Greater Sins - Volume 1

Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Abdul Husayn Dastghaib Shirazi

Ayatullah Dastghaib has exhaustively explained the phenomenon of sin, the classification of sins, and the necessity of avoiding them. He has also described fifty different types of Greater Sins. See also part II and III of this book. About sins and particularly the greater sins (Gunah-e-Kabira). Covers sins such as association with God (Shirk), fornication, drinking alcohol, and gambling. For volume II: http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-2-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-hu... For Volume III: http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-3-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-hu...

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Chapters

  1. Dedication
  2. Translator’s Preface
  3. A Short Biography of Ayatullah Dastaghaib Shirazi
  4. Taqwa
  5. Greater Sins and Smaller Sins
  6. First Greater Sin: Shirk (Polytheism)
  7. Second Greater Sin: Yās (Despair)
  8. Third Greater Sin:Qunut (Despondence)
  9. Fourth Greater Sin: Al Amno Min Makrillah (Disregard of Allah (S.w.T.)’s punishment)
  10. Fifth Greater Sin: Murder
  11. Sixth Greater Sin: Āq al-Walidayn (Disobedience to parents)
  12. Seventh Greater Sin: Qat’a ar-Rahm
  13. Eighth Greater Sin: Usurping the Property of the Orphans
  14. Ninth Greater Sin: Usury
  15. Tenth Greater Sin: Fornication
  16. Eleventh Greater sin: Sodomy
  17. Twelfth Greater Sin: Qažaf
  18. Thirteenth Greater Sin: Drinking Liquor
  19. Fourteenth Greater Sin: Gambling
  20. Fifteenth Greater Sin: Music
  21. Glossary of Islamic Terms

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