The most comprehensive & pragmatic Book on the “DOCTRINES OF ISLAM”, read and appreciated by millions of Muslims and non Muslims, the world over. Originally written in Arabic By: Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi. The English translation was published by “Asaan Quran” Lahore Pakistan, which has been edited, compiled and reproduced here.

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Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” تعریف عام بدین اسلام  

This is Urdu translation of Shaikh Ali Tantanwi’s Arabic Book “Tarif-e-Am Bi-Din-e-Islam” which in English is translated as: “Islam: A General Introduction”: By Sheikh Ali Tantawi.

شیخ علی طنطا وی کی مشہور عالم کتاب “تعریف عام بدین اسلام” کے اردو ترجمہ کی پی ڈی ایف کاپی تین حصوں میں داؤن لوڈ کریں :  

  1. Hand Book of Islam  Urdu-Part-1: http://goo.gl/FUiG8
  2. Hand Book of Islam Urdu-Part-2: http://goo.gl/RA6Lm
  3. Hand Book of Islam Urdu-Part-3 : http://goo.gl/ssgwY
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Islam-A General Introduction- Index

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  1. Choosing A Course
  2. Heaven and Hell
  3. Guidance & Choice
  4. Body, Soul, Mind
  5. Realistic Faith
  6. Freedom & Choice
  7. Reality of Death
  8. Transient World

What is Islam?

  1. Doubt, Presumption, Knowledge  
  2. Belief (Iman)

Principles of Conceptualization of Faith

  1. Faith in One God
  2. The Spirit of Worship
  3. Unity of Godhead
  4. Attributes of God
  5. Modes of Worship
  6. Reward for Non Believers

Unity of Divinity-Summary

  1. Manifestation of Faith
  2. Faith and Actions
  3. Increase in Faith
  4. Obedience, Fear, Hope
  5. Reliance, Gratitude,Patience
  6. Submission to God’s Will
  7. Repentance and Atonement
  8. Faith in Day of Judgement
  9. Trial of the Grave
  10. The Day of Resurrection
  11. Hell, Paradise-Description

Faith in Predestination

Faith in Unseen [Metaphysics]

Faith in Prophets

Miracles of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Faith in Holy Scriptures

The Epilogue

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Islam-A General Introduction

“Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam”

By: Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi

Introduction

This book is not meant for scholars and jurists; it is for those Muslims who want to properly understand their faith, or  non Muslims who wants to understand Islam as preached and practiced by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the light of Qur’an.

Islam has an argument, reason and proof for everything. A Muslim, therefore, is neither afraid of polemical dialogue nor avoids it. At the same level, Islam expects reason and proof form all those who claim to advance arguments against Islam: “Tell them; Bring forth your arguments (of what you state) if you are in the right”(Qur’an;2:111)

SOME MISCONCEPTIONS

What is NOT demanded by Islam!

  • Islam does not demand form a Muslim to give up the world altogether.
  • Islam does not expect Muslims to be ignorant, lacking in knowledge of their faith and other branches of knowledge.
  • Nor does it require one to make the mosque a permanent abode, never to leave it.
  • Islam also does not insist that one should live in a cave and spend his whole life there —- Not at all.

What Islam EXPECTS from the Muslims!

  • To inhere in their best civilization and matchless culture in a manner that they surpass all the civilized nations of the world.
  • They should be the most prosperous of all as far as the different branches of knowledge are concerned.
  • Invite the humanity towards Islam, by conveying the message with wisdom, peacefully, in a logical and convincing way. They should argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.
  • To use the right of retaliation to any injustice or oppression with equality, not exceeding the limits forgiveness and patience is however preferable.
  • Not to kill the innocent people of any faith (including own self, through suicide) except by law, they don’t have to create mischief on earth by creating anarchy or disturbing the peaceful coexistence.
  • Warfare against injustice and oppression and self defence is permissible, to be declared by the Islamic State but the rules lay down for its conduct by Shari’a (Islamic Law) be strictly adhered to. Those who surrender or do not fight or remain neutral are not to be disturbed. The prisoners are to protected and provided peace and security.
  • To fulfill all bilateral and international accords (like UN Charter) for peace and stability of humanity.
  • To treat all members of society with equality fairness and justice.
  • Non Muslims in the Islamic society enjoy complete protections and freedom to practice their faith.
  • The places of worship of other religions are to be protected.
  • Do not abuse or degrade the god/ gods of non Muslims.
  • Do not use coercion against non Muslims for conversion to Islam.
  • Do not call other Muslims as apostate or unbelievers because, if a Muslim fails to perform some of his obligations and is negligent in practice or commits some such actions as are forbidden, yet he believes in the liability of all obligations and the impropriety of all unlawful deeds, he will continue to be a Muslim but a sinner. [The concept of Takfeer i.e declaring a non-practicing Muslim, to be ‘apostate’, to justify murder; is rejected by majority scholars and is against Islamic Consensus].

The Book & The Author

The book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” was written in Arabic, by the renowned Syrian Scholar Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, first published in the sixties, since then it has been translated to many languages and reprinted several times, the world over, also available on the internet. In Pakistan, Syed Shabbir Ahmad (late) not only himself translated it in to Urdu but also got it translated to English through Prof.Raja F.M.Majed (1924-2000), both Urdu and English translations have been published by Qur’an Asan Tehrik, Lahore. [All these available sources have been consulted with gratitude for this reproduction.]

Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi grew up in Syria at the beginning of this century. He always expresses great admiration and gratitude to his father Shaikh Mustafa Tantawi, who was a leading Faqih (jurist) in his country. According to Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, people in those days were either Shaikhs (scholars of Islam) or Effendis (Arabs who had “received a secular education). The Shaikhs were uninformed about the modem sciences of the Effendis, whereas the Effendis were ignorant of religion. Fortunately Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, was among the few to receive both types of education. Some years ago Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi wrote a book entitled: ‘Religious Reform’, wherein he discussed the need for religion and referred to the mooted question of whether man can live without religion. According to Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, such questions can only be answered by counter-questions, such as whether it is possible for man to lead a material life, casting off all his inner emotions of love, and admiration of nature and her beauty. In this context the author also discussed the values of western philosophers and thinkers such as Kant, Newton, Pascal and Goethe. To disprove the statement made by some of them that the universe was created by accident, the author gave the following example. If we were to place five balls, four white and one red in a bag, the probability of taking out the red ball the first time would be one in five. Similarly, if there were nine white balls, the ratio would be one in ten. But if one were to place an unlimited number of balls in the bag, the probability of picking out the red ball would be one to an unlimited number. Therefore we cannot say that the red ball could be picked at the first or even the hundredth attempt. So how could the planets that orbit on a set course without colliding with one another have come into existence by accident? Therefore, there must be a Divine Power behind them.

In 1936 Shaikh Tantawi went to work as a secondary school teacher in Iraq, and he was assigned to the teaching of Arabic literature and religion. It was during this time that he felt the need for a simple and comprehensive book on Islam. He decided to campaign for this idea, and wrote many articles urging the Ulema to compile such a book. But no one responded. Many years passed. Meanwhile, other scholars who, like the Author, were also well read in religious and secular studies had decided to write books on Islam. While many of these were excellent, a simple and comprehensive book on Islam had still not been published. In 1966 the author wrote an article called “A General Introduction to Islam”. It was published in the journal of the Muslim World League at Mecca, and caught the attention of a minister in the Saudi Arabian government, Mr. Muhammad Umar Tawfiq. He immediately advised the Muslim World League to commission the services of Shaikh Tantawi to write this book. So finally Shaikh Tantawi took up this long awaited task. He worked on the book during one full summer vacation and an academic year. Having finished writing all the chapters of the book, complete with footnotes and quotations, it only needed to be given the final touches. The author placed the manuscript in three large envelopes and went off to Jordan to spend his summer vacation. He carried the envelopes around with him carefully until his arrival, but once he was there, and was busy meeting friends and relatives, he forgot all about it. Alas, during this time the manuscript was lost. He searched for it everywhere, and even asked all the taxi drivers in town if they had seen it, but in vain. Once he had got over the distress of losing the manuscript, Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi set to work afresh. By the grace of God he was able to produce this book within ten days and he wrote it with one source of reference the Holy Qur’an. The author gave this edition of the book the title “Ta’rif Am bi-Din il-Islam” [A General Introduction to Islam]. He had intended to write two more parts in order to explain other aspects of Islam, but due to the pressures of a demanding schedule and illness, he was unable to do so. May God bless his soul at eternal peace, while his work continues to inspire all those interested in correct understanding of Islam.

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