Muhammad in the Mirror of Islam

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Author(s): William C. Chittick Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Publisher(s): Free Islamic Literatures Inc Houston

Category: General

Topic Tags: Islam Miscellaneous information: Translated from the Persian ( Muhammad dar Ayineh-e Islam )

by William Chittick and Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Published by: Free Islamic Literatures, Inc, Houston

Featured Category: Introducing Islam Muslim Practices Spirituality

Person Tags: Prophet Muhammad

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نویسنده:William C. Chittick Seyyed Hossein Nasr

ناشر:Free Islamic Literatures Inc Houston

دسته:General

موضوع:Islam Miscellaneous information: Translated from the Persian ( Muhammad dar Ayineh-e Islam )

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Islam and other religions, importance of the individual, Islamic world view, equality, realism, knowledge and wisdom, and the spiritual path.

Islam and Other Religions: The Shi'ite View

In the Name of God, Most Merciful and Compassionate

Islam is based on two realities: the blessed personality of the Prophet Muhammad, who was chosen exactly fourteen lunar centuries ago to deliver God's message and to be the leader of mankind; and the Qur’an, the Book from God which is the Prophet's enduring miracle and which contains God's words in the form of intellectual and practical teachings of a universal nature.

These two realities must be considered as one of the most important factors in the development and perfection of human life, or rather, they are the most important factor to have manifested itself over the course of fourteen centuries in the faith and practice of hundreds of millions of men, extending its influence deep into every aspect of their society.

It is true that of the world's religions Islam is the youngest and that its followers are fewer in number than the sum of the adherents other faiths, yet Islam is possessed of certain distinguishing characteristics which sets it apart from other religious

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