Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Ethical Discourses Volume ٢

Author: Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi
Translator: Shaykh Saleem Bhimji
Publisher: The Islamic Publishing House
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• Discourse 1: Tawhid In The Actions (Of Allah) And Benefits Of Belief In This
• Notes
• Discourse 2: Characteristics Of The True Believer – Part 11
• Notes
• Discourse 3: Fulfilling the Needs of Your Enemy
• 1. The Essential Nature of Society
• 2. The Essential Nature of the Individual
• Notes
• Discourse 4: Good Of This World And The Next Life
• Notes
• Discourse 5: A Noble End
• Notes
• Discourse 6: Advice Given To Abu Dharr On Sustenance
• Notes
• Discourse 7: Commentary Of “Keep Us On The Straight Path”
• Notes
• Discourse 8: Being Spiritually Awake And Ready
• The First Point: Be prepared!
• The Second Point: Prepare the things which you shall need (for this journey)
• The Third Point: Provisions for the journey must be gathered
• The Forth Point: Lighten your load!
• Fifth Point: What must we do in the face of corruption?
• Notes
• Discourse 9: The Relationship Between Religion And The Material World
• Notes
• Discourse 10: Taqwa (Consciousness of Allah)
• Notes
• Discourse 11: The Description of the Material World and our Responsibility While Living in it
• Notes
• Discourse 12: A Description of The Material World and a Comparison Between its Past and Future
• Notes
• Discourse 13: How To Gain The Love Of Allah And The People
• Notes
• Discourse 14: Two Opinions In Regards To The Material World And The Next Life
• Notes
• Discourse 15: The Psychological Effects Of Loving The Transient World
• Various Branches of Worship of the Transient World
• Notes
• Discourse 16: The Qur’an: A Divine Light In The (Spiritually) Dark And Gloomy Nights
• Notes
• Discourse 17: Making Use Of The Opportunities We Have While In The Transient World
• Notes
• Discourse 18: The Levels Of Certainty
• Notes
• Discourse 19: Showing Thanks For The Divine Blessings
• Notes
• Discourse 20: Attaching Worth To One’s Self
• Notes
• Discourse 21: Modesty
• Notes
• Discourse 22: Misguidedness
• Notes
• Discourse 23: Jihad Against The Soul
• Notes
• Discourse 24: The True Followers (Shi’a) Of ‘Ali B. Abi Talib
• Notes
• Discourse 25:The Muslims Are of Three Types
• Notes
• Discourse 26: The Angel Of Death Visits Every House Five Times A Day
• Notes
• Discourse27: Warnings And Preparedness
• Notes
• Discourse 28: The True Shi’a
• Notes
• Discourse 29: The Sincere Shi’a
• Notes
• Discourse 30: The Signs of a Person With Character
• Notes
• Discourse 31: The Effects of Sins
• Notes
• Discourse 32: Swallowing The Anger
• 1. Anger is one of the things which leads to sin
• 3. The Reward for those who swallow their Anger
• a) The first reward granted to those who swallow their anger is that they shall have protection on the Day of Resurrection
• b) The second reward is that such a person shall be granted true faith in Allah (SwT) while in this world
• Anger in the Islamic Narrations
• Notes
• Discourse 33: The Worst Of People
• The Dangers of the Tongue in the Islamic Narrations
• Notes
• Discourse 34: An Unpleasant Demeanor
• The Effects of Having an Unpleasant Demeanor
• Reasons Why People Have A Bad Character
• 1) Great Expectations
• 2) Pride and Conceit
• 3) Inability to Forgive
• 4) Bad-Tempered and Irritable
• The Societal Effects and the Outcome on the Physical Body
• A Summary of the Exemplary Morals of the Prophet (S)
• The Importance of Having a Good Demeanor According to the Islamic Narrations
• Notes
• Discourse 35: Apologizing to Others and Accepting an Apology
• Asking for Pardon is a Sign of the Spiritual Expanse of one's Heart
• The Qur’an and Intercession
• The True Meaning of Intercession
• Definition of Intercession in the General Usage of the Word
• Another Meaning of Intercession
• Intercession in the Physical World
• The Credentials Needed for Intercession
• The First Group: Verses which completely deny the issue of intercession of any sort
• The Second Group: These are verses in which intercession is limited to only Allah (SwT)
• The Third Group: These are verses which mention that intercession is only possible by the permission of Allah (SwT)
• The Forth Group: These verses that list the conditions necessary for the person who is going to intercede. Sometimes these conditions are mentioned as being the tacit approval and pleasure of Allah (SwT)
• Various Other Conditions for Intercession
• The Islamic Traditions in Regards to Intercession
• The Philosophy of Intercession
• Struggle against the Feeling of Despair
• Notes
• Discourse 36: The Spiritual Life and Death of The Heart
• The Life and Death of the Hearts
• Notes
• Discourse 37: Three Things Which The Muslim Nation Does Not Have The Strength To Bear
• 1) “Equality” with their brother (or sister)
• The Self-Sacrifice for a Guest
• Division of One's Wealth in the Islamic Narrations
• 2) Giving People their Rights
• 3) The Dhikr of Allah (SwT) in All States
• Short Discussion Regarding Dhikr
• 1. What is the Dhikr of Allah and how does it materialize?
• A Person who was Constantly in the Dhikr of Allah (SwT)
• Remembering Allah (SwT) in All States
• The Stages to Traverse in the Dhikr of Allah (SwT)
• The Various Forms of Dhikr
• The Best Forms of Remembrance
• 1. The Dhikr of the Morning and Evening
• 3. Dhikr-e-Yunusiyyah (The Dhikr of Prophet Yunus (as))
• The Status of the Dhikr in the Words of Imam Ja’far b. Muhammad as-Sadiq (as)
• The Reality of Dhikr
• Notes
• Discourse 38: The Best Of People
• The story of Barsisa, the Worshipper (‘Abid)
• Contentment in the Islamic Narrations
• Notes
• Discourse 39: The Best of Actions
• 1. What is 'self-sacrifice'?
• Examples of Self-Sacrifice as seen within the Family of the Prophet Muhammad (S)
• Question: How does the heart attain tranquility through the remembrance of Allah (SwT)?
• The Causes of Worry and Anxiety
• Notes
• Discourse 40: Three Important and Fate Deciding Traits in the Life of a Person
• An Example of the Etiquette of the Prophet (S)
• Who is the Forbearing (halim) one?
• The halim and Forbearing Person in the Islamic Narrations
• Hilm (an extreme form of patience) and the Halim in the words of Imam Ja’far b. Muhammad as-Sadiq (as)]
• Summary
• Notes