Books by Sayyid Abul ALA Maududi (Study Guide) - Towards Understanding Islam, Towards Understanding the Qur'an, Human Rights in Islam (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Towards Understanding Islam, Towards Understanding the Qur'an, Human Rights in Islam, Caliphs and Kings, the Meaning of the Qur'an, Islamic Way of Life, the Rights of Minorities in the Islamic State, Qadiani Problem, Islamic Law and Its Introduction in Pakistan, Khutabat: Fundamentals of Islam, Letters and Issues, Economic System of Islam, System of Government Under the Holy Prophet, Social System of Islam. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Towards Understanding Islam is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. This book has been translated into a number of languages. Jamaat-e-Islami claim that it has been translated into 13 languages. One English translation of this book is by Prof. Khurshid Ahmad, M.A., L.L.B., who is a scholar of Islam based in London. Under the subtitle Editor's Introduction in November 1979 Prof. Kurshid Ahmad tries to introduce the book: "Originally written in 1932 in Urdu, under the title Risala-e-Diniyat, the book was intended as a textbook for students of the higher classes and for the general public. It served an important need and became a popular Islamic reader. Most of the schools and colleges of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent adopted it as a textbook in theology and made its study a part of their curricula. It has been translated into many of the world's languages, including English, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, German, French, Italian, Turkish, Portuguese, Swahili, Indonesian and Japanese. Malayalam, Tamil, Pushto, Bengali, Gujrati and Sindhi." It is also translated in Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi. "Islam is not a 'religion' in the sense this term is commonly understood. It is a system encompassing all fields of living. Islam means politics, economics, legislation, science, humanism, heal...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=405103