Ethics

In the preceding chapter, the salient features of the proposed new sexual morality have been discussed. Now, it is intended to evaluate its basic principles. These are restated below : (1) Personal liberty of every individual should be invariably res...

In the preceding chapter, the salient features of ...

A critical analysis of the basic principles of the proposed new sexual freedom has been indicated in the preceding chapter. In this chapter, we concentrate on examination of the salient features of the proposed new sexual liberation, specially on its...

A critical analysis of the basic principles of the...

Sexual morals constitute an integral part of behavioural ethics applicable to human beings. Included in sexual ethics are some of the various social norms, personal habits and behavioural patterns, which are associated directly with the sexual instin...

Sexual morals constitute an integral part of behav...

For Muslims, the institution of marriage based on mutuality of natural interest and cordiality between spouses represents a sublime manifestation of the Divine Will and Purpose. This is discernible in the Quranic verse cited below : And one of His si...

For Muslims, the institution of marriage based on ...

"O People! The Messenger of Allah has said: If anyone witnesses an oppressive ruler who permits that which has been forbidden by Allah, breaks the divine covenant, opposes the Prophet's Sunnah and regulations, and treats Allah’s servants through sinf...

"O People! The Messenger of Allah has said: If any...

Who is Hussain ? The leader of the small group of men who were martyred in Kerbala was none other than Husain (A), son of Ali bin Abi Talib (A) and grandson of the Holy Prophet (S). Who was Husain? He was the son of Fatima (A) for whom the Holy Proph...

Who is Hussain ? The leader of the small group of ...

When certain seasons of worship come around like the months of Ramadan and Muharram, it is very important that we re-evaluate ourselves to see what blessings we have gotten from them. Were they in proportion with the power of the season? Have we pres...

When certain seasons of worship come around like t...

What was the course of Imam Hussain’s (A.S) revolution? What reasons prompted him to initiate such a great and unmatched uprising? Did he intend to overthrow the Yazid regime? Did he wish to end the Umayyid dynasty? These and alike questions keep cro...

What was the course of Imam Hussain’s (A.S) revolu...

Ashura literature deals with oral and/or written discourses on, or related to, the Battle of Ashura of 10 Muharram 61 AH/ 10 October 680 AD. Ashura literature encompasses a wide array of materials, ranging from (chiefly Muharram and Safar) preachings...

Ashura literature deals with oral and/or written d...

No knowledgeable author has gone without commenting about the tragedy of Karbala, one way or the other. Dickens, Gibbon, Ockley, Henri Lammens, Wellhausen, Hodgson, Garcin de Tassey, are but a few names in a long list of western writers in addition t...

No knowledgeable author has gone without commentin...

Human has always desired a better life. Of course issues such as a decent place to live, food to eat, and cloth to wear and ... are the basic needs of every human being, which must be resolved. Nevertheless, what is a better life? Some people may say...

Human has always desired a better life. Of course ...

Students of the so?called historical method argue that in terms of immediate history, nothing was achieved as a result of the events on `Ashura, i.e. Muharram. They say that it was a tragedy, but its overall effect on the political events of the peri...

Students of the so?called historical method argue ...

While the blood of the innocent flows freely on the streets of Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt, and the eastern parts of Saudi Arabia, the regimes in power, which worship at the altar of the Great Satan (the US) and its Zionist brat, have no inhibitions in ins...

While the blood of the innocent flows freely on th...

In Surat as-Saafaat XXXVII:101-109, Allah (SWT) says: We gave him (Hadhrat Ibraheem A.S.) the tidings of a son possessing forbearance (hilm). And when the son (Hadhrat Ismail A.S.) was old enough to walk about with him (some mufassireen have translat...

In Surat as-Saafaat XXXVII:101-109, Allah (SWT) sa...

The martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali ('a) and his companions in Karbala' proved to be the beginning of the downfall of the Banu Umayyah dynasty which had usurped the Islamic khilafah by deceit, repression, and corruption of the Muslim community. Tho...

The martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali ('a) and his...

Events leading to the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his family have great significance in the history of Islam. As one poet wrote on these events: Islam is revived after every Kerbala In the year 60 Al Hijra (680 AD) Yezid, son of Maaviya, was the Ca...

Events leading to the martyrdom of Imam Hussain an...

The foremost positive and constructive effect of patience is to produce a strong and invincible personality. Like a good physical exercise programme makes a person strong and healthy to enable him to offer better physical resistance. Secondly, it pro...

The foremost positive and constructive effect of p...

Apart from the constructive social advantages of patience such as gaining victory and fulfillment of aims and goals, this characteristic is also responsible for the positive and very important influences upon the mentality and spirit of the patient p...

Apart from the constructive social advantages of p...

The third constructive quality of patience is that whatever stage or extent a patient person may be, it helps him to bring relatively closer and more reliant upon Allah. Now, some people may consider that reliance upon Allah does not get along with t...

The third constructive quality of patience is that...

In the end, it would be necessary to mention about the advantages and constructive effects of patience. Although in our earlier discussions, the topic has been covered to a certain extent, but in order to provide more detailed information regarding t...

In the end, it would be necessary to mention about...

The people before testing, cannot evaluate themselves, and very often are unaware about the hidden energy in their existence. Let us consider the example of a strong person, who is possessed with plenty of natural physical strength without doing any ...

The people before testing, cannot evaluate themsel...