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THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ISLAM
on the life-affirming message of Islam presents a fresh and wholly inviting
opportunity for presenting Islam while maintaining, immutably, the pristine
principles of the Faith.
The Key to Understanding Islam combines the insightful, knowledgeable
eye of the scholar with the empathy of a socially conscious researcher.
The result is an informative, compelling narrative that treats, for example,
the essentials of Muslim worship, and the Islamic interpretation of
astrophysics, al-Haitham, and Edwin Hubble, with equal clarity and aplomb,
and importantly, connects them all together with appropriate references
from the Qur’an, Prophetic traditions, or both. The breadth and depth of
the subject covered is truly remarkable, and stands as a testimony to the
enormous talent and sagacity of the author.
In its content, its style, its singularly important contribution to the global
dialogue on religion in contemporary life, al-Sheha’s The Key to Understanding
Islam takes its place among the most important works of its kind; it redefines
the contours of this discussion while establishing improved methods for
illuminating the Islamic underpinnings of European science and culture. It
is a truly seminal work that will hopefully influence the next generation of
Muslim scholars who choose to sow the fallow fields of presenting Islam
as their life’s work. We pray for the universal acceptance of this bounteous
offering; and we pray Allah, the Almighty, the One, the Sublime, to imbue
Muslims and avail non-Muslims of the guidance and the knowledge of the
best in this world, and the Best in the Life to Come.
Head of Research & Development for the
Canadian Dawah Association
Professor Kamal Hassan Ali, M. Ed., Ed.D.
Westfield State College
Westfield, MA
USA