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Humanity today is going through a time of upheaval and confusion on a global scale and there is a marked increase in the number of people sincerely searching for what can make their life meaningful and bring tranquility to their heart and peace to their mind. This quest for spirituality needs a systematic, methodical and scholarly approach.
Spiritual Quest is an English language biannual journal published by the Centre for Cultural and Ethical Studies (London) in association with the International Institute for Islamic Studies which seeks to present scholarly works on Islamic Ethics and Spirituality to its readers.
Spiritual Quest hopes to be a platform for the presentation of classic works by Muslim ethicists and mystics as well as a meeting point for contemporary contributions to theoretical and practical aspects of ethics and spirituality.
Each issue contains writings and translations on these subjects by various renowned and experienced authors, many translated into English for the first time.
Table of Contents ( all Volumes)
| Translator | Author | Title | Project | Page | Volume | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Seeking Assistance from Prayer and Fasting | Article | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| -------- | Sayyed Mohammad Reza Hejazi | The Virtue of Love of God: A Basis for Moral Theology | Article | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatullah Abdullah Javadi Amuli | Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part I: Faith & Persistence | Project; Part One | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Reflections on the Supplication of Abi Hamzah | Article | 51 | 1 | 4 |
| Mohammad Rassafi | Ayatullah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Practical Steps towards Moral Purification, Part I: Repentance | Project; Part One | 63 | 1 | 5 |
| -------- | Mohammad Rassafi | Jāmi‘ al-Sa‘ādāt | Book Reviews | 97 | 1 | 6 |
| Vahid Mohamamdi Sirat and Mohammad Javad Shomali | Ayatullah Reza Ustadi | An Essay on Ethics and the Spiritual Journey | Article | 115 | 1 | 7 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Intention as the Spirit of Prayer | Article | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Mohammad Rassafi | Ali Allahbedashti | The Manners of speaking in Islam | Article | 15 | 2 | 9 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of Mystics and Stations of Spiritual Journey, Part II | Project; Part Two | 35 | 2 | 10 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Reflections on the Supplication of al-Iftitah | Article | 63 | 2 | 11 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Practical Steps towards Moral Purification, Part II | Project; Part Two | 75 | 2 | 12 |
| Mohammad Heydarpoor | Mahmoudi | The Nasirian Ethics | Article | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Mahmoud Akbari | Significance of Manners (Adab) in Islam | Article | 109 | 2 | 14 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Ablutions: Its Effects and Secrets | Article | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Mohammad Rassafi | Sayyid Jalal al-Din Mujtabavi | Summary of Jami' al-Sa'adat, Part I | Project; Part One | 17 | 3 | 16 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani | Serving the Servants of God | Article | 35 | 3 | 17 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of the Mystics and Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part III | Project; Part Three | 45 | 3 | 18 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Reflections on the Supplication of Kumayl | Article | 69 | 3 | 19 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Practical Steps towards Moral Purification, Part III | Project; Part Three | 83 | 3 | 20 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Mahmoud Akbari | Different Types of Courtesy | Article | 99 | 3 | 21 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Timing and Clothing for Prayer | Project; Part One | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| Mohammad Heydarpoor | Mawla Mahdi Naraqi | On the Divisions of-Ethics | Article | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani | Resolving Conflicts and Caring for Orphanss | Article | 41 | 4 | 24 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of the Mystics and Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part IV, Patience Gratitude and Iradah | Project; Part Four | 55 | 4 | 25 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Reflections on Dua Jawshan Kabir | Article | 69 | 4 | 26 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Practical Steps towards Moral Purification, Part IV, To Avoid Hypocrisy | Project; Part Four | 85 | 4 | 27 |
| Mohammad Javad Shomali | Mahmoud Akbari | Islamic Manners | Project; Part III | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Place, Direction and Beginning of Prayer | Article | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Mawla Mahdi Naraqi | The Collector of Felicities, Part III | Article | 21 | 5 | 30 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani | Benevolence and Sympathy in Social Interaction | Article | 37 | 5 | 31 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Munajat of Imam Ali (a) in the Mosque of Kufa | Article | 49 | 5 | 32 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Keeping Silence and Correcting Speaking Habits | Article | 61 | 5 | 33 |
| Mohammad Heydarpour | Alireza Maktabdar | An Introduction to al-Tabarsi's Makarim al-Akhlaq | Article | 81 | 5 | 34 |
| Mohammad Javad Shomali | Mahmoud Akbari | Islamic Manners, Part IV | Project; Part Four | 101 | 5 | 35 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Secrets of Prayer, Part VI: Recitation of Surat al-Hamd, Ruku' and Sujud | Article | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Sayyid Jalal Al-Din Mujtabavi | Summary of Jami' al-Sa'adat, Part IV | Project; Part Four | 23 | 6 | 37 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Alireza Maktabdar | Remembrance of God | Article | 35 | 6 | 38 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dua in Islamic Teachings, Part I | Project; Part One | 53 | 6 | 39 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Practical Steps towards Moral Purification, Part VI: Self-Knowledge | Project; Part Six | 63 | 6 | 40 |
| Amin Rastani | Amir Divani | Iman | Article | 83 | 6 | 41 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Mahmoud Akbari | Islamic Manners, Part V: Social Manners | Project; Part Five | 101 | 6 | 42 |
| Mahnaz Heydarpour | Ayatollah Muhammadi Rayshahri | Parables and Sayings of Jesus (a) | Article | 123 | 6 | 43 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light: the Quranic Perspective on the Concept of Light, Part I | Project; Part One | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| Vahid Mohammadi Sirat | Sayyid Jalal al-Din Mujtabavi | Summary of Jami‘ al-Sa‘adat, Part V: Thinking to Oneself, Good Thought and Contemplation | Project; Part Five | 25 | 7 | 45 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Alireza Maktabdar | Repentance | Article | 39 | 7 | 46 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dua in Islamic Teachings, Part II | Project; Part Two | 59 | 7 | 47 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Mohsen Javadi | Happiness | Article | 75 | 7 | 48 |
| Mohammad Javad Shomali | Mahmoud Akbari | Islamic Manners, Part VI: Social Manners | Project; Part Six | 91 | 7 | 49 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Baqir Ghubari Bunab | Trusting in God | Article | 105 | 7 | 50 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light: the Quranic Perspective on the Concept of Light, Part II | Project; Part Two | 7 | 8 | 51 |
| Karim Aghili | Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Misbah Yazdi | Self-knowledge for Self-development | Article | 23 | 8 | 52 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Alireza Maktabdar | Tawakkul | Article | 37 | 8 | 53 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dua in Islamic Teachings, Part III | Project; Part Three | 55 | 8 | 54 |
| Seyyedeh Zahra Mirfendereski | Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi | Remembering God and Refining the Soul | Article | 71 | 8 | 55 |
| Mohammad Javad Shomali | Mahmoud Akbari | Islamic Manners, Part VII: Social Manners | Project; Part Seven | 87 | 8 | 56 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ni'matullah Forughi | Aqa Muhammad Bidabadi (d. 1198 AH) | Article | 99 | 8 | 57 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Alireza Maktabdar | Supplication: an Islamic Viewpoint | Article | 5 | 9 | 58 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dua in Islamic Teachings, Part IV | Project; Part Four | 23 | 9 | 59 |
| -------- | Timothy Wright OSB | A Reflection on the Arrangement for Communal Daily Prayer in the Benedictine Tradition and according to the Work of Said Nursi | Article | 49 | 9 | 60 |
| -------- | Roberto Catalano | Communitarian Dimension of Prayer in Contemporary Christianity | Article | 73 | 9 | 61 |
| -------- | benoit Standaert OSB | In the Heart of the Treasury of Christian Prayer: The Our Father in the Practice and Teaching of Jesus | Article | 93 | 9 | 62 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light: the Qur’anic Perspective on the Concept of Light, Part III | Project; Part Three | 5 | 10 | 63 |
| -------- | Anne-Marie Visser | What Love Can Mean within the Christian Tradition | Article | 17 | 10 | 64 |
| Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Misbah Yazdi | On the Necessity of Having Affection for the Poor | Article | 35 | 10 | 65 | |
| -------- | benoit Standaert OSB | Paul of Tarsus, Teacher of Love (doctor caritatis): His Insights on Love and Charity | Article | 41 | 10 | 66 |
| -------- | Judith Marie Povilos | Mutual Love and the Presence of God in the Community according to Christian Thought and Experience | Article | 55 | 10 | 67 |
| -------- | Hamed Fayazi | Spiritual Poverty and Spirituality of the Poor from an Islamic Perspective | Article | 67 | 10 | 68 |
| -------- | William Skudlarek | The Practice of Charity in Catholic Spirituality | Article | 79 | 10 | 69 |
| -------- | Sayyed Mohammad Reza Mohaddes | Zakat and Khums as Two Obligatory Alms in Islam | Article | 93 | 10 | 70 |
| -------- | Roberto Catalano | Charity as a Paradigm for Interfaith Dialogue | Article | 103 | 10 | 71 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light: the Qur’anic Perspective on the Concept of Light - Part IV | Project; Part Four | 5 | 11 | 72 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Mohammad Reza Barteh | Happiness and Closeness to God - Part I: Meaning and Description | Project; Part One | 19 | 11 | 73 |
| Husayn Razavi | Alireza Maktabdar | Thankfulness (Shukr) | Article | 31 | 11 | 74 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dignity in Islam - Part I | Project; Part One | 49 | 11 | 75 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Ali Asadi | The Face of Mercy: Learning the Concept and Usages of Ihsan in the Qur’an | Article | 65 | 11 | 76 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Amir Ahmad Shoja'i & Ahad Faramarz Gharamaleki | Ethics in Saving Injured Criminals: Philosophical and Religious Principles | Article | 81 | 11 | 77 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | sayyid Sajjad Musavi | Muqaddas Ardabili: Role Model of Piety | Article | 91 | 11 | 78 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light: the Qur’anic Perspective on the Concept of Light - Part V | Project; Part Five | 5 | 12 | 79 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Mohammad Reza Barteh | Happiness and Closeness to God - Part II | Project; Part Two | 19 | 12 | 80 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Alireza Maktabdar | Patience | Article | 37 | 12 | 81 |
| -------- | Mohammad Heydarpour | Inconsistency between Qur’anic Morality and Muslim Morality in the Realm of Relation to God | Article | 57 | 12 | 82 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dignity in Islam - Part II | Project; Part Two | 81 | 12 | 83 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Alireza Maktabdar | Moral Conduct of the Noble Prophet (s): Part I | Project; Part One | 93 | 12 | 84 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light- the Qur’anic Perspective on the Concept of Light – Part VI | Project; Part Six | 5 | 13 | 85 |
| Mahdi Rastani | Alireza Maktabdar | Honesty | Article | 21 | 13 | 86 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dignity in Islam–Part III | Project; Part Three | 39 | 13 | 87 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari and Yasser Ebrahim | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of the Mysics and Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part V | Project; Part Five | 65 | 13 | 88 |
| Shiraz Hussain Aqa | Alireza Maktabdar | Moral Conduct of the Noble Prophet (s)- Part II-Family and Social Ethics | Project; Part Two | 95 | 13 | 89 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | A Journey from Darkness towards Light- the Qur’anic Perspective on the Concept of Light – Part VII | Project; Part Seven | 5 | 14 | 90 |
| Yasser Pouresmaeil | Alireza Maktabdar | Love | Article | 19 | 14 | 91 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dignity in Islam–Part IV | Project; Part Four | 45 | 14 | 92 |
| Yasser Ebrahim | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of the Mysics and Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part VI | Project; Part Six | 61 | 14 | 93 |
| Husayn Latifi | Mohammad Ali Mashayekhipour & Mahmoud Wa'ezi & Abdulhadi Faqihizadeh | Principles of Professional Ethics in Imam Ali’s(a) View | Article | 77 | 14 | 94 |
| Mohammad Reza Farajian Shoushtari | Khalil Jawahiri | Qur'anic Solutions for Relief from Greed and Miserliness | Article | 103 | 14 | 95 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Wisdom-Part I | Project; Part One | 5 | 15 | 96 |
| Yasser Pouresmaeil | Alireza Maktabdar | Self-Construction – Part I | Project; Part One | 23 | 15 | 97 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Dignity in Islam–Part V | Project; Part Five | 59 | 15 | 98 |
| Yasser Ebrahim | Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli | Stages of the Mysics and Stations of the Spiritual Journey, Part VII | Project; Part Seven | 73 | 15 | 99 |
| Shiraz Hussain Aqa | Mohammad Reza Fereydooni | The Intuition of Essential Impoverishment and its Effect on the Actions and Outlook of Man from the Point of View of 'Allamah Tabataba'i | Article | 97 | 15 | 100 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Wisdom: Part II | Project; Part Two | 5 | 16 | 101 |
| Yasser Pouresmaeil | Alireza Maktabdar | Self-Construction: Part II | Project; Part Two | 23 | 16 | 102 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | On Ethics: Part I | Project; Part One | 55 | 16 | 103 |
| Mohammad Heydarpoor | Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani | On Intention: Part I | Project; Part One | 77 | 16 | 104 |
| Yasser Ebrahim | Mahmoud Rajabi & Mohammad Baqiriyan Khuzani | The Effect of Intention on the Ethical Value of Actions from the Viewpoint of the Holy Qur’an | Article | 93 | 16 | 105 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | Wisdom: Part III | Project; Part Three | 5 | 17 | 106 |
| Yasser Ebrahim | Alireza Maktabdar | Goodwill and Advice | Article | 19 | 17 | 107 |
| -------- | Mohammad Ali Shomali | On Ethics: Part II | Project; Part Two | 37 | 17 | 108 |
| Mohammad Heydarpoor | Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani | On Intention: Part II | Project; Part Two | 51 | 17 | 109 |
| Yasser Pouresmaeil | Reza Elahimanesh & Saeed Hozouri | Mystical Ethics of the Quran with a Focus on Allamah Tabatabaʾi’s View | Article | 71 | 17 | 110 |