ahkam Ta’abbudi) and Laws of Mediation (Ahkam Tawassuli)
• Laws of Servitude (Ahkam Ta’abbudi)
• Laws of Mediation (Ahkam Tawassuli)
• Obligatory mediation (Wajib Tawassuli)
• Recommended Mediation (Mustahab Tawassuli)
• Universal and Sufficing obligations (Wajib ‘Aini wa Kifai)
• Specific and multiple choice obligation (Wajib T’ayuni wa Takhiyiri)
• Prohibited acts
• Other laws
• Impurities and Purifying agents
• Transactions
• Family Laws
• Guardianship and rulership
• Laws related to foods and drinks
• Sources of Islamic Law
• Quran – fundamental source of Islamic laws
• Two sources of the Sunnah
• Traditions of Ahle Bayt (a) – the third source
• Possessors of the prophetic sciences
• Ali (a) – a University
• Writing down of traditions
• Reason is the fourth source
• Use of intellect
• Logical reasoning in fundamentals of belief
• Logical reasoning in practical laws
• Ijtihad and Taqlid
• Requirements of Ijtihad
• Taqlid
• Part VI: Branches of Religion (Furu Deen)
• Prayer
• Types of Prayers
• Fasting
• Philosophy of Fasting
• Hajj
• Attention to Allah and discipline of the self
• Universal gathering of Muslim Ummah
• Display of Unity
• Holy Struggle (Jihad)
• Offensive Jihad
• Defensive Jihad
• Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
• Ranks of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
• Circumstances of Muslims of the world and our responsibilities
• Is the Prophet of Islam pleased with these circumstances?
• Why have we become like this?
• What is the solution?
• Who is responsible?
• Zakat
• Items on which Zakat is payable
• Disposal of Zakat
• Khums
• Disposal of Khums
• Bibliography
• Notes