Foreword | |
A story of a Professor | p. 2 |
Definitions and the Story of Creation | |
Is Religion a Necessity? | p. 5 |
The Meaning of the Word "Islam" | p. 6 |
Muslim Population around the World | p. 11 |
The Meaning of the Word "Allah" -The Exalted- | p. 14 |
Divine Attributes of Allah -The Exalted- | p. 17 |
The Qur'anic Story of Creation | p. 30 |
Structuring the Life of Man by Revelation | p. 46 |
Prophet Abraham | p. 51 |
The Qur'an | p. 53 |
Four Chapters from the Qur'an | p. 61 |
The Life of Prophet Muhammad | |
The Need for a prophet | p. 67 |
The Deference between Prophet and Messenger | p. 68 |
The Life of Prophet Muhammad | p. 69 |
The Beginning of Revelation | p. 78 |
Attributes and Manners of the Prophet | p. 82 |
The Miracles of the Prophet | p. 86 |
Life and Legacy of the Prophet in Mecca | p. 91 |
The Migration or Hijra | p. 132 |
The Establishment of the Islamic State in Madinah | p. 146 |
The Death of the Prophet Muhammad | p. 171 |
Islam: Faith and Rituals - Islam, Iman, and Ihsan | |
The Five Ruling Values (Ahkam) | p. 181 |
The Prophetic Tradition of Gabriel | p. 193 |
Islam: The Five Pillars- Shahada | p. 195 |
Prayer (Salat) | p. 198 |
Obligatory Charity (Zakat) | p. 214 |
Fasting (Sawm) | p. 217 |
Pilgrimage (Hajj) | p. 221 |
Iman: The Six Articles of Faith- Belief in Allah | p. 228 |
Belief in the Angels | p. 229 |
Belief in the Books | p. 232 |
Belief in the Messengers | p. 232 |
Belief in the Last day | p. 234 |
Belief in al-Qadar | p. 235 |
Ihsan: Sufism- How to Make a Successful Journey? | p. 239 |
The Heart and How to Prepare it for Spirituality | p. 240 |
The Islamic Law (Shari'ah) | |
The Sources of the Islamic Law: Qur'an as the First Source | p. 245 |
The Tradition of the Prophet (Sunnah) as the Second Source | p. 248 |
The Consensus of Muslim Scholars (Ijma') as the Third Source | p. 264 |
Analogical Reasoning (Qiyas) as the Fourth Source | p. 266 |
The Objectives of the Islamic law (Maqasid) | p. 269 |
The Story of the Abandoned Ship | p. 269 |
Categories of Benefits and the Five Necessities Paradigm | p. 271 |
The Divisions of the Islamic Law: Jurisprudence (Fiqh) | p. 283 |
Scholastic Theology (Usul al-Deen) | p. 286 |
Ethics (Purification of the Soul) | p. 287 |
Islamic Sciences and Knowledge | |
Clarification of Sciences | p. 289 |
Islamic Scholastic Theology ('Ilm a- Kalam) | p. 292 |
Islamic Philosophy (Falsafa) - Theory of Knowledge | p. 297 |
Metaphysics: The World is not Eternal | p. 304 |
Metaphysic: Proofs of the Existence of Allah | p. 312 |
Algebra (al-Jabr wal Muqabalah) | p. 315 |
A Story of a Woman on How to Divide Inheritance | p. 315 |
Interpretation of Dreams | p. 321 |
Rules of Interpretation | p. 323 |
Requirements for a True Dream Vision | p. 325 |
Islamic State | |
The Supreme Authority of the Islamic State | p. 329 |
The Legal Steps in Establishing the Islamic State | p. 334 |
Consultation (Shura) | p. 334 |
Equality (Musawat) | p. 336 |
Justice ('Adl) | p. 338 |
Prescribing Good and Forbidding Evil | p. 341 |
Legality and Principles from Jurisprudence | p. 343 |
Characteristics of Islamic Legislation | p. 348 |
Islamic State and Leadership | p. 350 |
Who Appoints the Muslim Ruler? What are the Requirements? | p. 350 |
Islamic Stories and Poetry | |
The Qur'anic Story of Prophet Joseph | p. 356 |
The Story of Umm Salama | p. 368 |
The Story of Abu Al-Darda' | p. 373 |
Parables from Al-Ghazali | p. 378 |
Two Poems from Hafiz | p. 379 |
Refrences | p. 380 |
Index | p. 384 |
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