Table of Contents<\/p>\n
PART I
\nIntroduction
\nCHAPTER I: The Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 An Overview
\nAllah\u2019s own words
\nPurpose
\nThe original copy
\nLailatul Qadr
\nScribes
\nCompilation
\nAdvice
\n\u0100y\u0101t
\nUniversal
\nNumbers in the Qur\u2019an
\nKhatm al Qur\u1fbfan<\/p>\n
CHAPTER II: Systematic Exposition of S\u016bratul F\u0101tih\u0323ah
\nOther names
\n(1) Bismill\u0101h ir Rah\u0323m\u0101n ir Rah\u0323\u012bm
\n(A) Bismillah
\nAllah
\nThe Supreme Being
\nRoot Words
\n(B) Ar-Rahm\u0101nir Rah\u012bm
\nWhat is H\u0323amd?
\nJust two little words
\nCaution
\nThe workload
\nAh\u0323mad
\nObstacles
\nWhy should we thank All\u0101h?
\nBounties
\nThanksgiving Poem
\nIs uttering al-H\u0323amdu lill\u0101h by the tongue sufficient?
\nWhat if we are ungrateful?
\nKufr
\nAre we alone in glorifying All\u0101h?
\nDoes All\u0101h listen to us praising Him?
\nIs there any Advantage in thanking and glorifying All\u0101h?
\nWho is All\u0101h whom we have to thank?
\nRabbul \u2018\u0100lam\u012bn:
\n(3) Ar-Rah\u0323m\u0101nir Rah\u0323\u012bm
\n(4) M\u0101liki Yaumid D\u012bn:
\nYaumud D\u012bn
\nDestination Al-M\u0101lik
\n(A) The Early Human Being:
\n(B) What is this remarkable creature called \u201cman\u201d who has to meet his m\u0101lik?
\nFree will
\nConstitution of Man
\nMeeting Allah
\nDeath
\nThe Glorious Hereafter
\nSome of the differences between the body and the soul are:
\nWhat is R\u016bh\u0323? (soul)
\nIntroduction to the nafs or self
\nThe psychology of nafs (self)
\nIslamic perspective of the self (nafs)
\nWhat is nafs? (the self)
\nDeveloping Personality
\nWhen does Islamisation begin?
\nInfancy
\nThe \u2018id\u2019
\nThe ego
\nSuper-ego
\nPersonality
\n(I) An-Nafsul Amm\u0101rah \u2013 The First Part of Life
\n(II) An-Nafsul Laww\u0101mah – The Second Part of Life
\n(III) An-Nafsul Mutma’innah \u2013 The Third and Final Part of Life
\nDefinition of Death
\nIslamic attitude to death
\nFacing Death
\nMan\u2019s Last Days on Earth:
\nDeathbed
\nSupplication for mercy on death
\nWhat we are required to do?
\nThe Concept of Time
\nDid Allah promise that we will be resurrected?
\nAppointment with Al-M\u0101lik: actually meeting Him
\nThe Hereafter
\nReminiscences from the Hereafter
\nTazkiyah or purification
\n(5) Iyy\u0101ka na\u2018budu wa iyy\u0101 ka nasta\u2018\u012bn
\n(6) Ihdinas-sir\u0101tal mustaq\u012bm
\nMan\u2019s need for Guidance
\nPre-conditions required to receive Guidance<\/p>\n
CHAPTER III: The straight path or As-s\u0323irat\u0323 al mustaq\u012bm
\nS\u0323ir\u0101t\u0323 al-mustaq\u012bm through Isl\u0101m of post- Muh\u0323ammad era
\nOutline of S\u0323ir\u0101t\u0323 al-mustaq\u012bm
\nI. The Bottom Level: Muslims
\nKalimatush Shah\u0101dah: the Testimony
\n\u1e62al\u0101t (nam\u0101z): ritual prayers
\nIb\u0101dah
\nAt-Tashahhud or At-Tah\u0323iyy\u0101t
\nTahajjud
\nSajdah or Prostration
\nThe pineal gland:
\nZak\u0101t or Zakah
\nCharity
\nInf\u0101q
\nS\u0323adaqah
\nSiy\u0101m: the Isl\u0101mic fast
\nGeneral considerations:
\nRequirements:
\nPurpose
\nThe month of Ramad\u0323an:
\nLessons learnt:
\nFasting and patience:
\nCalculations:
\nThe results of the exams:
\nMedical benefits
\nFasting in adverse circumstances
\nFasting with underfeeding
\nFasting and magnesium
\nFasting and our biological rhythms
\nFasting and the circadian rhythm:
\nFasting, jet lag and shift work:
\nFasting and encephalins
\nFasting and Growth Hormone:
\nSleep, memory and fasting
\nElectroencephalogram, fasting and sleep
\nTar\u0101w\u012bh:
\nHajj for those who can afford it
\nHistory:
\nSignifance of \u2018Id ul Ad\u0323ha
\nSacrifice
\nMajor \u2018id and minor \u2018id
\nII. The second level of as sir\u0101t\u0323 al mustaq\u012bm: Im\u0101n (mu\u2019mins)
\n\u012am\u0101n or faith:
\nIII. The third level of as sir\u0101t\u0323 al mustaq\u012bm: ihs\u0101n (muhsins)
\nIV. The fourth level of sir\u0101t al mustaq\u012bm: \u012ath\u0101r
\nV. The fifth level and upwards: Shah\u012bd \/ shuhad\u0101
\n(7) Sir\u0101t al ladh\u012bna an \u2018amta \u2018alyhim ghyril maghdubi \u2018alyhim wa lad d\u0101ll\u012bn
\nGhyril maghd\u016bbi \u2018alyhim
\nWa lad d\u0101ll\u012bn: (Nor those who have gone astray)<\/p>\n
PART II
\nCHAPTER IV : Relationship between man and Allah
\nHistory of man
\nShayt\u0323\u0101n (Satan, the devil)
\nThe story of Satan
\nLessons to learn from \u0100dam and Eve
\nHow does Satan operate?
\nAllah\u2019s warnings about shayt\u0101n
\nWas shayt\u0101n an angel or a jinn\u012b?
\nTaubah or repentance and its requirements
\n(A) Sin
\nWhy is mankind so prone to commit sins?
\nShirrk and false worship
\nK\u0101fir
\n(B) The Sinner
\n(C) Asking for forgivness
\nWhich categories of persons would be forgiven by Allah?
\n(D) Repenting or Tauba
\n(E) Allah\u2019s acceptance of Tauba
\nThe purpose of repentance
\nThe benefits of repentance
\nRetaliation:
\nHypocrisy:
\nCommercial Hypocrisy
\nMedia Hypocrisy
\nSocial Hypocrisy
\nReligious Hypocrisy
\nIntellectual Hypocrisy
\nCultural Hypocrisy
\nPolitical Hypocrisy
\nThe gift of speech
\nBio-physics
\nSound
\nAbnormal Speech
\nWaswasa or soft, alluring sound
\nTongue
\nTruth
\nPleasant Speech
\nListening
\nNamimah
\nUnpleasant Speech
\nBack-biting, gossip and slander
\nGossip
\nResponding to gossip and slander
\nAnger<\/p>\n
CHAPTER V: Islam in the light of science
\nThe Human Brain
\nElectroencephalogram:
\nNeurotransmitters
\nEndorphins and encephalins:
\nSerotonin
\nDopamine:
\nAcetylcholine:
\nOxytocin:
\nVasopressin:
\nCatecholamines:
\nEpinephrine: (adrenaline)
\nNor-epinephrine:
\nGABA:
\nGlutamate:
\nPhenylethylamine:
\nHormones:
\nNeuroscience of sleep:
\nDreams:
\nMedical aspects of forbidden foods in Islam
\nI. Diseases transmitted to man from an animal which dies of itself
\nDiseases in man caused by blood
\nDiseases carried from swine to man
\nIslam and intoxicants
\nAlcohol
\nAbsorption:
\nEffect of alcohol on the body
\nAction of alcohol on the brain
\nSome statistics
\nRecommendations
\nHow Islam deals with alcohol
\nA few of the common drugs
\nMarijuana
\nLSD
\nMescaline
\nPsilocybin
\nDMT
\nPCP
\nAmphetamines
\nQot\/Kat\/Khat
\nSTP
\nMDMA
\nCocaine
\nOpium and Heroin
\nInhalants
\nA comparison of different concepts of God
\nExtra-terrestrial journeys: descent of the first prophet and ascent of the last prophet
\nAbstract
\nThe Last Prophet
\nThe me\u2018r\u0101j
\nThe Holy Qur\u2019\u0101n summarises this celestial event
\nSaw with naked eye<\/p>\n
CHAPTER VI: Islam the perfect religion
\nHow religion was perfected
\nIsl\u0101m
\nIslamic da\u2018wah: Who is a Muslim and what image should he project?
\nTaqw\u0101
\nUmmah (community)
\nThe Bee
\nWe Muslims are pathetically backward in technology
\nIslamisation
\nTribute to Mother
\nBalance \u2013 M\u012bz\u0101n
\nAnd finally about our leader
\nMaulid\/Maulood
\nGod-Spot
\nHave we betrayed the trust?
\nMarriage
\nSome quotes from the Holy Qur’an and H\u0323ad\u012bth relating to man and woman
\nAdvice to newly-wed couples
\n\u2018Aq\u012bqah
\nMedical aspects of male circumcision in Isl\u0101m
\nCircumcision prevents
\nTime
\nWater
\nTadb\u012br versus taqd\u012br
\nQad\u0101 and Qadar (taqd\u012br)
\nTadb\u012br
\nMiddle Course
\nKnowledge
\nElectromagnetic Waves
\nAngels
\nWays in which this world may end
\nYaum
\nPeriod
\nHour
\nThe earth
\nThe Sun
\nThe moon
\nVolcanoes:
\nEarthquakes:
\nSupernova:
\nMagnetic reversal of Earth\u2019s polarity
\nWar Weapons
\nChemical and biological warfare
\nMonster microbes and hybrid animals
\nGreenhouse Gases
\nAerosols and the ozone layer
\nOther pollutants
\nAcid Rain
\nReversal of the big bang<\/p>\n
Conclusion
\n\u2018Retroscope\u2019 in Heaven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amazing discoveries by Dr Ebrahim Kazim in the Scientific Commentary of Suratul Faatehah, which is the very first Surah in the Holy Quran<\/p>\n
by Dr E Kazim
\nM.B., B.S., D.T.M. & H., M.R.C.P.
\nDirector, Islamic Academy, Trinidad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[20,27,182],"product_tag":[512,286,511,510,287,378],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4841"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharosmedia.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}