The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "There is an angel of Allah who raises the call every night from 'Baitul Muqaddas': "Whoever partakes of the prohibited things, Allah does not accept any of his deeds be they obligatory or recommended." (Iddatud-Dai)
Good Deeds are Accepted Only if Accompanied by Piety. (Abstinence From the Prohibited Things)
Ninth Tradition
"Even if you stand for prayers like a tent peg planted on the ground and keep ...
Let it be known to you that the human souls exist at a level of potentiality from the beginning of their origin, their attachment to the bodies, and their descent to the realm of corporeal existence (mulk), in respect of all things, including knowledge, good and evil traits, and all kinds of perceptive and behavioural faculties. Gradually they move from potentiality to actuality with the grace of God, the Almighty and the Sublime. At first, ...
In this chapter we are going to discuss the social origins of the Prophets themselves, i.e., to find out the social class to which the Prophets belonged. We are going to see whether they belonged to the rich people, aristocrats and holders of worldly power or to the poor, the needy and the deprived. It is, in fact, very import-ant to know the social and economic classes from which the Prophets have arisen in the course of history, founded ...
Before the prophet died, He called his wives and children to bid them farewell, pressed Fâtimah to his bosom, and she rose weeping, but on his embracing her again she rose smiling, and being asked the reasons for this different conduct, she said that in the first instance Mohammed foretold his own death, and the second time informed her that she would soon follow him and be the first of his family to meet him in paradise.
After the prophet's ...
Although 'ilm al-kalam is a rational and discursive discipline, it consists of two parts from the viewpoint of the preliminaries and fundamentals used by it in arguments:
(i) 'aqli (rational);
(ii) naqli (transmitted, traditional).
The 'aqli part of kalam consists of the material which is purely rational, and if there is any reference to naqli (tradition), it is for the sake of illumination and confirmation of a rational ...
O Allah, I hope, you will forgive me then let success my desires. I have heard about your forgiveness so now fulfil my all desires and forgive my sins which I have commited. O Allah! My Good virtues lay down before you and bad virtues are laid between forgive and forgiveness. I hope, you will not cast off my good and bad virtues from your favour.
O Allah! My faith accepted your oneness and I keep my tongue in utterance your praise and the Holy ...
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful.
O Allah! I seek forgiveness of all those sins of which You have knowledge of either it is of my good deeds or evil deeds, knowledge of my whole life, or from first to last, knowingly or unknowingly or the knowledge of my sins which I have erred erroneously whether little or great, big or small, old and new, secret or open and those sins of which I am guilty of. And I ask forgiveness of You and ...
Yes, man is a part of this world as other parts are. He is also under the arrangement of Allah as all other parts are. He is proceeding towards that destination, which Allah has written in his destiny. Nothing from those existing in this world can interfere in the kingdom and arrangements of Allah. The means which apparently seems to be affecting, their effects are all given by Allah. Not a single one from those means in their effect is ...
Teleological Arguments
The version of the argument from design is best known in contemporary philosophy as presented by William Paley (1805) in his Natural Theology. He presents us with an analogy of a watch. Suppose that while walking in a deserted remote location one comes across a watch. Upon examining this device one may ask themselves how did this object come into existence. Surely it could not be by pure chance, it is composed of ...
GROUNDWORK IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
Background Information
Greek philosophy was the major formative influence on the later philosophical traditions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. In all three, the theories of the Greeks, particularly Plato and Aristotle, were employed to clarify and develop the basic beliefs of the religious traditions.
In the Islamic tradition the starting point was the work of Plato and Aristotle. The 9th-century ...
The eleventh sin that is classified as a Greater sin is sodomy or homosexuality. This is verified from the sayings of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Imam ar-Reza (a.s.). In fact it is a sin greater than adultery. Its retribution and punishment are more severe than for adultery. Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has stated: "Penetrating the anal opening is a greater sin than penetrating the vagina. Certainly Allah destroyed a complete ummat (ummat of ...
Ali's silence over the caliphate
Ali's silence in the matter of the Caliphate was not due to the absence of friends and supporters but, out of respect for the wishes of the Holy Prophet; he did not press further his right to the Caliphate.
On hearing the news of the Holy Prophet's death, Abu Sufian came to Medina and, accompanied by Abbas Bin Abdul Muttalib, called on Hazrat Ali. He expressed his views on the Caliphate of Hazrat Abubakr ...
The Holy Quran has described three kinds of punishments that were meted out to the people of Lut (a.s.), one was a terrible scream and shriek, the second was the shower of stones that rained upon them, and the third was that the earth turned upside down. After mentioning the last calamity, it is said in Surah Hud: "Marked (for punishment) with your Lord and it is not far off from the unjust." (Surah Hud 11:83)
This verse is an indication that ...
The twenty-fourth Greater Sin is short weighing or cheating in business. This is recorded in the Holy Quran and the tradition of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) as related by Amash and the tradition of Imam Reza (a.s.) as reported by Fazl Ibne Shazaan. Imam (a.s.) says: "Decreasing (fraudulently) in measure and weight." (is also a Greater Sin). It is haraam for a seller to give less than the specified quantity or for the debtor to repay less than ...
In the matter of taqiyah also the Shi'as are very much defamed and the reason for that is that ordinary people are quite ignorant of its reality. A careful consideration will show that the taqiyah in which the Shi'as believe is not peculiar to them alone. Rather, it is a logical necessity and a natural demand. There is no commandment of the shari'ah which is inconsistent with wisdom and learning. In every problem, knowledge and wisdom appear ...
1. Lying is transgression
Allah says in Surah Baqarah:"...there shall be no intercourse nor transgression nor quarreling amongst one another (during Hajj)."(Surah Baqarah 2:197)
The word "transgression" in this ayat refers to falsehood or lying.
Again in Surah Hujarat it is mentioned:"O you who believe! If an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have ...
Islam is like a tree whose roots are its beliefs and whose branches are its practices. If the roots are not firm and healthy, then the tree will not survive; the roots only form the foundation of the tree.
Islamic practices are referred to as (as the branches of a tree) such because they are the ways in which the beliefs of Islam are transformed into reality. The different forms of outward worship translate a person's inner love and connection ...
We have already described the wajib and Mustahab oaths. Apart from these, in all other situations, it is Makrooh (detestable) to swear. It is irrelevant whether the oath is for something past, present or future. In ordinary situations, for ordinary matters, taking an oath is Makrooh. Swearing for a false thing is certainly Haraam. It is the command of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.): "Do not swear by the name of Allah, whether you are speaking the ...
The meaning of the world
If the world would be smallest by force then it’s meaning is clearly known. If the meaning of this word known. If the meaning of this word would accept in both then its importunity would be of the Hereafter of that its mean in low sense. But if its intention would of meanness then its importunity would be very high. There is no capacity of doubt that worldly life is very low then the life of Hereafter due to many ...