BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMPILER NAME AND LINEAGE Mohammed bin Ali bin al-Hussein bin Musa bin Babawayh; Abu Ja'far As-Saduq* al-Qummi -i.e. of Qum-; the master Sheikh and the head of the narrators. His father was the respectful Sheikh Abu al-Hasan Ali b...

BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMPILER NAME AND LINEAGE Moham...

THE PUBLISHER'S WORD IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL All praise is due to Allah Whose mercy is not desponded and forgiveness is not despaired of. The best blessings and peace be upon the keeper of His revelation, the seal of H...

THE PUBLISHER'S WORD IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE CO...

AL-MAWAAIZH ( THE SERMONS ) SHEIKH AS-SADUOQ Translated byBadr Shahin THE PUBLISHER'S WORD 13 THE REVISER'S WORD 17 THE REVISION 27 (1) Al-Mawaaizh 27 (2) Sifat ush-Shia 28 (3) Fadhaail ush-Shia 30 BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMPILER 33 Name ...

AL-MAWAAIZH ( THE SERMONS ) SHEIKH AS-SADUOQ Tr...

SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S FADHAAIL USH-SHIA ( THE MERITS OF THE SHIA ) (1) Ali's Rank is as Same as the Prophet's 380 (2) The Merit of the Love for the Family of Mohammed 384 (3) The Shia will be the Most Sure-Footed on the Path 385 (4) ...

SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S FADHAAIL USH-SHIA ( THE MERITS...

ISLAMIC TERMS Allah: Almighty God. Ansar: The supporters. The people of Medina who received, welcomed, and protected the Prophet (s) and the Muhajirs. Azan: Announcement. The Muslim call to ritual prayer. Caliph: The chief civil and religious rul...

ISLAMIC TERMS Allah: Almighty God. Ansar: The su...

4. INDEX OF PROPER NAMES Aamir al-Juhani: 394 Aamir bin As-Simt: 427 Aassim bin Hamid: 432, 442 Abdirrahman as-Sarraj: 376 Abdul-Ghaffar bin Mohammed al-Kelabi: 380 Abdullah bin Aamir: 382, 439 Abdullah bin al-Hussein al-Mueddib: 376 Abdullah...

4. INDEX OF PROPER NAMES Aamir al-Juhani: 394 Aa...

3. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE SINLESS Adam: 385. Abraham: 391, 415, 427, 441. Ishmael: 441. Moses: 408. The Prophet: 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 387, 391, 392, 393, 396, 414, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 431, 434, 436, 441. Amir ul-Mu'm...

3. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE SINLESS Adam: 385. ...

2. INDEX OF THE NARRATIONS After Allah allows the people of Paradise to… Imam as-Sadiq 444 Allah educated His Prophet (a)… Imam as-Sadiq 430 Allah gives (the pleasures of) this world to anyone… Imam al-Baqir 432 Be happy and announce this g...

2. INDEX OF THE NARRATIONS After Allah allows the...

1. INDEX OF THE QURANIC TEXTS VERSE NUMBER PAGE All intimate friends on that day… 43:67 411 Among the believers, there are people… 33:23 410 And you -the Shaitan- have no… 15:42 414 Are those who know equal to those… 39:9 412 But thos...

1. INDEX OF THE QURANIC TEXTS VERSE NUMBER PAGE...

Spiritual Freedom II And removes from them their burden and the shackles which were upon them. (7:157) Last week I mentioned that our discussion consists of three parts: The meaning of freedom, the two kinds of freedom, namely social and spiritual ...

Spiritual Freedom II And removes from them their ...

Worship and Prayer I We sometimes notice points in our Islamic interpretations that raise questions for some of us in connection with worship. For example we are told in the case of prayer that either the Prophet or the Imams have said, "Prayer is t...

Worship and Prayer I We sometimes notice points i...

Repentance I And (remember) Jonah when he went forth enraged and thought that We would have no power over him, then he called out, "There is no God but You. Glory be to You. I have done evil." So We answered him and delivered him out of grief even s...

Repentance I And (remember) Jonah when he went fo...

Migration and Jihad I And whoso goes forth from his house as an emigrant to God and His Messenger and then death overtakes him, his wage shall have fallen on God. Surely God is All-forgiving All-compassionate. (4:100) The holy religion of Islam is ...

Migration and Jihad I And whoso goes forth from h...

Migration and Jihad II Whoso goes forth from his house are migrants to God and His Messenger and then death overtakes him, and his wage shall have fallen on God; surely God is All-forgiving, All compassionate. (4:201) My previous discourse showed t...

Migration and Jihad II Whoso goes forth from his ...

Repentance II Lord we have wronged ourselves and if You do not forgive us, and have mercy upon us, we shall surely be among the lost. (7:23) In my previous discourse, I explained that repentance is the first step of the devotees on the journey of a...

Repentance II Lord we have wronged ourselves and ...

Worship and Prayer II Surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and dishonor and certainly the remembrance of God is the greatest. (29:44) In Islam, acts of devotion, in addition to their preeminence, are a part of its educational program. By g...

Worship and Prayer II Surely prayer keeps (one) a...

Nobility and Magnanimity of Spirit Oh soul at peace return unto your Lord, well pleased, well-pleasing. Enter among My servants. Enter My paradise. (89:28-30) On the holy birthday anniversary of Imam Husain, peace be upon him, last Monday I began a...

Nobility and Magnanimity of Spirit Oh soul at pea...

Spiritual Freedom I I Say, oh people of the Book! Come now to a word common between us and you that we worship none but God and that we associate not aught with Him and do not some of us take others as Lord, apart from God. (3:64) The subject of ou...

Spiritual Freedom I I Say, oh people of the Book!...

Spiritual Discourses Published by Islamic Propagation Organization The Criteria for Humanity I have been asked to discuss the question of the criteria for humanity. If we were to do so from the viewpoint of biology, this would be an easy matter s...

Spiritual Discourses Published by Islamic Propag...

Spiritual Discourses Published by Islamic Propagation Organization Discourse 1 : The Criteria for Humanity Discourse 2 : The School of Humanity Discourse 3 : Spiritual Freedom I Discourse 4 : Spiritual Freedom II Discourse 5 : Nobility and Mag...

Spiritual Discourses Published by Islamic Propag...

The Meaning of Hadith al-Thaqalayn In each of the parts of the Abaqat dealing with a particular hadith, the author, Sayyid Hamid Husayn - quddisa sirruh - after dealing with its tawatur goes on to deal with the meaning and doctrinal import of the ha...

The Meaning of Hadith al-Thaqalayn In each of the...