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- Preface
- Author’s Note
- Introduction
- Pillars of Islam: Islamic Beliefs
- Divine Justice (‘Adil)
- Prophethood (Nubuwwa)
- Succession to the Prophet Muhammad (Imama)
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- 1. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib.
- 2. Imam Hassan ibn Ali.
- 3. Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
- 4. Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn.
- 5. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir.
- 6. Imam Jafar as-Sadiq.
- 7. Imam Musa al-Kadhim.
- 8. Imam Ali ar-Rida.
- 9. Imam Muhammad al-Jawad.
- 10. Imam Ali al-Hadi.
- 11. Imam Hassan al-Askari.
- 12. Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi.
- The Family of the Prophet (Ahlul-Bayt)
- The Day of Judgment and the Resurrection (Qiyama)
- Islamic Practices
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- Prayer (Salaat)
- Allahu akbar.
- Ashhadu anna Muhammadan-rasul Allah.
- Ashhadu anna Alian walu’u Allah
- Allahu akbar.
- Allahu akbar.
- Fasting (Sawm)
- Almsgiving (Zakaat and Khums)
- Pilgrimage to The City of Makkah (Hajj)
- Striving (Jihad)
- Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil (Amr Bil-Ma’rouf -Nahiy An Al-Munkar)
- Supporting those who Walk in the Path of God (Tawalli Li Awliyaa’ Allah)
- Turning Away from the Enemies of God (Tabaari min A’daa Allah)
- Religious Texts
- Other Islamic Issues
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Other Islamic Books written by Sayyid Moustafa al-Qazwini
Discovering Islam
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Author(s): Sayyid Moustafa Al-Qazwini
Publisher(s): The Islamic Educational Center of Orange County
Category: General
Topic Tags: Beliefs Tenets
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An introductory text on the fundamentals and spirit of Islam from a Shi’a perspective describing the basic principles as well as the common practices. This text is especially beneficial to those who are new to Islam, or are considering becoming Muslim.
Preface
As of June, 1999, I will have lived in The United States for five years. During this time, I have met many intellectual individuals who have inspired me to introduce the beautiful religion of Islam to the public through speeches, writings, and articles. I also have had the honor of spending almost three years with our future generation, the Muslim youth, in Southern California and other parts of the United States.
The more time I spent discussing and debating aspects of Islam with the youths, the more I was convinced of the necessity to put the basic ideas of Islam on paper and introduce Islam to the ever-increasing number of people who seek to discover God's final revelation to humankind. Through my work as a scholar and as a preacher of Islam in the West, I realized that the Islamic centers and institutions have been inadequate and inefficient in the field of dawah (the invitation to Islam).
Although many valuable works have been generated in this area, Islamic literature is still too sparse and insufficient in addressing the simplicity of Islam—the belief in one God to non-Muslims.
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