Towards Understanding Our Religion Volume 1|Jamaal al-Din M. Zaragoza

SKU: 21970
UPC: 9781891540080
Author: Jamaal al-Din M. Zaragoza
Language: English
Binding: Soft Cover
Pages: 338Size cm:14x22
Publisher: Al-Basheer Publications
Weight: 501 g

Towards Understanding Our Religion Volume 1 is a compilation of essential articles from the Islamic magazine Al-Basheer, published from 1987 to 1995. Editor Jeal al-Din Zaragoza provides valuable insights into key topics such as hypocrites, the Sunnah and Hadith, Jihad, and more, making it a valuable resource for enhancing understanding of faith and community.

Al-Basheer Publications

• Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo

Page 01:Towards Understanding Our Religion Volume 1 Collected Writings from the Archives of Al-Basheer, the Magazine Al-Basheer البنسي جلاء الافهام في معرفة الإسلام مجموعة مقالات جمال زر بوزو البشير Section КИЦТВАЯ BOOK REVIEW Al-Basheer QUESTION AND ANSWER SHORT ARTICLE Page البشير Al-Basheer A-Monthly Magazine Dedicated so ist es Section HUTBAR Fage Al-Basheer A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO Section UTBAN ISLAMIC STUDIES STION AND ANSWER RE ARTICLE: Who are the Victorious? OOK REVIEW A Al-Albani's Comments on al-Qardhawi's The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam ORT ARTICLE The Quran and Modern Science by Dr. al-Hussein Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo Al-Bashee Al-Basheer A Bi-Monthly Mine Dedicated to AMado & TRANS FROM THE ron FIOH 15 FEATUR PUBLICATIONS Index Vel. 6, No. 6 $3.00 In This Is 16 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Some Comments R KNUTRAM 's Character and Iman WELL-KNOWN BUT NON-AUTO AND STORIES (1) TION In Don to Repe FEATURE ARTICLE Mataw and hand Balit
Page 02:About the Book مجموعة مؤلفات جمال الدین زربوزو Al-Basheer was a magazine dedicated to Islamic sciences. It was published from 1987 to 1995. During that time, it developed a small but very loyal following. Since it stopped being produced, there have been numerous requests for reprints of the old issues. Another and better suggestion was decided upon: reprinting of the original articles in book form. This is the first volume of such a proposed series. This particular volume contains a number of articles from the editor of al-Basheer, Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo. The articles contained in this volume come from the first two years of al-Basheer. Among the numerous articles contained herein are: "Allah's Description of the Hypocrites," "Between Islam and Kufr," "Islam and Innovations (1): The Meaning of Bidah," "There is no Compulsion in the Religion," "Daily Congregational Prayers and Combining the Prayers," "Zakaat and Jewelry," "Abu Hurairah: A Preserver of the Sunnah," "The Importance of Jihad in the Life of a Muslim," and "The Importance of the Sunnah and Hadith in Islam." These articles have been in great demand and it is hoped that their publication in book form will ease access to them on a large scale. Al-Basheer Company for Publications and Translations PUBLICATIONS 10515 E. 40th Ave. Suite #108 Denver, CO 80239-3264 U.S.A. ISBN 1-891540-08-4 $17.00 softcover TRANSLATIONS اد التفتة للنشر والترجمة ISBN 1-891540-08-4 51700 9781891 540080
Page 03:Table of Contents Table of Contents INTRODUCTION. THE HISTORY OF AL-BASHEER THE PRESENT COLLECTION ACKNOWLEGEMENTS.. FROM THE QURAN: ALIF LAM MEEM. "THE DISJOINTED LETTERS". First View: They are from the Mutashaabihaat.. .5 .6 A Second View: They are Letters that Form a Name of Allah....7 A Third View: They are Letters by Which Allah Swears and They are from His Names .7 A Fourth View: They are Letters by Which Allah Swears A Fifth View: They are the Greatest Name of Allah. .8 9 A Sixth View: They are Simply the Opening by which Allah Begins Specific Soorahs.. 9 A Seventh View: They are an Inference to the Remaining Letters of the Alphabet.... 9 An Eighth View: They are a Type of Abbreviated Speech that the Arabs Used on Occasion. 10 A Ninth View: They are the Names of the Soorahs. A Tenth View: They are from the Names of the Quran... An Eleventh View: They Stand for Specific Meanings..... A Twelfth View: They are from the Posited, Man-Made Letters of the Arabic Alphabet Placed in Scrambled Form. A Thirteenth View: They Represent Numerical Values. A Fourteenth View: Sufi-Esoteric Interpretation of the Letters. 11 12 13 14 14 16 A Fifteenth View: Abbreviations of the Scribes Who Recorded or Codified the Soorahs.. 20 THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE MAJOR QURANIC COMMENTATORS
Page 04:Alif Lam Meem. letters, From the Quran: Alif Lam Meem. Allah begins soorah al-Baqarah with the following الم "Alif. Lam. Meem" (al-Baqarah 1). These letters in and of themselves do not form a word. They are referred to as the muqatta'aat or "the disjointed letters". "The Disjointed Letters" These disjointed letters form the beginning of a number of soorahs in the Quran. Unfortunately, they have been the source of a great deal of controversy and confusion. The attempt here will be to first mention all of the different theories concerning such letters. This will be followed by a summary of the conclusions of the leading Quranic commentators. After that, a detailed discussion will follow of This article was prepared for al-Basheer, vol. 9, no. 1 (May-June 1995). Just before going to press, it was decided to discontinue the magazine. So it is actually an article that was never published. It was published as part of Jamaal al-Deen Zarabozo, The Methodology of the Quranic Commentators (Falls Church, VA: American Open University, 1997). However, since that publication is also not widely disseminated, it was decided to include the article here as part of the al- Basheer heritage. In this article, the references without footnotes to different Quranic commentators refer to the relevant commentary mentioned in the bibliography. 5