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Islam From a Contemporary Perspective Zaki M.Abdalla

ISLAM FROM A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE

This book attempts at presenting the basic concepts of Islam, and its Divine capacity for endowing the individual as well as the community with a perspective for universal freedom in this world and pervading bliss in the Hereafter.

Part I, including seven chapters, deals with varieties of religious creeds, including the three monotheistic religions, as well as other creeds adopted by huge masses of humanity in Asia and elsewhere.

Part II, with its five chapters, presents Islam as the last revealed religion, proclaimed by prophet Muhammad fourteen centuries ago, and embraced by all Muslims everywhere A special emphasis is given to the five pillars of Islam: The Oneness of Allah, prayers, pilgrimage, Fasting, and Zakah.

Part III, discusses issues, prevalent in some quarters nowadays, about the attitude of Islam towards polygamy, divorce, and other related aspects of family life.

 Finally, there is a short overview of the concept of Jihad in Islam.

This comprehensive treatment of religion in modern societies forcefully delineates the glorious Message of Islam with its insistence of the Oneness of Allah, the unity of prophethood, and its universal tolerance.

This vigorous presentation comes forth most favorably addressed to all of us from professor Zaki Abd Allah, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Mansurah., Damietta Branch. Professor Zaki is, after all, an eminent scholar of English literature, who has devoted himself, through his mastery