ISLAM: ITS BEAUTY AND WISDOM : Beauty and Wisdom of Islam in Light of Modern Science: Beauty and Wisdom of Islam in Light of Modern Science

By Mushtaq , Gohar, Dr.

Book Id: WPLBN0100302464
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Reproduction Date: 3/1/2009

Title:	ISLAM: ITS BEAUTY AND WISDOM : Beauty and Wisdom of Islam in Light of Modern Science: Beauty and Wisdom of Islam in Light of Modern Science
Author:	Mushtaq , Gohar, Dr.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Science
Collections:	Authors Community, Islam
Historic Publication Date:	2009
Publisher:	Amana Publications

Member Page:	Gohar Mushtaq
Citation APA MLA Chicago Gohar Mushtaq, B. D. (2009). ISLAM: ITS BEAUTY AND WISDOM : Beauty and Wisdom of Islam in Light of Modern Science. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The book Islam – Its Beauty & Wisdom is a novel presentation of Islam, interweaving traditional Islamic material with well-documented contemporary research from the physical and behavioral sciences. This book provides an understanding of the wisdom of Islamic teachings from a religious-scientific perspective. This is a refreshingly different approach to a classic subject. It has meanings and relevance to both Muslim and non-Muslim readers.

Summary
The book Islam – Its Beauty & Wisdom explains the teachings of Islam in ĺight of modern scientific research from the perspective of a medical scientist. Hence, this book is a departure from the normal religious dry books.

Excerpt
This book first explains what the five pillars of Islam are in such a way any non-Muslim can understand and appreciate. It then heads in a direction I have never personally seen before in any religious manuscript. By this, I mean it provides us with effective scientific reasoning to explain health benefits associated with performing obligatory prayers (SALAH) and fasting (Saw’m). As someone similar to Dr. Mushtaq with an extensive background in the Life Sciences, I can certainly appreciate this approach. (Dr. Jeff Bernstein)

Table of Contents
WISDOM BEHIND OBLIGATORY PRAYERS (SALAH) 11 CURE FOR HEEDLESSNESS IN OFFERING SALAH FIVE TIMES A DAY 12 SALAH – A SUMMATION OF ALL FORMS OF PRAYERS BY DIFFERENT CREATURES 14 MEDICAL BENEFITS OF OFFERING SALAH 15 CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS AND THE HUMAN HEART 22 DIVINE PROMISE OF PROVISION FOR THOSE WHO OFFER SALAH REGULARLY 25 EFFECTS OF SALAH ON THE SOCIETY 26 EXAMPLES OF THOSE WHO LOVED SALAH 27 CHAPTER 2 30 WISDOM AND SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS OF FASTING (SAW’M) 30 FASTING AS A TRAINING OF SELF-CONTROL 32 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON FASTING 34 LEARNING MODERATION IN EATING HABITS THROUGH FASTING 38 RAMADAN AND THE ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF GOOD & EVIL 39 RELATIONSHIP OF RAMADAN AND QUR’AN 41 AVOIDING THE THINGS WHICH POLLUTE FASTING 43 CHAPTER 3 45 WISDOM & SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS OF CHARITY (ZAKAH & SADAQAH) 45 RELATIONSHIP OF SALAH & ZAKAH (PRAYERS AND CHARITY) 47 RELATIONSHIP OF SADAQAH & TAQWAH (CHARITY AND GOD-CONSCIOUSNESS) 49 MEDICAL BENEFITS OF GIVING ZAKAH & SADAQAH 51 LEFT BRAIN VERSUS RIGHT BRAIN AND GIVING THE CHARITY 55 EASE IN THE VIRTUOUS ACTS BY GIVING ZAKAH & SADAQAH 57 INCREASE IN WISDOM BY GIVING ZAKAH & SADAQAH 58 INCREASE IN WEALTH BY GIVING ZAKAH & SADAQAH 59 CHAPTER 4 72 THE PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ) – LESSONS & WISDOM BEHIND ITS RITUALS 72 WEARING THE IHRAM 73 TAWAF (CIRCUMAMBULATION) AROUND THE KA’BAH 74 LESSONS FROM SA’EE 78 STAYING AT ARAFAT 79 CASTING PEBBLES AT SATAN 81 LIFE OF PROPHET IBRAHIM – FULL OF TESTS 82 LIFE OF HAJIRA – A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR MUSLIM WOMEN 84 PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF HAJJ ON THE PILGRIMS’ LIVES 87 HAJJ EXPERIENCES OF SOME OF THE CONVERTS TO ISLAM 88 CHAPTER 5 95 THE LINGUISTIC AND HISTORICAL MIRACLES OF THE QUR’AN 95 CHALLENGE TO MAKE ONE CHAPTER LIKE THE QUR’AN 95 HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY OF THE QUR’AN 98 QUR’AN – NOT A BOOK WRITTEN BY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) 100 CHAPTER 6 105 EARLY-HOUR PRAYERS (TAHAJJUD): A RELIGIOUS-SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE 105 HOURS OF EARLY DAWN – BEST TIME FOR REPENTANCE 107 MEDICAL BENEFITS OF WAKING UP FOR TAHAJJUD PRAYERS 110 IMPORTANCE OF TAHAJJUD FOR PEOPLE DOING DA’WAH WORK 116 THE THREE R’S – READ, REPENT & RISE 119 MEASURES TO HELP GETTING UP FOR TAHAJJUD PRAYERS 121 SOME TESTIMONIES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY 124 CHAPTER 7 129 THREE OPTIONAL MONTHLY FASTS AND THE LUNAR EFFECTS ON HUMAN BODY 129 CHAPTER 8 134 CONTEMPLATING THE QUR’AN 134 FOUNDATION OF EVERY CIVILIZATION IS A BOOK 135 IMPORTANCE OF STORIES IN THE QUR’AN 139 THEME OF OPPOSITES IN THE QUR’AN 143 QUESTIONING-STYLE OF THE QUR’AN 145 QUR’AN – THE BOOK OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE 146 COHERENCE (NAZM) IN THE QUR'AN 148 HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO DO TADABBUR ON THE QUR'AN? 152 HOW DID THE PROPHETIC COMPANIONS DO TADABBUR ON THE QUR'AN? 153 CONCLUSION 155 CHAPTER 9 157 THE CONCEPT OF AFTERLIFE IN ISLAM 157 CHAPTER 10 165 THE SUN IS RISING IN THE WEST 165