Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Role of the Ahl al-Bayt in Building the Virtuous Community Volume ٦

Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Al-Hakim
Translator: Badr Shahin
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
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• Prelude
• Definition of Social Relations
• Family and the Social Relations System
• Morality in Social Relations
• Method of Research in Social Relations
• Part 1: System Of Social Relations, Features And Foundations
• Chapter 1: Features Of The Islamic Concept Of Social Relations
• Openness in Social Relations
• Making brethren-in-faith
• Warning against aloofness and hostility
• Indulgence
• Isolation and Monasticism
• Reinforcing the Social Structure
• The Principle of Mutual Support and Aid
• Enjoining the Right and Forbidding the Wrong
• The Principle of Thinking Well Of Others
• The Principle of Consultation
• Substance of Social Relations
• Equality and Fraternity
• Respect of Man in General
• Levels of Social Relations
• Fraternity for Allah’s Sake
• False Friends and True Friends
• Special Treatment
• Relatives
• Scholars
• Neighbors
• The Weak
• The Holy Prophet’s Progeny
• Notes
• Chapter 2: Rules And Foundations
• Prelude
• Religious and Conventional Laws
• Obligatory and Forbidden Commitments
• Controlling and Steering the Emotions
• Self-Building and Control of Emotions
• Nobility of Character and Control of Emotions
• Justice and Fairness under All Circumstances
• Maintenance of Justice among People
• Protest against Injustice
• Giving others their rights even if it be against oneself
• Nobility of Character and Indulgence
• Charity and Taking the Lead in Charitable Behavior
• Charitable Behavior towards all People
• Charitable Behavior in Social Relations
• Doing Good to Oneself
• Good Example and Unique Behavior
• Notes
• Part 2: The Superstructure Of Social Relations
• Chapter 1: Superstructure Of Various Aspects Social Relations
• Prelude
• Aspect of Openness
• Additional Indications of Openness
• Exceptions
• (1) Avoidance of situations that cause one to lose one’s reputation
• (2) Keeping away from wicked associates
• (3) Keeping Away from Those of Forbidden Occupations
• (4) Keeping Away from Those Afflicted by Infectious Diseases
• Reinforcing the Social Structure
• Holding Meetings
• Sincerity in Dealing with Muslims
• Mutual compassion, sympathy, and visiting
• Restoring Estranged Parties to Friendly Relations
• Respect of Neighbors and Consolidation of the Social Structure
• Preventive Procedures
• A. Avoid incurring the rancor, animosity, malevolence, disputation, and detestation of people
• B. Responding to greetings and salutations, replying to messages and letters and exchanging letters as a substitute of visits and meetings
• C. Fulfilling promises, even if it takes a whole year
• D. Specific restrictions while choosing trustworthy friends
• E. Maintenance of equilibrium in relations
• Consultation: Restrictions and Outcomes
• Significance of Consultation
• Power and Backing
• Determination and Perseverance
• The Best Way to Understand Reality
• Characteristics of Advisers
• Duties of Advisers
• Equality and Fraternity
• Levels of Social Relations
• Relations of General Association
• Relations of Special Association
• Special Treatment
• Invoking Blessings on the Holy Prophet (S) and his Household (‘a)
• Kindness to the Holy Prophet’s Progeny
• Old Men
• People of the Qur'an
• Faithful Believers
• Neighbors
• Notes
• Chapter 2: Superstructure Of Rules And Foundations
• Religious and Traditional Laws
• Compliance with Religious Duties
• Abstaining from Forbidden Acts
• Passivity and Control over Emotions
• Control over emotions and praiseworthy qualities
• Models of Praiseworthy Qualities
• Sedulity in Obedience to Almighty Allah and Steadfastness against Disobedience
• Chastity
• Forbearance
• Clemency
• Modesty
• Good Intention and Sound Heart
• Control over Emotions and Blameworthy Qualities
• Love of Domination
• Anger
• Envy
• Disdain and Fanaticism
• Arrogance, self-conceit, and boasting
• Greed, Lethargy, and Foolishness
• Control over Emotions and Association with People
• Good Company
• Laughter and Joking
• Decorum and Unconstraint in Confidence
• Disapproval of Contention and Disputation
• Holding the Tongue and Saying Nothing but the Truth
• Suppression of Rage and Steadfastness against Envy
• Justice and Fair Play
• Injustice Forbidden
• Restoration of Violations
• Guiding towards the True Path after Misleading
• Helping the Oppressors
• Approval of and Remaining Silent over Wrongdoing
• Applications of Fair play
• Requital of Favors
• Observance of Duties towards Brethren-in-Faith
• Correcting one’s Personal Flaws Rather than Criticizing Others
• Speaking Well of People
• Applications of Wrongdoing and Oppression
• Killing and Hurting Muslims
• Insulting a Muslim
• Degradation of Faithful Believers
• Imputing Dishonor to a Faithful Believer
• Finding Fault with Faithful Believers
• Revile and Speak Ill of Faithful Believers
• Backbiting a Faithful Believer
• Calumny
• Talebearing
• Distrust and Misgiving
• Excellent Examples of Justice in Social Relations
• Avoiding Confidential Talks in Public Sessions
• Distributing Glances
• Interrupting Speech
• Good-manners Endear people
• Ranks of endearment to people and indulgence
• Paying Visits and Exchanging Meetings
• First Step: Meeting People with a Good Mien and Salutation
• Being the First to Greet
• Meeting People with a Cheerful Mien
• Speaking Good Words
• Second Step: Shaking hands, Embracing, Kissing, and Expressing Love
• Handshaking
• Embracing and Kissing
• Telling About Love
• Third Step: Etiquettes of Conversation and Sitting in Sessions
• Etiquettes of Participation in Sessions
• Making room for new comers
• Receiving and Bidding Farewell
• Following the Instructions of the Host
• Manner of Sitting
• Modest Posture
• Blessing the Sneezing
• Manners of Conversation
• Limits of Laughter and Joking
• Acceptance of Favors and Kind Acts
• Fourth Step: Respect and Reverence
• Veneration and Reverence
• Treating Muslims and Noble People with Deference
• Using the Most Favorable Names
• Kind Acts and Taking the Lead in Charity
• Regulations of Kind Acts
• Balance between Profit and Loss
• Immediateness in Offering Kind Acts
• Doing Kind Acts to Those Who Deserve Them
• Responding to Kind Acts
• Appreciation of Favors and Kind Acts
• Fulfillment of Duties towards Others
• Lenience with Companions
• Granting the Brothers-in-Faith’s Requests
• Dispelling the Grief of a Faithful Believer
• Concealing the Flaws of Believers and Repelling Evil from them
• Giving Sincere Advice to the Believers
• Conceding Rights
• Pardon and Forgiveness
• Acceptance of Apologies
• Granting the Insolvent Debtor a Delay or Acquitting him of Payment
• Reprieving the Dead and the Alive from Debts
• Precedence to Charity
• Spending and Kind Acts
• Holding Public Banquets
• Advancing Money to Brothers-in-Faith
• Dutifulness to Believers
• Rewarding Evil with Good
• Idealism and Distinctive Behavior
• An Excellent Example and Social Relations
• Second: Features expressing the distinctive behavior of the excellent exemplar in social relations
• Relationship with Almighty Allah
• Having Full Faith in Almighty Allah
• Trust in Almighty Allah
• Having the Best Concept of Almighty Allah
• Love for Almighty Allah
• Hope in and Fear of Almighty Allah
• Features Expressing Distinctive Behavior
• Patience
• Asceticism; Abstinence from Lawful Worldly Pleasures
• Satisfaction
• Refraining from Forbidden Acts
• Modesty
• Honesty and fulfillment of Trusts
• Straightforwardness
• Excellent Examples
• Notes