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The martyred scholar, Murtadha Mutahhari was born in 1918 in the town of Fariman of Khorassan. He studied for 16 years in the Divinity college of Qom in the branches of literature, jurisprudence, philosophy and other Islamic subjects, and then taught there and later at the Divinity College of Tehran University as professor of theology and philosophy for several years. He was then engaged in research which resulted in the publication of many books on religious, philosophical and social topics. | The martyred scholar, Murtadha Mutahhari was born in 1918 in the town of Fariman of Khorassan. He studied for 16 years in the Divinity college of Qom in the branches of literature, jurisprudence, philosophy and other Islamic subjects, and then taught there and later at the Divinity College of Tehran University as professor of theology and philosophy for several years. He was then engaged in research which resulted in the publication of many books on religious, philosophical and social topics. | ||
He was an erudite and versatile scholar, as is proved by his lectures, pamphlets and books, a total of 35 published works. He was martyred by assassins in Tehran in April I980. His well-known books arc: Islamic World Visions, Man in the Qur'an, Islamic Revolution, Men and Faith, Divine Justice, Society and History, Revelation and Prophethood. | He was an erudite and versatile scholar, as is proved by his lectures, pamphlets and books, a total of 35 published works. He was martyred by assassins in Tehran in April I980. His well-known books arc: Islamic World Visions, Man in the Qur'an, Islamic Revolution, Men and Faith, Divine Justice, Society and History, Revelation and Prophethood. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
This booklet consists of two sections. In section one the writer discusses the meaning of Islamic Unity: What is meant by Islamic Unity? Does it mean that one religion should be chosen from among its different sects, and the rest be put aside? Or does it mean that what is held in common in all of them should be adopted, and the differences ignored, thus creating a new faith which would not resemble any of them? Or again, does it mean that Islamic unity has no relationship whatever with the unity of religions, and the meaning of Muslim unity is the union of the followers of various sects against Non-believers in spite of all their religious differences? | This booklet consists of two sections. In section one the writer discusses the meaning of Islamic Unity: What is meant by Islamic Unity? Does it mean that one religion should be chosen from among its different sects, and the rest be put aside? Or does it mean that what is held in common in all of them should be adopted, and the differences ignored, thus creating a new faith which would not resemble any of them? Or again, does it mean that Islamic unity has no relationship whatever with the unity of religions, and the meaning of Muslim unity is the union of the followers of various sects against Non-believers in spite of all their religious differences? | ||
In the second section he analyses the question of happiness from different points of view, both religious and philosophical: What is happiness? Is man by nature desirous of happiness? Does man need guidance to attain happiness? | In the second section he analyses the question of happiness from different points of view, both religious and philosophical: What is happiness? Is man by nature desirous of happiness? Does man need guidance to attain happiness? These questions and the like are the issues that are dealt with in the book. | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
Translator's Introduction | Translator's Introduction | ||
Part 1: Al-Ghadir and Islamic Unity | Part 1: Al-Ghadir and Islamic Unity | ||
Islamic Unity | Islamic Unity | ||
Scholar Amini | Scholar Amini | ||
Others' View of Al-Ghadir | Others' View of Al-Ghadir | ||
Part 2: Happiness | Part 2: Happiness | ||
Happiness and Pleasure | Happiness and Pleasure | ||
Happiness and Aspiration | Happiness and Aspiration | ||
Types of Happiness | Types of Happiness | ||
Stages of Happiness | |||
Factors of Happiness | Stages of Happiness | ||
Factors of Happiness | |||
An Overview of a Series of Discussions | An Overview of a Series of Discussions | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 13 March 2021
The book “Islamic Unity and Happiness” was written by Martyr Ayatollah Mortaza Motahhari and translated by Dr. Alaeddin Pazagadi.
Author
The martyred scholar, Murtadha Mutahhari was born in 1918 in the town of Fariman of Khorassan. He studied for 16 years in the Divinity college of Qom in the branches of literature, jurisprudence, philosophy and other Islamic subjects, and then taught there and later at the Divinity College of Tehran University as professor of theology and philosophy for several years. He was then engaged in research which resulted in the publication of many books on religious, philosophical and social topics. He was an erudite and versatile scholar, as is proved by his lectures, pamphlets and books, a total of 35 published works. He was martyred by assassins in Tehran in April I980. His well-known books arc: Islamic World Visions, Man in the Qur'an, Islamic Revolution, Men and Faith, Divine Justice, Society and History, Revelation and Prophethood.
Overview
This booklet consists of two sections. In section one the writer discusses the meaning of Islamic Unity: What is meant by Islamic Unity? Does it mean that one religion should be chosen from among its different sects, and the rest be put aside? Or does it mean that what is held in common in all of them should be adopted, and the differences ignored, thus creating a new faith which would not resemble any of them? Or again, does it mean that Islamic unity has no relationship whatever with the unity of religions, and the meaning of Muslim unity is the union of the followers of various sects against Non-believers in spite of all their religious differences? In the second section he analyses the question of happiness from different points of view, both religious and philosophical: What is happiness? Is man by nature desirous of happiness? Does man need guidance to attain happiness? These questions and the like are the issues that are dealt with in the book.
Contents
Translator's Introduction
Part 1: Al-Ghadir and Islamic Unity
Islamic Unity
Scholar Amini
Others' View of Al-Ghadir
Part 2: Happiness
Happiness and Pleasure
Happiness and Aspiration
Types of Happiness
Stages of Happiness
Factors of Happiness
An Overview of a Series of Discussions