Islam: The Essentials (Pelican Books)

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This short work outlines the absolute essentials of this knowledge: in faith, prayer, and key points related to one’s life and dealings. Muslims must believe in all the prophets and messengers because Allâh blessed them all with Revelation and they conveyed this to their people, but now Muslims must follow the rules of the last Prophet and Messenger, Prophet Muḥammad. All the prophets and messengers taught "No one is God except Allâh" and to believe in and follow the prophet and messenger of their time. Utterance with the Two Professions (Ash-Shahadatan) is required of the person who is not already a Muslim.

To believe in the heart and declare with the tongue: « No one is God except Allâh and Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh » is how one becomes Muslim.Since Allâh created Adam, the first man, from soil of different colors and different textures, and all people are the descendants of Adam, this accounts for the various races and temperaments of people. Designed with colourful illustrations to aid visual learning, the book is guaranteed to make learning fun and meaningful.

What’s interesting about the reception of this work is that Muslim readers seem to respond to the provocations Ramadan suggests in his introduction in the way they’re meant: as a jumping-off point for discussion on changing perceptions and practises. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. My questions about what Islam is were mostly answered here, though I now have some new aspects to ponder: a good result.

With fellow SeekersGuidance teachers Shaykh Yahya Rhodus and Shaykh Omar Qureshi, Shaykh Faraz hopes to establish a model Islamic seminary that will produce Islamic scholars of the highest caliber, through excellence in teaching, curriculum, spiritual training, and a deep spirit of service–with knowledge of both religion and contemporary social and intellectual realities. Intellectively, if Allâh resembled any of His creation, He would be susceptible to the same things the creation are susceptible. Consequently, lying, dishonesty, vileness, stupidity, and dullness were impossible to be among their attributes. Prayer, five times each day, is required by all Muslim mukallaf (Mukallaf in this context means sane and pubescent.

After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1997, he and his wife (Ustadha Shireen Ahmed) travelled to Damascus and then to Amman, where he studied with leading Islamic scholars, including Shaykh Adib Kallas (Allah have mercy upon him), Shaykh Hassaan al-Hindi, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Shaykh Akram Abd al-Wahhab, and Shaykh Nuh Keller. As my native language is Russian, i was looking to have a guide with all necessary information to be a knowledgeable Muslim and also been able to explain for my kids. I found a lot to think about in the clear presentation of the pillars of faith and the duties of Muslims.

Allâh knows what is good for His creation as well as what is harmful; He knows what is beneficial and what is detrimental. Bol'shinstvo iz nas neprostitel'no malo znayut ob islame - religii, kotoruyu ispoveduyut chetvert' naseleniya planety. It is binding upon all to familiarize themselves with the tenets of Islam, which Allah declares in His infallible Book, the Quran, to be the religion which he has chosen for mankind. Part 1 of 2 - The seerah, story of the prophet صلی الله علیه وآله وسلم from before his birth until his successors after him as told.