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Teach Yourself Islam A Comprehensive Course by Dr. Nabil Abdus-Salam Haroun

Introduction- Teach Yourself Islam

This is a basic self-study course of Islam. lslam, the last of the messages of Allah, the Creator, to mankind, is a universal guidance to the human race everywhere, up to the end of time. Islamic teachings are embodied in the Holy Qur’ an, the Word of Allah, revealed to the Seal of Messengers, Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet’s teachings and life are considered to be a detailed interpretation and a human model for the message.

This book features a comprehensive outline of the knowledge essential for every Muslim. The outlines are essentially translated summaries of twelve Arabic textbooks. They cover a broad spectrum of Islamic knowledge, grouped in seven units:

l.      Sources: The Holy Qur’an, Hadith (Prophet’s tradition), Science of sources                 and

2.     Faith: Principles of faith (Tawhid) and Comparative religion                                            

3.     Worship: Purifıcation, Prayer, Zakah (Alms), Fasting, and Pilgrimage)                         Hajj

4.     Conduct: Morals and Manners                                                                                                      

5.     Family: Marriage and Inheritance                                                                                               

6.     Economy: Wealth, Trade and Business                                                                                      

7.     The Nation: The State, Penalties, and Jihad                                                                            

Each study unit includes exercises for self – evaluation. Those who wish to pursue a more advanced, as well as challenging, study of Islam are urged to study the Arabic language. This will pave their way to comprehend not only the magnificence of the Qur’an and the meanings of Hadith, but also to be able to use the wealth of the published Arabic Islamic literature.

Unit 1 Sources

Science of Qur’an

• The Qur’an is the rational inimitable miracle proving the truth of the Prophet’s message. Thus, it is an etemal miracle, unlike the previous prophets’ material miracles whose evidences were restricted to their contemporaries only.
  • The inimitability of the Qur’an is:
    • e]ocutionary
    • scientific
    • legislative

The elocutionary inimitability

• The Arabs throughout time were unable to produce an equivalent to the Qur’an a1though:
  • The Qur’an challenged them to do so.
  • The early unbelievers and those of later generations had the motive for doing so.
  • Nothing prevented them from doing so, as they werc known for their excellence in elocution and linguistics, and thc Qur’an was written in their wording language, and styles.
  • The elocutionary inimitability is exemplified in:
    • The perfection of the Qur’anic text and its being beyond any criticism.
    • Its distinctiveness from any other form of human elocution whether poetry or prose.
    • The great difference between the characteristics ofthe Qur’anic wording and that of the Prophet’s Hadith.
  • Among the manifestations of the elocutionary inimitability arc:
    • The eloquent cohesive diction.
    • The uniqueness in st yle, as seen in the harmony of words and meanıngs.

1-2 The science of Hadith

The purpose of the science ofHadith is the documentation ofthe Sunnah (The Prophet’s deeds and traditions) according to the narration and content, and judging the validity of the Hadiths. in absolute terms, Hadith refers to all that pertains to the Prophet’s sayings, doings, tacit approval of a practice, or a description of the Prophet presented by one of the Companions.

It is also known as a traceable Hadith.

Al-Qudsi Hadith is that in which Allah speaks through the Prophet who expressed the meaning with his own words.

Arrested (Mawquf) Hadith is that which is ascribed to the companions, not to the Prophet.

A discontinuous Hadith is one whose chain of transmission ends with a successor, rather than a Companion or the Prophet.

The chain of Hadith narration:

The method of chaining Hadith narration:⁹ hearsay from a Hadith narrator, reading or showing (for approval) to the narrator, the narrator’s permission to assign another to narrate on his behalf, the narrator’s reference to the original of his writing, and the narrator’s assignment of another to write a copy of his writing.

The Hadith is divided, according to its number of channels, into: Mutawatir and Ahad.

Mutawatir Hadiths are those related by whole groups of trustworthy individuals (may be five, ten, or more) from whole groups, in multiple generations of transmission, leading back to the  Prophet himself, such that the sheer number of separate channels, at each

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