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324 - التفكّر 51
324. THINKING 51
1499 - الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّفَكُّرِ 51
1499. ENCOURAGING THINKING 51
Notes 52
1500 - لا عِبادَةَ كَالتَّفَكُّرِ 53
1500. THERE IS NO WORSHIP LIKE THINKING 53
Notes 53
1501 - مايُصَفِّي الفِكرَ 54
1501. THAT WHICH PURIFIES THOUGHT 54
Notes 54
1502 - التَّفَكُّرُ المَنهِيُّ عَنهُ 55
1502. PROHIBITED THINKING 55
Notes 55
325 - القبر 56
325. THE GRAVE 56
1503 - القَبرُ أوَّلُ مَنازِلِ الآخِرَةِ 56
1503. THE GRAVE THE FIRST STAGE OF THE HEREAFTER 56
Notes 57
1504 - سُؤالُ القَبرِ 58
1504. QUESTIONING IN THE GRAVE 58
Notes 58
1505 - عَذابُ القَبرِ 59
1505. PUNISHMENT IN THE GRAVE 59
Notes 59
326 - القتل 60
326. KILLING 60
1506 - حُرمَةُ قَتلِ النَّفسِ 60
1506. THE PROHIBITION OF KILLING A SOUL [I.E. A HUMAN BEING] 60
Notes 61
1507 - قَتلُ المُؤمِنِ 62
1507. KILLING OF A BELIEVER 62
Notes 63
1508 - تَحريمُ قَتلِ الإنسانِ نَفسَهُ 64
1508. THE PROHIBITION OF SUICIDE 64
Notes 64
327 - القرآن 65
327. THE Quran 65
1509 - عَلَيكُم بِالقُرآنِ 65
1509. ADHERE TO THE QUR'AN 65
Notes 66
1510 - القُرآنُ في كُلِّ زَمانٍ جَديدٌ 68
1510. THE QUR'AN IS NEW IN EVERY ERA 68
Notes 68
1511 - تَعَلُّمُ القُرآنِ وَتَعليمُهُ 69
1511. LEARNING AND TEACHING THE QUR'AN 69
Notes 69
1512 - حِفظُ القُرآنِ و أدبُ حافِظِه 70
1512. MEMORIZING THE QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THOSE WHO MEMORISE IT 70
Notes 71
1513 - الحَثُّ عَلى تِلاوَةِ القُرآنِ 72
1513. URGING THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN 72
Notes 72
1514 - قِراءَةُ القُرآنِ بِالصَّوتِ الحَسَنِ 74
1514. RECITING THE QUR'AN WITH A GOOD VOICE 74
Notes 74
1515 - حَقُّ التِّلاوَةِ 75
1515. THE REALITY OF RECITATION 75
Notes 75
1516 - آدابُ القِراءَةِ 76
1516. ETIQUETTE OF RECITATION 76
1 - تنظيفُ الفَمِ : 76
1. Cleaning of the mouth 76
2 - الاستِعاذةُ : 76
2. Seeking refuge 76
3 - التَّرتيلُ : 76
3. Recitation 76
4 - التَّدبّرُ : 76
4. Contemplation 77
5 - الخُشوعُ : 77
5. Humbleness 77
Notes 78
1517 - مَن يَلعَنُه القرآنُ 79
1517. THOSE WHOM THE QUR'AN CURSES 79
Notes 79
1518 - استِماعُ القُرآنِ 80
1518. LISTENING TO THE QUR'AN 80
Notes 80
1519 - التَّحذيرُ مِن التَّفسيرِ بِالرَّأيِ 81
1519. CAUTION AGAINST PERSONAL INTERPRETATION 81
Notes 81
328 - المُقرَّبون 82
328. THOSE BROUGHT NEAR TO ALLAH 82
1520 - غايَةُ التَّقَرُّبِ 82
“A spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink.”6 82
Notes 83
1521 - أقرَبُ الخَلق إلى اللَّهِ 84
1521. THE NEAREST PEOPLE TO ALLAH 84
Notes 84
1522 - ما يُتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إلَى اللَّهِ 85
1522. WHAT BRINGS ONE NEAR TO ALLAH 85
Notes 85
329 - القَرض 87
329. THE LOAN 87
1523 - فَضلُ القَرضِ 87
1523. THE VIRTUE OF GIVING LOAN 87
Notes 88
1524 - الحَثُّ عَلى إنظارِ المُعسِرِ 90
1524. ENJOINMENT TO GIVE RESPITE TO ONE WHO IS UNABLE TO PAY 90
Notes 90
330 - الإقتصاد 91
330. ECONOMY 91
1525 - الحَثُّ عَلى الاقتِصادِ فِي المَعِيشَةِ 91
1525. ENCOURAGING AN ECONOMICAL LIVELIHOOD 91
Notes 92
1526 - دُورُ الاقتِصادِ فِي الغِنى 93
1526. THE ROLE OF ECONOMISING IN ONE'S NEEDLESSNESS 93
Notes 93
331 - القِصاص 94
331. RETRIBUTION (qisas) 94
1527 - تَشرِيعُ القِصاصِ وَاهمَّيتهُ 94
1527. LEGISLATION OF RETRIBUTION AND ITS IMPORTANCE 94
Notes 95
1528 - العَفوُ عَنِ القِصاصِ 97
1528. FORGIVING THE RETRIBUTION 97
Notes 97
332 - القضاء والقدر 98
332. DECREE AND DESTINY 98
1529 - القَضاءُ وَالقَدَرُ 98
1529. DECREE AND DESTINY 98
“Indeed We have created everything in a measure.”6 98
Notes 99
1530 - كِتابَةُ القَضاءِ وَالقَدَرِ عَلَى الإنسانِ فِي الرَّحِمِ 101
1530. THE WRITING OF DECREE AND DESTINY FOR PEOPLE IN THE WOMB 101
Notes 101
1531 - ما قَضاهُ اللَّهُ لِلمُؤمِنِ فَهُوَ خَيرٌ 102
1531. WHATEVER ALLAH DECREES FOR A BELIEVER IS GOOD 102
Notes 102
1532 - مَن لَم يَرضَ بِالقَضاءِ 103
1532. ONE WHO IS NOT CONTENT WITH THE DECREE 103
Notes 103
1533 - ما هو مِن القَدَرِ 104
1533. WHAT IS PART OF FATE 104
Notes 105
333 - القضاء 106
333. JUDGMENT (in a Court of Justice) 106
1534 - أهَمِّيَّةُ موقِعِ القَضاءِ 106
1534. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STATUS OF JUDGMENT 106
Notes 107
1535 - التَّحاكُمُ إلَى الطّاغوتِ 108
1535. BRINGING A CASE FOR JUDGMENT BEFORE A TYRANT 108
Notes 108
1536 - خُطورَةُ عَمَلِ القَضاءِ 109
1536. THE DANGER IN THE OCCUPATION OF A JUDGE 109
Notes 109
1537 - طَلَبُ القَضاءِ 110
1537. SEEKING JUDGMENT 110
Notes 110
1538 - آدابُ القَضاءِ 111
1538. THE ETIQUETTE OF JUDGING 111
أ - المُواساةُ بينَ الخُصومِ : 111
a. Equity Between Opposing Plaintiffs 111
ب - أن لا يَعلُوَ كلامُهُ كلامَ الخصمِ : 111
b. The Judge Should Not Raise His Voice over the Plaintiff's 111
ج - أنْ لا يَتَضَجَّرَ في مجلسِ القضاءِ : 111
c. Not Becoming Irritated 111
د - أن لا يَقضيَ قبلَ سماعِ كلامِ الخَصمَينِ معاً : 111
d. Not Passing Judgment before Listening to Both Sides 111
ه - عَدَمُ القَضاءِ في الغَضَبِ : 112
e. Not Passing Judgment While Angry 112
و - أن لا يَقضيَ وهو مُثقَلٌ بالنَّومِ : 112
f. Not Passing Judgment Whilst Being Overcome by Sleep 112
ز - أن لا يَقضيَ وهو جُوعانُ أو عَطشانُ : 112
g. Not Passing Judgment While Hungry or Thirsty 112
ح - أن لا يُضيفَ أحدَ الخَصمَينِ : 112
h. Not Hosting Any of the Plaintiffs as a Guest 113
ط - أن لا يُلَقِّنَ الشُّهودَ : 113
i. Not Suborning the Witnesses 113
Notes 113
1539 - مَن يُسَدِّدُهُ اللَّهُ مِن القُضاةِ 115
1539. THE JUDGES WHOSE MISTAKES ALLAH REMEDIES 115
Notes 115
1540 - أصنافُ القُضاةِ 116
1540. TYPES OF JUDGES 116
Notes 116
1541 - قُضاةُ الحقّ 117
1541. JUST JUDGES 117
Notes 117
1542 - القَضاءُ بِالبَيِّنَةِ 118
1542. JUDGING WITH CLEAR EVIDENCE 118
Notes 119
1543 - قَولُ الإمامِ : أما إنَّها حُكومَةٌ ! 120
1543. THE SAYING OF Imam Ali: 'THIS IS INDEED LIKE A COURT OF JUSTICE' 120
Notes 120
334 - القلب 121
334. THE HEART 121
1544 - القَلبُ 121
1544. THE HEART 121
Notes 122
1545 - سَلامةُ القَلبِ 123
1545. SOUNDNESS OF THE HEART 123
Notes 124
1546 - عَينُ القَلبِ 125
1546. THE EYE OF THE HEART 125
Notes 125
1547 - اُذُنُ القَلبِ 126
1547. THE EAR OF THE HEART 126
Notes 126
1548 - إقبالُ القَلبِ وإدبارُهُ 127
1548. THE DRAWING NEAR AND THE TURNING AWAY OF THE HEART 127
Notes 127
1549 - طَهارَةُ القَلبِ 128
1549. PURITY OF THE HEART 128
Notes 128
1550 - انشِراحُ القَلبِ 129
1550. EXPANDING OF THE HEART 129
“Did We not open your breast for you?”4 129
Notes 129
1551 - حِجابُ القَلبِ 130
1551. THE VEIL OF THE HEART 130
Notes 130
1552 - قَسوَةُ القَلبِ 131
1552. HARD-HEARTEDNESS 131
Notes 132
1553 - مَرَضُ القَلبِ 133
1553. SICKNESS OF THE HEART 133
Notes 133
1554 - ما يَشفِي القَلبَ 134
1554. WHAT CURES THE HEART 134
Notes 134
1555 - ما يُميتُ القَلبَ 135
1555. WHAT KILLS THE HEART 135
Notes 135
1556 - ما يُحيِي القَلبَ 136
1556. WHAT REVIVES THE HEART 136
Notes 136
1557 - ما يُلينُ القَلبَ 137
1557. WHAT SOFTENS THE HEART 137
Notes 137
1558 - ما يَجلِي القَلبَ 138
1558. WHAT POLISHES THE HEART 138
Notes 138
335 - التَّقليد 139
335. EMULATION (taqlid) 139
1559 - التَّقليدُ المَذمومُ 139
1559. DISPARAGED EMULATION 139
Notes 139
1560 - مَن يَجوزُ تَقليدُهُ 140
1560. THOSE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO BE EMULATED 140
Notes 140
336 - القِمار 141
336. GAMBLING 141
1561 - النَّهيُ عَنِ القِمارِ 141
1561. FORBIDING THE GAMBLING 141
Notes 142
337 - القَناعة 143
337. CONTENTMENT 143
1562 - فَضلُ القَناعَةِ 143
1562. THE VIRTUE OF CONTENTMENT 143
Notes 143
1563 - ما يورِثُ القَناعَةَ 145
1563. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT CONTENTMENT 145
Notes 145
1564 - ثَمَرَةُ القَناعَةِ 146
1564. THE FRUIT OF CONTENTMENT 146
Notes 146
1565 - مَن لَم يُقنِعْهُ اليَسيرُ 148
1565. THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONTENT WITH THE LITTLE 148
Notes 148
338 - الكِبر 149
338. ARROGANCE 149
1566 - التَّحذِيرُ مِنَ الكِبرِ 149
1566. WARNING AGAINST ARROGANCE 149
Notes 149
1567 - تَفسيرُ الكِبرِ 151
1567. THE EXPLANATION OF ARROGANCE 151
Notes 152
1568 - ذَمُّ المُتَكَبِّرِ 153
1568. REPREHENSIBILITY OF AN ARROGANT PERSON 153
Notes 153
1569 - عِلاجُ الكِبرِ 154
1569. CURING ARROGANCE 154
Notes 155
1570 - ثَمَرَةُ الكِبرِ 156
1570. THE OUTCOME OF ARROGANCE 156
Notes 156
1571 - مَثوَى المُتَكَبِّرينَ 158
1571. THE ABODE OF THE ARROGANT 158
Notes 158
339 - الكتاب 159
339. WRITING 159
1572 - الكِتابُ 159
1572. Writing 159
“By the Pen and what they write.”2 159
Notes 159
1573 - الكِتابَةُ وَشخصِيَّةُ الكاتِبِ 160
1573. Writing and the Personality OF THE WRITER 160
Notes 160
1574 - الحَثُّ عَلى كِتابَةِ العِلمِ 161
1574. ENJOINMENT OF WRITING KNOWLEDGE 161
Notes 161
1575 - ثَوابُ التَّأليفِ وَالكِتابَةِ 162
1575. THE REWARD OF AUTHORSHIP AND WRITING 162
Notes 162
1576 - أدَبُ الكِتابَةِ 163
1576. THE ETIQUETTE OF WRITING 163
Notes 163
1577 - المُكاتَبَةُ 164
1577. CORRESPONDENCE 164
Notes 164
340 - الكِتمان 165
340. CONCEALMENT 165
1578 - التَّأكيدُ عَلى كِتمانِ الأسرارِ 165
1578. EMPHASISING THE CONCEALING OF SECRETS 165
Notes 166
1579 - مَدحُ العَبدِ الكَتومِ 168
1579. PRAISE OF THE DISCREET WORSHIPPER 168
Notes 168
341 - الكذب 169
341. LYING 169
1580 - ذَمُّ الكِذبِ 169
1580. THE REPREHENSION OF LYING 169
Notes 170
1581 - الكِذبُ وَالإيمانُ 171
1581. LYING AND FAITH 171
Notes 171
1582 - الكِذبُ مِفتاحُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ 172
1582. LYING IS THE KEY TO ALL EVIL 172
Notes 172
1583 - الأمرُ بِتَركِ جِدِّ الكِذبِ وهَزلِهِ 173
1583. THE COMMAND TO REFRAIN FROM LYING, BOTH SERIOUSLY AND JESTINGLY 173
Notes 173
1584 - الكُذَيبَةُ 174
1584. WHITE LIES 174
Notes 174
1585 - ثَمَرَةُ الكِذبِ 175
1585. THE CONSEQUENCE OF LYING 175
Notes 176
1586 - أقبَحُ الكِذبِ 178
1586. THE WORST OF LIES 178
Notes 178
1587 - مَوارِدُ جَوازِ الكِذبِ 180
1587. INSTANCES WHERE LYING IS PERMITTED 180
Notes 180
1588 - التَّورِيَةُ 181
1588. DISSEMBLANCE (TAWRIYA) 181
Notes 181
1589 - استِماعُ الكِذبِ 182
1589. LISTENING TO A LIE 182
Notes 182
342 - الكَرَم 183
342. NOBILITY 183
1590 - فَضلُ الكَرَمِ 183
1590. THE VIRTUE OF NOBILITY 183
Notes 183
1591 - أخلاقُ الكِرامِ 184
1591. THE MORAL OF THE GENEROUS PEOPLE 184
Notes 185
1592 - ما لَيسَ مِن أخلاقِ الكِرامِ 187
1592. WHAT IS NOT REGARDED AS THE VIRTUES 187
Notes 187
1593 - الحَثُّ عَلى إكرامِ الكَريمِ 188
1593. ENCOURAGING KINDNESS TOWARDS 188
Notes 188
1594 - فَضلُ الإكرامِ 189
1594. THE VIRTUE OF TREATING 189
Notes 190
1595 - ذَمُّ رَدِّ الكَرامَةِ 191
1595. REPREHENSION OF REJECTING KINDNESS 191
Notes 191
1596 - أكرَمُ النّاسِ 192
1596. THE MOST HONOURABLE OF PEOPLE 192
Notes 192
1597 - إكرامُ النّاسِ إكرامُ النَّفسِ 193
1597. HONOURING PEOPLE IS HONOURING 193
Notes 193
343 - الكسب 194
343. EARNINGS 194
1598 - أطيَبُ الكَسبِ 194
1598. THE BEST OF EARNINGS 194
Notes 194
1599 - الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّكَسُّبِ بِاليَدِ 195
1599. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EARNING 195
Notes 196
1600 - المَكاسِبُ المَذمومَةُ 197
1600. DISPARAGED EARNINGS 197
Notes 197
344 - الكَسل 198
344. LAZINESS 198
1601 - الكَسَلُ 198
1601. Laziness 198
Notes 199
345 - الكُفر 200
345. DISBELIEF 200
1602 - موجِباتُ الكُفرِ 200
1602. CAUSES OF DISBELIEF 200
Notes 200
1603 - أدنَى الكُفرِ 201
1603. THE LOWEST LEVEL OF DISBELIEF 201
Notes 201
346 - المكافأة 202
346. RECOMPENSE 202
1604 - الحَثُّ عَلى مُكافَأةِ الإحسانِ بِالإحسانِ 202
Notes 203
1605 - ما يَنبَغي فِي المُكافَأةِ وما لا يَنبَغي 204
1605. THAT WHICH SHOULD BE DONE AND 204
Notes 204
1606 - ذَمُّ الانتِقامِ 205
1606. THE REPREHENSION OF REVENGE 205
Notes 205
1607 - كَما تَدينُ تُدانُ 206
1607. AS YOU GIVE SO SHALL YOU GET 206
Notes 206
347 - التكليف 207
347. DUTY 207
1608 - صِفَةُ تَكلِيفِ اللَّهِ 207
1608. DESCRIPTION OF DIVINE DUTY 207
Notes 207
1609 - لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفساً إلّا وُسعَها 208
1609. ALLAH DOES NOT TASK ANY SOUL 208
Notes 208
348 - الكلام 209
348. SPEAKING 209
1610 - أهَمِّيَّةُ الكَلامِ 209
1610. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING 209
Notes 210
1611 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الكَلامِ المُستَهجَن 211
1611. WARNING OF OFFENSIVE SPEECH 211
Notes 211
1612 - الحَثُّ عَلى تَركِ ما لا يَعني مِن الكَلامِ 212
1612. Encouragement of Refraining from 212
Notes 212
1613 - ذَمُّ فُضولِ الكَلامِ 214
1613. THE CENSURE OF MEDDLESOME SPEECH 214
Notes 214
1614 - النَّهيُ عَن كَثرَةِ الكَلامِ 215
1614. THE PROHIBITION OF SPEAKING 215
Notes 216
1615 - فَضلُ الكَلامِ عَلَى السُّكوتِ 218
1615. THE MERIT OF SPEAKING OVER SILENCE 218
Notes 218
1616 - ما يفضل السُّكوتَ عَلَى الكَلامِ 219
1616. THE MERIT OF SILENCE OVER SPEAKING 219
Notes 219
1617 - أحسَنُ الكَلامِ 221
1617. THE BEST OF SPEECH 221
Notes 221
1618 - فَضلُ طيبِ الكَلامِ 222
1618. THE MERIT OF KIND SPEECH 222
Notes 222
349 - الكمال 224
349. PERFECTION 224
1619 - كَمالُ الإنسانِ 224
1619. PERFECTION OF MAN 224
Notes 225
350 - الكياسة 226
350. SAGACITY 226
1620 - عَلامَةُ الكِياسَةِ 226
1620. THE SIGN OF SAGACITY 226
Notes 227
351 - اللِّباس 228
351. CLOTHING 228
1621 - الالبسة الممدوحة 228
1621. RECOMMENDED CLOTHES 228
Notes 228
1622 - الاِقتِصادُ فِي اللِّباسِ 229
1622. ECONOMIZING IN CLOTHES 229
Notes 229
1623 - خَيرُ لِباسِ كُلِّ زَمانٍ لِباسُ أهلِهِ 230
1623. THE BEST CLOTHING IN EVERY TIME 230
Notes 231
1624 - العِمامَةُ 232
1624. THE TURBAN 232
Notes 232
1625 - الألبِسَةُ المَمنوعَةُ 233
1625. PROHIBITED CLOTHING 233
Notes 233
352 - اللِّجاج 234
352. STUBBORNNESS 234
1626 - ذَمُّ اللَّجاجَةِ 234
1626. REPROACHING STUBBORNNESS 234
Notes 235
353 - اللِّسان 236
353. THE TONGUE 236
1627 - قِيمَةُ اللِّسانِ 236
1627. THE VALUE OF THE TONGUE 236
Notes 236
1628 - سَلامَةُ الإنسانِ في حِفظِ اللِّسانِ 238
1628. THE SAFETY OF A PERSON LIES 238
Notes 239
354 - اللّغو 241
354. VAIN TALK 241
1629 - اللَّغوُ 241
1629. Vain Talk 241
Notes 242
355 - لقاء اللَّه 243
355. MEETING ALLAH 243
1630 - شَوقُ لِقاءِ اللَّهِ 243
1630. YEARNING TO MEET ALLAH 243
Notes 244
356 - اللّهو 245
356. AMUSEMENT 245
1631 - اللَّهوُ 245
1631. AMUSEMENT 245
Notes 245
1632 - ثَمَراتُ اللَّهوِ 246
1632. THE EFFECTS OF AMUSEMENT 246
Notes 246
1633 - الإيمانُ وَاللَّهوُ 247
1633. FAITH AND AMUSEMENT 247
Notes 247
1634 - لَهوُ المُؤمِنِ 248
1634. AMUSEMENT OF BELIEVERS 248
Notes 248
1635 - مُجالَسَةُ الّلآهي 249
1635. ASSOCIATING WITH THE DEBAUCHED 249
Notes 249
357 - اللّواط 250
357. SODOMY 250
1636 - التَّحذِيرُ عَنِ اللِّواطِ 250
1636. CAUTION AGAINST SODOMY 250
Notes 251
358 - الامتحان 252
358. TESTING 252
1637 - الاِمتِحانُ 252
1637. Testing 252
Notes 253
359 - المدح 254
359. PRAISE 254
1638 - ذَمُّ المَدحِ 254
1638. THE CENSURE OF PRAISE 254
Notes 255
1639 - مَدحُ الرَّجُلِ بِما لَيسَ فيهِ 257
1639. PRAISING SOMEONE FOR QUALITIES 257
Notes 258
1640 - التَّحذيرُ مِن مَدحِ الفاجِرِ 259
1640. CAUTION AGAINST PRAISING AN 259
Notes 259
1641 - النَّهيُ عَن تَزكِيَةِ النَّفسِ 260
1641. WARNING OF PRAISING ONESELF 260
Notes 260
360 - المرأة 261
360. WOMAN 261
1642 - كَلامُ وافِدَةِ النِّساءِ مَعَ النَّبِيّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 261
1642. THE WORDS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE 261
Notes 262
1643 - خِيارُ خِصالِ النِّساءِ 264
1643. THE BEST CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN 264
Notes 264
1644 - المرأةُ الصالحة 265
1644. RIGHTEOUSE WOMEN 265
Notes 265
1645 - مَدحُ حُبِّ النِّساءِ 266
1645. THE PRAISE OF LOVING WOMEN 266
Notes 266
1646 - ذَمُّ حُبِّ النِّساءِ 267
1646. The Censure of the Love OF WOMEN 267
Notes 267
361 - المروءة 268
361. GALLANTRY 268
1647 - تَفسيرُ المُروءَةِ 268
1647. INTERPRETATION OF GALLANTRY 268
Notes 269
362 - المرض 270
362. SICKNESS 270
1648 - بَعضُ حِكَمِ المَرَضِ 270
1648. SOME REASONS BEHIND SICKNESS 270
Notes 270
1649 - كِتمانُ المَرَضِ 272
1649. CONCEALING ONE'S SICKNESS 272
Notes 272
1650 - ذَمُّ مَن لا يَمرَضُ 273
1650. THE REPROACHING OF THOSE WHO DO NOT FALL SICK 273
Notes 273
1651 - عِيادَةُ المَريضِ 274
1651. VISITING THE SICK 274
Notes 274
1652 - أدَبُ العِيادَةِ 275
1652. ETIQUETTES OF VISITING THE SICK 275
Notes 275
363 - المِراء 277
363. DISPUTATION 277
1653 - ذَمُّ المِراءِ وآثارُهُ 277
1653. THE CENSURE OF DISPUTAION AND ITS EFFECTS 277
Notes 278
364 - المِزاح 279
364. JOKING 279
1654 - المِزاحُ المَحمودُ 279
1654. THE PRAISED JOKING 279
Notes 280
365 - المُلك 281
365. SOVEREIGNTY 281
1656 - مالِكُ المُلكِ 281
1656. THE MASTER OF SOVEREIGNTY 281
Notes 281
1657 - خُلطَةُ المُلوكِ 282
1657. MIXING WITH KINGS 282
Notes 282
1658 - خَيرُ المُلوكِ 283
1658. THE BEST OF KINGS 283
Notes 283
1659 - ما يَنبغي لِلملوك 284
1659. WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE KINGS 284
Notes 284
366 - المَلائكة 285
366. ANGELS 285
1660 - خِلقَةُ المَلائِكَةِ 285
1660. THE CREATION OF ANGELS 285
Notes 285
1661 - صِفَةُ المَلائِكَةِ 287
1661. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ANGELS 287
Notes 287
1662 - المَلائِكَةُ الحَفَظَةُ 288
1662. THE GUARDIAN ANGELS 288
Notes 288
1663 - البُيوتُ الَّتي لا تَدخُلُها المَلائِكَةُ 290
1663. HOUSES THAT ANGELS DO NOT ENTER 290
Notes 290
367 - الموت 291
367. DEATH 291
1664 - المَوتُ 291
1664. Death 291
Notes 292
1665 - اليَقينُ بِالمَوتِ 293
1665. HAVING CERTAINTY IN DEATH 293
Notes 294
1666 - اقتِرابُ الرَّحيلِ 295
1666. COMING CLOSE TO DEPARTING 295
Notes 295
1667 - تَفسيرُ المَوتِ 296
1667. INTERPRETATION OF DEATH 296
Notes 296
1668 - مَوتُ المُؤمِنِ 298
1668. THE DEATH OF A BELIEVER 298
Notes 298
1669 - ذِكرُ المَوتِ 300
1669. REMEMBRANCE OF DEATH 300
Notes 301
1670 - الاستِعدادُ لِلمَوتِ 302
1670. PREPARING FOR DEATH 302
Notes 303
1671 - تَمَنِّي المَوتِ 304
1671. WISHING FOR DEATH 304
Notes 304
1672 - سَكرَةُ المَوتِ 305
1672. THE AGONY OF DEATH 305
Notes 305
1673 - عِلَّةُ كَراهَةِ المَوتِ 307
1673. THE REASON FOR [MAN'S] DESPISAL OF DEATH 307
Notes 307
1674 - تَمثُّلُ النَّبِيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وَالأئِمَّةِ عليهم السلام لِلمُحتَضَرِ 308
1674. THE APPEARANCE OF THE PROPHET AND THE Imams TO A DYING PERSON 308
Notes 308
1675 - مَوتُ الفُجأةِ 310
1675. SUDDEN DEATH 310
Notes 310
1676 - تَشييعُ الجَنازَةِ 311
1676. ATTENDING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS 311
Notes 311
1677 - دفنُ المَيِّتِ 313
1677. BURRYING THE DEAD 313
Notes 313
1678 - ما يَتبَعُ الإنسانَ بَعدَ المَوتِ 314
1678. WHAT FOLLOWS A PERSON AFTER HIS DEATH 314
Notes 314
368 - المال 315
368. WEALTH 315
1679 - المالُ مادَّةُ الشَّهَواتِ 315
1679. WEALTH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF DESIRES 315
Notes 315
1680 - آثارُ حُبِّ المالِ 317
1680. THE EFFECTS OF LOVING WEALTH 317
Notes 317
1681 - حُبُّ المالِ مِنَ الحَلالِ 318
1681. LOVE FOR LAWFUL WEALTH 318
Notes 318
1682 - ذَمُّ كَثرَةِ المالِ 319
1682. REPROACHING OF EXCESSIVE WEALTH 319
Notes 320
1683 - مَن كَسَبَ مالاً مِن غَيرِ حِلِّهِ 321
1683. HE WHO ACQUIRES WEALTH FROM ILLEGITIMATE SOURCES 321
Notes 321
1684 - المالُ ما أفادَ الرِّجالَ 323
1684. WEALTH IS WHAT BENEFITS MEN 323
Notes 324
369 - النُّبُوَّةُ «النبوّة العامّة » 325
369. PROPHETHOOD (1) 325
General Prophethood 325
1685 - فَلسَفَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ 325
1685. THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROPHETHOOD 325
1 - التّكاملُ 325
1. Perfection 325
2 - إنقاذُ الإنسانِ مِن وَلايةِ الطّواغيتِ 325
2. Saving Mankind from the Rule of Tyrants 325
3 - تزكيةُ الأخلاقِ 326
3. Purifying Morals 326
4 - قيامُ النّاسِ بالقِسطِ 326
4. Establishing Equity Among People 326
5 - رفعُ الاختلافِ : 327
5. Lifting Differences 327
6 - إتمامُ الحُجّةِ 327
6. Completing the Proof [against them] 327
Notes 328
1686 - أصنافُ الأنبِياءِ عليهم السلام 329
1686. CATEGORIES OF PROPHETS (AS) 329
Notes 329
1687 - عِدَّةُ الأنبِياءِ عليهم السلام 331
1687. THE NUMBER OF PROPHETS (AS) 331
Notes 331
1688 - اُولو العَزمِ من الأنبياء 332
1688. THE ARCH-PROPHETS (ULu AL-AZM) 332
Notes 332
1689 - خَصائِصُ الأنبِياءِ عليهم السلام 334
1689. SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPHETS (AS) 334
Notes 335
370 - النُّبُوَّةُ (2) «النبوّة الخاصّة » 336
370. PROPHETHOOD (2) 336
Specific Prophethood 336
1690 - آدَمُ عليه السلام 336
1690. Adam (AS) 336
Notes 337
1691 - إدريسُ عليه السلام 339
1691. ENOCH [IDRiS] (AS) 339
Notes 339
1692 - نوحٌ عليه السلام 340
1692. NOAH (AS) [Nuh] 340
قِصّتُهُ عليه السلام فِي القُرآنِ : بَعثُهُ وإرسالُهُ 341
His story in the Quran Sending him as a Prophet with a Message 341
إجتهادُهُ عليه السلام في دَعوتِهِ 342
His Effort in Propagation 342
لَبْثُهُ عليه السلام في قَومِهِ 342
Staying Among his People 342
صَنْعُهُ عليه السلام الفُلْكَ 342
Making the Ark 342
نُزولُ العَذابِ ومَجيءُ الطوفانِ 342
The Descent of Punishment and the Starting of the Flood 342
قَضاءُ الأمرِ ونُزولُهُ ومَن مَعه عليه السلام إلَىالأرضِ 343
Fulfilling of the Command and his Descent onto the Ground with those Accompanying him 343
Notes 343
1693 - هودٌ عليه السلام 345
1693. HuD (AS) 345
إشارة إلى قِصّةِ هُودٍ وقَومِهِ عادٍ 346
Details of the Story of Hud and his People and Ad 346
Notes 346
1694 - صالِحٌ عليه السلام 348
1694. SaLIh (AS) 348
إشارة إلى قِصّةِ صالحٍ وقَومِهِ ثَمودَ 348
Details of the Story of Salih and his People, Thamud 348
Notes 350
1695 - إبراهيمُ عليه السلام 351
1695. ABRAHAM (AS) [Ibrahim] 351
قِصّةُ إبراهيمَ عليه السلام فِي القرآنِ الكريمِ 352
The Story of Abraham (AS) in the Holy Quran 352
Notes 355
1696 - لُوطٌ عليه السلام 356
1696. LOT (AS) [Lut] 356
إشارة إلى قِصّةِ لوطٍ عليه السلام وقَومِهِ 356
Details of the Story of Lot and his People 356
Notes 358
1697 - يَعقوبُ ويوسُفُ عليهما السلام 360
1697. JACOB AND JOSEPH (AS) [YAQuB AND YuSUF] 360
Notes 361
1698 - أيُّوبُ عليه السلام 362
1698. JOB (AS) [AYYUB] 362
Notes 363
1699 - شُعَيبٌ عليه السلام 364
1699. SHUAYB (AS) 364
إشارة إلى قِصّةِ شُعَيبٍ عليه السلام وقَومِهِ فِي القُرآنِ الكريمِ 364
Details of the Story of Shuayb and his People in the Holy Quran 364
Notes 366
1700 - موسى وهارونُ عليهما السلام 367
1700. MOSES AND AARON (AS) (Musa AND HaRuN) 367
كلامٌ حَولَ قِصَصِ مُوسى وهارونَ عليهما السلام 368
Details of the Story of Moses and Aaron (AS) 368
Notes 371
1701 - موسى وَالخِضرُ عليهما السلام 373
1701. MOSES AND KHIDR (AS) 373
قِصّةُ مُوسى والخِضرِ عليهما السلام فِي القُرآنِ 374
The Story of Moses and Khidr in the Quran 374
Notes 376
1702 - إسماعِيلُ بن حِزقيلَ 377
1702. ISHMAEL B. HAZQIL (AS) 377
Notes 378
1703 - اليَسَعُ عليه السلام 379
1703. ELISHA (AS) [AL-YASA] 379
Notes 379
1704 - ذُو الكِفلِ عليه السلام 380
1704. DHU'L KIFL (AS) 380
Notes 380
1705 - داوودُ عليه السلام 381
1705. DAVID (AS) [DAWUD] 381
Notes 383
1706 - سُلَيمانُ عليه السلام 384
1706. SOLOMON (AS) [SULAYMAN] 384
Notes 387
1707 - زَكَرِيّا عليه السلام 388
1707. ZACHARIAS (AS) [ZAKARIYYA] 388
Notes 388
1708 - يَحيى عليه السلام 389
1708. JOHN THE BAPTIST (AS) [YAHYA] 389
Notes 390
1709 - عيسى عليه السلام 391
1709. JESUS (AS) [ISa] 391
قِصّةُ عيسى عليه السلام واُمِّهِ فِي القرآنِ 393
The Story of Jesus and his Mother in the Quran 393
Notes 396
1710 - إرمِيا عليه السلام 397
1710. IRMIYA (AS) 397
Notes 398
1711 - يونُس عليه السلام 399
1711. JONAH (AS) [YuNUS] 399
كلامٌ فِي قِصّةِ يونس عليه السلام 399
Details of the Story of Jonah (AS) 399
Notes 401
371 - النُّبُوَّةُ (3) «محمّد رسول اللَّه » 402
371. PROPHETHOOD (3) 402
Muhammad the Messenger of Allah 402
1712 - مُحَمَّدٌ رَسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 402
1712. Muhammad, THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAWA) 402
Notes 403
1713 - خاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 404
1713. THE SEAL OF THE PROPHETS 404
Notes 404
1714 - مُحَمَّدٌ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عَلى لِسانِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 405
1714. Muhammad (SAWA) IN THE WORDS OF Muhammad (SAWA) HIMSELF 405
Notes 406
1715 - مُحَمَّدٌ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عَلى لِسانِ عليٍّ عليه السلام 407
1715. Muhammad (SAWA) IN THE WORDS OF Ali (AS) 407
Notes 408
1716 - عالَمِيَّةُ رِسالَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 409
1716. THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE MESSAGE OF Muhammad (SAWA) 409
Notes 409
1717 - خَيرُ النّاسِ أُسرَةً 410
1717. THE BEST FAMILY AMONG ALL PEOPLE 410
Notes 410
1718 - خَصائصُ الرَّسولِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله 411
1718. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPHET (SAWA) 411
1 - عَلى خُلُقٍ عَظيمٍ 411
1. A Great Character 411
2 - أمينٌ 412
2. Trustworthy 412
3 - عادِلٌ 413
3. Just 413
4 - شُجاعٌ 413
4. Courageous 413
5 - رَحيمٌ 413
5. Compassionate 413
6 - حَليمٌ 414
6. Tolerant 414
7 - حَيِيٌ 414
7. Shy 414
8 - مُتَواضِعٌ 414
8. Humble 414
9 - مُتَوَكِّلٌ 415
9. Relier [on Allah] 415
10 - صَبورٌ 416
10. Patient 416
11 - زاهِدٌ 416
11. Ascetic 416
12 - إيثارُهُ النّاسَ عَلى نَفسِهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وأهلِ بَيتِهِ 418
12. Preferring Others Over Himself and his Family 418
13 - عَدَمُ غَضَبِهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله لِنَفسِهِ 418
13. Never Being Angry for Himself 418
14 - إجهادُ نَفسِهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فِي العِبادَةِ 419
14. Exhausting Himself in Worship 419
Notes 419
372 - النّجوم 422
372. THE STARS 422
1719 - عِلمُ النُّجومِ 422
1719. THE SCIENCE OF THE STARS [ASTRONOMY] 422
Notes 423
373 - النّذر 425
373. THE VOW 425
1720 - الوَفاءُ بِالنَّذرِ 425
1720. The Vow 425
Notes 425
1721 - كَراهَةُ الإيجابِ عَلَى النَّفسِ 427
1721. THE [DIVINE] DISAPPROVAL OF MAKING SOMETHING OBLIGATORY UPON ONESELF 427
Notes 427
374 - النُّصح 428
374. ADVISING 428
1722 - الحَثُّ عَلَى النُّصحِ 428
1722. ENJOINMENT OF ADVICE 428
Notes 429
1723 - عَلامَةُ النّاصِحِ 430
1723. THE SIGNS OF AN ADVISER 430
Notes 430
1724 - الحَثُّ عَلى قَبولِ النَّصيحَةِ 432
1724. ENJOINMENT OF ACCEPTING ADVICE 432
Notes 432
375 - الإنصاف 433
375. FAIRNESS 433
1725 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الإنصافِ 433
1725. Enjoinment of Fairness 433
Notes 433
1726 - الحَثُّ عَلى إنصافِ مَن لا يُنصِفُ 435
1726. ENJOINMENT OF FAIRNESS TOWARDS THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAIR 435
Notes 435
1727 - الاِنتِصافُ مِنَ النَّفسِ 436
1727. FAIRNESS IN SPITE OF ONESELF 436
Notes 436
1728 - مَن لا يَنتَصِفُ 438
1728. THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAIR 438
Notes 438
376 - النّظر 439
376. SIGHT 439
1729 - العَينُ رائِدُ القَلبِ 439
1729. THE EYE IS THE SCOUT OF THE HEART 439
Notes 439
1730 - العُيونُ مَصائِدُ الشَّيطانِ 440
1730. THE EYES ARE THE SNARES OF THE DEVIL 440
Notes 440
1731 - مَن يَكونُ النَّظرُ إلَيهِ عِبادَةً 442
1731. THOSE WHOM LOOKING AT THEM IS CONSIDERED WORSHIP 442
Notes 442
1732 - الحَثُّ عَلى غَضِّ البَصَرِ 443
1732. ENJOINMENT OF LOWERING ONE'S GAZE 443
Notes 444
1733 - النَّظرَةُ الاُولى خَطَأٌ وَالثّانِيَةُ عَمدٌ 445
1733. THE FIRST GLANCE IS A MISTAKE AND THE SECOND IS INTENTIONAL 445
Notes 445
1734 - مَن رَأى امرَأةً تُعجِبُهُ 446
1734. HE WHO SEES A WOMAN THAT PLEASES HIM 446
Notes 446
377 - المناظرة 447
377. DEBATE 447
1735 - المُناظَرَةُ 447
1735. Debate 447
Notes 447
1736 - جَوابُ الإمامِ لِمَن دَعاهُ إلَى المُناظَرَةِ 449
1736. THE IMAM'S ANSWER TO ONE WHO INVITED HIM TO DEBATE 449
Notes 449
378 - النّظافة 450
378. CLEANLINESS 450
1737 - الحَثُّ عَلَى النَّظافَةِ 450
1737. ENJOINMENT OF CLEANLINESS 450
Notes 451
1738 - التَّحذيرُ مِن تَركِ النّظافَةِ 453
1738. WARNING AGAINST UNCLEANLINESS 453
Notes 453
379 - النّعمة 455
379. BOUNTIES 455
1739 - نِعَمُ اللَّهِ لا تُحصى 455
1739. THE BOUNTIES OF ALLAH CANNOT BE ENUMERATED 455
Notes 455
1740 - الغَفلَةُ عَنِ النِّعَمِ 457
1740. NEGLIGENCE OF BOUNTIES 457
Notes 457
1741 - إحسانُ مُجاوَرَةِ النِّعَمِ 458
1741. EMBRACING BOUNTIES 458
Notes 458
1742 - ما يوجِبُ بَقاءَ النِّعَمِ 459
1742. THAT WHICH CAUSES BOUNTIES TO REMAIN 459
Notes 460
1743 - تَتابُعُ النِّعَمِ وَالاستِدراجُ 462
1743. CONSECUTIVE SUCCESSION OF BOUNTIES AND GRADUAL BAITING [FOR CHASTISEMENT] 462
Notes 462
1744 - التَّحَدُّثُ بِنِعمَةِ اللَّهِ 464
1744. PROCLAIMING ABOUT THE BOUNTIES OF ALLAH 464
Notes 464
1745 - تَمامُ النِّعمَةِ 466
1745. THE COMPLETION OF BOUNTIES 466
Notes 466
380 - النّفس 467
380. THE SOUL 467
1746 - النَّفسُ الأمّارَةُ 467
1746. THE CARNAL SOUL THAT PROMPTS TO EVIL 467
Notes 467
1747 - النَّفسُ اللَّوّامَةُ 468
1747. THE SELF-REPROACHING SOUL 468
“And I swear by the self-blaming soul!”2 468
Notes 468
1748 - تَعليمُ النَّفسِ وتَأديبُها وتَهذيبُها 469
1748. TEACHING THE SOUL, DISCIPLINING IT AND PURIFYING IT 469
Notes 470
1749 - آثارُ كَرامَةِ النَّفسِ 471
1749. THE EFFECTS OF A NOBLE SOUL 471
Notes 471
381 - النفاق 472
381. HYPOCRISY 472
1750 - النِّفاقُ 472
1750. HYPOCRISY 472
Notes 472
1751 - صِفَةُ المُنافِقِ 473
1751. THE DESCRIPTION OF A HYPOCRITE 473
Notes 475
1752 - أظهَرُ النّاسِ نِفاقاً 476
1752. THE MOST OBVIOUS HYPOCRITES 476
Notes 476
1753 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ المُنافِقِ المِنطيقِ 477
1753. CAUTION AGAINST THE ELOQUENT HYPOCRITE 477
Notes 477
1754 - صِفَةُ حَشرِ المُنافِقينَ وعاقِبتُهُم 478
1754. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RESURRECTION OF HYPOCRITES AND THEIR END 478
Notes 478
1755 - ما يَذهَبُ بِالنِّفاقِ 479
1755. WHAT ERADICATES HYPOCRISY 479
Notes 479
382 - الإنفاق 480
382. SPENDING (in Charity) 480
1756 - فَضلُ الإنفاقِ 480
1756. THE VIRTUE OF SPENDING 480
Notes 481
1757 - بَرَكَةُ الإنفاقِ 483
1757. THE BLESSING OF SPENDING IN HIS WAY 483
Notes 484
1758 - الإنفاقُ بِما تُحبُ 485
1758. SPENDING OUT OF WHAT YOU LOVE 485
Notes 485
1759 - مَن لَم يُنفِق في طاعَةِ اللَّهِ يُنفِق في مَعصِيَتِهِ 486
1759. HE WHO DOES NOT SPEND IN OBEDIENCE OF ALLAH SPENDS IN HIS DISOBEDIENCE 486
Notes 486
1760 - فَضلُ إنفاقِ المُقتِرِ 487
1760. THE VIRTUE OF THE CHARITY GIVEN BY ONE WHO IS HIMSELF STRAITENED 487
Notes 487
1761 - مَن لا تُقبَلُ نَفَقتُهُ 488
1761. THOSE WHOSE SPENDING [IN CHARITY] IS NOT ACCEPTED 488
Notes 488
383 - النّميمة 490
383. TALEBEARING 490
1762 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ النَّميمَةِ 490
1762. CAUTION AGAINST TALEBEARING 490
Notes 490
1763 - ذَمُّ السِّعايَةِ 492
1763. REPROACHING TALEBEARING 492
Notes 492
384 - النّافلة 493
384. SUPEREROGATORY PRAYERS 493
1764 - فَضلُ النّافِلَةِ 493
1764. THE VIRTUE OF SUPEREROGATORY PRAYERS 493
Notes 493
1765 - تَقديمُ الفَرائِضِ عَلَى النَّوافلِ 494
1765. PRECEDENCE OF THE OBLIGATORY PRAYERS OVER THE SUPEREROGATORY 494
Notes 494
385 - النّور 495
385. THE LIGHT 495
1766 - نُورُ البَصيرَةِ 495
1766. THE LIGHT OF INSIGHT 495
Notes 495
1767 - نورُ القَلبِ ونورُ الوَجهِ 497
1767. THE LIGHT OF THE HEART AND THE LIGHT OF THE FACE 497
Notes 497
1768 - عَلى كُلِّ صَوابٍ نُورٌ 498
1768. THERE IS A LIGHT FOR EVERYTHING GOOD 498
Notes 498
1769 - نورُ المُؤمِنينَ فِي القِيامَةِ 499
1769. THE LIGHT ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION 499
Notes 499
386 - النّاس 500
386. PEOPLE 500
1770 - النّاسُ 500
1770. PEOPLE 500
Notes 500
1771 - تَساوِي النّاسِ فِي الحُقوقِ 501
1771. THE EQUALITY OF PEOPLE IN RIGHTS 501
Notes 501
1772 - مَن لَيس مِن النّاسِ 502
1772. THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS PEOPLE [HUMAN] 502
Notes 502
1773 - تَفسيرُ كَلِمَةِ «إمَّعَةٍ » 503
1773. THE EXPLANATION OF THE WORD 'OPPORTUNIST' 503
Notes 503
387 - النّوم 504
387. SLEEP 504
1774 - النَّومُ 504
1774. SLEEP 504
Notes 504
1775 - التَّحذيرُ مِن كَثرَةِ النَّومِ 505
1775. CAUTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE SLEEP 505
Notes 505
1776 - صُعودُ روحِ المُومِنِ عِندَ النَّومِ إلَى السَّماءِ 507
1776. THE ASCENSION OF SPIRITS TO THE SKY DURING SLEEP 507
Notes 507
1777 - آدابُ النَّومِ 508
1777. THE ETIQUETTES OF SLEEPING 508
1 - النَّظافةُ : 508
1. CLEANLINESS 508
2 - الطَّهارةُ : 508
2. Purity 508
3 - عَرضُ النَّفسِ علَى الخَلاءِ : 508
3. Relieving Oneself before Sleeping 508
4 - المُحاسَبةُ : 509
4. TAKING ACCOUNT OF ONESELF 509
5 - القِراءةُ والدُّعاءُ عِندَ النَّومِ : 509
5. RECITING [THE QUR'AN] AND SUPPLICATING AT BEDTIME 509
6 - النَّومُ علَى القَفا أو علَى اليَمينِ : 510
6. SLEEPING ON ONE'S BACK OR SIDE 510
7 - الدُّعاءُ عِندَ الانتِباهِ : 510
7. SUPPLICATION WHEN WAKING UP 510
Notes 510
388 - النّيّة 512
388. INTENTION 512
1778 - دَورُ النِّيَّةِ في العَمَلِ 512
Notes 512
1779 - دَورُ النِّيَّةِ فِي القيامَةِ 514
1779. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN THE HEREAFTER 514
Notes 514
1780 - ثَوابُ نِيَّةِ الخَيرِ 515
1780. THE REWARD OF AN INTENTION TO DO GOOD 515
Notes 516
1781 - نِيَّةُ المُؤمِنِ خَيرٌ مِن عَمَلِهِ 517
1781. THE INTENTION OF THE BELIEVER IS BETTER THAN HIS ACTION 517
Notes 517
1782 - الحَثُّ عَلَى النِّيَّةِ الصّالحَةِ في كُلِّ شَيءٍ 518
1782. ENJOINMENT OF RIGHTEOUS INTENTIONS IN EVERYTHING 518
Notes 518
1783 - حُسنُ النِّيَّةِ 519
1783. GOOD INTENTION 519
Notes 519
1784 - سوءُ النِّيَّةِ 520
1784. BAD INTENTION 520
Notes 520
389 - الهجرة 521
389. MIGRATION 521
1785 - عَدَمُ انقِطاعِ الهِجرَةِ 521
1785. MIGRATION SHOULD CONTINUE 521
Notes 521
1786 - أفضَلُ الهِجرَةِ 523
1786. THE BEST MIGRATION 523
Notes 523
1787 - وُجوبُ الهِجرَةِ عَن بِلادِ أهلِ المَعاصي 524
1787. THE NECESSITY OF MIGRATING FROM PLACES [POPULATED WITH] SINNERS 524
Notes 524
1788 - النَّهيُ عَنِ التَّعرُّبِ بَعدَ الهِجرَةِ 525
1788. PROHIBITION OF RETURNING TO [A STATE OF] RENEGATION AFTER HAVING MIGRATED [TO BELIEF] (AL-TAARRUB BAD AL-HIJRA) 525
Notes 525
390 - الهجران 527
390. DESERTION 527
1789 - التَّحذيرُ عَنِ الهِجرانِ 527
1789. WARNING AGAINST DESERTION 527
Notes 528
1790 - النَّهيُ عن هِجرَةِ الأخِ فَوقَ ثَلاثٍ 529
1790. THE PROHIBITION OF FORSAKING A BROTHER FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS 529
Notes 530
391 - الهداية 531
391. GUIDANCE 531
1791 - الهِدايَةُ الإلهِيَّةُ العامَّةُ 531
1791. GENERAL DIVINE GUIDANCE 531
Notes 531
1792 - الإحياءُ بِالهِدايَةِ 532
1792. LIVING WITH GUIDANCE 532
Notes 532
1793 - ثَوابُ الهِدايَةِ 533
1793. THE REWARD FOR GUIDANCE 533
Notes 533
1794 - اختِصاصُ الهِدايَةِ بِاللَّهِ 534
1794. GUIDANCE BEING EXCLUSIVELY FROM ALLAH 534
Notes 534
1795 - مَن يَهديهِمُ اللَّهُ 535
1795. THOSE WHOM ALLAH GUIDES 535
Notes 535
392 - الهديّة 536
392. THE GIFT 536
1796 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الهَدِيَّةِ 536
1796. ENCOURAGING GIVING GIFTS 536
Notes 536
1797 - حُرمَةُ هَدايا العُمّالِ 537
1797. THE PROHIBITION OF GIFTS TO ADMINISTRATORS 537
Notes 537
1798 - النَّهيُ عَن قَبولِ هَدِيَّةِ المُشرِكِ 538
1798. PROHIBITION OF ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM POLYTHEISTS 538
Notes 538
1799 - الحَثُّ عَلى قَبولِ الهَدِيَّةِ 539
1799. ENJOINMENT OF ACCEPTING A GIFT 539
Notes 539
1800 - العائِدُ في هِبَتِهِ 540
1800. TAKING BACK ONE'S GIFT 540
Notes 540
393 - الهَرَم 541
393. OLD AGE 541
1801 - الهََرمُ 541
1801. SENILITY 541
Notes 541
1802 - مايَشِبُّ فِي الإنسانِ عِندَ هَرَمِهِ 542
1802. WHAT BREAKS OUT IN A HUMAN WHEN HE BECOMES SENILE [IN OLD AGE] 542
Notes 542
1803 - موجِباتُ الهَرَمِ قَبلَ أوانِهِ 543
1803. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT SENILITY BEFORE ITS TIME 543
Notes 543
394 - الهَلاك 544
394. DESTRUCTION 544
1804 - ما يوجِبُ الهَلاكَ 544
1804. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT DESTRUCTION 544
Notes 545
395 - الهِمَّة 546
395. AMBITION 546
1805 - فَضلُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ 546
1805. THE VIRTUE OF HIGH AMBITION 546
Notes 546
1806 - ثَمَراتُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ 547
1806. THE BENEFITS OF HIGH AMBITION 547
Notes 547
1807 - قِصَرُ الهِمَّةِ 548
1807. LOW AMBITION 548
Notes 548
1808 - مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ بَطنَهُ 549
1808. HE WHOSE SOLE CONCERN IS HIS STOMACH 549
Notes 549
396 - الهَوى 550
396. THE DESIRE 550
1809 - الهَوى إلهٌ مَعبودٌ 550
1809. DESIRE IS A WORSHIPPED GOD 550
Notes 550
1810 - التَّحذِيرُ مِن اتِّباعِ الهَوى 551
1810. WARNING AGAINST FOLLOWING DESIRE 551
Notes 551
1811 - آثارُ اتّباعِ الهَوى 553
1811. THE EFFECTS OF YIELDING TO ONE'S DESIRES 553
Notes 554
1812 - مُخالَفَةُ الهَوى 556
1812. OPPOSING ONE'S DESIRES 556
Notes 557
1813 - غَلَبَةُ الهَوى 558
1813. OVERPOWERING DESIRE 558
Notes 558
1814 - أشجَعُ النّاسِ مَن غَلَبَ هَواهُ 560
1814. THE MOST COURAGEOUS OF PEOPLE IS HE WHO OVERCOMES HIS DESIRES 560
Notes 560
1815 - مايُضعِفُ الشَّهوَةَ 561
1815. THAT WHICH WEAKENS CARNAL DESIRES 561
Notes 561
1816 - مَن غَلَبَ هَواهُ 563
1816. HE WHO OVERCOMES HIS DESIRES 563
Notes 563
397 - الإرث 565
397. INHERITANCE 565
1817 - الإرثُ 565
1817. INHERITANCE 565
Notes 566
1818 - مَوانِعُ الإرثِ 567
1818. THOSE WHO ARE DEPRIVED OF INHERITANCE 567
Notes 567
1819 - إرثُ الأنبِياءِ 568
1819. INHERITANCE OF PROPHETS 568
Notes 568
398 - الوَرَع 570
398. PIETY 570
1820 - فَضلُ الوَرَعِ 570
1820. THE VIRTUE OF PIETY 570
Notes 570
1821 - ثَمَرَةُ الوَرَعِ 572
1821. THE FRUIT OF PIETY 572
Notes 572
1822 - دَورُ الوَرَعِ فِي العِبادَةِ 573
1822. THE ROLE OF PIETY IN WORSHIP 573
Notes 573
1823 - تَفسيرُ الوَرَعِ 574
1823. INTERPRETATION OF PIETY 574
Notes 574
1824 - أورَعُ النّاسِ 576
1824. THE MOST PIOUS OF PEOPLE 576
Notes 576
399 - المِيزان 577
399. THE SCALE 577
1825 - مَوازينُ الأعمالِ 577
1825. SCALES OF DEEDS 577
Notes 578
400 - الوَسوَسة 579
400. DEVILISH MISGIVINGS 579
1826 - الوَسوَسَةُ فِي العَقائِدِ 579
1826. MISGIVINGS IN MATTERS OF BELIEF 579
Notes 579
1827 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الوَسوَسَةِ فِي الوُضوءِ وَالصَّلاةِ 580
1827. CAUTION AGAINST DOUBTS IN ABLUTION AND PRAYERS 580
Notes 581
1828 - عِلاجُ الوَسواسِ 582
1828. THE TREATMENT OF DEVILISH MISGIVINGS 582
Notes 582
401 - المُواساة 584
401. Consolation 584
1829 - الحَثُّ عَلى المُواساةِ 584
1829. ENCOURAGING CONSOLATION 584
Notes 585
402 - الوصيّةُ 586
402. THE WILL 586
1830 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الوَصِيَّةِ 586
1830. ENCOURAGING TO MAKE A WILL 586
Notes 586
1831 - النَّهىُ عَنِ الإضرارِ وَالحَيفِ فِي الوَصِيَّةِ 588
1831. FORBIDDING CAUSING DAMAGES AND LOSSES IN ONE'S WILL 588
Notes 588
403 - الوُضوء 589
403. ABLUTION 589
1832 - الوُضوءُ 589
1832. Ablution 589
Notes 590
1833 - عِلَّةُ الوُضوءِ 591
1833. THE REASON FOR ABLUTION 591
Notes 591
1834 - آثارُ الوُضوءِ 592
1834. THE EFFECTS OF ABLUTION 592
Notes 592
1835 - فَضلُ كَثرَةِ الوُضوءِ 593
1835. THE VIRTUE OF FREQUENT AND ABUNDANT ABLUTION 593
Notes 593
1836 - تَجديدُ الوُضوءِ 594
1836. RENEWAL OF ABLUTION 594
Notes 594
404 - التَّواضُع 595
404. HUMBLENESS 595
1837 - الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّواضُعِ 595
1837. ENCOURAGING HUMBLENESS 595
Notes 596
1838 - مِن عَلاماتِ التَّواضُعِ 597
1838. SOME OF THE SIGNS OF HUMBLENESS 597
Notes 597
1839 - ثَمَرَةُ التَّواضُعِ 598
1839. THE FRUIT OF HUMBLENESS 598
Notes 599
1840 - ما يُستَعانُ بِهِ عَلَى التَّواضُعِ 600
1840. MEANS TO ACQUIRE HUMBLENESS 600
Notes 600
1841 - حَدُّ التَّواضُعِ 601
1841. LIMITS OF HUMBLENESS 601
Notes 601
405 - الوَطَن 602
405. THE HOMELAND 602
1842 - حُبُّ الوَطَنِ 602
1842. PATRIOTISM 602
Notes 602
1843 - الدِّفاعُ عَنِ الوَطَنِ 603
1843. DEFENDING ONE'S HOMELAND 603
Notes 603
1844 - الغُربَةُ وَالوَطَنُ 604
1844. SEPARATION FROM ONE'S HOMELAND 604
Notes 604
406 - الوَعد 605
406. THE PROMISE 605
1845 - وَعدُ اللَّهِ حَقٌ 605
1845. THE PROMISE OF ALLAH IS TRUE 605
Notes 605
1846 - العِدَةُ دَينٌ 606
1846. THE PROMISE IS A DEBT 606
Notes 606
1847 - الوَعدُ أحَدُ الرِّقَّينِ 607
1847. THE PROMISE IS ONE OF TWO TYPES 607
Notes 607
1848 - ما لا يَنبَغي مِنَ الوَعدِ 608
1848. WHAT SHOULD NOT BE PROMISED 608
Notes 608
1849 - ذَمُّ خُلفِ الوَعدِ 609
1849. REPROACHING THE BREAKING OF A PROMISE 609
Notes 609
407 - المَوعظة 610
407. EXHORTATION 610
1850 - دَورُ المَوعِظَةِ في حَياةِ القَلبِ 610
Notes 610
1851 - أنواعُ الوُعّاظِ 611
1851. TYPES OF EXHORTERS 611
Notes 612
1852 - في كُلِّ شَيءٍ مَوعِظَةٌ 613
1852. THERE IS EXHORTATION IN EVERYTHING 613
Notes 613
1853 - آدابُ المَوعِظَةِ 614
1853. ETIQUETTES OF EXHORTATION 614
Notes 614
1854 - الواعِظُ النَّفسيُ 615
1854. THE PERSONAL EXHORTER 615
Notes 615
1855 - مَن لا يَنتَفِعُ بِالمَوعِظَةِ 616
1855. THOSE WHO DO NOT BENEFIT FROM EXHORTATION 616
Notes 616
1856 - الواعِظُ غَيرُ المُتَّعِظِ 617
1856. THE EXHORTER WHO HIMSELF IS NOT EXHORTED 617
Notes 617
1857 - الدَّعوَةُ بِغَيرِ اللِّسانِ 619
1857. THE SILENT PROPAGATION 619
Notes 619
408 - التَّوفيق 620
408. SUCCESS (tawfiq) 620
1858 - التَّوفيقُ 620
1858. SUCCESS 620
Notes 621
1859 - التَّوفيقُ وَالخِذلانُ 622
1859. SUCCESS AND FAILURE 622
Notes 623
409 - الوَفاء 624
409. LOYALTY 624
1860 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الوَفاءِ بِالعَهدِ 624
1860. ENCOURAGING OF LOYALTY 624
Notes 625
410 - الوَقار 626
410. SOLEMNITY 626
1861 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الوَقارِ 626
1861. ENCOURAGING OF SOLEMNITY 626
Notes 626
1862 - موجِباتُ الوَقارِ 627
1862. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT SOLEMNITY 627
Notes 627
411 - التَّقوى 628
411. GODWARINESS 628
1863 - فَضلُ التَّقوى 628
1863. THE VIRTUE OF GODWARINESS 628
Notes 630
1864 - التَّقوى مِفتاحُ الكَرامَةِ 632
1864. GODWARINESS IS THE KEY TO NOBLENESS 632
Notes 634
1865 - خَصائِصُ المُتَّقينَ 635
1865. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GODWARY 635
Notes 637
1866 - ما يَمنَعُ التَّقوى 638
1866. WHAT HINDERS GODWARINESS 638
Notes 638
1867 - حَقُّ التَّقوى 639
1867. THE REALITY OF GODWARINESS 639
Notes 639
1868 - تَفسيرُ التَّقوى 640
1868. EXPLANATION OF GODWARINESS 640
Notes 640
1869 - أتقَى النّاسِ 641
1869. THE MOST GODWARY OF PEOPLE 641
Notes 641
412 - التَّقيّة 642
412. DISSIMULATION (taqiyya) 642
1870 - تَشرِيعُ التَّقِيَّةِ وَمُورِدُها 642
1870. LEGISLATION OF DISSIMULATION AND INSTANCES IT SHOULD BE OBSERVED 642
Notes 643
1871 - النَّهيُ عَن تَجاوُزِ مَواضعِ التَّقِيَّةِ 644
1871. PROHIBITION OF SURPASSING THE SITUATIONS [CALLING] FOR DISSIMULATION 644
Notes 645
413 - التَّوكُّل 646
413. TRUST (IN ALLAH) 646
1872 - فَضلُ التَّوَكُّلِ 646
1872. THE VIRTUE OF TRUST (IN ALLAH) 646
Notes 646
1873 - تَفسيرُ التَّوَكُّلِ 648
1873. THE EXPLANATION OF TRUST 648
Notes 649
1874 - ثَمَرَةُ التَّوَكُّلِ 650
1874. THE FRUIT OF TRUST [IN ALLAH] 650
Notes 651
1875 - أدَبُ التَّوَكُّلِ 652
1875. THE ETIQUETTE OF TRUST 652
Notes 653
1876 - الاِتّكالُ إلى غَيرِ اللَّهِ 654
1876. RELYING ON OTHER THAN ALLAH 654
Notes 654
414 - الوالِد والوَلد 655
414. PARENT AND CHILD 655
1877 - فَضلُ الوَلدِ 655
1877. THE VIRTUE OF HAVING CHILDREN 655
Notes 655
1878 - فِتنَةُ الوَلَدِ 656
1878. THE TRIAL OF HAVING A CHILD 656
Notes 656
1879 - حُبُّ الوَلَدِ 657
1879. LOVING CHILDREN 657
Notes 657
1880 - التَّصابي لِلصَّبِيِ 658
1880. ACTING CHILDISHLY FOR CHILDREN 658
Notes 658
1881 - الوَلَدُ الصّالِحُ 659
1881. THE RIGHTEOUS CHILD 659
Notes 659
1882 - النَّهيُ عَن كُرهِ البَناتِ 661
1882. PROHIBITION OF HATING GIRLS 661
Notes 661
1883 - الحَثُّ عَلَى العَدلِ بَينَ الأولادِ 662
1883. ENJOINMENT OF JUSTICE BETWEEN CHILDREN 662
Notes 662
1884 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الإحسانِ إلَى الوالِدَينِ 663
1884. ENJOINMENT OF BEING GOOD TO ONE'S PARENTS 663
Notes 664
1885 - الحَثُّ عَلى بِرِّ الوالِدَينِ بَعدَ مَوتِهِما 665
1885. ENJOINMENT OF BEING GOOD TO ONE'S PARENTS [EVEN] AFTER THEIR DEATH 665
Notes 665
1886 - الجَنَّةُ تَحتَ أقدامِ الاُمَّهاتِ 666
1886. HEAVEN IS UNDER THE FEET OF THE MOTHERS 666
Notes 666
1887 - إيذاءُ الوالِدَينِ 667
1887. HURTING ONE'S PARENTS 667
Notes 667
1888 - عُقوقُ الوالِدَينِ 668
1888. INSOLENCE TO ONE'S PARENTS 668
Notes 668
1889 - حَقُّ الوالِدِ عَلَى الوَلَدِ 670
1889. THE RIGHT OF THE PARENT UPON THE CHILD 670
Notes 670
1890 - حَقُّ الوَلَدِ عَلَى الوالِدِ 671
1890. THE RIGHT OF THE CHILD UPON THE PARENT 671
Notes 671
1891 - تَربِيَةُ الوَلَدِ 672
1891. UPBRINGING OF THE CHILD 672
Notes 673
415 - الوِلاية 674
415. AUTHORITY 674
1892 - وُجوبُ طاعَةِ وُلاةِ الأمرِ مِن قِبَلِ اللَّهِ 674
1892. THE NECESSITY OF OBEYING THOSE VESTED WITH AUTHORITY BY ALLAH 674
Notes 675
1893 - ما يوجِبُ تَسَلُّطَ وُلاةِ السَّوءِ 676
1893. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT THE REIGN OF EVIL RULERS 676
Notes 676
1894 - وُلاةُ العَدلِ 677
1894. JUST RULERS 677
Notes 677
1895 - وُلاةُ الجَورِ 678
1895. TYRANNICAL RULERS 678
Notes 678
1896 - ما يَجِبُ عَلَى الوالي في نَفسِهِ 679
1896. WHAT IS OBLIGATORY FOR THE RULER WITH REGARD TO HIMSELF 679
Notes 679
1897 - أهَمُّ مايَجِبُ عَلَى الوالي في وِلايَتِهِ 680
1897. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A RULER NEEDS IN HIS RULE 680
Notes 681
1898 - ما يَجِبُ عَلَى الوالي في استِعمالِ العُمّالِ 682
1898. WHAT IS OBLIGATORY FOR THE RULER WHEN EMPLOYING WORKERS 682
Notes 683
1899 - عَدمُ الإحتِجابِ 684
1899. TO NOT SECLUDE ONESELF [AWAY FROM ONE'S SUBJECTS] 684
Notes 684
1900 - وُجوبُ اهِتمامِ الوالي بِالمُستَضعَفينَ 685
1900. THE OBLIGATION UPON THE RULER TO GIVE IMPORTANCE TO THE ABASED 685
Notes 686
1901 - خَصائِصُ أولياءِ اللَّهِ 687
1901. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FRIENDS OF ALLAH 687
Notes 687
416 - التهمة 689
416. SUSPICION 689
1902 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ التُّهَمَةِ 689
1902. WARNING AGAINST SUSPICION 689
Notes 689
1903 - النَّهيُ عَن مَواقِفِ التُّهَمَةِ 690
1903. PROHIBITION OF PLACING ONESELF IN SUSPECT CIRCUMSTANCES 690
Notes 690
417 - اليأس 691
417. DESPAIR 691
1904 - ذَمُّ اليَأسِ 691
1904. THE REPROACHING OF DESPAIR 691
Notes 691
1905 - ثَمَراتُ اليَأسِ مِمّا في أيدِي النّاسِ 692
1905. THE FRUITS OF DESPAIR IN OBTAINING WHAT BELONGS TO OTHERS 692
Notes 692
418 - اليتيم 693
418. THE ORPHAN 693
1906 - الحَثُّ عَلى رِعايَةِ الأيتامِ 693
1906. ENJOINMENT OF LOOKING AFTER ORPHANS 693
Notes 694
1907 - أكلُ مالِ اليَتيمِ 695
1907. THE CONSUMPTION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE ORPHANS 695
Notes 695
419 - اليقين 696
419. CONVICTION 696
1908 - فَضلُ اليَقينِ 696
1908. THE VIRTUE OF CONVICTION 696
Notes 697
1909 - عِلمُ اليَقينِ 698
1909. CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE 698
Notes 698
1910 - تَفسيرُ اليَقينِ 699
1910. INTERPRETATION OF CERTAINTY 699
Notes 699
1911 - عَلاماتُ المُوقِنِ 700
1911. THE SIGNS OF A PERSON OF CONVICTION 700
Notes 700
1912 - ما يُفسِدُ اليَقينَ 702
1912. WHAT CORRUPTS CONVICTION 702
Notes 702
1913 - ضَعفُ اليَقينِ 703
1913. WEAKNESS OF CONVICTION 703
Notes 703
1914 - ثَمَراتُ اليَقينِ 704
1914. THE FRUIT OF CONVICTION 704
Notes 704
1915 - ازدِيادُ اليَقينِ 705
1915. INCREASING CONVICTION 705
Notes 706
Bibliography 707