Islam
“Islam is a complete religion providing for all the needs of humanity in every place and at every time.”
The Shia and their beliefs, (page 27)
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Honor
“Almighty Allaah has said in the Holy Quran: And we have honoured the sons of Adam and have borne him in the land and in the sea and we have sustained them with the good”
The Holy Quran: The Night Journey (17): 70.
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.20
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Kinship
“ kinship is a very important means of reaching a common understanding and of strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation, of solidarity and mutual regard.”
The Family In Islam, Pg. 28
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
The Bond of Kinship
“kinship has a prominent role in safeguarding society from deviance. The married couple may not be related in any way so kinship develops through their children, among themselves and between them and the parents relatives.”
The Family In Islam, Pg. 28
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Employment for the Youth
“When we say protection of children we don’t simply mean advice and guidance but as well as that we mean making them feel apart of a healthy environment and preparing for them the means of obtaining work and making a living, and forging links with them with a Mosque or a school or a library or a religious community center, and Marrying them when they become of age and seeking gainful employment for them.”
The Family In Islam, Pg. 28
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Ignorance
“ Islam works to make education general by making learning compulsory as in the tradition: ‘The seeking of knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim man and woman.”
43 kanz al-faw”‘id: vol.2, p.107.
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.17
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
“Islam also encourages the learning of different sciences as in the tradition: ‘If the people knew
the benefits of seeking knowledge they would seek it even by crossing the seas”
Ghawl: al-layli: vol.4, p.61, trad.9.
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.17
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
“Also amongst many other traditions it is said that: ‘The Angels
lower their wings to the seeker of knowledge [in humility before them].”
Al-kafi Vol.1, p.34, trad.1.
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.17
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
The Importance of Health
The married couple must place a great importance on hygiene because of the Quranic verse: Save your self and our families from the Fire, : and the saying of Imam Sajjad a.s., : “Your body holds rights over you”
Quran Chapter: 66 (Tahrim), Verse 6
The Family In Islam, Pg. 26
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Independance
God blesses us with manufacture and Agriculture and we have water and earth and willing hands, we will have become independant from others. As Imam Ali a.s. said: “Become independent from whomever you wish and you will become his equal.”
The Family In Islam
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Organisation
“ In the traditions: “I urge you by Allah to organise your affairs”
See: Nahj al-balaghah: letter 47.
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.25
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Islamic Morals
“Islamic morals are all those things which Islam promotes or makes mandatory such as truthfulness, trustworthiness, modesty, chastity, bravery, generosity, activity, action, good morals, spreading peace, solving disputes, amiability, brotherhood, abstinence and the like.”
The Shia and their beliefs, Pg.42
Sayed Mohammad Shirazi