Islam in Focus
Hammudah Abdalati

This book presents the teachings of Islam. It provides a basic foundation from which to appreciate the principles of Islam and from which to launch into a deeper course of knowledge

Chapter 1: The Ideological Foundation of Islam
Chapter 2: The Basic Concepts of Islam
Chapter 3: The Application of Faith
Chapter 4: Application of Islam to Daily Life
Chapter 5: Distortions about Islam

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256 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2001
ISBN 9839154346

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Islam at a Glance
Sadruddin Islahi

This essential introductory book presents a clear, simple and lucid exposition of Islam, revealing its essence, expounding basic principles and teachings and bringing the whole Islamic order in focus, disclosing the way of life Islam prescribes and the code it enjoins its believers to follow.   It covers the principles behind Islam's approach to social and political life of the community and its relations with other religions.

Contents: Concept and Meaning; Fundamental Beliefs; Belief in Allah; Faith in the After-Life; Faith in the Prophethood; The Muslim's  Fundamental Duties; Prayer; Zakat; Fasting; The Pilgrimage; Islam as a Way of Life; Religion and Politics; Islamic Law and Worship; Islam and Other Religions; Responsibilities of Muslims as a Nation; Impediments and their Implications; Worldly Blessings of Islam.

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256 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 1998
ISBN 983915432X

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The Hajj
Ali Shariati (new edition)

This book is a wonderful spiritual preparation for those intending to perform the Pilgrimage. It differs from other books about the hajj in that it does not simply describe the rituals in detail, but rather it deals with the underlying philosophy behind them. It is important for those who perform hajj to understand the concepts discussed in this book, so that it can be a much more meaningful experience. Includes 8 pages of colour photographs and a map.

Ali Shariati (1933-1977), teacher, scholar and writer, studied in Mashhad and Paris  and formulated a coherent Islamic worldview and an ideology of social, political and economic change. He had a dynamic influence on the young people of Iran with his lectures and writings during the 1960's and 70's.

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230 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2003
ISBN 9839154486

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Islam Faith and Practice
Mahmoud M. Ayoub

What is Islam? Is it just a set of rituals or does it have a philosophy all its own? Islam and Muslims are often in the news but does the non-Muslim really understand what Islam stands for? The author, originally from Lebanon,  has taught and lectured widely on Islam in America, Europe and Asia and is professor of Islamic Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Part I: The Faith of Islam (Tawheed, Prophethood in Islam, the Basis of  Revelation, History of the Qur'an and the Qur'an in History, Revelation and other Faiths)
Part II: Islam in Practice ((Pillars of Islam, Life in Islam, Islamic Spirituality)
Part III: Islam and Muslim Society (The Ummah, Islamic economics, Islam and nationalism, Islam and knowledge, The meaning of Jihad, Tawheed and Muslim Unity)
Glossary of Arabic Terms and Index

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220 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2001
ISBN 9839154370

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Arabic Made Easy
Abul Hashim

This self-instruction book deals with basic grammatical rules essential for learning Arabic. One lesson a week should give the student a working knowledge of the language in 15 months. Includes abundant examples to demonstrate correct application of grammatical rules, comprehensive exercises with answers at the end of each lesson, vocabulary of more than 1000 root words and 30 charts and tables of verbs and adjectives for easy reference and to make memorizing easy.  The book does not discuss subtleties of Arabic grammar which more often than not create confusion in the minds of the student.

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329 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2001
ISBN 9839154206

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