The Need for Islam

Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

Description

This book shows how and why man needs Islam to build ethical values, mental health, and family protection.

Sujets

• Islam
• Philosophie et théologie
• RELIGIONS

Informations

• Publié par: Dar Al-Falah for Publishing & Distribution
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9796500005447
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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T H E N E E D F O R I S L A M  مﻼـﺳﻹا ﻰـﻟإ ﺔـﺟﺎـﺤﻟا  (ﺔﻳﺰﻴﻠﺠﻧﻹا ﺔﻐﻠﻟﺎﺑ) Dr. Muhammad Ali Alkhuli Publisher: DAR ALFALAH ﻊﻳزﻮﺘﻟاو ﴩﻨﻠﻟ حﻼﻔﻟا راد :ﴍﺎﻨﻟا P. O. Box 818 818 ب .ص Swaileh 11910 11910 ﺢﻠﻳﻮﺻ Jordan ندرﻷا Tel & Fax [phone] 009626-5411547 ﺲﻛﺎﻓو ﻒﺗﺎﻫ E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.daralfalah.com ﴍﺎﻨﻠﻟ ﺔﻇﻮﻔﺤﻣ ﻊﺒﻄﻟا قﻮﻘﺣ ISBN 9957-401-62-9كمدر

The Need for IslamAli Alkhuli DAR ALFALAH Muhammad

 Copyright: bythe publisher ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED  No part of this publication may be translated, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 2006 Edition Publisher: DAR ALFALAH ﻊﻳزﻮﺘﻟاو ﴩﻨﻠﻟ حﻼﻔﻟا راد :ﴍﺎﻨﻟا P. O. Box 818 818 ب .ص Swaileh 11910 11910 ﺢﻠﻳﻮﺻ Jordan ندرﻷا Tel & Fax [phone] 009626-5411547 ﺲﻛﺎﻓو ﻒﺗﺎﻫ E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.daralfalah.com  ﺔﻴﻤﺷﺎﻬﻟا ﺔﻴﻧدرﻷا ﺔﻜﻠﻤﳌا ةﺮﺋاد ىﺪﻟ عاﺪﻳﻹا ﻢﻗر 2006/7/1935 ﺔﻴﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺔﺒﺘﻜﳌا 210 Alkhuli, Muhammad Ali The Need For Islam = مﻼﺳﻹا ﱃإ ﺔﺟﺎﺤﻟا Muhammad Ali Alkhuli – Amman: Alfalah House, 2006 Descriptors:/Islam//Islamic Culture//Social Life/ ﺔﻴﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺔﺒﺘﻜﳌا ةﺮﺋاد ﻞﺒﻗ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻴﻟوﻷا ﻒﻴﻨﺼﺘﻟاو ﺔﺳﺮﻬﻔﻟا داﺪﻋإ ﻢﺗ  (ندرﻷا) ــﴩﻨﻟاو تﺎــﻋﻮﺒﻄﳌا ةﺮــﺋاد ىﺪــﻟ ﻞــﺴﻠﺴﺘﳌا ةزﺎـــﺟﻹا ﻢــﻗر 2006/7/2182  ISBN 9957-401-62-9 ﻚﻣدر

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The Need for IslamAli Alkhuli DAR ALFALAH Muhammad

 ﻢﻴﺣﺮﻟا ﻦﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﷲ ﻢﺴﺑ PREFACE  Islam is probably the religion most ignored or misunderstood by people in different parts of the world. One of the reasons may be the inactivity of Muslims with regard to introducing Islam to other non-Muslim nations. Another reason is perhaps the psychological barrier between the West and the Muslim world created by a series of wars between the two sides. A third reason may be the intentional attempts of some anti-Islam thinkers and clergy to distort Islam or to prevent the Westerners from knowing the truth about Islam.  However, the truth remains that Islamwasand is andwill be. Islam is now the religion of 1.5 billion humans, and it gains new followers every day, not only through the natural increase of the inhabitants of this world, but also through the increasing numbers of new embracers.  The starting point here is to know Islam. Without this knowledge, an individual’s attitude is often prejudiced, pre- determined, and stereotyped. For a person to be objective, he must base his attitude on adequate knowledge.

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The Need for IslamDAR ALFALAH Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

 The cornerstones of Islam are five: (1) witnessing that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, (2) prayer, (3) fasting Ramadan, (4) charity,i.e.,zakat ,and (5) pilgrimage by the able. Concerning faith, a Muslim must believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, the Day of Judgment, and predestination. For details on these topics, the reader is referred to the author’s book the Light of Islam and other books mentioned at the end of this book.  This book is an attempt to illustrate how Islam leads to happiness: how Islam builds honesty and morality, how Islam satisfies man’s need for security, how Islam makes life purposeful, how Islam leads to mental peace, how Islam establishes human equality and sociability, and how Islam protects the family and the individual.  I hope that this book will be useful in throwing enough light on the function of Islam as a perfect and comprehensive code of human life.  The Author  Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

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The Need for IslamAli Alkhuli DAR ALFALAH Muhammad

CONTENTS Preface……………………………………… Contents…………………………………….. CHAPTER ONE: Islam and Honesty….… * Implication of Honesty…………… * External and Internal Honesty……. * Internal Honesty…………….…….. * External Honesty……………….…. * Building Honesty……………..…… * The Practice of Honesty…………… CHAPTER TWO: Islam and Security… Internal Harmony………………… * * Death is not the End……………… The Second Life……………..…… * * Allah’s Mercy……………………… Human Mercy………………..……  * * Belief in Allah………………..…… * Certainty of Values……..………… CHAPTER THREE: Islam and Morality * Paradise for the Virtuous………… * Moderation…………………..……. * Contentment………………………..

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* Hard Work…………………..…….. * Dependence on Allah………...……. * Benevolence…………………..…… No Miserliness……………..……… * Death as a Reminder……….….….. * * Balance of the Two Lives……..….. * Modesty……………………..…….. * Self-control………………..………. * Mercy…………………..………….. * Forgiveness…………….………….. * Responsibility…………….……….. * Justice………………………..…….. * The Day of Judgment…….……….. * Keeping up Promises……….…….. * Kindness…………………..………. * Welcoming the Guest…….……….. * Table Manners……………..……… * Prophet Muhammad as an Example * Permission before Entry……...……. * Greet and Greet Back ……..……… * Detailed Guidance………….………

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CHAPTER FOUR: Islam and Mental Peace… * No Inner Contradictions…………… * The Western Diseases……….…… * The Clean Page of Islam……..…… * The Western Cocktail Civilization * The Effect of Islam…………..…… * Peace of Mind……….…………..… * Overall Guidance…………….…… * Night-club Civilization………….… No Alcohol in Islam…………..…… * CHAPTER FIVE: Islam and Equality…… No Racialism in Islam………….… * Human Equality…………………… * * Training for Equality……………… * Fasting and Equality……………… Pilgrimage and Equality…………… * * Muhammad to All Humans…….… * Islam Includes Previous Religions… CHAPTER SIX: Islam and the Aim of Life * Can Wealth Be an Aim?................... * Worshipping Allah as an Aim……. * The First Life as an Examination…..

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* The Eternity of the Second Life…… * The Need for a Permanent Purpose…... CHAPTER SEVEN: Islam and Rationality…. Clear Concepts of Allah……...…… * * Allah has No Sons…….…………. * Allah is One………………….…… No Mediation between Man and Allah * No Clergy………………….……… * No Celibacy………………….…… * * Body-Soul Balance……………..… A Complete Code of Life…….…… * CHAPTER EIGHT: Islam and Sociability * The Role of Prayer……………..… * Collective Prayer………..………… *Social Duties……………………… *Believers’ Brotherhood…………… *Obedience to Parents……………… *Kindness to Neighbors…………… *The Role of Fasting…………..……

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*The Role of Pilgrimage…………… *Charity…………………………..… CHAPTER NINE :Islam and Family Protection *The Safety of the Family……..…… *Family as the Best Place………..… *Protecting the Child…………..…… *No Illegitimate Children………….. *Decent Dress…………………….… *The Wife and the Mother……..…… *No Free Intermingling……..……… *Protecting Marriage…………..…… CHAPTER TEN: Islam and Alcoholic Drinks * Alcohol and the Stomach…….......... * Alcohol and False Warmth……..… * Alcohol and the Brain Damage…… * Alcohol and the Sexual Drive…….. * Alcohol Leading to More alcohol.… * Alcohol and Health……….………. * The Alcoholic’s Tongue…………… * The Alcoholic’s Mouth…………… * The Alcoholic’s Appetite…………

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