TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ISLAM BY SAYYID, ABUL A‘LA MAUDUDI TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY KHURSHID AHMAD MA,LLB IDARA TARJUMAN-UL-QURAN (PVT.) LTD. URDU BAZAR, LAHORE (PAKISTAN)CONTENTS CMAPTER : FOREWORD EDITOR’S PREFACE 1. THE MEANING OF ISLAM Yslam: What does it mean ?-—The Nature of Kuir-- The Blessings of Islam, Ii. FAITH AND OBEDIENCE Faith: What does it mean ?—How to acquire the knowledge of God ?—Faiih in the Unknown. Il. THE PROPHETHOOD . Prophethood : dis Nature and . Necessity--Brief History of Prophethood—Muhammad’s Prophet- hood : A Rational Vindieation-—The Finality of Prophethood. lV. FHE ARTICLES OF FAITH Tawheed : Faith in the Unity of God--The Meaning of the Aalima—Liltects of Tawheed on Human Life —Belief in God’s Angels—-Faith in the Books of God —Yaith in God's Prophets—Belief in Life Alter Death—Life After Death: A Rational Vindication. ¥. PRAYER AND WORSHIP The spirit of ‘Zbedet' Salat, Fast, Zakat, Hajj oz Pilgrimage, Defence of Islam—Jihad. VI. DIN AND SHARI‘AH oF Distinction between Din and Shari‘ah—-The Sources of Shari‘ah, Figh—Tasawwuf. Pace vil ix 20 31 85 129 142¥i TOWARD UNDERSTANDING I LAM CHAPTER Paci VH. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SHARI‘AH 148 The Shari‘ah: tis Nature and Purport-— The Shariah + Rights and Obligations : t. The Rights of Cock 2. The Rigns of the Self 4. The Rights of other Men. 4 ‘The Rights of all Creatures. Shartab : The Uitive ral aod Bicruad Law. INDEX +. 178