Dedication

Translator’s Preface

Preface

A Short Biography of Ayatullah Dastaghaib Shirazi

The Sixteenth Greater Sin: Singing

The Seventeenth Greater Sin: Lying

Eighteenth Greater Sin: False Oath

The Nineteenth Greater Sin: False Testimony

The Twentieth Greater Sin: Concealing Evidence

The Twenty-First Greater Sin: Non fulfilment of a Promise

The Twenty-Second Greater Sin: Khayanat

The Twenty-Third Greater Sin: Stealing

The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin: Short-Wheghing and Cheating (in Business)

The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin: Consumption of Harām

The Twenty-Sixth Greater Sin: Usurping the Rights of Others or Non-Fullfillment of Rights

The Twenty-Seventh Greater Sin: Avoiding Jihad

The Twenty-Eighth Greater Sin: Becoming A’Arāb after Hijrat

The Twenty-Ninth Greater Sin: Helping the Oppressors

The Thirtieth Greater Sin: Not Helping the Oppressed

The Thirty-First Greater Sin: Sorcery

The Thirty-Second Greater Sin: Isrāf

Glossary of Islamic Terms

Ayatullah Dastghaib has exhaustively explained the phenomenon of sin,
the classification of sins, and the necessity of avoiding them. He has
also described fifty different types of Greater Sins. See also part I
and III of this book. About sins and particularly the greater sins
(Gunah-e-Kabira). Covers sins such as association with God (Shirk),
fornication, drinking alcohol, and gambling. Volume I:
http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-1-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-hu...
Volume III:
http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-3-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-hu...


Greater Sins Volume 2

Preface
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By the Grace of the Almighty we present the Second Volume of Ayatullah
Dastghaib Shirazi’s Greater Sins (Gunahane Kabira).

Since the publication of the first volume, the readers were eagerly
waiting for the second and there were many enquiries. However, since we
intended to maintain the same quality there was a delay. We hope the
readers find this volume as useful and interesting as the first one.

We would like to sincerely thank Sister Zainab Muljiani for editing and
revising this volume as she had helped us with Volume One. May Allah
reward her for the long hours she devoted to this work.

We also request the readers to pray that Allah (a.j.) give us the
Tawfeeq to publish the third and the final volume as soon as possible.

Islamic Study Circle
Mumbai
India
January 2001


