The Islam Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
MUHAMMAD 570–632
	You knew nothing of the book or belief
	Muhammad is God’s final messenger
	Your blood will be my blood
	The noblest community ever raised up for mankind
	A beacon for the nations
	There is no god but God
	Hurry to prayer, hurry to salvation
	I show [mercy] to those that … give alms
	Believers, fasting is decreed for you
	I am here O Lord, I am here
	Muhammad is no more than a messenger: other messengers have passed away before him
	What are these images to which you are so devoted?
THE QURAN
	This book is not to be doubted
	A guide for the righteous
	In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
	The Lord of All Being
	There shall be no compulsion in religion
	And all things we have made in pairs
	Believers, have faith in God
	None may touch except the purified
	New in every age, fresh for every people
	Enter Paradise and abide therein for ever
	Cursed be the inmates of the conflagration
AN ISLAMIC IDENTITY 632–786
	All the Earth is a mosque
	He was superior to us as a Muslim
	I am placing on the Earth one that shall rule as my deputy
	The Imam is God’s chosen leader
	And for the moon, we have ordained phases
	Whoever turns from my way is not from me
	He has forbidden you … the flesh of swine
	Wine and games of chance … are abominations
	God has laid His curse on usury
	We have ordained a law and assigned a path
	The supreme jihad is against oneself
	Part of the completion of Islam
	Grant me then the beauty of Your face
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM 756–1526
	Seeking knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim
	There is no conflict between Islam and science
	We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth
	The reunion of broken parts
	Have they never observed the sky above them …?
	People need stories more than bread itself
	The brilliant ornament of the world
	The knowledge of anything is not complete unless it is known by its causes
	Everything in the universe is within you
	The Earth is round like a sphere
	May God grant victory to Islam
	God opened the heart of the king to Islam
	Put on the holy mantle and pray to God
	The first thing God created was the pen
	The shadow of God on Earth
	God is beautiful and He loves beauty
	The righteous shall be lodged … amid gardens
	Most worshippers of God are intent on the advancement of their own destiny
REFORM AND REVIVAL 1527–1979
	Better Turkish than Popish
	Unifiers of Islamic practice
	A problematic European attitude toward Islam
	Purification by the sword
	I have been commissioned and I am the first of the believers
	The center of attention is no longer Islam as a religion
	America needs to understand Islam
	Provided it does not interfere with sane reason
	Our constitution is the Quran
	Islam is the solution
	Land of the Pure
	Islam is politics or it is nothing
ISLAM TODAY
	We belong to God, and to Him we shall return
	The seven houses of Islam
	An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab
	Democracy and Islam are not incompatible
	Should you disagree about anything refer it to God
	More political than religious
	No negotiations, no conferences, and no dialogues
	People really live Islam here
	All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam
	Why do I have to prove to you that I’m a good guy?
	Don’t panic, I’m Islamic
	My identity Z Islam & umma is my family
	What Muslims consume affects who they are
	Ethical finance can be a force for good
	Islam is a religion that empowers women
	Beautiful to God rather than people
	The best people are those living in my generation
	Islam has been a progressive faith since the beginning
DIRECTORY
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS