The Religions Book

259 portions of the Qur’an, and some are even able to commit the entire book to memory. To learn the entire Qur’an by heart brin ...

260 reason it is frequently carried in a bag to avoid damage. If it should accidentally fall, then it is honored, sometimes with ...

261 appreciation, and matchlessness accorded to the Qur’an are not limited by Muslims to its message or its recitation. Even the ...

THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM THE CENTRAL PROFESSIONS OF FAITH ...

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264 THE CENTRAL PROFESSIONS OF FAITH Zakat Almsgiving By which we affirm that there is no god but God and Muhammad is the messen ...

265 of God. This affirms one of the core beliefs of Islam (tawhid, or God’s unity), but it also functions as a reminder that pol ...

266 THE CENTRAL PROFESSIONS OF FAITH The call to prayer is made from the top of the mosque’s minaret or tower by a chosen indivi ...

ISLAM 267 The direction of Mecca from any location is determined using the Great Circle method—in other words, the shortest rout ...

268 THE CENTRAL PROFESSIONS OF FAITH built by Ibrahim (Arabic for Abraham) and his son Ismail (Arabic for Ishmael) in order to h ...

ISLAM 269 during the pilgrimage. On the other hand, the great variety shown in female pilgrims’ clothing reflects the diverse ch ...

270 W hen the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam, died in 632, he had established Islamic authority over the entire Arabian peni ...

271 See also: God reveals his word and his will 262–69 ■ Striving in the way of God 278 ■ The origins of Ahmaddiya 284–85 ISLAM ...

272 GOD GUIDES US WITH SHARI‘A THE PATHWAY TO HARMONIOUS LIVING I n Islamic thought, to submit oneself to God’s guidance (islam ...

273 See also: Living in harmony 38 ■ Wisdom lies with the superior man 72–77 ■ The personal quest for truth 144 ■ Writing the Or ...

274 revelations on alcohol suggest that while some good may be found in it, it may also have a connection to sin (2:219). Later ...

275 reasoning can be used to derive a legal opinion. If the aim of the Qur’an is to discourage actions preventing Muslims from w ...

276 WE CAN THINK ABOUT GOD, BUT WE CANNOT COMPREHEND HIM THEOLOGICAL SPECULATION IN ISLAM I slam teaches that God is transcenden ...

277 See also: Defining the indefinable 184–85 ■ The pathway to harmonious living 272–75 ■ The unity of divinity is necessary 280 ...

278 See also: Augustine and free will 220–21 ■ The pathway to harmonious living 272–75 ■ The rise of Islamic revivalism 286–90 D ...