The Necessity of Disseminating the Teachings of the Holy Prophet's Household in Society

This paper is an explanation of the words of the infallible Imams regarding the attributes and characteristics of the Shiites. True Shiite Muslims are worthy and pious servants of God who have no attachment to the material world and who are satisfied enough with the necessities of life. In general, the attributes of the Shiite are grouped under two main headings: positive and negative. The positive group of attributes includes performing divine duties and obligations. For attaining nearness to God, they say prayers and fast, and for gaining God's satisfaction they pay Zakat, spend money in God's cause, regularly keep vigil and stand in prayer throughout the night. The negative group of their attributes includes refraining from all that prevents them from performing divine duties, acquiring knowledge, piety and worshipping of God. The core virtue of these all is non-attachment to this world. The present paper explores this important issue.