
In this short work, Imam Khomeini invites all to refinement of the soul, asceticism and piety. Addressing students in seminaries, he reminds them to take heed of fact that the major purpose of the prophets has been spiritual progress and moral improvement, and that they must not content themselves with learning a few terms of Islamic jurisprudence.
The philosophical, cultural, political, economic and social impact of the domination of the modern West continues in one way or another through the width and breadth of the Muslim world, threatening not only the traditional institutions of Islamic society, but Islamic religion itself. Many are alienated from Islam as a result of the crushing influence of alien ideologies, whilst others react mostly with emotional outbursts and occasional violence.
This work by one of the most influential Muslim scholars of this century comes at a time when a host of Islamic terminology has been thrust into the current media coverage about Islam and Muslims.In his inimitable style, Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi's Madkhal li-Ma'rifah al-Islam attempts to explain Islamic concepts and decipher their meaning in the context of contemporary debates. Divided into five chapters, his explanation of Islamic concepts is compared with current issues and perspectives on Islam.
This work is the first complete translation of the well known Kitab al-Imam, written by thirteenth-century scholar Ibn Taymiyyah. The concept of Iman (faith) is fundamental to Islam. It defines the nature of Muslim life and the essence of the religion as a whole. Ibn Taymiyyah's own deep conviction and understanding of Iman is based on interpretation of the Qur'an, Hadith sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad, and the conduct of the pious ancestors of the first three centuries of Islam.
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Many books have been published on the Salah (Prayer) of the Prophet but most are by later scholars that cater for a particular madhhab (school of thought). This famous work translated from the original Arabic Sifah Salah al-Nabi, brings to together as many features of the Prophet's Prayer from the beginning to the end, so that Muslims can fulfil the Prophet's command to "pray as you see me pray". This work is the result of an extensive research by the author on various traditions (hadiths) and their relevance, judged according to the strict rules of the science of Hadith.