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  1. Part 2: God’s Justice

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    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:32

  2. Lesson 11: What is Justice?

      1. Why was Justice selected among all of God’s Qualities, considered to be a principle of religion? In this study, before anything else, this point must be made clear as to why the great ‘ulama consider justice, one of God’s Qualities, to be a principle ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  3. Lesson 12: Proof or Reason for The Creator’s Justice

    1. Goodness and Evil We have learned and it seems that this issue is necessary that our intellect distinguishes between good and evil to a certain extent. (This is that very thing which scholars speak about in ethical terms as ‘goodness’ and ‘evil’). For ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:33

  4. Lesson 13: The Philosophy of Signs and Evil

    From the earliest times to the present, a group of the unaware went against God’s Justice and expressed ideas that either God’s Justice did not exist or even sometimes they not only negated justice but used it as a means of proving the non-existence of Go ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  5. Lesson 14: The Philosophy of Undesirable Events in Life

    We have said that a group of the materialists have coercively made use of the issue of unpredictable occurrences of calamities and difficulties which occur in the life of human beings as an excuse to deny the justice of the Creator and sometimes, to deny ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  6. Lesson 15: Once Again the Philosophy of Signs and Catastrophes

    Because of the fact that a discussion about signs, catastrophes, sudden events and unpleasant events is a very difficult and complicated one and is most often discussed in the area of ontology and monotheism we are obligated to the student to study this i ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  7. Lesson 16: The Issue of Predestination and Free Will

    One of the issues which is directly related to the issue of the justice of the Creator, is the question of predestination or free will. According to the fatalists (those who believe in predestination), a human being has no choice whatever in his or her ac ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  8. Lesson 17: The Clearest Reason for Free Will

    1. The General Conscience of Human Beings Denies Predestination Even if philosophers and divine scholars give different reasons for free will of the human being, here we will take a short cut and give the clearest reason given by the supporters of free wi ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  9. Lesson 18: A World of Wonder in a Small Bird: What is the “Middle Way”?

    1. ‘Conferring’ as opposed to ‘Fatalism’ Of course, opposing the belief in fatalism, which is one kind of an extreme, is the school of ‘conferring’, which is at the other extreme. Those who accept this school believe that God created us and then put every ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  10. Lesson 19: Guidance and Error are in God’s Hands

    1. The Parts of Guidance and Error A traveler has an address in his hand. He meets you and asks you to help him find the address. You have two choices before you: First, to go with him and complete your good deed by accompanying him to his destination and ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  11. Lesson 20: God’s Justice and the issue of Eternity

    We know that the Holy Qur’an directly speaks of the eternal punishment to be given to the kuffar. That is, it speaks about eternity. “God has promised the hypocrites, men and women, and the kafirs, the fire of hell,’ therein shall they dwell,’ sufficient ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:33

  12. Part 3: Prophethood

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    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  13. Lesson 21: Our Need of Divine Leaders

    The Limitations of Our Knowledge There are people who might perhaps ask if sending of the prophets by God is necessary to guide the people. Is our intellect not sufficient to understand the realities? Is the progress and development of science not suffici ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  14. Lesson 22: The Need of having Prophets who Present The Law

    In the previous lesson, we came to know the need for the existence of the prophets from the two dimensions of learning and training. Now we have reached the point where we need to know the social laws and the important role of the prophets in this area. W ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  15. Lesson 23: Why are the Prophets Free of Sin and Error?

    Without doubt, more important than anything else, a prophet must attract the trust of the general public in such a way that his words contain no possibility of being lies or erroneous, otherwise, his position of leadership will be a shaky one. If they are ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  16. Lesson 24: The Best Way to come to Know the Prophets

    Without doubt, accepting the claims of every pretender to prophethood is unintelligent and illogical. It was possible that the claims to prophethood and the mission on behalf of God were true but the possibility also existed that an opportunist and a chea ...

    Abul Hasan - 09/18/2012 - 17:25

  17. Lesson 25: The Greatest Miracle of the Prophet of Islam

    All scholars of Islam believe that the Qur’an is the greatest miracle of the Prophet of Islam (S). When we say the most superior, it is because, in the first place, the Qur’an is not an intellectual miracle but rather has to do with the spirit and intelle ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:34

  18. Lesson 26: A Glance at the Miracle of the Qur’an

    What do the letters stand for at the beginning of some of the Surahs? We see that the beginning verse of many of the surahs of the Holy Qur’an are letters, like alif lam mim, alif lam mim rah and ya sin. One of the secrets and the philosophy behind these ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:34

  19. Lesson 27: The World View of the Holy Qur’an

    Before anything else, we should study the intellectual and cultural environment from which the Holy Qur’an arose. From the point of view of all historians, the Hijaz was among the most underdeveloped and backward areas of the world at that time. During th ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:35

  20. Lesson 28: The Holy Qur’an and Modern Scientific Discoveries

    There is no doubt that the Holy Qur’an is not a book about natural sciences, medicine, psychology or mathematical studies. The Holy Qur’an is a book of guidance and one which builds a human being. It mentions whatever is necessary for one to know. We shou ...

    Abul Hasan - 11/29/2013 - 12:35