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Table of Contents................................................................2 Faith and Reason ................................................................9 Answer to a Question...................................................21 What is Islam?...................................................................24 1. Iman (Faith) ...............................................................24 2. Islam (Surrender to God) .........................................24 3. Dhikr (Remembrance) ..............................................25 4. Salat (Prayer) .............................................................25 5. Sawm (Fasting)..........................................................26 6. Zakat (alms-giving) ..................................................26 7. Hajj (Pilgrimage) .......................................................27 8. Dawah (Invocation) ..................................................27 9. Jihad (Struggle) .........................................................28 10. Sabr (Patience) .........................................................28 Behaviour of a Muslim in His Environment..................30
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Islam and Peace Table of Contents

Islam in the Modern World.............................................41 Proof of the Existence of God ......................................42 Validity of Inferential Argument ................................43 Historical Credibility of the Qur’an ............................45 Scientific Verification....................................................46 Passing Modern Tests...................................................47 The Last Word...............................................................48 The Spirit of Islam ............................................................50 Spiritual Unity ..................................................................56 The Unity of God

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