Basic Belief

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Chapters
1.

Religion

What is religion

Is religion necessary

2.

How to identify the true

religion

Is that not rational to test your

faith

The Basic rules of the judgment

Compatibility with the Natural

law

Unanimity with the biological

laws

Celibacy

Slaughtering of animals

Comprehensiveness of the
religion

3.

Benefits of religion

Religion imparts a consciousness

of the self-esteem

Announcement of Divine
Deputyship

The coronation ceremony of man

Religion offers peace and

tranquility

Religion offers sense of security

Why people commit suicide?

Religion gives purpose in life

4.

Islam - The Only True

Religion

Islam is the only true Divine

religion

The original teachings of

Judaism and Christianity verify
Islam

5.

What does the word Islam

mean

Islam means

Who are Muslims

A born Muslim has no advantage

over a born Non-Muslim

6.

Tawheed - Oneness of God

What is Tawheed

Existence of God

Does science prove the

existence of God

Does science disprove the

existence of God

7.

Atheism - Kufr

What is atheism

Agnosticism

Chapter - 12 Nabuwwat - Prophethood

What is the difference between Rasool and Nabi ?

After knowing the terminological meanings of Rasul and Nabi, it is also

important to understand the difference of these two great positions.
The Quran has used both the words, Nabi and Rasul, which shows that
there were two kinds of messengers.
1. Some of the messengers were Nabi only.
2. Some messengers were both Nabi and Rasool.
The difference between Rasul and Nabi is that,
1. A Rasul was a messenger of Allah who was given a new Shariat
(codes of law) from Him. And a Nabi was also the messenger of
Allah, but he was not given any new Shariat and followed the shariat
of earlier Rasul. Sheikh Mufid, a great scholar of Islam writes in his
book, Awail al-Maqalat, every messenger is a prophet [Nabi], but
not every Prophet is a Rasul [Apostle]. All Rasules were Nabi but all
Nabis were not Rasuls.
2. A Prophet is always a Nabi by birth, but a prophet become Rasul
when he officially receives the post and declares it. For example, our
Prophet Muhammad (sws) was Nabi by birth, but became Rasul when
he officially got and delivered the message of Risalat at the age of
40.
3. The Rasul [Apostle] receives the message from Allah Taala in many
different manners such as, vision during sleep, direct communication
with angels when he is awake. i.e., he can see and speak to the
angels during communication of Divine message. But the Nabi
[prophet] differs from the Rasul in that he does not see the angels
when
awake but sees during sleep.
4. The Rasul is higher in rank than a Nabi.
Out of 25 Prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran, or among 124000 Nabis,
Five were Rasul, and are called Ulu l-azm prophets, meaning those who
possess a quality of determination and firmness.
The five Rasuls and Ulul-azm Prophets are:
1 - Hazrat Nooh (as)
2 - Hazrat Ibrahim (as)
3 - Hazrat Musa (as)
4 - Hazrat Isa (as)
5 - Hazrat Muhammad (sws)
Prophet Nooh(as) was given a Shariah which was followed by other
prophets up to the time of Hazrat Ibrahim(as).
Prophet Ibrahim(as) was given a Shariah which remained in force up
to the time of Hazrat Musa. i.e., Hazrat Yaqub, Hazrat Lut, Hazrat
Yousuf (as) etc. followed the Shariat of Ibrahim.
Prophet Musa(as) was given a new Shariah which was followed by all
the prophets of Bani Israel until the time of Hazrat Isa (as).
Prophet Isa (as) was given a new Shariat which remained in force

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8.

Does science disprove the

existence of God
Polytheism - Shirk

Kinds of Polytheism Major Shirk

Definition of Major Shirk Idol

worship

Associating God with someone

Portraying anyone like God

Portraying Prophets or Imams as

God

Divine warnings to Mushriks

Three staunch enemies of Shirk

Minor Shirk or Shirk-e-Asghar

What is Shirk-e-Asghar

What is Shirk and what is not

Shirk

Munajat of Imam Ali (as)

Is touching and kissing of sacred

objects Shirk

Is visiting the graves of the

Imams Shirk

How to prove the oneness of

God at school level

9.

The Rules of Tawheed

First condition - To believe in the

absolute oneness of Allah

Allah is self-Dependent

Allah alone is the creator of

everything

Second condition - Allah alone is

the prime source of all blessings

Absolute submission to Allah

Third condition - Allah alone has

the absolute Command over
everything

Sovereignty of God

Absolute oneness of God

Fourth condition - Unshared

worship of God

The Shariat -e- Muhammadi can never be changed as Prophet Muhammed

(sws) is the last prophet and no prophet will come after him. Our Prophet,
Hazrat Muhammad (sws) has the highest position and rank among all the
Prophets.

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Adl - Justice of Allah

What is the meaning of justice

Divine justice in the Natural laws

10.

Prophet Muhammad (sws) was given the last and the most perfect
Shariat which will remain in force up to the last working day of the
world.

Meaning of Tawheed

9.

upto the time of the Holy Prophet.

Causes of Human Suffering

and Natural Disasters

Reactions of our actions

Hunger and poverty

Divine punishments

Diseases and epidemics

Black Death

Natural disasters

Divine warnings to turn back to

our Lord

11. Nabuwwat- Prophethood

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Definition of Prophethood

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What is the meanings of Nabi

and Rasul

What is the difference between

Nabi and Rasul

The Five Ulul-azm Prophets

What was the special work of

the Prophets

1st assignment - to guide the

people

2nd assignment - to inform the

people about the hidden and
unseen realities

3rd assignment - to purify the

souls and to develop the high
morals

4th assignment - to testify the

actions of the people on the Day
of Judgment

Characteristic feature of
Prophets

Appointment of the Prophet

The infallibility of the Prophets Ismat ul-ambiya

What is the difference between

Prophet and a common man

Similarity and dissimilarity of

diamond and charcoal

Why the Prophets were human

beings and not angels

Miracles - Visible signs of

Prophethood

What is the difference between

the prophet and the scientists

Basic message of all the

Prophets

Blasphemy

Total number of messengers

12. Imamat - Leadership

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What is Imamat

Disagreement between Shia and

Sunni on the belief of Imamat

Major Difference

First case - Sunni Standpoint

Shia Standpoint

Is it rational to believe that the

Prophet did not say anything
about his successor

Second case

Official announcement of
successor

13. Qiyamat - Doomsday

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Doomsday ! Why-How and When

Different names of Qiyamat

When the doomsday will occur

What will be the length of the

Doomsday

An important hadith about the

initiation of the Doomsday

The scientific clues of the

Doomsday - From the Big-bang
to Big-crunch

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Why the Doomsday will be

indescribably a horrible day

The First Soor

The loudness of the sound of the

Soor

The earth will burst and will be

leveled flat

The gigantic mountains will fly

like dust particles

The vigorous shaking of the

earth

The oceans will boil up and catch

fire

The earth will pour out its entire

contents

The earth will be pounded and

pounded again and again

The normal atmosphere of the

earth will be filled with
suffocating gases

The Sun, planets and moon will

collide with each other

The dazzling light will blind the

eyes

The galaxies will split asunder

The stars will disintegrate

The galaxies will vigorously

shake

The stars in their galaxies will be

rolled up like the scroll of papers

The whole universe will collapse

and will take a new shape

The second Soor

14. Explicit Signs of Qiyamat

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The Smoke

Dajjal

Yajuj and Majuj

Dabatul Ardh

15.

Re-appearance of Imam
Mahdi (as)

Shia and Sunni hadith about

Imam Mahdi (as)

Difference of opinion between

Shia and Sunni about the
appearance of Imam Mahdi (as)

Philosophy of occultation

A powerful empire behind the

iron curtain

Does identifying the residence of

Imam invalidate the purpose of
occultation

16. Stages of our existence

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From womb to tomb and

thereafter

Phases of life

17.

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First phase of our existence Life before birth.

What is Soul

Organic body

The Soul

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Soul - Brain Network - Organs of

the body

Second phase of our

18. existence - Life in the
physical world.
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How the present life shapes the

nature of eternal life

How can we accomplish the

purpose of life

What is successful life

Some key points of successfull

19.

Third phase of life - Life after

death.

What is life and death

What happens after death

Why we fear death

The taste of death

Death - A sweet Taste

Death - A Bitter Taste

Burial

The Barzakh - the resting place

of Souls

What happens in the grave

The squeezing of the body in the

grave

How does Souls live in Barzakh

Wadi-us- Salaam

The valley of Barhut

Fourth phase of our

20. existence - Life after
resurrection.

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Resurection

Day of Judgement

Shifaat - Intercession

Siraat

Jannat and Jahannum

Aaraaf

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