Hawzah News Agency - “Islamic belief system” is the name of an educational book on the Islamic teachings, written under the direction of Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali. The introduction section of this book states:
Human behavior is influenced by a set of fundamental beliefs and ideas to which a person attests. These beliefs can be derived from experience and individual reflection, external sources as one’s family and community or based on the divine teachings of prophets. Normally, a person’s ideology is based on a relative coherence and unity of their beliefs which results in a set of aligned ideas and values that constitute is doctrinal system. The extent to which these principles lead to truth and salvation, the more they will be a light for the guidance and development of the individual. A person can assess the coherence and veracity of their belief system or the teaching of various religions by two powerful tools: reason and innate nature (fitrah). The intellect and innate nature can verify the doctrines of a religion only when it has been conveyed accurately and comprehensively. If a person does not have sufficient awareness of its doctrines or concepts have been mistakenly attributed to the religion, then his judgments will be equally incorrect.
This book contains the following lessons:
- Lesson one focuses the students attention to the wonders and beauty of creation and depicts different aspects of order and harmony among the creatures of the world.
- Proving the existence of God and his attributes is the primary focus in lesson two.
- Lesson three is devoted to human creation, an overview of some of their unique physical and behavioral characteristics.
- The movement of the human toward perfection and correct ways of navigating along the path of felicity is the focus of the fourth lesson.
- The fifth lesson of this book focuses on the high ethical character and manner of living of the prophet of Islam (s), as well as his everlasting miracle, the noble Quran and various miraculous aspects of this divine book.
- In lesson six, the issue of the afterlife, which plays a critical role in Islamic instruction, especially in the luminous teachings of the noble Quran, has been studied.
- The final lesson of this book deals with the issue of human felicity as the main desire of all humans.