Preface

Prelude

Part 1: God and His Attributes

Lesson 1:Why do we think about God and study ways of knowing the Creator of the universe?

Lesson 2: The Signs of God in our Daily Life

Lesson 3: Two Clear Ways of Knowing God

Lesson 4: An Answer to an Important Question

Lesson 5: A True Story

Lesson 6: The Second Way of coming to Know God

Lesson 7: Examples From Creation

Lesson 8: A World of Wonder in a Small Bird

Lesson 9: Love for Insects and Flowers

Lesson 10: In the World of Infinitely Small Things

Part 2: God’s Justice

Lesson 11: What is Justice?

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

Lesson 13: The Philosophy of Signs and Evil

Lesson 14: The Philosophy of Undesirable Events in Life

Lesson 15: Once Again the Philosophy of Signs and Catastrophes

Lesson 16: The Issue of Predestination and Free Will

Lesson 17: The Clearest Reason for Free Will

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

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

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

Part 3: Prophethood

Lesson 21: Our Need of Divine Leaders

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

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

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

Lesson 25: The Greatest Miracle of the Prophet of Islam

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

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

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

Lesson 29: Another Proof of the Rightfulness of the Prophet of Islam

Lesson 30: The Prophet of Islam is the “Seal of Prophecy”

Part 4: Imamate (Leadership)

Lesson 31: When did Imamology Begin?

Lesson 32: The Philosophy of the Existence of Imams (Guides)

Lesson 33: The Conditions and Special Qualities of the Imam

Lesson 34: Who has to Select the Imam?

Lesson 35: The Qur’an and Imamate

Lesson 36: Imamate in the Traditions of the Holy Prophet

Lesson 37: The Tradition of Manzalah and the Tradition of Yawm Ad-Dar

Lesson 38: The Tradition of Thaqalayn and Noah’s Ark

Lesson 39: The Twelve Imams

Lesson 40: The Twelfth Imam, The Great Leader and Peace-Maker of the World

Part 5: Resurrection

Lesson 41: One Crucial Question: Is Death considered as One’s End or Beginning?

Lesson 42: Belief in The Resurrection Gives Meaning to Life

Lesson 43: An Example of the Trial of the Day of Judgment is within You

Lesson 44: Belief in Resurrection is Manifested in our Primordial Nature

Lesson 45: The Resurrection and the Scales of Justice

Lesson 46: We Have Seen the Resurrection Many Times in this World

Lesson 47: The Resurrection ad The Philosophy of Creation

Lesson 48: The Survival of the Spirit, a Sign of the Resurrection

Lesson 49: The Physical-Spiritual Resurrection

Lesson 50: Paradise and Hell are the Embodiment of our Deeds

This text contains fifty chapters, each containing an important lesson
on the fundamental beliefs of our faith that are especially relevant for
the youth of today. Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi presents these lessons
using both philosophical reasoning as well as Qur'anic verses, and
concludes each lesson with a few relevant questions which are intended
to increase understanding of that particular lesson.


Fifty Lessons on Principles of Belief for Youths

Part 1: God and His Attributes
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