The Book: Islam and Faith
49 pages
- The verse of al-Baqara addresses disclosure and concealment
- The pillars of Islam are three
- Abraham is an example of monotheistic abstraction
- Fatherhood transcends genetic lineage
- Morality is fixed and innate
- Religious forms have distinct meanings
- Motherhood transcends biological birth
- Ihsan encompasses work and life
- Islam is broader than faith
- Islam is the religion of universal natural disposition
- Faith is a duty specific to believers
- Faith is specific to Muhammad’s followers
- Faith is specific to the Muhammadan message
- Capability differs from capacity for endurance
- Divine innocence and revelation
- Merciful innocence and material proof
- Adoption is permissible in specific cases
- Definitive prohibition is God’s prerogative
- Accountability falls on intended action
- Sin, evil deed, and error
- The messenger and the prophet differ
- The third pillar is righteous action
- The combative narrative is not a Qur’anic principle
- Anthropomorphic associating is the greatest shirk
- Witness-bearing continues after the closure of prophethood
- Scientific testimony supports the message
- The Witness is one of God’s names
- The breast refers to the brain
- al-salwa is not al-salat
- The scientists are among the witnesses
- Righteous action is part of Islam
- Weaning determines the beginning of effective adoption
- The Qur’an is an enduring miracle
- The Qur’an distinguishes between family terms
- Moral values are innate and universal
- A Muslim includes every believer in God and the Last Day
- The common meaning of shahid is late
- The prophet does not know the unseen
- The self and the breast differ
- Marriage differs from insemination
- Some prohibitions are subject to ijtihad
- Distinguishing the witness from the shahid
- Distinguishing the shahid from the witness
- God’s witnessing is present and all-encompassing
- Obedience to the Messenger is a mercy for humanity
- Obedience to the Messenger within the framework of freedom
- God’s knowledge encompasses human thoughts
- It is not permissible to abrogate al-Baqara 284 with al-Baqara 286
- The covenant of Islam is a voluntary commitment