Islam: The Essentials (Pelican Books)

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It is based on the methodology of traditional Sunni Islam, according to the Hanafi school, the largest school of Islamic law, and its purpose is to make one’s worship valid, sound, and proper in a short amount of time. When one sees a building, one knows there is a builder; when one sees a painting, one knows there is a painter; when one sees the creation, one knows there is a Creator.

Assessments have also been included to allow teachers and students to monitor progress as learning takes place.The Absolute Essentials of Islam is a real gift for those looking to understand the basic knowledge needed by every Muslim. He does not resemble anything man sees in the universe or anything he can imagine - since imagination is part of the creation. For the same reason, the Devil does not have control over God and evil occurs because Allâh willed it. Fasting also disciplines the Muslim and brings Muslims together--uniting them by a common, shared experience. The Islamic Essentials series is a fully structured book consisting of 12 units that looks to provide a detailed introduction to the basics of Islam.

Faraz Rabbani is to be commended for producing a work from which the new Muslim can learn, the practicing Muslim check his fiqh, or the student merely curious about the practice of Islam see how it all fits together. It is binding upon all to familiarize themselves with the tenets of Islam, which Allah declares in His infallible Book, the Quran, to be the religion which he has chosen for mankind.Only the Creator knows the limits, the weakness, and the vulnerability of all His creation, and He has provided rules for them that are fair and just. On the advice of his teachers, the SunniPath web site was created, which featured both a question/answer service and online Islamic courses. Praise be to God the Creator of the world, the One Who exists without beginning, without end, without location, without a "how" and Who does not depend on time. Ignorance about its indubitable words of wisdom and human salvation does not give anyone the license to deny this religion of Allah. Part 1 of 2 - The seerah, story of the prophet صلی الله علیه وآله وسلم from before his birth until his successors after him as told.