Author: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Publisher: Goodword books
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 246
ISBN/UPC (if available): 818757058X
Description
This work presents the fundamental teachings of Islam in a simple and lucid style. It provides the general reader with an accurate and comprehensive picture of Islam - the true religion of submission to God.
For some time now there has been a need for an introduction to Islam, presented in sampled and concise language, which might provide children with fundamental religious instruction and also be useful to adults who want to understand the teachings of Islam.
This book provides the general reader with an accurate and comprehensive picture of Islam - the true religion of submission to God. In the first section it is shown that the true path is the path God has revealed to mankind through His prophets. The second section provides an introduction to various aspects of the Islamic life under forty-five separate headings. Qur'anic teachings have been summarized in the third section in words taken from the Qur'an itself. In the fourth section the life that makes man worthy of Paradise has been described and in the last section the life that will condemn him to Hell-fire.
Contents
Introduction
PART 1 : THE WAY TO FIND GOD
Man's Quest
What is Truth ?
A Danger Warning
The Teachings of the Prophet
Towards Death
A Final Word
PART 2 : THE TEACHING OF ISLAM
The Oneness of God
All Praise is Due to God
The Angels
God's Prophets
Termination of Prophethood
The Resurrection
When Death Comes
The Next World
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap
The Inhabitants of Paradise
The Straight Path
Islam-An Integral Part of Life
Worship of God
Forms of Worship
A Day in the Life of a Muslim
Giving as God Wills
Islamic Character
Humility - The Foundation of Unity
Who should Preach ?
Acknowledgement of the Truth
Three Types of Human Being
The Reward of God
The Islamic Life
Life in Accordance with Reality
From God's Point of View
Care in all Matters
Relinquishing Power for God
The Trial of Man
Testing Man's Fitness
Some Earn the World Others Eternity
Stimulus and Response
It's Selection Time
People of God
Abstaining From Baseness
A Believer Lives for God
Setting Oneself Right
Thinking on a Higher Plane
Realizing One's Own Mistakes
A Believer's Wealth
Making A Living
Education
The Mosque
Islam and Infidelity
The Relationship Between Man and God
Do as You would be done by
PART 3 : THE GOOD LIFE
God is One
God-The Sublime, the Tremendous
God's Signs
In Heaven and on Earth
The Cosmic Call
Lord of the Great Throne
Love for God
God's Prophets
Heaven and Hell
Prayer
Fasting
Alms-giving
Pilgrimage
Sacrifice
Serving God
The Shari'ah
The Servants of the Merciful
Trust in God
Words of Wisdom
Good-Fearing People
The Good Life
Haram and Halal (Lawful and Unlawful)
Heavenly Souls
The Serene Soul
Divine Souls
The Correct Way
Profitable Trading
Real Piety
God's Hospitality
The Believer's Livelihood
The People of Paradise
Everything for God
The Believer is God's Tree
Good Advice
Doomed to Destruction
The Deniers of God's Signs
Fair Testimony
Living in Harmony
Islamic Society
Calling to God
Magnifying the Lord
Eternity is Better
Their Efforts will be Rewarded
The Day of Reward and Retribution
The Religion that is Pleasing to god
Prayers
To the Lord
Protect US!
Help US!
Purify Our Hearts
Grant US a Righteous End
Have Mercy on US!
Save us from Evil
Strengthen Us!
Do not leave me Alone!
Save Us From Doom
PART 4 : THE GARDEN OF PARADISE
Belief in God
Discovery of God
God's Neighbour
Spiritual Nourishment
Closeness to God
Paradise-The Greatest of Gifts
Heavenly Vision
God's Worshippers
A Complete World
Light After Darkness
When all Things come to light
A Dream World
Loss turned to gain
Avoiding Disaster
The Universal way
The Islamic Life
The Believer : God's Industry
Action or Acknowledgement
The Long Road of Patience
God's Tree
The Inheritance of Paradise
Selection for Paradise
Two Kinds of Soul
Thankfulness
Godly People
The Seeker Finds
Citizen of Paradise
Submission to God
The Lesson of a Tree
Belonging to the next world
Heavenly Conduct
Who will be Granted Paradise?
Who will be Saved
Without Paying the Price
Heavenly Actions
The Heavenly Traveler
The Inheritance of Paradise
Heavenly Character
People of Paradise
Eternal Bliss
A Flower of Paradise
Those Who Bow Before God
Virtuous Life
God's Envoy
PART 5 : THE FIRE OF HELL
The Reality of Life
Inner Revolution
The Trial of Man
What Man should Realize
Doomsday
Credit Alone
Seeing into the Future
Before Time Runs Out
When Will they Ever Learn?
The Tragedy of Man
No Refuge
Wishful Thinking
Angelic or Satanic
When God Appears
The Lesson of Death
Delusive Grandeur
The Inevitable Fate of Man
Life's Journey
God's Mercy
Extraordinary Disillusionment
The Great Divide
When Words Fail
The Final Hour
The coming Day
Remembering Death
Man's Negligence
Man Stands Alone
The Deluge of Eternity
Man's Ignorance
The Trumpet of the Last Day
The Day of Reckoning
Only One Chance
Real Success and Failure
The Greatest Earthquake
On the verge of Death
All Too Soon
Divine Scales of Justice
After Death
Brought Before God
The Greatest Calmity
Warning People of the Hereafter
Responsibility of Preaching
The Awe-inspiring Day of Retribution
The Soul of Islam
Hushed Silence Among the Crowd