Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 58 % | 36 % | +22 |
| Community | 55 % | 58 % | -3 |
| Justice | 45 % | 25 % | +20 |
| Responsibility | 35 % | 28 % | +8 |
| Care | 23 % | 20 % | +3 |
| Humility | 19 % | 25 % | -5 |
| Truthfulness | 19 % | 16 % | +3 |
| Gratitude | 10 % | 16 % | -7 |
| Repentance | 10 % | 19 % | -9 |
| Mercy | 6 % | 12 % | -5 |
| Patience | 6 % | 14 % | -8 |
| Hope | 0 % | 18 % | -18 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 42 % (31) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 39 % (31) |
| What helps against it? | insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding | 68 % (31) |
| What is human being according to this text? | willed by God, with a task and a responsibility | 58 % (31) |
| Where is history heading? | the message stands outside of history | 42 % (31) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on tradition, the fathers, an established practice | 71 % (31) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to one's own fellow believers | 68 % (31) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 42 % (31) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Education and science | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 16 of 31 texts |
| Other religions | +0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 14 of 31 texts |
| State and politics | -0.8 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 13 of 31 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.5 as a danger or transgression that is warned against | 11 of 31 texts |
| Family and children | +0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 9 of 31 texts |
| Poverty and care | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 8 of 31 texts |
| Law and punishment | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 6 of 31 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 4 of 31 texts |
| Money and possessions | -0.8 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 4 of 31 texts |
| Illness and death | +0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 3 of 31 texts |
| Environment and animals | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 3 of 31 texts |
The text presents Zaynab al-Kubra as a synthesis of emotion, reason, and faith, who transforms suffering into just action.
The text honors Aqa Najafi Quchani and shows how his works connect religious education, self-examination, and life reform.
A sermon that defends the name Shi'a as an honourable title and calls for ethical conduct and loyalty to the community based on a hadith from Imam al-Askari.
The text explains the Islamic dignity of older people and derives practical principles for family and society from it.
A Shi'a Friday sermon on the juridical status of Jumu'ah, the socio-political character of the khutbah, and the obligation of taqiyyah, with reference to current political events.
The text defines travel in the Qur’an as a spiritual duty of contemplation of creation and history, in order to recognize humility and the unity of God.