Lesson 37: Islamic Manners

Greetings Islam enjoins on its followers to maintain good will, brotherhood, love, to ask about each other’s health, to help one another and to remove all evils among them. We shall explain what the Islamic Shari’ah (law) has taught about good manners, to greet one another, to create love and fraternity. Whoever greets his fellow[…]

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Lesson 36: Cleanliness and Environmental Sanitation

Last summer I went to the village of my uncle. When I arrived I was amazed at the cleanliness I found there. I said to my cousin: “What has happened? Your village has really changed.” “Yes” he answered. “You are right, the village has changed. It’s about three years since you were last here, and[…]

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Lesson 35: Etiquette of Fasting

One of the great acts of worship in Islam is observing sawm (fasting). Allah loves those who observe sawm, and bestows on them a good reward. Observing sawm means abstaining from eating, drinking, and some other things. In the month of Ramadan, Muslims observe sawm everyday from the morning until the sunset, when they eat[…]

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Lesson 34: Household chores

Mahmud was writing the following essay: My name is Mahmud. I have two sisters, Zainab and Fatimah. They both go to school. In all, there are six of us in our family, and we have divided the household chores between us. Father does the shopping and the other jobs outside the house. I help my[…]

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Lesson 33: A True Shiah

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) once said to one of his companions: “O Jabir! It is not enough that a person says, “I am Shiah and I love the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and the Prophet’s family and the Imams (a.s.)”. By Allah, a Shiah is the one who is perfectly pious and obedient to Allah’s commands. Anyone[…]

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Lesson 32: Seeking Permission

Our Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) was sitting one day with his companions and they were talking together. A person came in without asking permission and didn’t even offer his salam. “Why didn’t you say salam?” questioned the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). “Why didn’t you ask permission to come in?!” “Go back. Ask our permission and greet us[…]

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Lesson 31: Seeking Allah’s Pleasure By Generosity

One of the former Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.a) was seriously ill. Imam Husain (a.s.) went to visit him. He saw that the man was in extreme discomfort. He was sighing and groaning. Imam Husain (a.s.) became very upset. “Brother…” he said, “Why are you so distressed? Tell me, so that I can do something[…]

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Lesson 30: The Child Who Doesn’t Trouble Anyone

Hamid is a very good boy. He doesn’t trouble anyone. He doesn’t throw stones at people’s doors and windows. He doesn’t draw pictures on doors and walls or write on them. Hamid knows that to trouble people is bad and sinful. He knows that to cause someone distress is a sin, and until it is[…]

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Lesson 29: Being Kind to Animals

One day Imam Hasan (a.s.) was busy eating when a dog came and stood in front of him, gazing at him. Imam Hasan (a.s.) put a mouthful of food in his own mouth and then threw some in front of the dog. The dog ate it. Wagged his tail in thanks, barked, and again lifted[…]

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Lesson 28: The Child Who Does Good Deeds

Ahmad is a very good boy. He doesn’t trouble anyone and is a friend to his brothers and sisters and is kind to them. He helps his sister Zainab, who is in class one, to learn her lessons well. In his spare time, he helps his classmates to prepare for their lessons. Ahmad is kind[…]

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