Islamic Books

Perfect Man by : Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Chapter 1 : Perfect Man The subject under discussion is the perfect man from the viewpoint of Islam. A perfect man means an exemplary human being, who is superior and exalted, or any other interpretati...

Perfect Man by : Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Ch...

Perfect Man by : Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Chapter 1 : Perfect Man Chapter 2 : Nature of Man Chapter 3 : Relation of Man with Nature...

Perfect Man by : Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Ch...

Lessons from the Nahjul Balagah by : Seyyid Ali Khamene’i Publisher's Note Translator's Note Introduction Lesson One : Prophethood (nubuwwah) Questions and Answers Lesson Two : Background to Prophethood The Age of Ignorance Questions and An...

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Lesson Seven : The End of Prophethood "... Among them was either a predecessor who would name the one to follow or the follower who had been introduced by the predecessor." (Sermon 1, Nahj-ul-Balagha) In the previous lesson, we mentioned that human...

Lesson Seven : The End of Prophethood "... Among ...

Lesson Five : Duties and Responsibilities of the Prophets In the previous lesson, it was concluded that the chosen Prophets of God have certain responsibilities towards God and the people. This lesson is aimed at discussing these responsibilities. ...

Lesson Five : Duties and Responsibilities of the P...

Lesson Three : To Which Class of Society do 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 th...

Lesson Three : To Which Class of Society do the Pr...

Lesson Two : Background to Prophethood In the previous lesson, the background to the appointment of the Prophets was discussed with regard to a few statements of the Nahj-ul-Balagha. This lesson is aimed at completing what was mentioned before by an...

Lesson Two : Background to Prophethood In the pre...

Lesson one : Prophethood (nubuwwah) Prophethood is among the subjects which have been dealt with in the Nahj-ul-Balagha and a discussion about which can help us understand one of the basic principles of Islam. In fact, it is not only a subject which...

Lesson one : Prophethood (nubuwwah) Prophethood i...

Lessons from the Nahjul Balagah by : Seyyid Ali Khamene’i Publisher's Note On the eve of 5th victorious anniversary of the glorious Islamic Revolution of Iran, and having gone through five years of struggles and achievements, we are witnessing gr...

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Jihad; The Holy War of Islam and Its Legitimacy in the Quran by : Ayatullah Morteza Mutahhari Publisher's Note I- First Lecture : Questions about Jihad A. Conditional Verses and Unconditional Verses B. Can We Fight All the People of the Book? ...

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Lecture Four : The Question of Abrogation A- Abrogation Our discussions have been about Islamic jihad. Tonight, there are three issues that I wish to speak about, one of which has a Quranic basis, the other, reason as a basis, and the third, has bo...

Lecture Four : The Question of Abrogation A- Abro...

Lecture Three : Defense - The Quiddity of Jihad One of the points that now comes into question is the Islamic view of the essence and quiddity of jihad. On this point there is complete agreement amongst researchers; the essence of jihad is defense, ...

Lecture Three : Defense - The Quiddity of Jihad O...

Lecture Two : Defense or Agression A- Christianity's Protest Against Islam Previously we said that one of the points that, in its own view, the world of Christianity considers to be a weak point of Islam is the issue of Islamic jihad, which prompts...

Lecture Two : Defense or Agression A- Christianit...

Jihad; The Holy War of Islam and Its Legitimacy in the Quran by : Ayatullah Morteza Mutahhari Publisher's Note The Islamic Revolution of Iran continues its triumphant mareh, despite the enemies' plots, and this year (1985) the Islamic Republic of...

Jihad; The Holy War of Islam and Its Legitimacy in...

Slavery; Islamic and Christian Perspectives by : Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Prefaces Chapter 1 : Slavery in Ancient Times Chapter 2 :Christianity and Slavery Part One : Islam and Slavery Chapter 3 : Islam Attacks Slavery Chapter 4 : Slaves in...

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Part Three : The Abolition of Slavery Why Slavery Was Abolished ? Someone may point out: Was it not the Christian Britain which finally abolished the slavery? Well, if someone practices tyranny isn't he the one who has to give up that practice? As...

Part Three : The Abolition of Slavery Why Slavery...

East African Slave-Trade Like West Africa, the slave-trade in East Africa became prominent and was firmly established with the advance and endeavour of the Christian Europe. Mr. E.A. Alpers writes in African Slave-Trade: "Further evidence that the ...

East African Slave-Trade Like West Africa, the sl...

Part Two : The Negro Slavery The Origin of Negro Slavery Now that we have seen the attitude of Islam towards slavery, let us have a look at Christianity and its followers, and see what they did in this respect. It is surprising to see that Christi...

Part Two : The Negro Slavery The Origin of Negro ...

Slaves in the History of Islam To give an idea of how Islam raised the status of slaves and treated them as human beings instead of brutes of burden (which was their common lot before Islam), the following tradition is of particular interest: One d...

Slaves in the History of Islam To give an idea of...

Part One : Islam and Slavery Islam Attacks Slavery Islam has often been represented by Christian writers as a religion which not only tolerated slavery but also encouraged it. This is a serious accusation levelled against Islam, and in this book I ...

Part One : Islam and Slavery Islam Attacks Slaver...

Slavery; Islamic and Christian Perspectives by : Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Prefaces Publisher's Preface to the First Edition Slavery is one of the oldest evils of society which defied the attempts of reformers for so many centuries. Ancient civ...

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