Wednesday 1 August 2012

Lessons in Islam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

” is the rendering into English of the
Talim-uI-Islam written in Urdu.

The author Maulana Mufti Muhammad Kifayat-ullah
(1 872- J 952) was a versatile figure, He was one of the
most distinguished scholars of Arabic, Muslim theology
and Islamic studies of his age and remained on the forefront
of the country’s social, educational and political life for
three decades in the first half of this century. He occupied
the office of the Grand Mufti of India for over forty vear*
till the end of his life,
The present work “lessons in Islam’ 8 is a graded book
and can serve as a very useful introduction to Islam, its
basic tenets and the laws of Shariah that operate in our
daily lives,

The book is in question-answer form ? a sort of catechis-
ing on [slam. It was perhaps meant to be useful to the
young and the uninitiated. But the range that the book
covers is fairly wide and it has been servingasoneofthemost
authentic books of reference on Islam, its basic tenets its
religion-lcgal laws (Fiqh) and its system of beliefs and
rituals. Non-Muslim scholars and readers who are endowed
with quest for inquiry will also find the book a very
useful introduction to the religion-of Islam.

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