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1. Introduction – The Importance of the Book of Qur’an
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<li>Revelation of the Qur’an</li>
<li>Key Elements of the Qur’an</li>
<li>The Name Qur’an Means Recitation</li>
<li>Islam is True Religion</li>
<li>Peace if the Priority</li>
<li>Organisation of Qur’anic Revelations</li>
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2. Understanding the Qur’an’s Message to Humanity
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<li>Embarking on a spiritual path</li>
<li>The Qur’an Reflects on Social Change</li>
<li>Accountability</li>
<li>The Qur’an as Guidance</li>
<li>Evidence that the Qur’an is God’s Word</li>
<li>The Qur’an as a Healing Cure</li>
<li>The Audience of the Qur’an</li>
<li>Rejecters of Faith </li>
<li>The Reader</li>
<li>Six Essential Ingredients of Belief</li>
<li>Chapters and Verses in the Qur’an – Organised by number, name in Arabic, name in English and a brief description of what each chapter is about and the message it conveys to the reader</li>
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3. Relationship of the Qur’an with Mankind
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<li>Basic Message of the Qur’an</li>
<li>Unity of Allah (swt) (God)</li>
<li>Worship and Service to Allah (swt) (God)</li>
<li>Prophets Teaching Guidance</li>
<li>Completion of Past Revelations of Allah (swt) (God)</li>
<li>Guidance to Spiritual Path</li>
<li>Movement for Social Change</li>
<li>Accountability of the Deeds</li>
<li>The Guidance</li>
<li>The Audience of the Qur’an</li>
<li>The Introduction to the Overall Message of the Qur’an – <em>the Fatiha</em> (the Opening)</li>
<li>The Qur’an Encapsulated</li>
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4. The Concept of Allah (swt) (God) in the Qur’an
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<li>Purity of Faith</li>
<li>The Verse of the Throne</li>
<li>Experiencing Allah (swt) (God) through Divine Attributes</li>
<li>Seeking Divine Advice</li>
<li>Knowing Allah (swt) (God)</li>
<li>Prophets and Messengers</li>
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5. Ethics and Morals in the Qur’an
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<li>Five Essential Elements
<ul>
<li>Religion</li>
<li>Life</li>
<li>Lineage</li>
<li>Property</li>
<li>Honour</li>
</ul>
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<li>What the Qur’an Forbids</li>
<li>What the Qur’an Promotes</li>
<li>Achieving a Pure Heart</li>
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6. The Moral Teachings of the Qur’an
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<li>Signs of the Divine</li>
<li>Teachings that set into Motion a law</li>
<li>Prophet Noah</li>
<li>The Story of the Prophet Hud</li>
<li>Prophet Salih</li>
<li>The Story of the Prophet Abraham and Prophet Lut</li>
<li>The Prophet Shu’aib</li>
<li>The Story of Prophet Moses</li>
<li>Conclusion of the Moral Stories</li>
<li>Shorter Chapters</li>
<li>Understanding the Language of the Qur’an</li>
<li>The Language of Arabic</li>
<li>Leading Translations of the Qur’an </li>
<li>Literary Style</li>
<li>Main Literary Elements of the Qur’an</li>
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7. Women in the Context of the Qur’an
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<li>Are Women Equal to Men?</li>
<li>Women’s Right to Work and Equal Pay</li>
<li>Women’s Right to Education</li>
<li>Women’s Right to Social and Political Participation</li>
<li>Women of the Qur’an </li>
<li>Women’s Rights in Divine Law</li>
<li>Women’s Inheritance Rights</li>
<li>Women’s Right to Own Property – manage business and control wealth</li>
<li>Rights of Marriage</li>
<li>Divorce</li>
<li>Birth Control</li>
<li>Right to Bear Witness to Business Transactions</li>
<li>Polygamy </li>
<li>Hijab</li>
<li>Bent Rib</li>
<li>Rights of a Wife</li>
<li>Family Life in the Qur’anic Context</li>
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8. Family Life in the Qur’anic Context
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<li>Women and Family</li>
<li>Spiritual Equality</li>
<li>Finding a suitable Marriage Partner </li>
<li>Marriage must be Legal </li>
<li>Polygamy for Men – Giving Equal Time</li>
<li>Mahr Bridal Gife (Dowar)</li>
<li>Provision for the Family</li>
<li>Family Leadership</li>
<li>Protection of the Family </li>
<li>Intimacy: Between Husband and Wife</li>
<li>Modesty</li>
<li>Children</li>
<li>The Treatment of Parents: The Best Act of Piety</li>
<li>Supporting Parents in their Old Age</li>
<li>Providing Sincere Advice</li>
<li>Raising Children</li>
<li>The Ways of Righteous Actions</li>
<li>Teaching the Child Humility </li>
<li>Teaching the Child Modesty</li>
<li>Parental Responsibilities to their Children </li>
<li>Providing a Good Name</li>
<li>Providing Maintenance and Sustenance </li>
<li>Providing Children with an Education</li>
<li>Inheritance</li>
<li>Children’s Inheritance</li>
<li>Parents Inheritance</li>
<li>Spouse’s Inheritance</li>
<li>Siblings Inheritance</li>
<li>Divorce in the Qur’an</li>
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9. Islamic (Shari’ah) Law
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<li>Understanding Shari’ah</li>
<li>Sources to Extract Shari’ah Law</li>
<li>The Prophetic Teachings </li>
<li>The Consensus of the Scholars</li>
<li>Juristic Analogy </li>
<li>The Islamic Penal Code</li>
<li>The Four Schools of Law
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<li>The Hanafi School of Law</li>
<li>The Maliki School of Law</li>
<li>The Shafi’i School of Law</li>
<li>The Hanbali School of Law</li>
</ul>
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<li>Applying Shari’ah Law in connection of the Qur’an to Society</li>
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10. The Qur’an Perspective on Self
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<li>Understanding the Self in the Context of the Qur’an</li>
<li>Seven Gates to the Heart</li>
<li>The Ears and Tongue</li>
<li>The Eyes</li>
<li>The Hands and Legs</li>
<li>The Stomach</li>
<li>The Sexual Organs</li>
<li>Achieving Proximity to God</li>
<li>Is the Baby a Soul Without Sin</li>
<li>Is the Soul’s Journey from Pre-Birth to the Hereafter
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<li>Pre-Worldly Existence</li>
<li>Earthly Life</li>
<li>The Grave</li>
<li>The Day of Judgment – the Last Day</li>
<li>The Final Abode</li>
<li>The Muslim Self</li>
<li>The Faithless Self</li>
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<li>The Qur’an’s Perspective of Other Faiths and Traditions</li>
<li>Islam is one Religion under one God</li>
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11. The Qur’an Perspective on Nature, the Universe and the Unseen
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<li>The Divine Ways of Nature</li>
<li>The Creation</li>
<li>Creation of the Universe</li>
<li>Stars and Planets</li>
<li>The Sun and the Moon</li>
<li>Creations on Earth</li>
<li>The Deep Seas</li>
<li>The Sky, Cloud Formations and Thunder</li>
<li>Fixed Mountains</li>
<li>Plant Kingdom</li>
<li>The Olive Plant</li>
<li>Animal Creation</li>
<li>Human Beings</li>
<li>The Role of mankind in Nature</li>
<li>Showing Kindness to Animals</li>
<li>Angels Versus Satan (the unseen world)</li>
<li>The Angels are a Pure Creation of Allah (swt)</li>
<li>Satan is an Open Enemy of Mankind</li>
<li>Accounting for the Soul</li>
<li>The Day of Judgment </li>
<li>Heaven</li>
<li>Hell Fire</li>
<li>Allah (swt)’s Mercy, Wrath</li>
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12. The Qur’an’s Message and Challenges of Modernity
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<li>What is Modernity?</li>
<li>Social Progress</li>
<li>Challenges of Modernity</li>
<li>Science</li>
<li>Arts</li>
<li>Human Rights</li>
<li>Economic and Free Trade</li>
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13. The Main Misconception About the Qur’an
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<li>Muhammad (PBUH) wrote the Qur’an</li>
<li>The Qur’an is Incoherent and Unorganised</li>
<li>The Qur’an is Void of Reason</li>
<li>The Qur’an Espouses Polytheism</li>
<li>The Qur’an States that God belongs to one people</li>
<li>God is Wrathful and Unloving in the Qur’an</li>
<li>The Qur’an Preaches Fatalism or Fundamentalism </li>
<li>Jihad means ‘Holy War’</li>
<li>The Qur’an Discourages Inter-Faith Dialogue and Communication between People of other faiths</li>
<li>The Qur’an Values Men more than Women</li>
<li>The Status and Rights of the Servants (of God) in the Qur’an (and according to the Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)</li>
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14. The Qur’an and Human Rights
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<li>Human Rights and Qur’an</li>
<li>Western and Islamic Approach to Human Rights</li>
<li>Basic Human Rights in the Qur’an & Comparison of Human Rights Act 1998</li>
<li>Where do you find them in the Qur'an?</li>
<li>Islam Versus Human Rights; Are they Compatible?</li>
<li>Conclusion</li>
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15. Important Islamic Concepts
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span> 1. Alchemy of the Heart<br /> 2. The heart and the Brain<br /> 3. Two types of Diseases : Shubahat and Shahawat<br /> 4. Mat-hartul Qulub<br /> 5. Shame and humility<br /> 6. Taqwa</span></p>
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16. Human Body
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<p><span> 1. </span><span>Diseases of the Heart</span><span><br /> 2. </span><span>The tongue - is the Heart's articulator</span><span><br /> 3. </span><span>Obligation of the pure heart</span><span><br /> 4. </span><span>Extended Hopes</span><span> <br /> 5. </span><span>Anger</span><span><br /> 6. </span><span>Fakhar/kibr (pride</span>)</p> |
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17. Miscellaneous
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<h4><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 1. <span>Wealth is Worshipped<br /></span><span> 2. </span><span>Anger - What the Qur'an says<br /></span><span> 3. </span><span>Qalb - the heart never stays the same<br /></span><span> 4. </span><span>Qur'anic Christians</span><span> <br /></span><span> 5. </span><span>Verses 105-112<br /></span><span> 6. </span><span>The Qur'anic language<br /></span><span> 7. </span><span>Drinking </span><span id="lw_1362652319_0" class="yshortcuts">Zam Zam water<br /></span><span class="yshortcuts"> 8. </span><span id="lw_1362652515_0" class="yshortcuts">Taqwa</span><span> <br /></span><span> 9. </span><span>Soul Creation - Q. 4:1 (Al-Nisa)<br /></span><span> 10. </span><span>Shaytan before Adam's Creation</span></span></h4> |
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