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Furthermore, it represents the excellence of the divine revelation as well as the wisdom of the Ahlul-Bayt (a) who progressed in the light of that revelation and understood its concepts to present it in the form of expressive wisdom, high trait, and nonesuch moral lessons whose illumination and purity focus on souls to clean and light them through virtuous concepts.
On that account, I loved and inclined to that course and was encouraged to plan this message with all of its researches on its guidance. If some people will be guided and others will not, this will definitely not cause any defect to the instructions of the Islamic course. This will be ascribed to the variation of people’s natures and readiness to accept the concepts of guidance.
It is quite unfortunate to see Muslims, after having been the leaders of nations and pioneers to virtues, lose their positions because of their deviation from the moralities of Islam. Thus, they have been plunging in humble manners of moral corruption. They are required, if they intend to regain their dignity and good reputation, to restudy their huge moral heritage.
If they do so, they will reacquire people’s trust and admiration and will be “the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit of) men.” Such a precious hope cannot be attained without the cooperation of the sincere personalities in the fields of enlightening and enjoining Muslims to adhere to the Islamic moralities as well as publicizing its constructive concepts to present them in an attractive way so as to incite people to study and follow.
This hope insisted on me to write down this book and plan it on the focus of the following features: • This work does not comprise the entire scope of ethics. It only includes its most important topics that affect people’s lives most. I did my best to avoid scientific terms and mysterious expressions, and presented the matter in a strong clear-cut style. • I chose hadiths[^4] and narratives that are recorded in the most reliable reference books.