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CHRPTER III THE APPLICATION OF FAITH In this chapter we propose to deal with the major exercises of Faith as laid down by Islam. They are Prayers (Salah), Fasting {Sawm), Alms-giving or "Charity" (Zakati) and Piigrimage (Hajj). The way God has enjoined these exercises makes them serve all spiritual purposes and satisfy human needs. Some of them are daily; some weekly; some monthly; some bi-annually; some annually; and some are re- quired as a minimum once in a lifetime. S o they embrace all the days of the week, all the weeks of the month, all the mo- nths of the year, and all the years of life, and they, above all, mark the whole course of life with a Divine touch. It has already been mentioned that Faith without action and practice is a dead end, as far as Islam is concerned. Faith by nature is very sensitive and can be most effective. When it is out of practice or out of use, it quickly ioses its liveli-
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CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 CHAPTER 1 THE I
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2. The Noon Prayer (Salatu-z-Zuhr)
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5. Other Aspects of the Family Life
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TO t %E < WO ( B
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Along with these indifferent, withd
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convey the Divine Message to the wh
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CHAPTER 1 THE IDEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIO
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every city or town has a mayor; eve
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to keep everything in order. In the
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So glory to God, the Lord of the wo
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Kind to His creatures. If we try to
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Muhammad and the teachings of the G
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impressive marvels of the world are
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Muhammad and that Islam is no more
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freedom. On the contrary, it gives
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every man of good will and conscien
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Finally, the word "Allah" in Islam
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and that which was given to all pro
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or sensory perception alone (16:49-
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Right Path and remind them that the
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and to our fellow human beings. To
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velopment is normal and if he is sa
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action, belief and practice. Faith
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14. The true Muslim believes that F
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come in a state of Iively interacti
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heres to the Qur'an alone and regar
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CHHPTER II THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF IS
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9. Those who love their near and di
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'Three qualities are the sign of so
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y supporting charitable institution
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Page 83 and 84: The Muslim believes in the unity of
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Page 109 and 110: overemphasis on spirituality and re
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Page 121 and 122: The Prayers (Salah) The Purpose of
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Page 127 and 128: 2. The Noon Prayer (Salatu-z-Zuhr)
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Page 137 and 138: Performance of Prayer After the wor
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Page 147 and 148: The Fard Prayer is much more prefer
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5. The Imam raises his hands to the
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10. After completing the Prayer, th
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tongue be busied with utterances of
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"Ali praise is due to God Who has g
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2. The Tashahhud (a) The first part
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Interpretation "O God! Exalt our Ma
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have Faith, and do righteous deeds,
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3. It imbues man with a genuine vir
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a high form of discipline and a sup
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estrict our discussion to the insti
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3. The non-Islamic Fasting does not
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Period of Fasting It has already be
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els, so when they reach the age of
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} undertakings, the intention must
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fllms (Zakah) Another exceptionally
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the contributor. As a result, the s
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In all cases it should be remembere
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share is to cover their expenses an
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Pilgrimage (Hajj) The final pillar
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stock can be ciaimed. It is also a
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the pilgrims kiss the Stone or poin
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In a more tangible sense, the Assoc
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first to the greater need and allow
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There have been two versions of whi
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CHRPTER IU APPLICATION OF ISLAM IN
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man's spiritual growth and maturity
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countless fields of thought. In Isl
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THE OUTER NflTURE The external natu
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orharmful are unlawful under all or
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ible with the attainment, maintenan
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women who behave or act in a man-li
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entangled in the tight strands of i
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that there is no more natural relat
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them to be kind to one another, tru
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one of his most unequivocal stateme
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vision of Iabor and role of differe
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"Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and
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But it hastens to stress the greate
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misjudgment. It may also result in
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5. Other Aspects of the Family Life
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changed between neighbors. In anoth
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! parentage. In the Qur an and Trad
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structure are sincere love for one'
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safed to me after this to find myse
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A Muslim is enjoined by God to be s
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of merchandise from the dealers, ex
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ing or exploitation is strictly inh
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mankind on account of racial origin
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joins upon the proprietor to fulfil
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sovereignty belong to none but God,
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"The answer of the believers, when
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God and thc Last Day. That is best,
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Trust of God and the public, it has
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not only has one to speak up his mi
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10. Under the political system of I
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of the state and exercises his righ
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Finally, it is a categorical error
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as far as it is necessary. The Law
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guished characteristics, To illustr
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CHflPTER U DISTORTIONS ABOUT ISLAM
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ten than not, victorious allies set
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the most extraordinary circumstance
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After receiving the Charge from Goc
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Muslims assuring them of freedom an
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in a similar situation. Here is how
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and that wherever ihe Muslim conque
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them to embrace Islam and share in
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With all these hardships the Muslim
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the beginning, and meant to create
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an borders? On what ground do they
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is simply an appeal to those of suc
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Christians as well as to non-Christ
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"God has heard the taunt of those w
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orn. God showed them His Power in a
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she retired with him to a remote pl
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"Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary!
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These verses are only representativ
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hiliri. The story was climaxed and
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This rejection is based on the Auth
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7. Is there any parallel to Jesus i
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12. How familiar with Jesus were th
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elief that he was cold-bloodedly cr
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3. Polygamy (Plurality ofWives) Str
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ly by sensational motion pictures a
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3. The second or third wife, if eve
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1 . In some societies women outnumb
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when he is most needed and his comp
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On the other hand, it is deadly opp
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happen to her and her children, if
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name, and if the name is unknown, h
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husband all the affectionu satisfac
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of this kind from his own sel f, to
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down to a minimum many psychologica
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age of sixty-five, and in her life
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9. The wives he took were all vvido
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manner. Wars and persecutions burde
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6. Some of the Prophet's marriages
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To insure this result, Islam has la
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and noble purposes which must be fu
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solution of divorce, after which th
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ity that a person should commit adu
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In order to understand what Islam h
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to the democratic nations, we find
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i. Woman is recognized by Islam as
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6. Islam grants woman equal rights
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daughter, it is the father; if she
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ole to play in civil life and helps
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possible that something disturbing
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match beautifully with her duties.
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flPPENDIK 1 THE OUR'AN AND ITS WISD
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ture. They were moved by its touchi
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distributed widely in the new terri
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the Straight Path (42:52). Again, H
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of life and covers the principles o
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RPPENDIK II MUHAMMAD: THE LAST PROP
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states that Muhammad was only as a
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something of this world too, someth
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has done anything comparable to wha
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RPPENDIH III THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR T
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Faith : T c; f 3 m t n F o C f J S
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