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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lessons from the Holy Prophet of Islam (S) “The Year of the Holy Prophet (S)” There is a reason behind naming this year "The Year of the Holy Prophet (S)". We should try to understand this reason with all our hearts and souls and we should move ahead accordingly. The reason behind choosing such a name is not just to start the year with the name of the Holy Prophet (S).

The reason is that our society - both individuals and organizations - should move closer to what the Holy Prophet (S) tried to achieve. It is not possible to summarize the goals of the Holy Prophet (S) in a sentence, but it is possible to highlight a number of his goals which can be used as our guidelines throughout a year, a decade or our entire lifetime. The Noble goals of the Holy Prophet (S) 1. Completing moral virtues One of his goals was perfecting moral virtues.

"I was appointed as prophet to perfect moral virtues". [^1] Without having moral virtues the people in a society cannot reach the noble goals of the Holy Prophet's (S) Be’that. What helps the individual and society achieve transcendence is moral virtues. The term "moral virtues" does not only mean that we should behave properly towards other people. It means that we should improve moral qualities in our hearts and souls and we should show them in practice.

People who are jealous of one another, are greedy and stingy, bear ill will towards one another, try to deceive one another and bear grudges against one another, cannot achieve happiness even if the law is strictly enforced in the society in which these people live. This is not an acceptable human society even if it makes scientific progress and even if the civilization in such a society reaches its highest peak.

There is no happiness in a society in which people do not feel safe and in which an individual feels that other people are jealous of him, are suspicious of him, are greedy towards him and his wealth, bear grudges against him and hatch plots against him.

But if in a society people have moral virtues, treat one another kindly, forgive one another, exercise great patience and if they are not greedy for worldly profits, are not stingy about the things that they have, are not jealous of one another, do not create obstacles in the way of people who want to make progress, then these people can have a happy and peaceful life even if they do not make much material progress. These are moral virtues. We need these.