Guarding The Tongue (P/B)

CONTENTS:

Part 1: Worldview and Civilization

1. Culture and civilization: A review of concepts (Suleiman M. H. Boayo)

2. The question of development in Islam: Revitalising the role of worldview & civilizational vision (Abdelaziz Berghout)

3. Urbanization & resources sustainability: lessons from Maqasid al-shariah (Abubakr Imam Ali-Agan & Muhammad Bello Ibrahim)

4. Defining moderation & extremism in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah (Jamal Ahmed Badi)

5. The Islamic Worldview on the preservation and restoration of mental health (Abdul Latif Abdul Razak)

Part 2: Ethics and Religion

1. The role of religion in shaping moral character: Islamic & catholic perspectives (Fatmir Mehdi Shehu)

2. Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity (Abdul Kabir Hussain Solihu)

3. Voluntarism: An Islamic Perspective (Kabuye Uthman Sulaiman)

4. Servant leadership in Islam (Abdul Raufu Ambali, Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar, Jasmine Ahmad & Zahra Tariq)

5. Islamic Perspective of suicide attack: concepts, causes and effects (Md. Yousuf Ali)

6. Euthanasia: An Islamic Perspective (Mohammad Manzoor Malik)

This work is a translation of Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz’s book ‘Ad-Duroos Al-Muhimmah li-Ammatil-Ummah.’ It contains concise lessons that explain the fundamental teachings of Islam. This book covers a wide range of basic information such as the meaning of Tawhid (Islamic monotheism), the categories and implications of Shirk (polytheism), the regulations of prayer, and Islamic morals and manners. As the title implies, these are truly essential lessons for everyone who is concerned with the correctness of his Islamic beliefs and acts of worship.

Some thinkers has said, ‘A smattering of knowledge turns people away from God. Grater knowledge brings  them back to Him’. The author concludes in this book by examining various theories that the choice humanity have is not between the universe with God and the universe with God and the  universe without God. The real option is between the universe with God and no universe at all. Therefore humanity is compelled to opt for the proposition the universe with God. Hence it is logical to say I exist, therefore, God exists.

In all the divine revelations there is a constant warning that wrongdoers may end up in Hell-fire, though Allah’s kindness and mercy are extended to many people. Reading about the Hell-fire enables one to know it, fear it, and try utmost to keep oneself away from it through correct beliefs and good deeds. The more one knows about Hell-fire, the more he or she strives to be saved from its reach. Relying on statements from the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith, this book enables the reader to have a realistic picture of Hell-fire’s torments. It may be enough to know that it is a raging fire, but detailed knowledge of it, as displayed in this book, will strengthen a person’s belief and eventually, Allah willing, make him or her seek for and remain steadfast on the path to salvation. This is an indispensable book for believers and non-believers alike. Hell-fire: Its Torments and Denizens is an abridged, summarized version of Siddiq Hasan Khan’s book about the Hell-fire.

I am not an expert on Islam, nor am I an expert on marriage. I am not a psychologist nor a marriage couselor. I am simply a Muslim woman who has learned a few things along this long and bumpy road of life. Consider me an older sister, who cares about you and only wishes to give you the best advise that she knows. It is my hope and prayer, firstly, that this book pleases Allah, the Almighty. Secondly, that it may help someone going through what can be a truly tremoulchious time in their life, or even open a dialogue about a subject that can be very difficult to talk about. Thirdly, I pray that this book is Adjar for me when I am gone. I want to thank Allah, the Almighty, for guiding me to Islam; for bringing me from the darkness into the Light! Alhumdulillah!