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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 Akhlaq Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Preface................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Section I: Akhlaq (for History Class) ................................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1: Development of Will Power ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Worksheet: Development of Will Power ............................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 2: Jihad............................................................................................................................................................ 9 2.1 Worksheet : Jihad............................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 3: Loyalty and Breach of Promise ................................................................................................................ 16 3.1 Worksheet: Loyalty And Breach Of Promise..................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 4: Tohmat and Gheebat................................................................................................................................. 22 4.1 Worksheet: Tohmat and Gheebat....................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 5: To Sallow Anger and Forgive Others....................................................................................................... 28 5.1 Worksheet: To Swallow Anger, To Forgive Others.......................................................................................... 30 Chapter 6: Abusive Languate, Insults, Sarcasm and Impertinence ............................................................................ 32 6.1 Worksheet: Abusive Language, Insults, Sarcasm, and Impertinence:................................................................34 6.1.1 Choose the correct answer:....................................................................................................................... 34 6.1.2 Write T for True and F for False............................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 7: Earning a Halaal Livelihood..................................................................................................................... 36 7.1 Worksheet: Earning a Halaal Livelihood ........................................................................................................... 38 Chapter 8: Going to the Theatre and Watching Movies............................................................................................. 40 8.1 Worksheet: Going to the Theatre and Watching Movies ................................................................................... 42 Chapter 9: Music and its Effects ................................................................................................................................ 44 9.1 Worksheet: Music and its Effects....................................................................................................................... 47 Section II: Akhlaq (for Fiqh Class) .................................................................................................................................. 49 Chapter 10: Leading a Moral Life................................................................................................................................ 50 10.1 Worksheet: Leading a Moral Life ................................................................................................................. 53 Chapter 11: Service to Humanity ................................................................................................................................. 56 11.1 Worksheet: Service to Humanity................................................................................................................... 59 Chapter 12: Care for the Environment ......................................................................................................................... 61 12.1 Worksheet: Care For the Environment.......................................................................................................... 63 Chapter 13: Being Just (Adl)........................................................................................................................................ 64 13.1 Worksheet: Being Just (Adl) ......................................................................................................................... 66 Chapter 14: Keeping Secrets Safe................................................................................................................................ 68 14.1 Worksheet: Keeping Secrets Safe.................................................................................................................. 70 Chapter 15: Telling the Truth....................................................................................................................................... 72 15.1 Worksheet: Truthfulness ............................................................................................................................... 74 Chapter 16: Ehsan and Shukr ....................................................................................................................................... 75 16.1 Worksheet: Ehsan, Shukr .............................................................................................................................. 77 Chapter 17: Qardh-e-Hasanah...................................................................................................................................... 79 17.1 Worksheet: Qardh-e-Hasanah ....................................................................................................................... 81 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................................................... 83 Grade 7 Akhlaq 3 In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious Most Merciful Foreword The material presented in this document is a result of an effort made by the personnel of the school of Ahlul’Bait of the Shia-Muslim Association