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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Beauty of Charity Introduction Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalamiin. Thumma As-Salaatu wassalaamu Alaa Ashrafil Khalqi Ajmaeen, Muhammadin Wa Aalihi at-Tayyibeen at-Taahireen, Wa As-haabihil Muntajabeen. Allah (S.w.T.) says in the Holy Qur’an that: “in their histories, there is certainly a lesson for men of understanding.
it is not a narrative which could be forged, but a verification of what is before it, and a distinct explanation of all things, and a guide and a mercy to a people who believe”. (Sura Yusuf, 12:111) The style of story telling, that the Holy Qur’an adopts is considered to be one of its miracles. In addition, this style has a tremendous effect on making the reader interested in reading. A story is better understood and not easily forgotten while mere words are easily forgotten.
Stories are easily absorbed without taxing the brain. This is the reason that made us to adopt the same style in this book, which is filled with real life events in the past and present, concerning the Ahlul Bait, great scholars of Islam and ordinary people, in order to convey the message without any changes, with perfection and in a summarized fashion to the brain. Why stories of people who sacrifice?
When the people who sacrifice and the charitable, answer the call of the Qur’an which says: “and spend out of which He has made you to be successors of …. (Sura Al-Hadid , 57:7)”, and the call of the Holy Masum’in (a.s.) who said that: “On the day of judgment the act of charity will provide a shade for the people who sacrifice” [^1], they are trying in their own fashion to find a solution to an age old problem of poverty.
Luqman the wise was true in saying to his son that: “He had tasted patience, but there was nothing worse than poverty ”.[^2] How many fathers return back to their families after a hard day of finding sustenance only to find that they have failed to fulfill the needs of their families? How many mothers feel so hurt and pained to see the poor condition of their children compared to other children?
How many celebrations of Eid and other happy occasions pass with orphans who don’t have good food and new clothes? How many capable youths have had their dreams and hopes crashed because of not having enough funds for their education. How many parents have not been able to save their children from the pangs of death simply because they didn’t have funds for the medicine to cure them?