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Wa a'azza jundahu wa hazama-l-ahzaba wahdah. La ilaha iUa-l-Lahu wa la na'bdu U la /vv- ah> mukhliseena la Hu-d-deena wa law ka- riha-l-kafirun. Allahumma salli 'ala Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa 'ala ali Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa 'ala Ashahi Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa 'ala ansari Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa 'ala Azwaji Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa 'ala dhurriyyati Sayyidina Muhammad, Wa sallim tasleeman katheera. This Takbeer means: God is thc Greatest (three times), There is no God but the One True God. God is the Greatest (twice) and His is the praise, Surely God is the Greatest, His is the abundant praise, Glory to Him, day and night, There is no god but God, the One True God, He fulfijled His Promise, supported His bondman (Muhammad), granted His soldiers a manifest victory, and inflicted decisive defeat on the ailied enemies. -
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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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In these verses we find that piety
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their teachings as consistent and c
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ments Prophet Muhammad wisely advis
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moral nature. It is not to deprive
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Sin One of the major troublesome ar
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His own Spirit (Qur'an, 15:29; 32:9
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able only if the offended pardons t
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induced by force. Furthermore, Isla
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The differences of race, color, or
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The Muslim believes in the unity of
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In another basic sense, a community
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fight what is wrong, and believe in
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conscientiousness and social belong
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More specifically, the Muslim's rel
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5. To make a Pilgrimage to the Holy
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In a remarkable, typical passage, t
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in contempt; (Nor) those who spend
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"Whatever is given to you (here) is
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Your Lord knows best what is iri yo
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(precepts of) wisdom, which your Lo
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lam. These Islamic morals are uniqu
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gives because he knows that he is n
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Concluding Remarks Visiting the tom
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cause the money value of the animal
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name in this context seems an obvio
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le, without getting entangled in ph
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1 . True knowledge based on clear p
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every aspect of his life. Easy comi
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1. Purity and Cleanliness It is an
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of society, and eventually of human
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develop their dignity and chastity,
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which build up the enduring physiqu
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Family Life (2) There have been man
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ful survival of the human race. It
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may have acquired prior to or after
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should be well on the way to a happ
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wife has the right to be clothed, f
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With respect to intimacy, the wife
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ties for its kindness to children.
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But if they step out of their prope
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Man is ordained by God to extend hi
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Social Life The social life of the
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and care, should he become disablcd
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state of Islam. And hold fast, all
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O people! Listen to my words and un
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tive Communism never arises. The en
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of all blessing, but will give incr
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not a token of virtuous excellence
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prietors, The economic system of Is
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is not pragmatic or instrumentalist
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mind God for God is Well-Acquainted
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5. The ruler, any ruler, is not a s
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age as such constitute no significa
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tenis and doctrines known to mankin
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Muhammad himself, although wise, "i
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different course, then he is bound
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ing of the Qur'an, the practice of
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International Life The internationa
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not live just for itself and its ow
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3. The Islamic ideology has all the
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Questions of the "Holy War", the "A
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Although realistic in its approach,
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Even in the propagation of Islam a
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Bringing the severe boycott to an e
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organized from Mecca. They were dri
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gain their peace and freedom, to re
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There is still one more trend adopt
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earth. Orders were issued from Rome
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tion. In some areas they were warml
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nomenon that some of the "conquered
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The attempt to interpret the Muslim
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nomic gains and military spoils. Ev
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in any way to belittle his role or
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Be that as it may, the more importa
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neither a father nor a mother. And
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orn, the day that I die, and the da
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your mother. Behold! I strengthened
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and seek His Forgiveness? For God i
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authority. And for their Covenant W
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elief that Jesus was crucified rais
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as Joseph of Armathaea? This Joseph
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tions, the concept of God, the stat
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The nature of this survey does not
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view of Afro-Asian bishops who pref
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ject because it was then a matter o
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The passage vvas revealed after the
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legal and decent way, they never fa
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and wili look for some other kind o
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humanitarian or spiritual or any ot
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dren is fundamental. Besides, it is
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inal parents? Many complications ar
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i s a broken heart here or there, a
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than to be free in committing immor
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2. Muhammad never said that he was
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ages at all. Most o( his marriages
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he was, if the harem life or passio
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Here, aeain, Muhammad carried his s
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4. Marriage and Divorce (3) One of
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take his responsibilities, financia
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In applving divorce to such a diffi
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you live together legaliy and happi
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one's mate in which God has placed
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It is not the tone of Islam that br
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through and acquired her new status
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3. She is equal to man in the pursu
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take it away or disinherit her. Eve
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tvveen we have some property and ai
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the family expenses. She is free to
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12. The Muslim woman is always asso
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"O mankind! reverence your Guardian
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people to teach the whole of mankin
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6. By the time Revelations were com
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to its source, its characteristics
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throughout the ages. The distinctiv
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ious doctrines, a revolution whose
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sights or visions when the qualifie
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nch opponents. His character, his s
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Divine guidance. It is only the beg
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the Qur'an is such that it is unive
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Noon Congregational Prayers which m
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