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AND TH^ DESTINY OF MAN
Charlei Le Cai EatonThe
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ihe world's popuUtion and iut^Cribe ih^^ larcH whith have shaped Ihe hearts and ihe mJnds i>f islamicpeople. After conUrferlng the hbto/tc confrontation between Islam i^dCbri$tendom and aitalvllrtg ihe difference between Ihe three monotheistictaiths lludiaismH Oiristiani^y and l»lam>H Ihe author describes the hvo polHofMuslim behef in terms of'Truth'and 'MeKy'—ihe unjraf^ian Irulh which is ihebasbof the Mu^im^ faith ar>d Ihe mercy inherent m this truth. In Ehe secondpart of the book beevplaiiH the significance of ihe Qur'an
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telb ihe dranuiic*1ofy of Muhamm^'ft life and of ihe early Ciliphale. L«lly^ OH adhorcwHiden the Muslim view
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man't dettinyn the social tlriHilure of Islam, Ifwrule of art and mysticism and the uuier meanirtgof Islamk teAch^og cofinn^ingthe hereafter.Tlirou^KHJl this book I
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author is conc^rrved not with thereltftpn of l^amin isolation^ twt wi|h ihe very rtalore of religious
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its spiritual andinteUcctual foundations, and Ihe
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ighl it casts upon the mystertesar>d paradoxesof ihe human condition.Charles Le Gal falon was bom in Switzerland and educaled al Charterhouseand Kin^ College^ Cambrid){e. A Muslim since
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be isacofnulfaftl lo theIslamic CuHural CenFer in London and a lecturer, hroadcatler^ aiKl wrfler onteh^ious topics. Previously he served in India^ Africa^ aiMl Ihe Ortbbean forihe Brilish Diplomatic ^ervrcer H» books include
The ftkhat Vein: Ejsfem Ir^dilhn$ tfful ^^odem
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King of Ihe Castlet Choice ^nd Seipomi- bility io
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Awesome book. Any non-muslim wishing to gain an understanding of Islam should read this, as should a muslim wanting to gain a better understanding of his religion!
best book i've ever read from my favourite author
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very good
want to now moor abut ummatl muhammad,sallal-lahu'alayhi wa sallam