Islam and some Contemporary Issues

150 Pages·1999·1.437 MB·English

by  Hassan Hathout

ISLAM AND S
ome
C
o ntem po rary
I
ssu e s
HASSAN HATHOUT, M.D., Ph.D.
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O Almighty God, guide our steps,
and chart our course on the straight path
May our deeds be solely devoted to You.
O Lord, ease our sojourn on this earth
and alleviate our exit from it.
May our best day be the day we
behold Your glory
Your servant
who is destitute without You

C
o n ten ts
Preface
IX
Dua Quoted from the Quran 1
A Friend: Touched by the Quran 5
Purification of the Soul 8
Crime and Punishment 15
Ramadan and Self-Restraint 22
Martyrdom of Al-Hussein 26
Basics of Sharia 33
On Divorce 44
More on Divorce 53
Mercy in Islam 57
Moral Vaccination 62
The Ultimate Camera 68
The Value of the Positive Encounter 76
Real or Counterfeit 81
The Palestinian Issue 89
Death 96
The Earthquake of 94
A Successful Islamic Center 109
On the Straight Path 113
Taqwa and Reliance 121
Questions on Islam in America 128
The Ethics of the Mosque 132
ISLAM AND
C
o n tem po ra ry
I
ss u e s
Reclaiming Islam to our contemporary life is the
major task facing dedicated Muslim thinkers and
activists. The reduction of Islam to empty rituals and
the imprisonment of Islam with a past historical peri­
od, deprived us of the empowering energy and the
guiding light that we needed to live the present and
prepare for the future.
These collections are from Friday sermons address­
ing contemporary issues from an Islamic perspective.
The speaker is a known Muslim leader who has been
focussing on islamic thought and activism for more
than half a century, hence he is offering through his
talks a refreshing approach to Islam, that a contempo­
rary person living in America will find it both educa­
tion and inspiring.
The present collection was made possible by the
hard work undertaken by Dr. Aslam Abdullah, Editor-
vir
in-Chief of the Minaret, Shireen Noah and Khadeeja
Abdullah in copy editing, proof reading and type set­
ting. May Allah reward their efforts.
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