A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding ISLAM (English)

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Chapter 1

Some evidence for the truth of islam . . . . 5

(1) The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . 5
A) The Qur’an on Human Embryonic Development . . 6
The Qur’an on Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C) The Qur’an on the Origin of the Universe . . . . . . 14
D) The Qur’an on the Cerebrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E) The Qur’an on Seas and Rivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
F) The Qur’an on Deep Seas and Internal Waves . . . 20
G) The Qur’an on Clouds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
H) Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles
in the Holy Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

(2) The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the
Chapters of the Holy Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

(3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad ,
the Prophet of Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

(4) The Verses in the Qur’an That Mention Future Events
Which Later Came to Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

(5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet Muhammad . . . 36

(6) The Simple Life of Muhammad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

(7) The Phenomenal Growth of Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40



Chapter 2

some benefits of islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

(1) The Door to Eternal Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

(2) Salvation from Hellfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

(3) Real Happiness and Inner Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

(4) Forgiveness for All Previous Sins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44



Chapter 3

general information on Islam. . . . . . . 45

What Is Islam? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Some Basic Islamic Beliefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

1) Belief in God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

2) Belief in the Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3) Belief in God’s Revealed Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4) Belief in the Prophets and Messengers of God . . . 48

5) Belief in the Day of Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6) Belief in Al-Qadar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Is There Any Sacred Source Other than the Qur’an? . . . . . 49
Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings . . . . . . 49
What Does Islam Say about the Day of Judgment? . . . . . . 50
How Does Someone Become a Muslim? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What Is the Qur’an About?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Who Is the Prophet Muhammad ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
How Did the Spread of Islam Affect the Development of
Science? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Human Rights and Justice in Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
What Is the Status of Women in Islam? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The Family in Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Are the Five Pillars of Islam? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1) The Testimony of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2) Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3) Giving Zakat (Support of the Needy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4) Fasting the Month of Ramadan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5) The Pilgrimage to Makkah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Islam in the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
For More Information on Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
For Suggestions and Comments on This Book . . . . . . . . . 70
For Further Reading on Islam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .