The Religion of IslamComprehensive and monumental work on the sources, principles and practices of Islam: a) Sources of Islam, its essentials and doctrines -- The Holy Quran, Hadith, Ijtihad and Ijma b) Principles of Islam, Iman (Faith), Attributes of God, Angels, Revelation, Revealed Books, Prophets, Finality of Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Life after Death, Taqdir, etc. c) Institutions and Practices of Islam: Prayer, Zakat (Charity), Fasting, Hajj (Pilgrimage) Jihad, Apostasy, Social Relations (Marriage, Property, Inheritance, etc.) Food, Penal Laws, the State, etc. Detailed index including an index of Arabic words and phrases. |
Contents
How zakat should be spent 333 | |
Saum 336 | |
Limits of the fast 349 | |
The Black Stone 375 | |
AlMasjid alIiaram 365 | |
Significance underlying iawgf of the Kabah 377 | |
Jihad 384 | |
Socalled verse of the sword 392 | |
A Muslim cannot be called a Kgfir 88 | |
The Divine Being 95 | |
The Unity of God 101 | |
Significance underlying the doctrine of Unity 107 | |
Predominance of love and mercy in Divine nature 116 | |
Harut and Marut 121 | |
Angels intercession and prayers for men 128 | |
The jinn have no access to Divine secrets 137 | |
Revelation to man granted in three ways 144 | |
The Holy Quran as guardian and judge of previous revelation 148 | |
Istighfgr 166 | |
Life after death 188 | |
Connection between the two lives 189 | |
Balance or mtzan 204 | |
Taqdtr 0r Predestination 223 | |
Faith in qadar is a doctrine of later growth 243 | |
Chapter I | |
Prayer as the means of realizing the Divine in man 252 | |
Mode of worship 258 | |
No consecration is necessary 268 | |
Admission of women to mosque 274 | |
Outward purification as a prelude to prayer 278 | |
Tayammum 282 | |
Voluntary prayers 288 | |
D_hikr in ruku and sajdah 297 | |
Sajdah sahw 303 | |
Festivals of Islam 307 | |
The service 313 | |
The T ahajjud prayer 318 | |
Importance of zakat in Islam 326 | |
Jurists wrong notion of jihad 401 | |
Incidence of the Jizyah 407 | |
Apostasy 414 | |
Chapter VI | |
Everything is lawful unless prohibited 422 | |
Prohibitions to marry 429 | |
Imam S_hafii 72 | |
Essentials in the contract 435 | |
Publicity of the marriage | |
Evidence of marriage 441 | |
Polygamy is an exception 447 | |
Woman not excluded from any activity in sphere of life 453 | |
Decent dress 460 | |
Intermingling of the two sexes 462 | |
Marriage and divorce 468 | |
Imam Ahmad 72 | |
Divorce during menstruation 473 | |
Zih_ar 479 | |
General directions relating to sale transactions 486 | |
Hanafi view of inheritance law 496 | |
Debts 500 | |
Interest on business capital 506 | |
Entertainments 514 | |
Punishment for murder 521 | |
Punishment for theft 524 | |
Chapter XII | |
Ethics 541 | |
Transformation wrought by the Holy Prophet 554 | |
On whom is hajj obligatory 369 | |
Privacy 461 | |
hram 372 | |
Book Reviews | |
Saum or Fasting 336 | |
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Common terms and phrases
A’igah Abraham abrogation accepted according affliction Al_1mad Allah Allahu Akbar angels Arabic attributes believe blessings Book Caliph called chapter charity clear command Companions death deeds devil divorce doctrine earth evil exercise of judgement fact faith fast Fatihah fight give given God’s hajj Hanafi heart heavens Hell Hence Holy Prophet Holy Prophet Muhammad Holy Qur’an human Hurairah husband idea ihram Ijma Ijtihad Imam injunction intercession Islam jihad jinn jizyah jurists Ka‘bah l_1ajj laid lexicology Madinah Makkah Malik man’s marriage means mentioned mercy Messenger mosque Muslim narrators nation night non-Muslim one’s Paradise person pilgrimage prayer principle prohibited Prophet is reported prophethood punishment qadar Qiblah rak‘ahs recited recognized regards relating religion Resurrection sajdah shows significance spiritual spoken Sunnah surely Tahajjud takbir taqdir tawaf thee things thou truth Umar umrah unbelievers verse whoever whole wife woman women words worship yaum zakat