
An elaborate thesis on how the purified Ahlul Bayt played their role in the post Prophetic era in building a virtuous Community. The series is comprised of 8 volume set. vol. 1 "Goals and Characteristics", Vol. 2 "General rules and Fundamentals" vol. 3 "General System of the virtuous Community" vol. 4 " The Security System of the virtuous Community" vol. 5 " The Economic System of the virtuous Community" vol. 6 " The System of Social Relations of the virtuous Community" vol. 7 " The Ritual System of the virtuous Community" vol. 8 "The System of Devotional acts of the virtuous Community"
- The Role of the Ahl al-Bayt in Building the Virtuous Community Book Eight: The System of Devotional Acts of the Virtuous Community
- Prelude
- Chapter 1: Timed Acts Of Worship
- Prelude
- Daily Devotional Acts
- Weekly Acts of Worship
- Monthly Acts of Worship
- Yearly Acts of Worship
- The Three Blessed Months
- The Month of Rajab
- Merits of Rajab
- Rites of Rajab
- Supplications
- Formulas of Ziyarah
- Litanies
- Recitation of the Holy Qur'an
- Multiform Prayers
- Acts of the First Night and Day of Rajab
- Salat al-Ragha'ib (Prayer of Desires)
- Prayer on the Bright (Moonlit) Nights of Rajab, Sha’ban, and Ramadhan
- Rites of the Night of Mid-Rajab
- Rites of the Twenty-Seventh Night and Day of Rajab
- The Month of Sha’ban
- The Month Of Ramadhan
- Merits of Ramadhan
- Rites of Ramadhan
- First Part: The Common Devotional Acts of Ramadhan
- Devotional Acts Common to the Nights and Days
- Supplications after each obligatory prayer or at all times
- Recitation of the Holy Qur'an
- Litanies
- Prayers
- Devotional Acts Common to the Nights of Ramadhan
- Breaking the Fast
- Almsgiving
- Recitation of the Holy Qur'an
- Supplications
- Prayers
- Devotional Acts Common to Early Dawn
- Having the Early Dawn Meal (Suhur)
- Supplications and Whispered Prayers
- Devotional Acts Common to Daytime
- Supplication
- Litanies and Doxologies
- Invocations of Blessings
- Second Part: Devotional Acts Dedicated to Certain Nights and Days
- Rites of the Nights of Qadr
- Hajj and the First Ten Days of Dhu’l-Hijjah
- The Month of Rajab
- Identifying the General Political Attitude
- Meeting the Imam and the Leadership of the Muslim Community
- Hajj: Jihad of the Weak
- The Course of the Devotional Acts During The Hajj Season
- Chapter Two: Untimed Acts Of Worship
- Prelude
- Prayer
- The Untimed Recommended Prayers
- Voluntary Prayers
- Prayers of the Holy Infallibles (‘a)
- The Holy Prophet’s Prayer (S)
- Imam ‘Ali’s Prayer
- Lady Fatimah al-Zahra'‘s Prayer
- Ja’far al-Tayyar’s Prayer
- Prayers for Granting of Needs
- Other Prayers for Granting Specific Needs
- Istikharah and Its Prayer
- Dedicated Prayers
- The Burial Night Prayer
- Prayers for the Parents
- Fasting
- Supplication
- Motives for Responding to Supplications
- More Motives
- The Best Times for Supplicating
- Best Situations for Supplicating
- Places of Supplicating
- Conditions of Supplicating
- When Supplications are Rejected
- Special Directions
- Imprecation of Punishment on the Enemies
- Invoking Allah’s Curse upon a Lying Party (Mubahalah)
- Showing the Points of Error in Supplications
- Spontaneous Supplications are the Best Supplications
- Objectives of Supplicating
- Reported Formulas of Supplications
- Dhikr
- Jihad
- Epilogue