Faith and Reason

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Author: Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani
: The Porch of Wisdom Cultural Institution
Translator: A Group of Muslim Scholars
Publisher: The Islamic Education Board of the World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities
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Foreword
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Biography of Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani
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Question 1: Divine Will and Human Will
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Question 2: Free Choice & Divine Seal & Lock upon the hearts of the Perverse
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Allah’s (awj) seal on the hearts
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Question 3: Possibility of knowledge of Allah
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Question 4: Misguidance from Allah
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Question 5: Being Allah’s Servant
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Question 6: Nearness to Allah
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Allah’s (awj) nearness to things
Nearness to Allah (awj) in philosophical terms
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Types of nearness in philosophical terms
Allah’s (awj) nearness to things
The way to get closer to Allah (awj) in a philosophical view
Nearness to Allah from the view point of Qur`an and Hadith
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Question 7: Friends of Allah not having Fear
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Question 8: Allah, Love or Fear?
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Question 9: Asking one’s need from other than Allah
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Question 10: The Light of Heavens and the Earth
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Question 11: Divine Tests
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Question 12: Allah’s Will in Human Guidance
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Conclusion
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Question 13: Non-muslims and Hell
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Question 14: Self-Confidence and Trust in Allah
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The Definition of Tawakkul
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Analyzing the definition of self-confidence
Analyzing the definition of Tawakkul
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Question 15: Attaining Perfection
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1. Definition of Kamal (Perfection) and How It Differs from Tamam (Completion) and Progress
2. Human Perfection from the Point of View of Islam
3. Different Views on Perfection
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Definition of Perfection
Human Perfection from the Point of View of Islam
The Ideology of Power
Philosophers’ Perspective on Human Perfection
Mystics’ Perspective on Human Perfection
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Question 16: The Angels and free-will
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Question 17: Satan’s Influence
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Question 18: Power of Satan and Jinn
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The Etymology of Satan and Jinn
The Etymology of Jinn
The Relationship between Jinn and Satan
The Limits of Satan’s Power
Satan’s Influence
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Question 19: Resurrection
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a. The Concept of Resurrection
b. Possibility of Resurrection and its occurrence
c. Claims and descriptions of resurrection and the circumstances of its occurrence
d. Proof of Resurrection
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Question 20: Heaven and Hell
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Question 21: The infallibility of the Prophets in the Qur’an
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Qur`anic evidence in support of infallibility
Qur`anic verses that seem to contradict the infallibility of the prophets
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Question 22: The Original Sin of Adam and Eve
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Question 23: Purpose of Religion
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Question 24: Purpose of Creation
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Question 25: Signs for the re-emergence of Imam al-Mahdi
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a. The Social Factors
b. Religious and ideological factors
c. Natural factors
d. The individual and miraculous signs
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Question 26: Issues such as marriage, place of residence etc etc, concerning the life of the Twelfth Imam
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Prayer for the Health of the Twelfth Imam
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Question 27: The qualities of human society after the re-appearance of Imam al-Mahdi - the state of Justice, oppression, poverty and sin
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After the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (ع), how long will it take for him to establish the rule of justice?
Will any needy individuals remain after his rule has been established?
After Imam al-Mahdi (ع) establishes his rule, will there be any oppressors remaining in power?
Will sin be totally annihilated after Imam Zaman’s (ع) rule has been established?
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Question 28: Role of Women in the government of Imam al-Mahdi
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Question 29: The reason for Imam al-Zaman’s prolonmgued age
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The Blessings of the Presence of Imam al-Mahdi (ع) during the Period of Occultation
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Question 30: Possbility of Decline in Imam al-Mahdis government
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Question 31: Difference in blood money between man and a woman in Islamic Jurisprudence
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Question 32: Difference in inheritance of women and men in Islamic Jurisprudence
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Question 33: The role a person plays in obtaining his sustenance
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Question 34: Treatment of Illness and Supplication
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Question 35: Canonization of the Qur’an
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Question 36: The names of the Imams in the Qur’an
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Question 37: Imamate at Childhood
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Question 38: Conditions to the fulfilment of Prayer
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Question 39: Sin: Reality, effect on Soul and Psyche
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The Reality of Sin
The Effects of Sin
The Cause of Sin
The Way of Salvation
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Sin: The Snare of Satan
The Consequences of Sin
The Social Effects of Sin
The Cause of Sin: Ignorance and Obliviousness
The Way of Redemption from Sin
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Question 40: Kiramah (Magnanimity): Stations and Meanings
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Magnanimity from the Infallibles’ Viewpoint
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Question 41: Pure Wine in the Qur’an
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Question 42: Pre-requisites for understanding the Qur’an
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Exoteric: One must have a firm grasp on
Esoteric
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Question 43: al-Khidr’s actions in the Qur’an
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Question 44: Existence of spirits within animals and its differnce from that of the Human Being
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The Existence of Spirit in Animals
The Outward Manifestations of the Soul in the Animal
Proofs for the Existence of Spirit in the Animal
The Difference between the Animal Soul and the Human Soul
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Question 45: Limiting the Ahlul Bayt to a few individuals
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Discursive and textual proofs
Traditional proofs
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Discursive or Textual Proofs
Traditional Proofs
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Question 46: Compatibility of Religion and Politics
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Question 47: Relationship between governance of a jurist and the authority of a jurist
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Question 48: Legal imitation of a Jurist (mujtahid)
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Question 49: Difference between hukm and fatwa
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Question 50: Religious Pluralism and different Interpretations of Religion
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A Brief History of Religious Pluralism
A Review of Religious Pluralism
The Various Interpretations of Religion
A Review of Gadamer
Some Points Worth Mentioning Regarding The Different Interpretations Of Religion
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