Islam has made the strongest recommendations about working and acquiring sustenance and has not disregarded the importance of economic activities even in the most critical moments so much so that Al-‘Imam al-Sadiq (A) said to his friend Hisham: “Even during the war, when soldiers array in line and when the fire of battle is fanned,…
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After reaching rational development…
“After reaching rational development, man can more or less, become aware of his own needfulness through mental activities and rational analysis and can realize the presence of Allah. Gradually with the development of his reason and with expertise in reasoning, he will gain more knowledge about his fundamental needs and his dependence, until in the…
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Theft is an unfair and indecent action…
“Theft is an unfair and indecent action that threatens the financial security of the society. It is self-evident that the fundamental source of human life is the property and wealth which man acquires at the expense of his life. Man protects his wealth so that it can be safeguarded against any infringement by others so…
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Since man considers this world as a place…
Since man considers this world as a place of pleasure and luxury, and death as the end of these activities, even if he is led to believe in the Hereafter, its states, conditions, and rewards via the arguments of the hukama’ or the traditions of the prophets (A), yet his heart remains unfamiliar with them…
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Islam neither says that a woman cannot leave…
Islam neither says that a woman cannot leave her home nor does it say that she cannot seek knowledge and learning. Rather, men and women must both learn and seek knowledge. There is no objection to women’s economic activities in Islam. Islam has never wanted women to be useless and unoccupied. It has never desired…
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