Galwash A. Ahmed
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The Arabic word Islam literally means ‘surrender’ or ‘submission.’
Islam, as a faith, means total and sincere surrender to God so that one
can live in peace and tranquility. Peace (Salam in Arabic, Shalom in
Hebrew) is achieved through active obedience to the revealed
commandments of God, for God is The Just, The Peace. The name Islam is
universal in meaning. Islam is not named after a tribe of people or an
individual, as Judaism is named after the tribe of Judah, Christianity
after Christ and Buddhism after Buddha. Islam is not a name chosen by
human beings; it was divinely communicated from God. Islam is a global
faith, not of the East or the West. Islam is a complete way of life,
implying total submission to God. One who surrenders his or her will to
God, voluntarily, is called a Muslim. It was not Muhammad (SAW) but Adam
(S.A) who first brought Islam to humanity. Then, each Prophet and
Messenger came to exhort the people to a clear understanding of God’s
commandments. They offered teachings relevant to that time, until God
chose the final Prophet, Muhammad (SAW), to come with the Last Testament
referred to as the Qur’an. Allah is an Arabic word, meaning ‘The One
and Only True Deity’, the proper name of The One who created the heavens
and the earth. Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians also call God by the
name Allah. For a Muslim, Allah is the greatest and most inclusive of
names for God, denoting The One who is adored in worship, The One who
created all that exists.
–
The Religion of Islam
Table of Contents
Page Chapter
7 PART I- PRACTICAL DEVOTIONS
7 I- PRAYERS TO GOD
9 Prayer – A Principle of Action
12 Time of the Five Stated Prayers
12 Aim of the Prayers
12 Muslim Prayer – A Spiritual Diet
14 Description Of The Muslim Prayers
14 Ablution
16 Purification
16 How the Prayer Service is Performed
24 The Stated Daily Prayers
26 The Friday Prayer Service
26 The Qunut
27 Special Service
30 II- ZAKAT OR LEGAL ALMS
31 Zakat
31 (a) Camels
31 (b) Bulls, Cows and Buffaloes
32 (c) Sheep and Goats
32 (d) Horses
32 (e) Silver
33 (f) Gold and Silver Ornaments
33 (g) Cash, Bank-notes, etc.
33 (h) Articles of Merchandise
33 (i) Mines or Buried Treasures
33 (j) Fruits of the Earth
34 Expenditure of Income from Zakat
35 Supplementary Notes
37 III- FASTING
40 IV- PILGRIMAGE
40 Pilgrimage As A Fundamental Institution
41 Certain Rites of the Institution
42 Sunni Way of Performing The Pilgrimage
47 Summary Of The Fundamental Enjoinments Relating To Pilgrimage
48 Stanley Lane Pool’s Comments
49 PART II- TRANSACTIONS
49 V- MARRIAGE
51 Marriage – A Civil Contract
52 Kinds Of Divorce
52 Different Forms of Divorce
53 Prohibited Marriages
53 Suggested Reconciliation
Suggested Reconciliation
Prohibited Marriage Relations In Islam
Religious Ceremony On The Occasi
Inequality Of The Two Sexes Regarding Divorce
Limitation of DivorceIslamic
Legal Status of a Married Woman
VI- NHERITANCE
Law of inheritance
Gifts And Donations
Points of Contact
A Legal Heirs And Sharers
B Residuaries
C Distant Kindred
VII- SALE AND USURY
Usury
Lawful Transactions
Koran Enjoinments Relating to Trade and Usury
VIII- OWNERSHIP
Kinds And Divisions Of Property Ownership
Divisions of Waqfs
PART III- PENAL LAWS
IX- CRIMINAL INTENTIONAL INJURY
Crime Of Murder
X- ADULTERY
Punishment For Slander
XI- THEFT AND ROBBERY
XII- DIVISIONS OF PUNISHMENT
XIII- DISCRETIONARY CORRECTION OR TA�ZIR
XIV- SINFUL ACTS
Classification
Permissible And Prohibited Food
PART IV- MORALITIES
XV- MUSLIM ETHICAL BASIS OF SOCIAL LIFE
Position Of Women In Islam
XVI- MUSLIM ETHICS AND MORALITIES
Directions Relating to Reformation of Man’s External Life
XVII -THE MORAL CONDITIONS
Chastity
Honesty
110 Peacefulness
111 Politeness
112 Forgiveness
113 Goodness
115 Courage
116 Veracity
117 Patience
118 Sympathy
119 XVIII- TRUE BELIEVERS
119 Their Manners And Characters As Described In The Koran
122 PART V- MUSLIM JURISPRUDENCE AND THEOLOGY
122 XIX- KORAN AND JURISPRUDENCE
124 XX- KORAN – FIRST SOURCE OF JURISPRUDENCE
126 Divisions Of The Koran
127 Orientalists Reviewing The Koran
128 XXI- THE TRADITIONS- SECOND SOURCE OF
JURISPRUDENCE
129 XXII- TRANSMISSION OF HADÎTH IN PROPHET’S LIFETIME
130 Why Hadîth Was Not Generally Written
131 XVIII- THE EARLIEST PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONS
131 Collection of Hadith (First Stage)
132 Collection of Hadith (Second Stage)
134 Collection of Hadith (Third Stage)
135 Collection of Hadith (Fourth Stage)
135 Collection of Hadith (Fifth Stage)
138 XXIV- THE KORAN IS THE GREATEST TEST FOR JUDGING
HADÎTH
139 XXV- THE STYLE OF COMPOSITION EMPLOYED IN THE
IMPARTING OF TRADITIONS
140 XXVI- DEGREES OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE NARRATORS
141 XXVII- RULES FOR DISTINGUISHING FALSE TRADITIONS
143 XXVIII- IJMA’ – THE THIRD FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC LAWS
144 Establishment of Ijtihad
145 The Four Great Divine Doctors
147 Different Methods Forming New Laws
147 XXIX- DEGREES OF IJTIHAD
148 ‘Qiyas’ or Analogy
149 Istihsan or Equity
149 Istislah or Public Good
149 Istidlal or Inference
150 Ways of Inferring “Ijma”
151 PART VI- JIHAD
151 XXX- THE RELIGIOUS DEFENSIVE WARFARE
151 Koranic Verses on Jihad
156 Observance of Jihad
156 XXXI- MISCONCEPTION OF THE DUTY OF JIHAD
157 Islam Was Not Spread By Force
158 Fearful Wars of The Christian Clovis
159 XXXII- PAYMENT OF TRIBUTE CALLED “JIZIA”
160 Islam, Jizia or The Sword
161 Directions Relating to War
162 Treatment of The Prisoners of War
163 Prisoners of War Not Slaves
164 War as a Struggle to Be Carried on Honestly
165 PART VII- SPIRITUAL ASPECT OF ISLAM
165 XXXIII- THE TREASURES OF HAPPINESS
165 1- The knowledge of self.
171 2- The Knowledge of God
177 3- The Knowledge of This World
180 4- The Knowledge of The Next World
184 5- The three Stages of Man’s Development
189 6- Self Examination The Recollection and Love of God
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