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Ahl al-Bayt, The Celestial Beings on the Earth

Author: Allama Husayn Ansariyan
Translator: Ali Akbar Aghili Ashtiani
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category:

• Translator’s Note
• Character of Ahl Al-Bayt
• The Necessity Of Getting To Know The Ahl Al-Bayt
• The Meaning Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Ahl al-Bayt in the Holy Quran
• The Meaning Of Ahl Al-Bayt In Narrations
• Narration One
• Narration Two
• Narration Three
• Narration Four
• The Necessity Of Getting To Know Ahl Al-Bayt In The Narrations
• Ahl Al-Bayt, The Best Creatures
• The Best Places
• Kabah And Its Vicinity
• The Best Days And Nights
• The Grand Night
• The First ten Nights of Dhu’ l-Hijjah
• Days of Allah
• The Best Human Beings
• People of knowledge
• People of Piety
• Ahl al-Bayt, the Best Creatures
• The Truth Of Ahl Al- Bayt
• The Light Of The Ahl Al-Bayt
• The Truth of the Holy Prophet
• Light
• Pen
• Intellect
• Spirit
• The Perfect Light of Ahl al-Bayt
• The Ranks Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Man’s Descent And Ascent
• Stages of Man’s Descent
• Ahl al-Bayt’s Distinction
• The Capacity Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Ahl Al-Bayt, The Holy Quran’s Counterpart
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Knowledge
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Devotion
• The Meaning of Devotion
• Stages of Devotion
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Absorption In Allah
• Ahl Al-Bayt, The Whole Truth
• Ahl Al-Bayt; Ark of Salvation
• Ahl Al-Bayt And The Straight Path
• Followers of the Right Path
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Allah’s Viceregents
• The Universe’s Need for Allah’s Vicegerent
• Features of Allah’s Vicegerent
• Merits of Allah’s Vicegerent
• Ahl al-Bayt, Allah’s Most Perfect Vicegerents
• True vicegerents; Means of Grace
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Successors Of The Prophet
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Contentment
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Submission
• Ahl Al Bayt And Infallibility
• Ahl al-Bayt’s Infallibility
• Man's Knowledge and Act
• Allah’s Knowledge and Act
• Ahl al-Bayt’s Knowledge and Act
• Why Are Ahl al-Bayt Infallible?
• Infallibility, the zenith of Piety
• The Infallibles Are Not Tempted by Satan
• The Infallibles’ Knowledge and Act
• Infallibility; Not Exclusive
• Allah is the True Agent
• Self-Purification; Premise of Infallibility
• Prophethood and Imamate Are Exclusive
• Ismah Can Be Acquired
• Sin From The Viewpoints of the Infallible
• Those who can really see are not ignorant
• Human Power and Ismah
• Ahl al-Bayt, at the zenith of Ismah
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Allah’s Favourite
• Self-Purification Makes Ahl al-Bayt Allah’s Favorites
• The Favorites with the Holy Prophet
• Obeisance to Ahl al-Bayt Makes you Allah's Favorite
• How To Be Allah’s Favorite?
• To please Ahl al-Bayt is to please Allah
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Source Of Mercy
• Mercy in the Holy Qur'an
• Source of Mercy
• Manifestations of Ahl al-Bayt’s Mercy
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Pillars Of The Heavens And The Earth
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Character Builders
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Model For Wayfarers
• Models for Human Beings
• Worldly People Fail To Understand Ahl al-Bayt
• Truth is Not Hidden
• Ahl Al-Bayt, Means Of Perfection
• Ahl al-Bayt’s Mediation
• Ahl Al-Bayt, A Link To Allah
• Notes
• Ahl Al-Bayt In Divine Books
• Ahl Al-Bayt from the Quran’s View Point
• The Holy Prophet's Character in the Holy Qur'an
• Obeying Allah and the Holy Prophet
• Ahl al-Bayt in The Holy Quran
• Ahl Al-Bayt In The Bible
• Jesus Christ and Paraclete
• The Gospel According to John
• The Book of Enoch (Andreas)
• The Gospel of Barnabas
• Allah’s Promise to Abraham
• A Very Important Event
• Ahl Al Bayt In The Psalms Of David
• The Rule of Imam al-Mahdi
• What Is God’s Message in the Psalms Of David?
• Notes
• Ahl Al-Bayt From The Viewpoint Of Mystics
• Merits And Virtues Of Ahl Al-Bayt In Mystics’ Narrations
• Note
• Abul - Fadhl Meybody And Khajeh Abdullah Ansari
• Conquest of Khaybar
• Imam Husayn and a Beggar
• The Marriage of Imam Ali and Lady Fatimah
• Imam Ali’ s Knowledge
• In praise of Ibn Muhammad, Jafar al-Sadiq
• In praise of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s)
• Abul - Qasim Al-Qushayri
• Muhammad Al-Ghazzali
• Abu - Said Abul - Khayr
• Mustamli Bukhari
• Abul Hasan Hajwiri Ghaznawi
• A few words in praise of Ahl al-Bayt
• Sa’di Of Shiraz
• Sayyid Haydar Amuli And Sheikh Muhyo Al-Din Ibn Arabi
• Purification - A Heavenly Food For Devoted servants
• Ahl al-Bayt, A Paragon of Purification
• Love for Ahl al-Bayt; Desire of the Messenger
• Love for Ahl al-Bayt Is Love for Allah
• The Secret of Ahl al-Bayt and Some of Their Features
• Notes
• The Culture Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Morality Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Morality of the Holy Prophet
• Five Moral Habits of the Holy Prophet
• A Jew Becomes Muslim By the Holy Prophet
• Interest-Free Loan For The Needy
• Eating with the Poor
• Piety and Contentment
• Amazing Humbleness
• Sympathy with People
• Kindness against Ingratitude
• Devotion
• A Permanent Cure
• Honoring A Nobleman
• Great Forbearance
• Courtesy towards the community
• Honoring a Guest
• Respect for Kindness
• Forgiving the Enemies
• A Graceful Generosity
• Helping a brother-in-faith
• Forgiving a Foulmouthed Man
• Behavior towards the Chief of Hypocrites
• Behavior towards the Companions
• Helping a Mother!
• Sublime Morality
• Tolerating Hardships
• Never Annoy People
• Nobility
• Asking For Fair Price
• Gathering Wood For Making Fire
• A Gracious Generosity
• Examples Of Imam Ali’s Moral Virtues
• Imam Ali (a.s) Intervenes
• A Beautiful Pardon
• Another Example of Pardon
• Pardoning Talhah
• Helping the Orphans
• Carrying a Heavy Load
• Bare-Food on Five Occasions
• Moral Behavior In The Market
• Those On Foot Not To Follow Riders
• A Jew Becomes Muslim
• Justice in The Court
• Contentment
• Generosity
• No Desire For Wealth
• Justice
• Public Fund
• Old Garment
• No Love Of Wealth
• Giving Clothes To The Naked
• Charity
• Charity Changes People
• Altruism
• An Extraordinary Example of Altruism
• The Battle Of Camel
• The Battle of Siffin
• The Battle Of Nahrawan
• A Light Diet
• One Of The Days
• Recompense
• The Blazing Iron Bar
• An Extraordinary Example of Piety
• Dry Bread And Sour Yoghurt
• Self-Sacrifice and Generosity
• Pardon
• A Model Of Generosity
• Favoring A Servant
• Guidelines to rulers
• Fighting Oppression
• Moral Virtues Of Lady Fatimah
• Enduring Hardships
• Charity
• Ask More Questions
• Neighbor First!
• Intimacy With The Holy Quran
• The Blessed Necklace
• Fatimah’s Bequest
• Said about Lady Fatimah
• Morality Of Imam Hasan
• Generosity
• Humbleness
• Write Down Your Needs
• Extraordinary Example of Generosity
• Giving Away All Savings
• Feeding A Hungry Dog
• Morality Of Imam Husayn
• Helping The Needy
• Honoring A Teacher
• Seek My Pleasure
• Liberality
• Better Greeting
• Man’s Value
• Morality Of Imam Zayn Al-Abidin
• The Lepers
• Forgiving A Neighbor
• A Hidden Charity
• Prayer And Charity
• A Quranic Pardon
• Day of Loss
• Unknown Among Travelers Kindness To A Camel
• Giving Away His Food
• Helping The Needy
• The Story of Grapes
• Nobility in Childhood
• Asking For Forgiveness
• Retaliation
• Mother’s Right
• Security Against Loan
• An Extraordinary Example of Forbearance
• Reaction To Backbiting
• Forgiving The Child’s Killer
• Devotion
• Morality Of Imam Muhammad Baqir
• Charity
• Benevolence
• Forbearance With A Christian
• Hospitality
• Wife’s Rights
• Praying Together
• Surrender To Allah
• Prayer At Night
• Morality Of Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq
• Helping Non-Shiites
• Helping The Relatives
• Generosity
• Say Your Request
• An Extraordinary Example of Kindness
• Do Not Disclose Your Poverty
• Honoring A Guest
• Attitude Towards Two Needy Persons
• Praying To Allah
• Patience In Hard Conditions
• Paradise, A Reward For Prayer
• Kindness To Servants
• Working Hard For Living
• Worker's Wage
• Lawful Profit
• Morality Of Musa Al-Kadhim
• Worshiping Allah and Serving The People
• Contentment and Generosity
• An Extraordinary Example of Generosity
• Morality Of Imam Ali Ibn Musa Al Rida
• Feeding The Needy
• Honoring All Human Beings
• Helping A Needy Traveler
• A Worker's Wage
• Devotion
• A Letter to His Son
• Giving Away His Shirts
• Paying off a Heavy Loan
• Morality Of Imam Al-Jawad
• A Blessed Letter
• Protecting the Oppressed
• Dignity of Imam al-Jawad
• Mamun’s Trickery
• A Shafiite’s Opinion about The Imam
• Morality Of Imam Al-Hadi
• Sanitation and Climate
• Special Favor Towards Shiites
• Healing a Leper
• Kindness To Relatives
• Generosity
• Choosing A Name For A Child
• Morality Of Imam Hasan Al-Askari
• Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
• Charity
• Morality And Character Of Imam Al-Mahdi
• Resemblance To The Holy Prophet
• Dispensing Justice
• Peace and Security
• Public Welfare
• Removing Harms From Shiites
• Promoting Intellect, knowledge and Morality
• Final Rule
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Altruism
• An Extraordinary Example of Altruism
• Generosity under the hardest conditions
• Forgiving The Guilty
• Forgive Me for the Sake of Hasan and Husayn
• Forgiving the corrupt on the Earth and Anti-Islam Fighters
• Ahl Al-Bayt And Humbleness
• Culture Of Ahl Al-Bayt: Excerpts
• Ahl Al-Bayt And The Holy Quran
• Ahl Al-Bayt, The World And The Hereafter
• Notes
• Followers Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Love For Ahl Al-Bayt
• Signs of Love For Ahl al-Bayt
• Requirements of Love for Ahl al-Bayt
• 1. Acting according to the decrees
• 3. Disavowal of Ahl al-Bayt’s enemies (Tabarri)
• 4.Tribulations and Calamity
• Difficult Test
• Imam al-Baqir visiting Muhammad ibn Muslim
• 5. Mutual Love
• 6. Love for Ahl al-Bayt eases agony of Death
• 7. Presence of Ahl al-Bayt at the point of death
• 8. Immunity from Chastisement
• 9. Passing The Sirat
• 10. Ahl al-Bayt and Forgiveness
• 11. Associating with Ahl al-Bayt
• 12. Paradise, Reward of Love For Ahl al-Bayt
• Keep Company With Ahl al-Bayt
• 13. Love For Ahl al-Bayt Put s Hearts at Rest
• Resort To The Ahl Al-Bayt
• Holding Mourning Sessions For Ahl al-Bayt
• Weeping For Ahl Al-Bayt
• The Question of Transformation in the Holy Quran
• In Material Field
• In Spiritual Field
• Visitation On To The Graves Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• How To Thank The Blessing Of Ahl Al-Bayt
• Thanking the Blessing of Ahl al-Bayt
• Notes
• Conclusion
• Exaggeration - A Threat To Faith
• Notes