Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Youth and Morals

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

• About the Author
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Ill-Nature
• The Value of Friendship
• Ill-Natured Individuals are Resentful
• The Prophet of Islam, the Perfect Exemplar
• Notes
• Optimism
• Trust and Peace of Mind
• The Effects of Optimism
• Islam Calls for Optimism and Trust
• How to Win Friends
• Notes
• Pessimism
• The Bright and Dark Points of Life
• The Negative Effects of Pessimism
• Islam Verses On Pessimism
• Notes
• Lying
• The Position of Manners in Society
• The Disadvantages of Lying
• Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. Kimiyaye Sa’adat
• Lying is Prohibited by Religion
• Hypocrisy
• Endeavor to Cherish Your Personality
• Hypocrisy: The Ugliest Trait
• Burn Down the Dwellings of Hypocrisy
• Rushd Shakhsiyyat
• Notes
• Slander
• A Society Polluted with Sins
• The Disadvantages of Slander
• What Causes Slander to Spread
• Religion Verses ill Manners
• Notes
• Fault-Finding
• Ignorance of One’s Own Faults
• The Sarcastic and the Insulters
• Religious Teachings Verses Sarcasm
• Notes
• Envy
• The Envious Burn in the Fire of Failure and Deprivation
• Religion Versus Envy
• Conceit
• The Light of Love in the Horizon of Life
• Conceit Leads to People’s Resentment
• Our Leaders and Modesty
• Notes
• Oppression
• The Role of Justice in Society
• The Destructive Flames of Oppression
• The Role of Religion in Fighting Oppression and the Oppressors
• Notes
• Enmity and Hatred
• Why Should We Not Forgive?
• Setbacks Caused by Enmity
• Imam Sajjad’s Reaction to Those Who Mistreated Him
• Notes
• Anger
• Advantages of Self-Control
• The Diverse Consequences of Anger
• Guidance from the Leaders of Religion
• Notes
• Breach of Promise
• Various Responsibilities
• The Importance of Vows and Disadvantages of Violating Them
• Islam Prohibits Breach of Promises
• Notes
• Treachery
• Mutual Trust and Performing Duties
• Treachery and its Faults
• Religion Condemns Treason
• Notes
• Miserliness
• Cooperation and Assistance
• Miserliness Annihilates Affections
• A Glance at Leaders’ Views on Miserliness
• Notes
• Greed
• On the Necessities of Life
• A Greedy Person is Never Satisfied
• Fair Distribution in Islam
• Notes
• Disputing
• Radical Self-Love
• What Do We Achieve from Arguments
• A Glance at the Words of Leaders
• Notes