Questions & Answers about ISLAM

Islam, arguably the world's most misunderstood religion, is among the most widely read news stories by people around the world. Volume 1 of Questions and Answers on Islam has been prepared to provide first-hand information from one of the greatest Islamic scholars of our time.

This first volume deals with essential questions relating to the Islamic faith: God and the nature of His existence; Can Islam Solve All Problems? Did Prophet Muhammad write the Quran? Topics like Prophecy, Satan, Fate, and Free Will are also covered.

Topics covered in this book:

• GOD

Does God Exist?
Who created God?
Why can't we see God?
Why did God create the universe?
Since God knows in advance what we are going to do?
Why did he send us into this world!
What is the difference between God, God and Allah?

• RELIGION

What does the Quranic verse mean?
No compulsion in religion! (2:256)?
What is the purpose of worship and why should it be practiced in a specific way?
What is the Primordial Pact?
What is guidance? Can we guide others?
What is the purpose of spiritual tension?
Will religion, supposedly developed by "primitive" men to explain the unknown, eventually become useless?
Submission, reason and logic
Can Islam Solve All Problems?
Does Islam allow slavery?

• THE KORAN

Did Prophet Muhammad write the Quran?
Why was the Quran revealed over a period of 23 years?
Why does the first revealed Qur'anic verse begin with the injunction ïqra-' (Read!)?
Why doesn't the Quran discuss scientific matters that concern us today?
When modern science agrees with the Quran

• PROPHECY AND THE PROPHETS

What is the role of Prophecy and Prophets?
How many Prophets have there been? Were they all Arabs?
Was Prophet Muhammad's mission limited and temporary? Why was the Prophet polygamous?

• SATAN

What is Satan and why was he created?
How should we react to evil thoughts and desires?
How to protect oneself from satanic suggestions?
Why does Satan persist in his disbelief?

• FATE AND FREE WILL

Can we choose our actions?
What will happen to people born and living in non-Islamic countries? Why are there poor and rich?
Why are some people created with a disability?
How and when we die are predetermined things?
Why are entire nations no longer being punished?

• THE DEATH

What is death?
What is the Angel of Death?
How do we feel at the time of death?
Should we fear death?
What happens to the soul?
Why does one creature's life depend on the death of another?

• DIVERS QUESTIONS

Can our intention save us?
What is the role of the Sunna today?
Why is atheism so widespread?
What is jihad?
Are Muslims guilty of imperialism?
Is reincarnation compatible with Islam?