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Five books you should read to better understand islam. Our mission is to provide the best research material about the islam, quran and sunnah. Especially since 911, one can enter virtually any major bookstore in the united states, for example, and find numerous 1 the example and actions of the prophet peace and blessings allah be upon him are known as his sunnahwhile his statements are termed hadith. Towards understanding islam by syed abul ala maududi my purpose in writing this book has been to provide all those persons muslims nonmuslimswho have no access to the original sources of islam with a brief treatise giving a lucid, comprehensive and allembracing view of islam. Islam, and those who lived during the last years of the islamic state uthmani khilafah against which the west had directed its onslaught, had in fact wit nessed the vestiges of a state implementing remnants of islamic rule.
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Those muslims wanting to give this book as a gift to nonmuslim friends, must first read the book themselves, as there are many things about islam that i only began to understand after reading this bookim a born muslim. Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that god revealed through all his prophets to every people. Mapping sharia tafhim alquran the meaning of the quran. Abul ala maududi edited by syed mumtaz ali the purpose of reproducing this article is mainly to describe what is commonly known as the veil, hijab or purdah. Towards understanding islam by syed abul ala maududi the. Care for women in general, and the equality of men and women in islam, and their complementary nature to one another 2. Utterly brilliant as a primer on what the full view of. An excellent book with lucid, easy to understand exposition of islamic principles. A fresh english rendering of tafhim alquran, sayyid mawdudis. Books by maulana wahiduddin khan goodword islamic books. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Towards understanding islam book by abul ala maududi.
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In short, we need to convince members of islam that the quran is a valuable work of poetry from one of the worlds greatest poets, but its content is humanmade, just as are all the sacred books of all religions, and while it was a fine guide for the good life in the 7 th century it is not so in the 21 st. Maulana maududi is the author of more than eighty books and pamphlets on. The ruling on christmas and new year ibn taymiyyah. In contrast to this, the teachings of muhammad blessings of auah and peace be upon him, his biography, his discourses, his way of living, his morals, habits and virtues, in short, au the details of his ufe and work, are preserved. There is a p lethora of books introducing islam to nonmuslims. For iphone and ipad, you may download the application version of this book from itunes at. Aqeedah and imaan, tafseer explanation of the quran, hadeeth, seerah the life of prophet muhammad. My object in writing this book has been to provide all those muslims and non. Abridged tafsir version of tafhim alquran sayyid abul ala mawdudi isbn. Brief introductory ebooks on islam pdf format a brief illustrated guide to understanding islam. Jamaateislami claim that it has been translated into languages.
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