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Divided in 6 parts, this book covers all aspects of social beliefs which inform living in modern society.
The Qur’an is a book of directions, showing man the right path to tread. It is a light which guides his faltering steps, giving him timely reminders of Allah’s will, awakening his sleeping nature and conveying the Lord’s admonition. It is a book that, in giving him the moral sense to distinguish right from wrong, cures him, and his society, of all ills. In that sense, it is a book of wisdom, full of every expression of correct understanding. More, it is a ...
In this book, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a renowned Scholar and President of the Islamic Centre, New Delhi has presented the fundamental teachings of Islam in a simple and lucid style. The book consists of the following five sections: The way to find God. The teachings of Islam. The good life. The garden of Paradise. The fire of Hell. ’Introducing Islam’ provides the general reader with an accurate and comprehensive picture of Islam—the true religion of ...
The traditions—sunnah—of the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, and the lives of his companions and those closely associated with them, serve as a major source of religious enlightenment in theory and in practice. This book endeavours to present these ideas in the simplest and most direct way. In that it culls from authentic sources the sayings and deeds of the Prophet and those inspired by him, it brings to us a complete and above all, human picture of ...
This book tells the story of a European's discovery of Islam and of his integration within the Muslim community. Early in his life, the author started his career as a foreign correspondent for Continental newspapers and after several years of extensive travels throughout the Middle East, had become a Muslim in 1926. After his conversion to Islam he lived for nearly six years in Arabia, and after leaving Arabia he went to India and met the great Muslim ...
The theme of this book is evident from its title. Its purpose is to present Islam as it is, drawing on its original sources rather than judging it by the later day interpretations and commentaries or the practices of present day Muslims in different parts of the world. A distinction is made between Islam as presented by the Prophet Muhammad and his companions, information about which is available to us in the Quran and the sunnah and Islam as represented by ...
This work seeks to trace the transmission of Hellenistic thought through the medium of Muslim philosophers and Jewish thinkers who lived in Muslim surroundings, to show how this thought, modified as it passed through a period of development in the Muslim community and itself modifying Islamic ideas, was brought to bear upon the culture of mediaeval Latin Christendom. The author seeks to race the history of medieval Muslim thought as to show the elements which it ...
This book is a humble attempt to convey the essence of the Qur’an by presenting the contents of each of its surahs or chapters in condensed form. The focus throughout the book is on the spirit of the Qur’an, on its message and its teachings and on the lessons that should be derived from it for our daily life. Although the book is primarily intended for the general reader who is interested in studying the Qur’an, it will also be found a useful tool for ...
In this book, the noted Islamic scholar dwells and elaborates on 60 basic principles of Islam.