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- Foreword
- Monotheism
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- Advantage of Discussion about the Outlook on Universe
- Selection of Outlook on Universe
- Monotheism the First Principle of Divine Outlook on Universe
- What is Natural Disposition?
- Prophets' Mission
- Is Obedience a Negation of Man's Freedom?
- Crux of the Problem
- Doubtful and Temporary Tendency
- Which Faith is true?
- Signs of Faith in Allah
- Signs of Dishonesty
- Baseless Reasoning against Religion
- Defeat of Communistic Dogmas
- Another Groundless Reasoning
- Answer to Such a Reasoning
- Another example
- Another Baseless Argument
- Why Some People Ignore Allah and Religion?
- The Function of Religion
- The Reality of Monotheism and its Various Aspects
- Factors Which Distract Man from the Belief in Allah
- Proofs of Monotheism
- Is There any Deity Besides Allah?
- Polytheism
- Examples of Polytheism
- Anxiety, the Sign of Polytheism
- Signs of Polytheism
- The Effect of Polytheism in the Next Life
- Grandeur of Monotheism
- Progenitor of Monotheism
- Merits of Prophet Ibrahim
- Deceit is Polytheism
- Signs of Sincere Believer
- How One Can Avoid Polytheism and False Hopes?
- Signs of Idolatrous Nations
- When Obedience to Parents is Forbidden?
- Polytheism - an Unpardonable Sin
- Counter-measures against Polytheists
- Justice
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- The Causes of Injustice
- The Attributes of Allah
- Justice-One of the Principles of Religion
- Advantages of Believing in the Justice of Allah
- The Meaning of Justice
- The Dangers of Hasty Decision
- Methods of Solving the Misfortunes
- Differences Develop the Society
- Difficulties Build up Personalities
- Hardships Lead to Inventions
- What is the Fault of a New-born Child?
- Categorization-The Means of Recognizing Allah
- Social Justice
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- Justice in All Islamic Laws
- Social Justice and Divine Outlook on the Universe
- Seeking Justice is a Natural Thing
- Just Laws Originate From Holy Prophet's Conduct
- Justice is the Basic Condition
- The Importance of Justice in Traditions
- Importance of Justice
- Establishment of Justice is the Object of the Prophets
- Imam Ali's Argument on Equity
- Confiscation of Property
- No Distinction Between an Arab and a Non-Arab
- Counting the Dead
- Advice to Buy the People for Gaining Their Favor
- Example of the Feeling of Fraternity
- Brotherhood in Islam
- There is a Difference Between Adopting a Principle and Trading
- Even a Single Loaf is Equally Distributed
- Do Not Compromise on Principle
- An Unjust Hope
- Do Not Underestimate the Judicial Decision
- When the Guest is Removed
- The Holy Qur'an Condemns Partiality
- Another Example of Imam Ali's Justice
- Nobody Does That Sort of Thing
- Another Example of Taking Precaution
- Undue Criticism Against Imam Ali
- Settling Dispute with Justice
- Using the Paper Economically
- Asking for a Larger Share
- Misuse of One's Position is Forbidden
- An Example of Equality in Islam
- No Nepotism
- Corporal Punishment
- Suggestion Made to Imam Ali
- Equity in Distribution of Public Treasury
- Strong Criticism by Imam Ali
- Imam Ali's Admonition to Umar
- Imam Ali Walks out of the Court
- Obstinacy in Discussions and Actions
- Justice Towards Polytheists and Infidels
- Blood-money and Retaliation Ensure Justice
- The Law of Qisas (Retaliation) in the Holy Qur'an
- Moderation in Worship
- Moderation in Appreciation and Criticism
- Moderation in Expenditure and Charities
- Justice in Personal Life
- Moderation in Frugality
- Output of Work
- Justice in Distribution of Property
- Justice in Sharing and Spending
- To Establish Justice Prophet's Instructions Should be Followed
- Jurist is Responsible For the Supervision of Social Justice
- Guardianship of Jurist Ensures Social Justice
- A Story Regarding Rights
- Reasons for Turning Away From Justice
- The Verse Which Made the Holy Prophet Feel Old
- Social Justice is For Public Welfare
- Prophethood
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- Sign of Inability to Recognize Allah
- The Role of Knowledge and Intellect
- Necessity of Prophets' Guidance
- Difference Between Man's Knowledge And Prophets' Teachings
- The Necessity of Following the Guidance of the Prophets
- Prophets' Path-Mankind's Long-standing Desire
- The Prophets in the Mirror of the Holy Qur'an
- A Review of Other Forms of Thinking
- Why People Obey the Laws?
- Who is Responsible for the Enforcement of Laws?
- Signs of the Prophets
- The Philosophy of Miracles
- Salient Features of the Holy Qur'an
- The Unbeaten Challenge for 14 Centuries
- Towards Understanding the Holy Qur'an
- Rules for Recitation of the Holy Qur'an
- The Second Method:
- The Third Method:
- Attributes of the Prophets and the Life of the Last Prophet
- Social Life of the Prophets
- Cautioning the Prophets
- Conduct of the Prophets
- Selfless Devotion:
- Infallibility
- Signs of Conviction
- Proof of Infallibility for a Divine Leader
- Points to Ponder
- Some Special Merits of the Prophets
- Submission to Allah
- Knowledge of the Unseen:
- A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet
- His Morals
- His Family Life
- His Feelings For the New-born
- He Was Not an Opportunist
- He Was Always on the Lead
- His Hospitality
- His Extreme Dedication
- His Insight and Sagacity
- The Holy Prophet in the Battlefield
- His Decisiveness
- His Piety and Devotion
- His Loyalty
- His Method of Teaching
- His Sheltering the Enemy
- His Behavior with the Enemies
- Affectionate Treatment of His Friends
- Some Special Traits of the Holy Prophet
- His Concern of the Common Man
- His Consulting the People
- His Behavior with His Opponents
- An Apology To the Holy Prophet
- False Accusations
- Prophets' Achievements
- The Duties of the Prophets
- Prophets-the Warners and Bearers of Glad Tidings
- Friends and Foes of Prophets
- The Opponents of the Prophets
- Why People Opposed the Prophets?
- Sufferings of the Followers of the Prophets
- Destructive Activities of the Hypocrites
- They Raised Objections
- Why the Followers of the Prophets Were Sincere?
- Unsteady Followers
- The Loyal Followers of the Prophets
- Imamate
- Is Imamate Included in the Fundamentals of Faith?
- Imamate is One of the Fundamentals of Faith
- Direct Link of Imamate with Monotheism
- The Need of an Imam
- Is the Holy Qur'an Not Sufficient?
- Can there be any ideology without its preceptor?
- The Conduct of the Imam
- The Stress on the Meaning of Imam
- The Role of Imam in Hadith
- The Purpose of Imamate and Leadership
- The Signs and the Attributes of the Imam
- The Holy Prophet's Endeavours
- Expression of Truth and Endeavors for it
- Some Attributes of the Imam
- Some More Attributes of Imam
- The Method of Appointing the Imam
- Unpleasant Experiences
- People's Decision is Not Always Correct
- Various Methods of Appointing the Leader
- The Imam is Appointed by Allah
- Natural Flaws of Election System
- The Right Method For Selecting the Imam
- Election is Forbidden
- Nomination is the Only Correct Method
- The Nomination of the Best Person
- Some of the Attributes of Imam Ali and ahlul bayt
- Even the Angel Could Not Do
- Imam's House is the Place of Angels' Visits
- Some Other Attributes of Imam Ali
- Mutual Rights of the Imam and His Followers
- Obligations of the Ummah
- The Last Purpose of the hajj
- The Zealous Shi'ah
- False Shi'ah
- How the Imamate of the Infallible Imams Got Weakened?
- Sufferings of the True Believers
- Novel Forms of Tyrannies and Oppression
- Oppression by Pen
- Allegations Against the Shi'ah
- Is It Possible For People to Give up Truth?
- Why People are Distracted From Truth Despite Their Good Deeds?
- Conformity Between the Shi'ah and Ahlus Sunnah
- Lawful and Unlawful Guardianship
- Who is the Qualified Leader and Guardian?
- Guardianship of the Jurists (fuqaha)
- The Role of the Jurist
- The Day of Resurrection
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- Natural Arguments
- Guidance to Right Arguments
- Allah's Message Through Prophets
- Coming of the Dead to Life is Not Impossible
- A Memorable Incident of the Holy Qur'an
- Other Examples in Proof of Resurrection
- The First Proof of Resurrection is Allah's Justice
- Standard of Values in Islam
- Self-sacrifice of Ahlul Bayt
- Tooth for Tooth, Nail for Nail
- Examples of Worldly Punishments
- The First Proof-Justice of Allah
- There is No Obstacle in the Resurrection
- Real Difficulty That Faces Us
- The Second Proof-Allah's Wisdom
- The Earth Underneath a Glorious Canopy
- The Holy Prophet as a Sympathetic Physician
- The Impact of the Belief in Resurrection
- Impact of Resurrection on Economic Matters
- Impact of Resurrection on Military Affairs
- Impact of Resurrection Against Politicians and Transgressors
- Impact of Resurrection of the Deprived Persons
- Belief in Resurrection Ensures Perfection
- Belief in Resurrection and Its Remembrance
- The Effects of Remembering Death and the Resurrection Day
Lessons From Qur'an
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Author(s): Muhsin Qaraati
Translator(s): S.M.S. Hyder
Publisher(s): Islamic Seminary Publications
Category: General
Topic Tags: Prophethood Imamate Social Justice Monotheism
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Majmu`a-i-Dars ha'i-az-Qur'anCompilation of series of lectures on monotheism, justice, social justice, Prophethood, Imamate, and the day of resurrection.
Foreword
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Book in hand is the compilation of the series of lectures that were delivered to a select group of young men over a long period of time by Professor Mohsin Qara'ati. It is the substance of his speeches that he made from time to time. The novel style together with his insight and vast knowledge of the teachings of Islam has brought fame to Prof. Qara'ati.
It was about fifteen years ago that when Prof. Qara'ati rose as a scholar from the religious centre of learning and teaching in Qum, he selected for himself a different mode of imparting religious knowledge to the younger people of his hometown.
One day while Prof. Qara'ati was on a visit to his hometown, Kashan, a novel idea suddenly struck him. He saw some young men at the corner of the street; approaching them he said: "O my dear young men! Can I have the favor of winning your friendship so that we could give to one another a good company in a masjid and have small discussions on religious matters and arrive at a solution of problems confronting us".
Thus he started a program of giving lectures in a small masjid in Kashan during the Holy
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