زاد الاخرة

Lesson Four How are Prophets chosen? What are the Prophets’ responsibilities towards God? What is the social, cultural and intellectual background in which the Prophets appear? To answer these questions, we analyze the following statements of the first Sermon of the Nahj-ul-Balagha. „From his progeny (Adam), God chose (istafa) Prophets ...

40 CHAPTER 1, VERSES 1-5 In the name of Allãh, the Beneficent, the Merciful (1) . All praise is due to Allãh, the Lord of the Worlds (2) . The Beneficent the Merciful (3) . The Master of the Day of Judgement (4) . Thee do we worship and Thee ...

Seeking Allah’s Guidance Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai The first thing that a spiritual traveller has to do is to inquire into various religions as far as possible so that he may become conversant with the unity and guidance of Allah. He should try to acquire at least as much knowledge ...

Rough Translation of the Meaning of The Noble Quran In the English Language A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari By Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan Quran in Chapter order with English and Arabic text Credit’s and Acknowledgements Glossary ...

The Position of Ethics in Relation to Capitalism Because the capitalistic system was filled with the spirit of materialism, morality was removed from the picture. It was nowhere to be found in the system. Put more correctly, its notions and criteria underwent a change. The individual interest was declared as ...

Honesty is the Act of the Pious The main axes of the subject: 1- Honesty is the cream of speech 2- Honesty is one of the pillars of faith 3- Honesty brings you closer to Allah’s messenger (s.a.a.w.). 4- Honesty means magnanimity 5- Honesty saves the honest 6- Honesty is ...

How Do We Receive Muharram? The main axes of the subject: 1- The immortal tragedy 2- How did the holy leaders (Imams) receive Muharram? 3- How should we receive Muharram? Purpose: We will explain the state that a loyalist should experience while receiving the month of Muharram coupled with the ...

Woman’s Jihadi and Political Role in Light of Lady Zeinab’s Biography The main axes of the subject: 1- Full partner in everything 2- When necessity urges 3- Who do women imitate? 4- Bintil Huda, in the steps of her grandmother Purpose: We will explain the role that woman can play ...

Lesson Three TO WHICH CLASS OF SOCIETYDO THE PROPHETS BELONG? 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 ...

The Twelve Worlds Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai On the basis of what has been said above, a devotee, making a spiritual journey has to pass through 12 Worlds before reaching the world of sincerity. The names of these worlds are: minor Islam, major Islam, greater Islam, minor faith, major faith, ...