Youth and Morals

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter/Title                                                                     Page
FOREWORD	15
INTRODUCTION	19
1. ILL-NATURE
The Value of Friendship	27
Ill-Natured Individuals are Resentful	29
The Prophet of Islam, the Perfect Exemplar	32
2. OPTIMISM
Trust and Peace of Mind	39
The Effects of Optimism	41
Islam Calls for Optimism and Trust	43
How to Win Friends	45
3. PESSIMISM
The Bright and Dark Points of Life	51
The Negative Effects of Pessimism	53
Islam Verses on Pessimism	55
4. LYING
The Position of Manners in Society	63
The Disadvantages of Lying	65
Lying is Prohibited by Religion	68
5. HYPOCRISY
Endeavor to Cherish Your Personality	75
Hypocrisy: The Ugliest Trait	76
Burn Down the Dwellings of Hypocrisy	79
6. SLANDER
A Society Polluted with Sins	87
The Disadvantages of Slander	88
What Causes Slander to Spread	89
Religion Verses ill Manners	91
7. FAULT-FINDING
Ignorance of One’s Own Faults	97
The Sarcastic and the Insulters	98
Religious Teachings Verses Sarcasm	100
8. ENVY
An Enigmatic and Corrupt Desire!	107
The Envious Burn in the Fire of Failure and Deprivation	108
Religion Versus Envy	110
9. CONCEIT
The Light of Love in the Horizon of Life	117
Conceit Leads to People’s Resentment	119
Our Leaders and Modesty	121
10. OPPRESSION
The Role of Justice in Society	127
The Destructive Flames of Oppression	128
The Role of Religion in Fighting Oppression and the Oppressors	130
11. ENMITY AND HATRED
Why Should We Not Forgive?	135
Setbacks Caused by Enmity	137
Imam Sajjad’s Reaction to Those Who Mistreated Him	138
12. ANGER
Advantages of Self-Control	145
The Diverse Consequences of Anger	146
Guidance from the Leaders of Religion	148
13. BREACH OF PROMISE
Various Responsibilities	155
The Importance of Vows and Disadvantages of Violating Them	156
14. TREACHERY
Mutual Trust and Performing Duties	165
Treachery and its Faults	166
15. MISERLINESS
Cooperation and Assistance	175
Miserliness Annihilates Affections	176
A Glance at Leaders’ Views on Miserliness	178
16. GREED
On the Necessities of Life	185
A Greedy Person is Never Satisfied	186
17. DISPUTING
Radical Self-Love	195
What Do We Achieve from Arguments	196
A Glance at the Words of Leaders	197