Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 97 | Size: 2 MB
Addresses the fundamental question of
existence: “Why are we here?” Compares the answers of various scriptures
and philosophies and ends with a details discussion of the Islamic
answer. The purpose of creation is a topic that puzzles every human
being at some point in his or her lifetime. Everybody at some time or
another asks themselves the question “Why do I exist?” or “For what
purpose am I here on earth?”
Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips was born in
Jamaica, but grew up in Canada, where he accepted Islam in 1972. He
completed a diploma in Arabic, and a B.A. from the College of Islamic
Disciplines (Usool Ad-Deen) at the Islamic Univeristy of Madeenah in
1979. At the University of Riyadh, College of Education, he completed a
M.A. in Islamic Theology in 1985, and in the department of Islamic
Studies at the University of Wales, he completed a Ph.D. in Islamic
Theology in 1994. Since 1994 he has founded and directed the Islamic
Information Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (which is now known as
Discover Islam) and the Foreign Literature Department of Dar Al Fatah
Islamic Press in Sharjah, UAE. Presently, he is a lecturer of Arabic and
Islamic Studies at the American University in Dubai and Ajman
University in Ajman, UAE.
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