Lesson 1: Religion and Faith

lesson 1: what it religion and faith? 1. *Hope and peace:* Life without hope is unpleasant and difficult. So a human tries to find peace and confidant point without fail. There are less people who maintain their calmness and satisfaction who despite all these countless hardship of life, they tr...

lesson 1: what it religion and faith? 1. *Hope and peace:* Life without hope is unpleasant and difficult. So a human tries to find peace and confidant point without fail. There are less people who maintain their calmness and satisfaction who despite all these countless hardship of life, they transfer this calmness and tranquility to other human. This people are few but they are honored because they have found and share things that all men and women are after that. 2. *Schools and ideals* 3. *Desires and needs* Everyone has desires and needs. We should consider it: which one of these desires and needs are primary and which one of them are secondary. people can't necessarily distinguish which one of their needs are right and real and which one is false and unreal. In other words, there may be better medicine which is good for you but the sweetest sugar which is harmful for your health. To understand the concept, people need to understand and recognize himself. Where he has come from and to where he is going. 4. *The goal and the meaning of life* What is life and what is its meaning? In order to answer this question, we first must know what life is itself. Life is just an insignificant and limited phenomenon for those who cant understand the great various aspects of it. But for those who see it as a part of this limitless universe, it is a piece of this universe rhythm and a step toward our tendency to be infinite. If life has meaning and purpose, it should in accordance with human's effort to maintain it. 5. *Everlasting life and religion:* In a religion in which there are prophets and divine book, eternity is a very important and deep concept. If we take this concept of eternity from humanity, there will be no considerable content in the religion. 6. *The concept of religion:* Religion literally means: obedience, punishment, modesty, surrender etc. But in theology the right religions is a collection of teachings, beliefs, divine instructions that Allah has sent to prophets and can't be distorted. 7. *Religious faith* Mental awareness of religious beliefs and its instructions are not enough for achieving everlasting prosperity. Faith is the base of it. We should have faith and go forward according to it. Faith is the base of humans' behavior. Religious faith is the precondition to achieve everlasting prosperity. Faith (Iman) literally means safety and security. In theology it means 1.Believing from the heart 2.What you preach 3.Your behavior toward your body. Another definition of it is: your heart feeling which your action approves it. **Points and summary** - Humans always chase what get him to hope and satisfaction of life. - Purpose and goal give life meaning. Therefore, there must be a good plan according this feature. - Religion is a collection of teachings and instructions in order to achieve everlasting feature. So its value and importance is just equal to humans' life. - Religious faith means awareness of teachings and religion's instruction and then having appropriate behavior based on them. Which is the fundamental of achieving everlasting prosperity.