Notes On Islam

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NOTES ON ISLAM BY SIR AHMED HUSSAIN, K. C. I. E., C. S. L NAWAB AMIN JUNG BAHADUR Collected and Edited fey Khan Bahadur Hajee Khaja Muhammad Hussain The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge -Proverb HYDERABAD, DECCAN GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS 1922 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE MEMORY OF K. AMJUD HUSSAIN, One of the four for whom these Notes were first written in 1917. FOREWORD TEE following Notes were enclosed by the author in his weekly letters to his brother and sons who were students in the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Birmingham. I persuaded him to allow me to have them printed, as I thought they were suggestive and useful. He has however desired me to say that they should not be regarded as any thing but concise memoranda jotted down at short inter vals between the busy hours of his official life as general answers to questions put to him. They contain some passages which are too concise or abstract, if not vague or enigmatic. But, the author says, he left them designedly so in order to induce his readers to try to understand them or at least to seek explanation and illustration. Numerous foot-notes have been added for the same purpose. He frankly admits that his view of Islam is neither quite orthodox nor quite heterodox but something midway between the two. It was put forward in order to make Ms boys think for themselves and argue with him. The first three Notes may be skipped at the first reading. Sincere acknowledgments are due to Nawab Imad-ul-Mulk Bahadur Bilgrami, G. S. I,, Mr. J. C. Molony, LC. S., Khan Bahadur Abdur Eahim, B. A., B. L, , Mr. Syed Boss Masood, M. A., and others who very kindly read the proofs and favoured the author with valuablesuggestions. Banganapalle, llth August im. K, M, H. Duty is Deity Work is Worship. Sanskrit Proverb CONTENTS PAGE FOBEWOBD 7 MUBLIM PBAYEB ....... 9 NOTE l. INTBODUCTION 11 ft 2. THE FIBST CHAPTEB OF THE QUBAN . 15 8. WHAT is RELIGION .... 20 4, WHAT is TBUE ISLAM .... 25 ft 5. WHAT is NOT ISLAM .... 29 6. ISLAM AND NOT-ISLAM f ., 85 7. WHY is ISLAM THE BEST RELIGION . 48 8. UNITY UNION . . 49 fl 9. PEBFECTION SELF-HELP ... 57 10. MODEBATION VIA MEDIA ... 68 tl 11. EVOLUTION SUBVIVAL .... 78 12. RELIGION BEGINS WITH THE FEAB OF THE LOBD AND ENDS IN THE LOVE OF MAN 79 APPENDIX MUSLIM REFOBMATION, 87 . 7 Worship Truth Love Humanity. Mamie Maxim THE MUSLIM PRAYER Surai Fatiha Pt aise be to Thee my God, Lord of the Vor Ids Merciful, Compassionate art Thou The King of all on Day of Reckoning, Thee only do we worship and adore, To Thee, most merciful, we cry for help guide us ever more on the straight path, The path of those to whom Them gracious art On whom Thine anger falls not then nor now, The path of them that from Thee go not stray Amen Translated by Musktari Begum of Bejnor and published in the Islamic Review April 1916, Grant that the knowledge I get may be the knowledge worth having. Thomas a Kempis.

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