THE ROLE OF THE AHL AL-BAYT IN BUILDING THE VIRTUOUS COMMUNITY / Book eight: The System of Devotional Acts of the Virtuous Community

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First Pages a1
THE SYSTEM OF DEVOTIONAL ACTS OF THE VIRTUOUS COMMUNITY a13
Prelude 15
General Methodology 17
CHAPTER ONE: TIMED ACTS OF WORSHIP 19
Prelude 21
Daily Devotional Acts 23
Daily Prayers, Supererogatory Prayers and Details 0
More Privileges 26
Post-Prayer Litanies 35
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an 38
The Best Times of Worship in a Day 39
Voluntary Prayers and Prayer of Inadvertence 40
Weekly Acts of Worship 43
Fridays and Thursday Nights 0
Supplications of the Days of the Week 0
Prayers of the Days of the Week 44
Monthly Acts of Worship 45
Prayer on the First Day of the Month 0
Three-Day Fasting Each Month 46
Yearly Acts of Worship 49
Special Days and Nights 0
Three Blessed Months 0
Hajj and the First Ten Days of Dhu’l-Hijjah 0
The Three Blessed Months 51
The Month of Rajab 0
Merits of Rajab 0
Rites of Rajab 53
Supplications 54
Formulas of Ziyarah 0
Litanies 0
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an 55
Multiform Prayers 56
Acts of the First Night and Day of Rajab 57
Salat al-Ragha'ib (Prayer of Desires) 58
Prayer on the Bright (Moonlit) Nights of Rajab, Sha`ban, and Ramadan 59
Rites of the Night of Mid-Rajab 60
Rites of the Twenty-Seventh Night and Day of Rajab 0
The Month of Sha`bān 63
Merits of Sha`ban 0
Rites of Sha`ban 66
Fasting 67
Litanies 0
Almsgiving 68
Invocations of Blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household 69
Supplications and Whispered Prayers (Munajat) 70
First: The first night and day of Sha`ban 0
Second: Thursdays of Sha`ban 0
Third: The Third of Sha`ban 71
Fourth: The mid-Sha`ban Night 0
Fifth: The Last Days and the Last Night of Sha`ban 0
The Month Of RamaḌān 73
Merits of Ramadan 0
Rites of Ramadan 79
First Part: The Common Devotional Acts of Ramadan 80
Devotional Acts Common to the Nights and Days 0
Supplications after each obligatory prayer or at all times 0
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an 81
Litanies 0
Prayers 82
Devotional Acts Common to the Nights of Ramadan 0
Breaking the Fast 0
Almsgiving 83
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an 0
Supplications 84
Prayers 0
Devotional Acts Common to Early Dawn 86
Having the Early Dawn Meal (Suhur) 0
Supplications and Whispered Prayers 0
Devotional Acts Common to Daytime 87
Supplication 0
Litanies and Doxologies 88
Invocations of Blessings 89
Second Part: Devotional Acts Dedicated to Certain Nights and Days 0
Devotional Acts on the First Night and Day 0
Watching the New Moon 90
Ritual Bathing 0
Visiting Imam Husayn (‘a) 0
Supererogatory Prayers 0
Supplications 91
Devotional Acts on the Bright Nights of Ramadan 92
Rites of the Nights of Qadr 0
Devotional Acts of the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan 93
Particular Acts of Days and Nights 94
Hajj and the First Ten Days of Dhu’l-Ḥijjah 96
Categories of the Ritual Hajj 99
Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu` 100
Distinctive Features of Hajj 104
Characteristics of the Ahl al-Bayt’s View of Hajj 0
Great Interest 108
Comprehensiveness of the Devotional Content of Hajj 109
Visiting the Holy Prophet (s), the Holy Imams (‘a), and Places of Worship 110
Identifying the General Political Attitude 114
Meeting the Imam and the Leadership of the Muslim Community 116
Hajj: Jihad of the Weak 117
The Devotional Acts On The Day Of `Arafāt 129
Rites on the Night before the Day of `Arafat 130
Supplications 0
Litanies 131
Visiting Imam Husayn (‘a) 0
Rites on the Day of `Arafat 0
Ritual Bathing 0
Visiting Imam Husayn (‘a) 0
Prayers 0
Fasting 0
Litanies 132
Supplications 0
Personal Supplications 0
The Course Of The Devotional Acts During The ḤAjj Season 122
The Devotional Acts Attached to the Rites of Hajj 0
The Devotional Acts On The First Ten Days Of Dhu’l- Ḥijjah 133
Fasting 0
Prayers 0
Supplications 134
Litanies 0
The Devotional Acts On The TashrīQ Days 135
Offering an Animal in Sacrifice 0
Litany 0
CHAPTER TWO: UNTIMED ACTS OF WORSHIP 137
Prelude 139
Prayer 140
The Untimed Recommended Prayers 143
Voluntary Prayers 144
Prayers of the Holy Infallibles (‘a) 146
The Holy Prophet’s Prayer (s) 147
Imam `Ali’s Prayer 0
Lady Fatimah al-Zahra'‘s Prayer 148
Ja`far al-Tayyar’s Prayer 149
Prayers for Granting of Needs 153
Other Prayers for Granting Specific Needs 155
Istikharah and Its Prayer 0
Dedicated Prayers 159
The Burial Night Prayer 160
Prayers for the Parents 161
Fasting 163
Obligatory Fasting 0
Forbidden Fasting 164
Recommended Fasting 0
Supplication 169
Motives for Responding to Supplications 172
More Motives 178
The Best Times for Supplicating 0
Places of Supplicating 180
Conditions of Supplicating 181
When Supplications are Rejected 183
Special Directions 184
Imprecation of Punishment on the Enemies 0
Invoking Allah’s Curse upon a Lying Party (Mubahalah) 188
Showing the Points of Error in Supplications 190
Spontaneous Supplications are the Best Supplications 192
Objectives of Supplicating 194
Reported Formulas of Supplications 199
Dhikr 203
Categories Of Dhikr 208
Dhikr in its private meaning 0
1. Basmalah 209
Basmalah: the Motto of the Virtuous Community 210
2. Isti`adhah 212
3. Tahlil 214
4. Tahmid 216
5. Tasbih 217
6. Takbir 219
7. Hawqalah 221
8. Mashi'ah 0
9. Istirja` 222
Istighfār 225
The Limit of Asking for Forgiveness 231
Hastening to Implore for Forgiveness 233
Invocations Of Blessings 238
Gains of Invocations of Blessings upon the Prophet and his Household 240
Circumstances of Invocations of Blessings 245
Conclusion: Times and Situations of Dhikr 248
Recommended situations for dhikr 250
Objectives Of Dhikr 256
Spiritual Effects 0
Material Effects 257
Jihad 259
Significance and Merit of Jihad 262
Categories of Jihad 269
Laws Appertaining to Jihad 270
Circumstances for Jihad 278
Ribat (Taking up Positions on the Borders) 284
Conclusion 286
Epilogue 288

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

In the Name of Allah,
the All-beneficent, the All-merciful





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