HAMMUDAH ABDALATI
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER -I..........................................................................................................................................4
THE IDEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF ISLAM ...........................................................................4
Allah (God)......................................................................................................................................4
THE MEANING OF ISLAM ......................................................................................................................8THE FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLES OF FAITH IN ISLAM ............................................................................11REMARKS............................................................................................................................................19
CHAPTER -II ......................................................................................................................................20
THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ISLAM ..............................................................................................20
The Concept of Faith (Iman) .........................................................................................................20
THE CONCEPT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (BIRR)..........................................................................................22THE CONCEPT OF PIETY (TAQWA) ......................................................................................................22THE CONCEPT OF PROPHETHOOD........................................................................................................23THE CONCEPT OF LIFE ........................................................................................................................24THE CONCEPT OF RELIGION................................................................................................................25THE CONCEPT OF SIN..........................................................................................................................26THE CONCEPT OF FREEDOM................................................................................................................28THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY...............................................................................................................29THE CONCEPT OF BROTHERHOOD.......................................................................................................30THE CONCEPT OF PEACE.....................................................................................................................30THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY ...........................................................................................................31THE CONCEPT OF MORALITY ..............................................................................................................33THE CONCEPT OF THE UNIVERSE ........................................................................................................39
CHAPTER 3..........................................................................................................................................43
THE APPLICATION OF FAITH ......................................................................................................43THE PURPOSE OF PRAYER ...................................................................................................................44THE CONDITIONS OF PRAYER .............................................................................................................45THE KINDS OF PRAYER .......................................................................................................................46THE TIMES OF PRAYER .......................................................................................................................46THE PARTIAL ABLUTION (WUDU’) .....................................................................................................47NULLIFICATION OF THE ABLUTION .....................................................................................................48COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ABLUTION (TAYAMMUM)...............................................................48SPECIAL FACILITIES IN ABLUTION ......................................................................................................49THE COMPLETE ABLUTION (GHUSL/BATH) ........................................................................................49THE PRAYER CALL (ADHAN)..............................................................................................................49ENTRANCE INTO PRAYER (IQAMAH)...................................................................................................50THE PERFORMANCE OF PRAYER .........................................................................................................50THE EARLY MORNING PRAYER (SALATU-L-FAJR) ..............................................................................50THE NOON PRAYER (SALATU-Z-ZUHR) ..............................................................................................52THE MID-AFTERNOON PRAYER (SALATU-L-'ASR)..............................................................................52THE SUNSET PRAYER ( SALATU-L-MAGHRIB) ....................................................................................52THE EVENING PRAYER (SALATU-L-‘ISHA’) ........................................................................................52THE CONGREGATIONAL (JAMA’AH) PRAYERS ....................................................................................54THE FRIDAY PRAYER (SALATU-L-JUMU’AH) ......................................................................................55THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FRIDAY PRAYER..........................................................................................55THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘EED PRAYERS ................................................................................................56THE PERFORMANCE OF ‘EED PRAYERS (SALATU-L-‘EED)..................................................................58SHORTENING OF THE PRAYER .............................................................................................................60TIMES WHEN PRAYER IS FORBIDDEN..................................................................................................60MAKING UP FOR DELAYED PRAYERS .................................................................................................60THE TARAWEEH PRAYERS ..................................................................................................................60INVALIDATION OF PRAYERS................................................................................................................61THE FUNERAL PRAYERS (SALATU-L-JANAZAH) .................................................................................61GENERAL REMARKS ON PRAYER ........................................................................................................63
The Fatihah (The Opening or Al-Hamd).......................................................................................64