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In his book "The truth behind Faith and Certainty," al-Kulayni reports two traditions on the issue of the extraordinary effects of certainty. It seems both cases refer to a single person. However because of the significance of the issue, both are giv...

In his book "The truth behind Faith and Certainty,...

Parallel with the degrees of certainty, there exist different effects and signs for it. Those who are at the stage of Haqq al-Yaqin enjoy a better degree of recognition and high temperaments. They can perform extraordinary feats. They who live at the...

Parallel with the degrees of certainty, there exis...

Certainty has degrees. These degrees are referred to in the Qur’an as "certain knowledge”, to see with the “eye of certainty" and "certain truth". The verses 5 and 7 of Surah al-Takathur: “Nay! If you had known with certain knowledge, you should mos...

Certainty has degrees. These degrees are referred ...

Certainty or conviction is a valuable capital which is given to only few people. Anybody possessing this, enjoys great prosperity. Imam Reza (as) has stated: "الاِيمانُ فَوقَ الاِسلامِ بِدَرَجَةٍ وَالتَقوَى فَوقَ الاِيمَانِ بِدَرَجَةٍ وَاليَقِينُ ف...

Certainty or conviction is a valuable capital whic...

Against the different schools which have dealt with the philosophy of ethics and education, Islam, too, has offered specific principles and bases. To study these principles one is referred to the Qur’an, tradition, and books on ethics and Hadith. How...

Against the different schools which have dealt wit...

10.2- Sartre's View Sartre, who evaluates everything on the basis of personal option, says: there is no criterion for the ethical nature of an act outside man's existence. He, as well, believes in the relativity of ethics. He states: anybody who cho...

10.2- Sartre's View Sartre, who evaluates everyth...

9- The communist View on the Philosophy of Ethics. In the eyes of communists, ethics as well as sciences, philosophy, arts and law and other influential social factors depend heavily on economics and production means. The slavery, feudalism and cap...

9- The communist View on the Philosophy of Ethics....

7- Keeping One's interests with regards to keeping others' interests Most materialists such as Russell are of the view that man has cunningly discovered that if he behaves kindly towards others, he will be treated in the same way by others. If he st...

7- Keeping One's interests with regards to keeping...

6- Ethical Conscience: Some scholars from the East or West, including Kant, contend that man is created in such a way as to come across with good ethical acts or bad ones through the guidance of his innate powers; and in practice he finds himself in...

6- Ethical Conscience: Some scholars from the Eas...

3- The Powermonger School Of Nietzsche Aristocles and Epicure both believed an ethical act to be in the direction of the attaining of one's instincts and worldly desires. Nietzsche, the German philosopher (1844-1900 AD) had the same view believing t...

3- The Powermonger School Of Nietzsche Aristocles...

Why are some deeds such as sacrifice, forgiveness and chastity considered proper and others such as injustice, lying, megalomania, and treason condemned? What are the criteria behind these judgments? Scholars have differing concepts toward these issu...

Why are some deeds such as sacrifice, forgiveness ...

(1)"كما اَرسلنا فيكم رَسُولا مِنْكُم يَتْلُوا عليكم آياتِنا ويُزَكِيكُم ويُعَلِمَكُم الكتابَ والحِكمَةَ ويُعَلمَكُم ما لم تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُون" “Even as we have sent among you an Apostle from among you who recites to you Our communications and puri...

(1)"كما اَرسلنا فيكم رَسُولا مِنْكُم يَتْلُوا عليك...

As we have already seen, man is born at birth with a tabula rasa i.e. a blank tablet or a mind not influenced by outside experiences. Our overt senses are canals through which we come in contact with nature and acquire our knowledge. Regarding this, ...

As we have already seen, man is born at birth with...

As we saw above, wisdom of man does the functions of instincts of animals. However these two are different in many respects: a) An instinct, works without the consent of its holder. It does not go astray. Bees have always built their hives hexagonal...

As we saw above, wisdom of man does the functions ...

In the past Education was a branch of ethics. It dealt with the educating children and bringing forth their skills. In books written on education the encouragement for learning science and the ways of learning useful sciences were emphasized.31 But b...

In the past Education was a branch of ethics. It d...

As we saw before animals naturally recognize their good and evil, their food sources, and their ways of life. In this way, their capabilities manifest themselves. On the contrary, man knows neither his pains nor their remedies, neither his friends no...

As we saw before animals naturally recognize their...

Animals know their ways of life by instinct. These innate inspirations, which manifest themselves as instincts, drive them toward a limited state of perfection. However, some animals such as dogs, horses, elephants, monkeys, dolphins, foxes and bears...

Animals know their ways of life by instinct. These...

Sometimes we make a thing out of something without any internal attraction inside that "something". For instance we make furniture out of a piece of wood by working on it. Thus, a character or feature is created. But some other time, a thing has got...

Sometimes we make a thing out of something without...

The term (Ta'leem), which is derived from ‘ilm (knowledge) means to teach, and the term "tarbiyah" is derived from "rabw" meaning nurture. Animals, when born, know their duties and plans of life through their instincts. They would need no instructor...

The term (Ta'leem), which is derived from ‘ilm (kn...

Among the good actions are the following: The cleanliness of body and dress, good humor and smile, respect for others, politeness of speech, visiting the sick, avoidance of haughtiness, and suspicion. But those human traits, such as magnanimity, ju...

Among the good actions are the following: The cle...

The advancements and degenerations of human societies do not depend solely on sciences and material progress. Rather, it is the observation of these ethical standards which bring about either prosperity or fall of such societies. The poet says: Ethi...

The advancements and degenerations of human societ...