Islamic Studies Lecture-2

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1-Introduction To Islam
 Literal meaning is ‘peace.’
 Root word is “SLM,” pronounced as ‘slam’ which means “peace.”
 From ´slam´ comes “Aslama” which means he submitted.
 Terminological meaning is , ‘to surrender , resignation’ which
means to surrender to the Will of God.
 Uniqueness of Name “Islam”
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“Islam means peace as well as submission… The purpose of life is to
live it well; in other words, well being. The purpose of life is life
edified, harmonized, enriched, strengthened and elevated.”-
Dr.Khalifa Abdul Hakim

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 “Islam signifies nothing but the obedience and submission

to Allah, the Lord of the universe.”-Towards
understanding of Islam by Mawdud

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 “Al-Islam or Islam is a religion which brings peace to
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mankind whan man comitts himself of God and submits
himself to His will.” –Islam its Meaning and its
Message By Kurshid Ahmad

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What is meant by Surrender to the will of God?

 The human structure, just like all the creations of the
world, obeys the order of Allah involuntarily.
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 Sun, stars, galaxies, animals, all obey Allah without any
freewill.
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Man is so constituted that there are two aspects of his life.
 One in which he bound to Divine Law just like all other
creatures.
 In the second one, he has given Freedom Of Will and
Judgment, to obey the Divine.
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 Any individual who chooses to acknowledge Allah as His

master, honestly and scrupulously submits to His law, and
follows the code He has revealed unto man for his individual
and social life, has become a complete Muslim.
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 Now there is not conflict in his personality as he has
achieved completeness in his submission to Allah.
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He now has consciously submitted to Him, whom he has
been unconsciously obeying.
 He has now willingly offered obedience to the Master, whom
he already owed obedience unintentionally.
“Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of
the day and night there are signs for people of reason. ” Ali-Imran:190
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Concept of Islam:
 Allah is the Creator, Sustainer and the Only Ruler of this world.
 All sovereignty belongs to HIM.
 His law is the Universal Law, that is infallible , without any
faults, and eternal.
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 He created man to gave him a Way of Life.
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 One who obeys the law of Allah, become a Muslim, otherwise a
Kafir
 Muslims believe in the philosophy of Islam, and thus are
promised a reward hereafter.
 Those who don’t obey God’s law would be punished in the world
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Exposition Of Islam:
 Islamic Beliefs
 Islamic Worships
 Islamic laws
“O You who have believed, Enter into Islam
Completely”-Al-Baqarah:208
 Islamic way of life
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 Responsibilities towards others
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 Punishments
 In all affairs of life
 Islam is Deen not mere a religion.

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Difference between Deen and Religion:

What is Religion:

 The word religion is commonly used in a narrow sense.

 Its scope limited to a set of dogmas, some rituals for worship, and
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a number of social customs to celebrate important life events.

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 Religion deals with individual life only.

 Only deal with man’s relation with God

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What is Deen:
 Contrary to religion Deen covers all aspects of human life.

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 It covers both spiritual/scared matters and mundane/secular
affairs of this world.
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 Deen provides guidance in the individual and collective
affairs. It offers a belief system, concept of worship to fulfill
the spiritual and metaphysical needs of individual, and
provides social, political, economic, legal codes and cultural
norms for the betterment of society-taken as one community. 
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  When the term Deen is used for Islam, it obviously means a
system of life where Allah is worshipped and obeyed, not just in
the narrow religious sense, but in a manner that includes all
aspects of human life.

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(Al-Ma’idah:3)

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 An impartial critic like Dr. Michael Hart says, “My choice

of Mohammad to lead the list of the world‘s most influential
persons may surprise some readers and may be
questioned by others, but he was the only man in history
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who was supremely successful on both the religious and
secular level.”
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(Ali-Imran:19)

(Ali-Imran:85)
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Madhab(Religion)
Madhab is merely some sort of subjective and
is concerned with relation of God and man
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Every follower of a Madhab is satisfied that he
established a communion with the Almighty,
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Madhab does not afford us any objective
criterion by which we could determine whether
or not our actions are producing the desired
results
Deen
Deen is an objective reality and a system
of experience and is concerned not only with
the private relationship between God and man
but also with relation to other human beings.
The aim of Deen the other hand is the welfare
and progress of all mankind, and the character
of a society indicates whether or not it is
founded upon the Divine Law.
In a social order governed by Deen, the
development of a collective and harmonious
life correctly indicates whether or not the
people are pursuing the right course.
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Madhab is hostile to scientific investigation and
is an adversary of of reason, so that it could
flourish unhampered with the aid of a blind
faith.
Deen helps in the development of human reason
and knowledge, allows full freedom to accept or
reject on the basis of reason and arguments, and
encourages investigation

Madhab follows the susceptibilities and Deen seeks to lead men to a path of life that is
prejudices of me and pampers them in harmony with the realities of life.

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In every age, therefore, Madhab sets up new
Deen is rational and radical: it breaks all
idols and mumbo-jumbo in order to keep the
idols, old and new, and is never variable in its

of life.
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people‘s attention away from the real problems
principles Madhab includes a perpetual sense of
fear in the minds of men and seeks to frighten
them into conformity.

Madhab denounces everything new and declares Deen holds that the needs and demands of
all innovation as sin human life keep changing with the change in the
conditions of life; change and innovation are,
therefore, demanded by life itself.

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 Importance of Deen in Human life:
 Islam provides a full code of life, in which lies the salvation of man

Al-Baqarah:2
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introduced Allah in order to lead mankind to eternal
blessings. Their objective is to worship Allah as well as management of
worldly affairs. Religion provides guidelines to establish a composite state
and government on the fundamentals enjoined by Allah”.-Ibn e Khaldun

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i- Deen Gives a clear Message to mankind:

 Tells the man, why he was sent to the World.
 What is the purpose of life.
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 Giving examples and telling stories of past.
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Al-Kahaf:54
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At another place in the Holy Quran, Allah, the Omnipotent and
Omnipresent Dictates:

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ii-Deen leads man kind out of the darkness:

 Condition of pre-Islamic Arabia
 By following Islam the nomadic Arabs became the most civilized
nation in the world.
 The greatest darkness is the ignorance of “Kufr”
 Denying Allah and denying his injunction is the greatest rebellion and
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iii-Deen is a source of Knowledge and wisdom:

 Quran is full of wisdom and knowledge.
 Islam lays great stress on Education.
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“It is compulsory for all men and women to acquire education.”-Al Hadith
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iv-Gives purpose to man kind:

 Sense of purpose is very important for humans to sustain.
 It’s the sense of purpose in life that keep us from frustration.

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V-Guard against evil:

  A true believer is shield by the powerful cover of the Quran
against evil and wicked ways.

 Piousness is of immense importance in Deen

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Al-Baqarah:128

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Vi-Spiritual cure for modern man:

 Modern man is in depression.

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 Islam is the only solution to overcome this.
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Ar-Rad:28
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Vii- Harmony between spiritual and worldy affairs:

 Deen order man to maintain balance between his worldy

and spiritual matters

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Al-Araf:31

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Reported on the authority of Abu-Hurairah(R.A), the Holy

Prophet(SAAW), said:
“The religion is a facility, but if anyone overdoes it, it can wear
him down. So, take to the moderate path.”

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Also at another place, Holy Prophet(SAAW) said:
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“Keep fast and break it at the specified time. Stand in prayer in
the night and also sleep, for your body and your eyes have a
right on you, and your wife has a claim on you, and a person
who comes to see you has a right on you.”

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Viii-Lays principles for political affairs in this world:

 Islamic political system was the success of Muslims.

 State of Madinah

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Al-Baqarah:30
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xi- Enforces just socio-economic principles:

 Moderate economics in Islam.

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 Best social values like equality, no racism, justice

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Al-Hujraat:10

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 Thank You!
Suggested Readings:
Ch.1 Towards Understanding of Islam
Ch.1 Islam its Meaning and its Message
Ch 3 Introduction to Islam