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SHIA ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, PRODUCT OR VENDOR MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK. 2 Grade 7 Fiqh Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Section I: Islamic Beliefs (Fiqh)......................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1: Introduction to Al-Tawhid.......................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Belief in the Existence of God ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Why should we know whether God exists? ......................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Ways of Knowing God......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Worksheet: Introduction to Al-Tawhid............................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2: Al-Tawhid – The Inner Way of Knowing God........................................................................................ 11 2.1 The Inner Way ................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 A Question: Why then do some people not believe in God?.............................................................................. 12 2.3 Instinct in God strongest at certain times ........................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Worksheet: Al-Tawhid – The Inner Way of Knowing God................................................................................ 14 Chapter 3: Al-Tawhid – The Outer Way of Knowing God -part I ............................................................................. 16 3.1 The Outer Way................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 Is there really a God? ......................................................................................................................................... 16 3.3 An argument against Chance.............................................................................................................................. 17 3.4 Worksheet: The Outer Way of Knowing God -part I......................................................................................... 18 Chapter 4: Al-Tawhid – The Outer Way of Knowing God – Part 2........................................................................... 19 4.1 Wonders of Creation .......................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Imam as-Sadiq talks to an atheist....................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 The Human Brain............................................................................................................................................... 20 4.4 Wisdom in the animal life .................................................................................................................................. 20 4.5 Worksheet: The Outer Way of Knowing God-Part 2......................................................................................... 22 Chapter 5: Al-Tawhid – The Outer Way of Knowing God-Part 3 ............................................................................. 24 5.1 Extracts from Nahjul Balagha............................................................................................................................ 24 5.2 Extracts from the Hadith of Mufazzal................................................................................................................ 25 5.3 Worksheet: The Outer Way of Knowing God-Part 3......................................................................................... 27 Chapter 6: Salaat and its Importance in Islam – Part I .............................................................................................. 29 6.1 Worksheet: Salaat and its Importance in Islam – Part I ..................................................................................... 32 Chapter 7: Salaat and Its Importance II: Concentration in Prayer.............................................................................. 35 7.1 Know the meaning of what you recite................................................................................................................ 35 7.2 Have presence of heart and mind ....................................................................................................................... 35 7.3 Swallow Your Pride (Have Khushoo`)............................................................................................................... 36 7.4 Control your Imagination................................................................................................................................... 36 7.5 Remember the Ahlul Bait (a) ............................................................................................................................. 36 7.6 Reward of Concentration in Prayer.................................................................................................................... 37 7.7 Worksheet: Concentration in Prayer .................................................................................................................. 38 Chapter 8: Salaat: Rules of Sajdah ............................................................................................................................. 40 8.1 Review of some laws of sajdah: ........................................................................................................................ 40 8.1.1 Definition.................................................................................................................................................. 40 8.1.2 The Position of Sajdah.............................................................................................................................. 40 8.1.3 The Recitation in Sajdah........................................................................................................................... 41 8.1.4 Some rules about the order you should perform sajdah............................................................................41 8.2 Difficulty in Doing Sajdah ................................................................................................................................