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On the Authority of the Family of the Prophet
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Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
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the Family of the Prophet contains a wealth of wisdom, knowledge and
inspiration for all who seek to know more about Islam and the process of refining
ones character and conduct. Taking as its source the gnosis and science
transmitted by Allah on the tongue of the Prophet Muhammad, it presents
fundamentals of the legal parameters and spiritual truths of Islam.
From [this book] one can learn a great deal about the Islamic conception of God and
prophecy, of worship and virtue, of the character of the Shi'ite Imams and even of early
Islamic history. Furthermore, one can also learn much about the human state, its origin
and end, and the meaning of terrestrial existence and our role here on earth. The book
therefore addresses itself not only to the lovers of the Ahl al-Bayt and all Muslims, but
in fact to all human beings, whatever their background may be, as long as they are
attracted to the world of the Spirit and in quest of meaning in their transient lives here
on earth.
- From the forward by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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Table of Contents
Book Description i
About the Author ii
Editor’s Note iii
Preface iv
Preface to the English Edition v
Foreword by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr vi
Introduction by Sayyid Bahr al-’Ulum vii
I: OUR SYSTEM OF BELIEF 1
Belief in Allah 1
The Way of Oneness 1
Islam 6
Faith 9
Fear of Allah and carefulness in one’s behavior (laqwa) 13
Trust in Allah 17
Reflection 20
Sincerity and Devotion 22
Justice 23
Having a good opinion of Allah 27
The Trial and the Test 29
Contentment with Allah’s Decree and One’s Own Destiny 32
Belief in the Last Day and the Place of Return 36
Remembrance of death 41
The Ban&kh, or matters pertaining to the time spent in the grave
before the Day of Resurrection 45
The Place of Assembly of the Day of Resurrection 49
The Garden and the Fire 51
Belief in Prophethood 53
Creation’s Need of the Prophets and Messengers 53
The Mission of the Seal of the Prophets 57
The Life Story of the Prophet Muhammad 61
Belief in Imamate 65
Necessity of the existence of the Imam after the Prophet 65
Necessity of Obedience to the Imam after the Prophet 69
The Family of the Prophet 73
The Commander of the Faithful, Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib 78
Imam al-Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib 82
Imam al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib 86
Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn 90
Imam Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Baaqir 94
Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Saadiq 98
Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kaazim 102
Imam 'Ali ibn Musa al-Rida 105
Imam Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Jawaad 108
Imam 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Haadi 112
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Imam al-Hasan ibn 'Ali al-'Askari 113
Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi 117
Imam al-Mahdi 118
The Importance of the Learned (al-'ulama*) during the period of the
Mahdi’s occultations 123
II: OUR WAY OF WORSHIP 126
Prayer (salaat) 126
The Obligatory Prayers at the Appointed Times 126
Prayer in the Night 131
Remembrance of Allah 133
Supplicatory prayer (dn'aa*) 136
The Conditions of Prayer 140
Humility 141
Fear and Turning to Allah for Forgiveness 143
Different Kinds of Wrong Actions 150
Recitation of the Qur’an 151
Fasting (sawm) 157
Pilgrimage (hajj) 161
Purification or Poor-Rate Tax (%akaat and khums) 166
Zakaat 166
Khnms 170
Struggle in The Way Of Allah (Jihad) and Enjoining Good
and Forbidding Evil (AlAmr Bi AJ-Ma 'Bjif Wa-Al-Nahian
Al-Munkar) 174
Struggle in The Way of Allah 174
Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil 179
III: BEHAVIOR AND COURTESY IN ISLAM 183
Human Values 183
The Struggle against the Self 183
The Intellect 183
The Heart 187
Knowledge of the Self 189
The Faults of the Self 194
Self-Reckoning and Vigilence over the Self 196
Keeping Watch 201
Controlling the Passions 203
Withdrawel from Society and Solitude 207
Purification and Cleanliness 209
Noble Behavior 213
Good Character 213
Forbearance 215
Forgiveness 219
Modesty 221
Virtue 223
Humility 224
Generosity 227
Preference for Others 230
Fear amd Hope 232
Patience 236
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