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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.
This book highlights the need for religion and faith at a time when human beings live out their lives in abject states of fear, anxiety and misery as a result of the material outlook which dominates their lives. This book presents ninety-nine of Allah’s beautiful names. In defining these names, the author has relied on the verses of the Qur’an and the traditions of the Prophet (Hadith) and, from these verses and traditions, she has deduced many meanings which ...
In making the Prophet Muhammad the greatest figure, and consequently one of the most resplendent landmarks in human history, God has bestowed his greatest favour on mankind. Whoever seeks guidance cannot fail to see him, for he stands out like a tower, a mountain on the horizon, radiating light like a beacon, beckoning all to the true path. It is inevitable that the seekers of truth will be drawn up to the magnificent pinnacle on which he stands.
Countless students around the world have improved their written and spoken Arabic by using the Arabic English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. Its comprehensiveness and reliability as well as its clear presentation of the material have made the dictionary a prime aid in the study of written Arabic. For the college student and also the younger scholar, it will be a handy and extremely useful tool.