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The Islamic Review December 1942

1942

The Sunnah was the iron framework of the house of Islam and if you remove the framework from a building can you be surprised if it breaks down like a house of cards ? "One of the main achievements of Islam the one which distinguishes it from other transcendental systems is the complete reconciliation between the moral and material sides of human life. [...] Shiraz gave to the Mussaman world; the great astronomer Kutbuddin and the great architect Kevamuddin the builder of the Mosque of Gauhar Shah at Mashed." To quote a recent European writer "-It was the glory of Islam that it gave to other sciences the same footing which it gave to the study of the Qur-an and the Hadis jand. [...] (RETD.) We are assembled here to-day to celebrate one of the most important events in the history of the world the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad whose followers comprise about a fifth of the population of the world or say 250 000 000 living souls.* Since he proclaimed his divinely-inspired mission to the world at Makka some 50 generations of mankind have passed across the stage of this wor [...] It is again contained in one of the most famous chapters of the gur-an entitled the Chapter of the Romans (mil is'r.) from which I take the liberty of quoting the opening verses : For the benefit of those who have not been able to understand the meaning of those beautiful and signifiCant verses I venture upon a free ttanslation. [...] The whole fact is that the man or the woman in Islam realizes when the Azan is said that the time has come for them to 444"FROM THE CROSS TO THE CRESCENT leave aside for the moment the cares of the world and betake themselves to the worship of God Who has been Merciful and Kind to give them the life to enjoy His blessings on earth ; and as a token_ of their gratitude they offer the worship due unt
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A Declaration
409-409 unknown view
Milad-Al-Nabi (A.H. 1361)
410-411 unknown view
The High Commissioner Entertained at the Mosque Woking
411-412 unknown view
The Islamic Culture—I
412-420 Syed Ali view
The Muslim Society at Home to the Javanese Minister
420-422 unknown view
Thoughts for-the Morrow
422-425 Mizanur Rahman view
An Apology
425-425 unknown view
The Prophet Muhammad
426-441 J.B. Philby view
From the Cross to the Crescent
441-448 Abdur Selliah view

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