Ḥilyat al-Muttaqīn, (Arabic: حلية المتقین), meaning, "Ornament of the God-Wary" is one of the most famous works of 'Allamah Majlisi. It is written in Persian and covers topics in Islamic ethics, instructions and traditions.
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Author | Al-'Allamah al-Majlisi |
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Original title | حلية المتقين |
Language | Persian |
Series | 1 volume |
Subject | Ethic |
Purpose of Writing
According to the author's introduction, this book was written in response to a group of believers who asked him for a Persian treatise in Islamic manners and virtues extracted from the hadith of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).[1]
Date of Completion
Agha Buzurg Tihrani has written that according to one manuscript, this book was completed on Dhu l-Hijja 26, 1081, May 6th, 1671.[2]
Content
It consists of 14 chapters divided into 12 sections each. These chapters address individual and collective ethics - and in some cases, fiqhi rulings, supplications and practices. It ends with some miscellaneous instructions.
Chapters of the Book
- Section 1: Manners of dressing and clothing
- Section 2: Manners of wearing jewellery for men and women, applying kohl, looking in the mirror and applying dye
- Section 3: Manners of eating and drinking
- Section 4: Merits of marriage, manners of associating with women and educating children
- Section 5: Manners of brushing teeth, combing hair, trimming nails and moustache, cutting hair, etc.
- Section 6: Manners of wearing perfume, smelling flowers and applying ointment
- Section 7: Manners of bathing and instructions on some types of ablution
- Section 8: Manners of sleeping and waking
- Section 9: Manners of phlebotomy and enema, benefits of some medicines, cures to some diseases and mentioning of some related du'as
- Section 10: Manners of associating with people and the rights of some jobs
- Section 11: Manners of meeting with people such as greeting, shaking hands, hugging, kissing, etc.
- Section 12: Manners of entering and leaving the house
- Section 13: Manners of walking, riding, shopping, conducting transactions, farming and keeping livestock
- Section 14: Manners of traveling
- Ending: Some miscellaneous manners and their benefits
Notes
References
- The material for this article is mainly taken from حلیة المتقین in Farsi Wikishia.
- Tihrani, Agha Buzurg, al-Dhari'a ila tasanif al-Shi'a, Dar al-Adwa', Beirut, 1403 AH.
- Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir, Hilyat al-muttaqin,