AHL AL-BAYT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ahl al-Bayt in the Holy Qur’an
The Meaning of Ahl al-Bayt in Narrations
The Necessity of Getting to know Ahl al-Bayt in the Narrations
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Ka`bah and Its Vicinity
The Best Days and Nights
The Grand Night
The First ten Nights of Dhu’l-Hijjah
Days of Allah
The Best Human Beings
People of knowledge
People of Piety
Ahl al-Bayt, the Best Creatures
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Light
Pen
Intellect
Spirit
The Perfect Light of Ahl al-Bayt
The Followers of Ahl al-Bayt
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Stages of Man’s Descent
Ahl al-Bayt’s Distinction
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Stages of Devotion
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Features of Allah’s Vicegerent
Merits Of Allah’s Vicegerent
Ahl al-Bayt, Allah’s Most Perfect Vicegerents
True vicegerents; Means of Grace
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Allah’s knowledge and Act
Ahl al-Bayt’s knowledge and Act
Why Are Ahl al-Bayt Infallible?
Infallibility, the zenith of Piety
The Infallibles Are Not Tempted by Satan
The Infallibles’ Knowledge and Act
Infallibility; Not Exclusive
Allah is the True Agent
Self-Purification; Premise of Infallibility
Prophethood and Imamate Are Exclusive
`ismah Can Be Acquired
Sin From The Viewpoints of the Infallible
Those who can really see are not ignorant
Human Power and `ismah
Ahl al-Bayt, at the zenith of `ismah
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The Favorites with the Holy Prophet
Obeisance to Ahl al-Bayt Makes you Allah’s Favorite
How To Be Allah’s Favorite?
To please Ahl al-Bayt is to please Allah
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Source of Mercy
Manifestations of Ahl al-Bayt’s Mercy
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Worldly People Fail To Understand Ahl al-Bayt
Truth is Not Hidden
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Obeying Allah and the Holy Prophet
Ahl al-Bayt in The Holy Qur’an
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The Gospel According to John
The Book of Enoch
The Gospel of Barnabas
Allah’s Promise to Abraham
A Very Important Event
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What Is God’s Message in the Psalms Of David?
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Imam Husayn and a Beggar
The Marriage of Imam `Ali and Lady Fatimah
Imam `Ali’s Knowledge
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In praise of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
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Ahl al-Bayt, A Paragon of Purification
Love for Ahl al-Bayt; Desire of the Messenger
Love for Ahl al-Bayt Is Love for Allah
The Secret of Ahl al-Bayt and Some of Their Features
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Five Moral Habits of the Holy Prophet
A Jew Becomes Muslim By the Holy Prophet
Interest-Free Loan For The Needy
Eating with the Poor
Piety and Contentment
Amazing Humbleness
Sympathy with People
Kindness against Ingratitude
Devotion
A Permanent Cure
Honoring A Nobleman
Great Forbearance
Courtesy towards the community
Honoring a Guest
Respect for Kindness
Forgiving the Enemies
A Graceful Generosity
Helping a brother-in-faith
Forgiving A Foulmouthed Man
Behavior towards the Chief of Hypocrites
Behavior towards the Companions
Helping a Mother!
Sublime Morality
Tolerating Hardships
Never Annoy People
Nobility
Asking For Fair Price
Gathering Wood For Making Fire
A Gracious Generosity
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A Beautiful Pardon
Another Example Of Pardon
Pardoning Talhah
Helping the Orphans
Carrying a Heavy Load
Bare-Food On Five Occasions
Moral Behavior In The Market
Those On Foot Not To Follow Riders
A Jew Becomes Muslim
Justice in The Court
Contentment
Generosity
No Desire For Wealth
Justice
Public Fund
Old Garment
No Love Of Wealth
Giving Clothes To The Naked
Charity
Charity Changes People
Altruism
An Extraordinary Example of Altruism
The Battle Of Camel
The Battle of Siffin
The Battle Of Nahrawan
A Light Diet
One Of The Days
Recompense
The Blazing Iron Bar
An Extraordinary Example of Piety
Dry Bread And Sour Yoghurt
Self-Sacrifice and Generosity
Pardon
A Model Of Generosity
Favoring A Servant
Guidelines to rulers
Fighting Oppression
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Charity
Ask More Questions
Neighbor First!
Intimacy With The Holy Qur’an
The Blessed Necklace
Fatimah’s Bequest
Said about Lady Fatimah
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Humbleness
Write Down Your Needs
Extraordinary Example of Generosity
Giving Away All Savings
Feeding A Hungry Dog
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What A Sorrow
Helping The Needy
Honoring A Teacher
Seek My Pleasure
Liberality
Better Greeting
Man’s Value
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Forgiving A Neighbor
A Hidden Charity
Prayer And Charity
A Qur’anic Pardon
Day of Loss
Unknown Among Travelers
Kindness To A Camel
Giving Away His Food
Helping The Needy
The Story of Grapes
Nobility in Childhood
Asking For Forgiveness
Retaliation
Mother’s Right
Security Against Loan
An Extraordinary Example of Forbearance
Reaction To Backbiting
Forgiving The Child’s Killer
Devotion
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Benevolence
Forbearance With A Christian
Hospitality
Wife’s Rights
Praying Together
Surrender To Allah
Prayer At Night
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Helping The Relatives
Generosity
Say Your Request
An Extraordinary Example of Kindness
Do Not Disclose Your Poverty
Honoring A Guest
Attitude Towards Two Needy Persons
Praying To Allah
Patience In Hard Conditions
Paradise, A Reward For Prayer
Kindness To Servants
Working Hard For Living
Worker’s Wage
Lawful Profit
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Contentment and Generosity
An Extraordinary Example of Generosity
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Honoring All Human Beings
Helping A Needy Traveler
A Worker’s Wage
Devotion
A Letter to His Son
Giving Away His Shirts
Paying off a Heavy Loan
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Protecting the Oppressed
Dignity of Imam al-Jawad
Ma’mun’s Trickery
A Shafi`ite’s Opinion about The Imam
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Special Favor Towards Shi`ites
Healing a Leper
Kindness To Relatives
Generosity
Choosing A Name For A Child
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Charity
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Dispensing Justice
Peace and Security
Public Welfare
Removing Harms From Shi`ites
Promoting Intellect, knowledge and Morality
Final Rule
How to Salute Imam al-Mahdi?
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Generosity under the hardest conditions
Forgiving The Guilty
Forgive Me for the Sake of Hasan and Husayn
Forgiving the corrupt on the Earth and Anti-Islam Fighters
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Requirements of Love for Ahl al-Bayt
1. Acting according to the decrees
2. Taking Ahl al-Bayt’s Friends As Friends (tawalli)
3. Disavowal of Ahl al-Bayt’s enemies (tabarri)
4. Tribulation and Calamity
Difficult Test
Imam al-Baqir visiting Muhammad ibn Muslim
5. Mutual Love
6. Love for Ahl al-Bayt eases agony of Death
7. Presence of Ahl al-Bayt at the point of death
8. Immunity from Chastisement
9. Passing The Sirat
10. Ahl al-Bayt and Forgiveness
11. Associating with Ahl al-Bayt
12. Paradise, Reward of Love For Ahl al-Bayt
Keep Company With Ahl al-Bayt
13. Love For Ahl al-Bayt Puts Hearts at Rest
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1. In Material Field
2. In Spiritual Field
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