Islam: Faith, Practice & History
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Chapter 1 Preface In the name of Allāh, the Beneficent, the Merciful O Allāh, send Your blessings upon Muhammad & his Progen ...
whichsoonbecamepopularonaworld-widebasis:anIslamicCentrein Houston, Texas, included it in itstablīghprogram for newMuslims; a pr ...
Part 1 Why Religion? ...
1. Why Study Religion? Whyshouldweinvestigate aboutreligionandstudyabout God?What provokes us to consider religion? There are th ...
(A) Love Of Knowledge: Weallwanttoknowthetruthabouttheworldinwhichwelive:Didthe heavenwithitsbeautifulstars,theearthwithitsglori ...
(B) The Sense Of Thankfulness Theworldaroundusandtheworldwithinourselvesisfullofmarvelous things.Thesunandmoon,theplantsandtrees ...
(C) Preventing Possible Danger Ifachildweretocomeandtellyouthathesawapoisonoussnakegoin- to the roomyou werein,you would immedia ...
Clearly,thewordsofthemessengers—iftheydonotmakeamancer- tain—at leastprovoke himto think: perhaps what they sayis true.If whatth ...
2. Some Necessary Qualities Of Religion The religionwhichcan fulfillthe needsof mankindmust havethefol- lowing qualities: (a) It ...
* This lesson is based on: Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi,Need of Religion, Tanzania 1970. Dar Rah-e Haq,The Roots of Religion, Qum 1 ...
Question Paper For Lesson 1 Question 1: [20 points] True or False: (a) Studyofreligioninvolvesasincereinquiryintothe possibleex- ...
(h) Promotes celibacy as a means of spiritual upliftment. (i) Provides a complete and comprehensive code of life. (j) Promotes s ...
Part 2 Ways Of Knowing God ...
Fromtimeimmemorial,manhasfounddifferentwaysofknowingGod. Humanbeingsofvariousintellectuallevelshavefoundtheirownways toGod.Commo ...
First Method: The Inner Way Godhascreatedtheinnerlightineachandeveryhumanbeing.Ifwego deep within ourselves and touch our souls, ...
Second Method: Experiment Beyond Sensation ThesecondwayofknowingGodisbystudyingthesignsofHispresence andpowerintheworldwithinusa ...
There are many things which are not perceptible to our external senses, butwe become awareof themthrough their effects. For ever ...
which have heating and chemical properties. These `lights' are called infra-red and ultra-violet. Intelligence& MentalImage: ...
Thus we draw the conclusion that it is not right for us to reject somethingwhichwedonotseeonlybecauseitisnotvisible,becausein- v ...
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