In this book, the author first discusses what ethics essentially is, and the views of various philosophers and schools of thought on it. After explaining the defects of these philosophies, he presents the view of Imam Ali [a] on ethics as derived from a lengthy treatise that he composed.

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Imam Ali’s First Treatise on the Islamic Ethics and Education

Sheikh Zaynolabideen Ghorbani Persian: شیخ زین‌العابدین قربانی, (born 1933) is an Iranian Ayatollah. He represented the Supreme Leader of Iran for Gilan Province, as well as leading prayers in Lahijan and Rasht. He represented the people in Gilan for both the Assembly of Experts (from 1990 to 2024), and Islamic Consultative Assembly (from 1984 to 1988).
Personal life and education
Ghorbani was born in a village called Panchah, Gilan province in 1933. He lost his father, Gholam Hassan, at the age of 5. They were a family involved in agriculture, and Ghorbani would help his family with farm work as well as attending school. He has 10 children, 7 sons and 3 daughters. Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani is also his nephew, who is a representative of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
He attended his primary school in his hometown, where he learnt the basics of the Quran, as well as learning Persian. He then travelled to Lahijan to attend Islamic lessons there as well as learning Arabic. In 1950, he went to Qom to attend the Qom Seminary. While in Qom, he took classes taught by many esteemed Shia scholars. He took classes in Islamic jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic jurisprudence with Hossein Borujerdi and Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as Islamic philosophy with Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. He reached Ijtihad after finishing his advanced Islamic lessons (Darse Kharej).
Teachers
Here are some of the teachers Zaynolabideen Ghorbani had during his lifetime.
Hossein Borujerdi
Ruhollah Khomeini
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
Mohsen Jahangiri (Philosopher)
Shikeh Mohammad Taghi Sotoudeh
Musa al-Sadr
Hossein Noori Hamedani
Seyed Reza Sadr
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Ali Meshkini
Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani
Mirza Mohammad Mojahedi Tabrizi
Seyed Mohammad Baqer Soltani
Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
Mirza Hashem Amoli
Sheikh Abbas Ali Shahroudi
Political activity
Before the revolution
Before the 1979 Iranian revolution, Ghorbani became acquainted with Navvab Safavi and joined the Fada'iyan-e Islam in 1952 while in Qom. After the execution of Safavi, Ghorbani went into hiding for some time. While in hiding, he also became acquainted with Ali Khamenei. As time went by, he became more vocal against the Shah, and was arrested by SAVAK in 1963. After the departure of Mohammad Beheshti to Germany in 1965, Ghorbani was re-arrested after engaging in activities related to Behehsti. He was arrested again in 1971 for 6 months for continuously making anti-Shah speeches, he was banned from leaving the country or engaging in Islamic affairs.

Works
Zaynolabideen Ghorbani has published many works throughout his life, here are some of them.
Towards the Eternal World
History of Islamic Culture and Civilisation
Islam and Human Rights
The Cause of Progress in Islam and Decline of Muslims
The Foundation of World Peace
A Translation of Mulla Sadr's Treatise on the Creation of Deeds
Philosophy of Human Creation
The Biggest Disease of the 20th Century
Islamic Ethics, Education and Training
Translation of Volume 9 and 10 of al-Ghadir (complied while in prison)
The Principles of Religion in the Light of the Infallibles (The Fourteen Infallibles)
Islamic Government and Velayat Faqih
The Worldview of Imam Ali (as) in the First Sermon of Nahj al-Balaghah
Supplications of Shaaban
Forty Hadith
The Quran and the Divine Tradition

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Zainol Aabideen Qorbani Lahiji

Zainol Aabideen Qorbani Lahiji

Zainol Aabideen Qorbani Lahiji

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