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180 Questions Enquiries About Islam Volume Two: Various issues Volume ٢

Author: Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi
: Sayyid Husain Husaini
Translator: Shaykh Shahnawaz Mahdavi
Publisher: The Islamic Education Board of the World Federation of KSIMC
Category:

• Transliteration Tabl
• A Few Words About This Book by Ayatullah Al-Uzma Makarim Shirazi
• Biography of the Author
• His Studies
• Political Activities
• The Religious Help and Support
• 1. Religious Publications Centre for the Shi`a
• 2. Organizing Gatherings to Offer Lessons in Theology and other Religious Teachings
• 3. Islamic Council to Protect the Youth
• 4. Struggles Against Deviant Thoughts
• 5. Establishing Organizations and Centres of Learning
• 6. Writings
• Introduction
• 1. What is the purpose of mankind’s creation?
• Note
• 2. Why did Allah (s.w.t.) not create mankind perfect from the onset?
• Notes
• 3. What is the purpose of the perfection of man?
• Explanation
• Note
• 4. Why does Allah (s.w.t.) test people?
• Explanation
• Notes
• 5. Is the ‘prosperity’ or ‘wretchedness’ of mankind, inherent?
• Note
• 6. What is the difference between Islam and Iman?
• Notes
• 7. What is meant by ‘Shaytan’ in the Noble Qur’an?
• Notes
• 8. What is the reality of the Jinn?
• Notes
• 9. What is the reality of Angels?
• Question
• Notes
• 10. What is ‘Raj'at (the Return)? Is its occurrence possible?
• Notes
• 11. What is the philosophy of Raj'at?
• Notes
• 12. What is the reality of Tawakkul and what is its philosophy?
• The Philosophy of 'Tawakkul'
• Notes
• 13. What is the philosophy behind Du'a and Invocations?
• Notes
• 14. Why is it that our Supplications Occasionally Remain Unanswered?
• Acting in Accordance with Divine Covenants
• Notes
• 15. What is Islam’s perspective with regards to Jabr (compulsion) and Ikhtiyar (free-choice)?
• Notes
• 16. Is the theory of evolution inconsistent with theism?
• Arguments of the Proponents of Evolution
• Answers of the Advocates of 'Constancy of Species'
• The Theory of Evolution and 'Theism'
• Notes
• 17. Is the theory of evolution of species inconsistent with the viewpoint of the Noble Qur’an with regards to the creation of Prophet Adam (a.s.)?
• Notes
• 18. What is the Reality of Dreams?
• Note
• 19. What is meant by ‘The Courses’ (Sunnat) of Allah’?
• Note
• 20. Does ‘Injury by an Evil Eye’ Possess any Reality?
• Notes
• 21. Does ‘Good Omen’ and ‘Evil Omen’ Possess any Reality?
• Notes
• 22. Is Qisas (the Law of Retaliation) against the Norms of Intellect and Human Sentiments?
• Notes
• 23. Is the Punishment of Amputation of the Hands, Rough and Violent?
• The measure in which the hand should be amputated
• Is this Islamic penalty rough and violent?
• Notes
• 24. Were all the Companions of the Noble Prophet (S) Upright and Righteous?
• What kind of irrational and illogical judgement is this?
• Notes
• 25. Why is it that some of the Oppressors and Sinners are Drowned in Comfort and Bounties and do not Witness any Punishment?
• Answer to one Question
• Notes
• 26. Why is it that Nations, Devoid of Faith and Belief, Possess a Life of Ease and Comfort?
• Note
• 27. If Every Person’s Sustenance has been Decreed, then why are Some (found to be) Hungry?
• Notes
• 28. What are the reasons for the backwardness of the Muslims?
• Note
• 29. What is the incident of Fadak?
• Notes
• 30. Was Abu Talib a Muslim?
• Notes
• 31. What is the Criterion with regards to the Greater Sins?
• Notes
• 32. Why is it Necessary to Utter Allah’s Name at the Time of Slaughtering (Animals)?
• Note
• 33. How does Islam view Monasticism?
• Explanation
• The Historical Origins of Monasticism
• Ethical and Moral Evils Resulting due to Monasticism
• Notes
• 34. What do ‘Spiritual Vision’ and ‘Mystical Intuition’ Mean?
• Notes
• 35. How can ‘Allotment of Sustenance on the Part of Allah’ and ‘Working for One’s Livelihood’ be Consistent with one Another?
• Notes
• 36. Is Naskh (Abrogation) Permitted in the Religious Laws?
• Note
• 37. Is it Correct to Label Days as Auspicious and Inauspicious?
• Notes
• 38. Is the Incident of the ‘People of the Cave’ Corroborated by Present-Day Science?
• Hibernation
• Another Example, Burial of the Aztecs
• Freezing The Body of a Living Person
• Notes
• 39. What is Intended by the Seven Heavens?
• Notes
• 40. Is the Annihilation of the Solar System during the Countdown towards the Day of Judgment Consistent with our Present-Day Knowledge?
• Notes
• 41. What is Magic and how does Islam view it?
• Magic, In the Eyes of Islam
• Notes
• 42. What is the aim of Taqiyyah (Dissimulation)?
• Taqiyyah, a Defensive Shield
• Taqiyyah, a Change in the Form of Combat
• Notes
• 43. What is the Myth of Gharaniq or ‘The Satanic Verses’?
• Conclusion
• Notes