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Uswat Al-Aarifeen: A Look at the Life of Ayatullah Bahjat

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

• Introduction
• Glimpses of the Life of Grand Ayatullah Bahjat
• In The Courtyard of the Geniuses of Fiqh and Usul
• Biographies, Conduct and Gnosticism
• Philosophy
• Migration to Holy Qum
• Teaching
• A Quick Look at Some Biographies of Professors of Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Bahjat
• Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Agha Al-Qadi
• Grand Ayatullah al-Gharawi al-Isfahani
• Grand Ayatullah al-Hajj Sheikh Muhammad Kadhim al-Shirazi
• Grand Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Husayn al-Naeeni
• Grand Ayatullah Agha Diya ad-Deen al-Iraqi
• Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Isfahani
• Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Murtaďa al-Taleqani
• The wise `Allama Sayyid Husayn Badkubah-Ay
• Grand Ayatullah the authority Kuwah-Kamrah-Ay
• Grand Ayatullah Burujardi
• His Scholarly Status and Particular Teaching Method
• Scholarly Status
• Scholars Urge Students to Attend his Classes
• Mentor's Teaching Method
• Exhortation in Class
• Mentor's Works
• Published Works
• Author's Ready-to-print Works
• Works yet to be Published
• His Students
• Ethical and Gnostic Characteristics of Grand Ayatullah Bahjat
• 1. His Piety and God-Fearing
• 2. His Asceticism and Simplicity of Lifestyle
• 3. His Adoration
• 4. His Ziyara and Pleas
• 5. His Humbleness
• 6. His Life, Conduct and Spiritual Status
• 7. Acquaintance with the Unknown and Manifestation of Temporal Miracles
• 8. His Special Care for Shari'a Matters
• 9. Personified Practical Emulation
• 10. Urging Others to Seek Perfection and Spirituality
• 11. Systems, Programming Actions
• 12. Continual Dhikr practice
• 13. Thinking before Speaking
• 14. Keeping Spiritual Conditions Secret
• 15. Indirect Cultivation
• The Marji`iyya of Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Bahjat, his Wisdom and Political Awareness
• The Marji'iyya
• His Political Views
• Wisdom and Political Awareness
• First Call
• Second Call
• Ayatullah Bahjat According to Others
• View of Imam Khomeini
• Sheikh Bahjat from the Viewpoint of Other Scholars
• Fountain of Wisdom, a Group of Teachings and Instructions by Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Bahjat
• 1. Treatment of Pretension and the Value of Knowledge
• 2. Conditions of Vigilance of the Heart, Finding Pleasure in Adoration and Prayer
• 3. Sincerity of Intention, Conjoining Knowledge and Deed
• 4. Reliance on and Trust in Allah
• 5. Result of Human Perfection
• 7. Precision in Narrating Traditions
• 8. Practical Call
• 9. Avoiding Transgressions
• 10. Secrets of the Prayer
• 11. Ethics of Ziyara
• 12. Conforming to Moderation in Teaching and Educating the Offspring and Finding Diversity for Them
• 13. Value of the Tahajjud and the Standing During the Ashar
• 14. Continuous Dhikr
• 15. One Should not Admire his Good Deeds
• 16. First Step in Treading the Path Towards Allah
• 18. Necessity of Avoiding Moral Lowliness and the Way to Reach this Goal
• 19. Value of Intellect and of Contemplation
• 20. Status of Information and Knowledge
• 21. Student’s Duties
• 22. Non-Reliance on Life
• 23. Interest in Spirituality
• 24. Moderation in Apprehension and Anticipation
• 25. Reliance on the Lord
• 26. Acting Upon Knowledge
• 27. Love for what is most Perfect Prevents Evils
• 28. Great Status of Prayer
• 29. Path of Nearness to Allah
• 30. Method of Self-Discipline
• 31. True Asceticism
• 33. The Path of Knowing Allah
• 34. Foot Kissing is not Prohibitive
• 35. Status of Supplication
• Excerpts From Lessons by Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Bahjat
• 1. Status and Station of Ahl al-Bayt (as), Value of Praising them, Loyalty to them, Mourning them
• 2. The Ziyara
• 3. Pieces of Advice to Martyrs’ Families
• 4. Instructions for the Youths and Adults
• Excerpts From Pieces of Wisdom and Instructions of Grand Ayatullah Bahjat
• First Admonishment
• Second Admonishment
• Third Admonishment
• Fourth Admonishment
• Fifth Admonishment
• Sixth Admonishment
• Seventh Admonishment
• Eighth Admonishment
• Ninth Admonishment
• Tales Narrated by Grand Ayatullah Sheikh Bahjat
• 1. Value of Prayer in its Early Time
• 2. Keeping Sunan Alive
• 4. Value of Ablution and Purification
• 5. Personality of Sheikh Muhammad Husayn Kampani
• 6. Feeling Pleased with whatever Pleases Allah
• 7. Blessing and Greatness of the Wilaya
• 8. Value of Sincerity in Action
• 9. Keeping a Firm Foot on the Creed
• 10. Attention Paid to the Imam of the Time (aj) of True Shiites
• 11. Seeking the Lord Wholeheartedly
• 12. Care Paid by al-Zahra (as) to her Offspring
• 13. How Friends of Allah Live
• 16. Real Ziyara
• 17. Satisfaction of Sheikh Ansari
• 18. Seeing the Lights of the Qur’anic Verses
• 19. Significance of Student Culturing
• 20. Contemplation is Better than a year’s Adoration
• 21. Success Coming from Protection against Sinning
• 22. Impact of the “Wahsha” Prayer on the Dead
• 23. Role of Obligations in the Lifestyles of Great Men
• Departure to Heaven [Added by www.alhassanain.org/english]