The Ahlul-Bayt; Ethical Role-Models

Author: Sayyid Mahdi as-Sadr

Translator: Badr Shahin

This book represents the excellence of the divine revelation as well as the wisdom of the Ahlul-Bayt (a) who progressed in the light of that revelation and understood its concepts to present it in the form of expressive wisdom, high trait, and moral lessons whose illumination and purity focus on souls to clean and light them through virtuous concepts.

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Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Section One: General Ethics
  3. Moral conduct
  4. Ill-Temper
  5. Truth
  6. Untruth
  7. Clemency and Suppression of Anger
  8. Anger
  9. Modesty
  10. Arrogance
  11. Satisfaction
  12. Greed
  13. Generosity
  14. Altruism
  15. Stinginess
  16. Chastity
  17. Gluttony
  18. Faithfulness and Breach
  19. Fraternity
  20. Sectarianism
  21. Justice
  22. Injustice
  23. Sincerity
  24. Showiness
  25. Conceit
  26. Conviction
  27. Patience
  28. Gratitude
  29. Trust In God
  30. Fear Of God
  31. Hope For God
  32. Deception
  33. Envy
  34. Backbiting
  35. Slander
  36. Talebearing
  37. Calumny
  38. Obscenity, Revilement and Defamation
  39. Sarcasm
  40. Good Wording
  41. Inconveniences of Sins
  42. Repentance
  43. Self-Judgment and Self-Control
  44. Righteous Deed
  45. Obedience and God- Fearing
  46. Perseverance on Principles
  47. Section Two: Rights and Obligations
  48. Preface
  49. The Divine Rights
  50. Rights of the Prophet
  51. Rights of the Imams
  52. Rights of Scholars
  53. Rights of Teachers and Students
  54. Rights of Parents and Sons
  55. Matrimonial Rights
  56. Rights of the Relatives
  57. Rights of Friends
  58. Rights of Neighborhood
  59. Rights of the Islamic Society
  60. Obligations of the Rulers
  61. Physical and Mental Necessities

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