Islam : belief and practice : a brief guide / Suleyman Eris. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96).

Islam, the universal faith -- The purpose of life and belief -- The divine purposes for creating humanity and the world -- Islamic view of mankind -- God's vicegerent on earth -- All human beings are equal -- The prophet Muhammad -- The prophet's homeland -- Muhammad's life before his prophethood -- Mission -- Muhammad as a messenger of God -- Commitment to the call -- What was his message? -- The Qurʼan -- Earlier divine revelations and the Qurʼan -- Defining the Qurʼan -- Arguments for the Qurʼan's divine authorship -- Recording and preserving the Qurʼan -- Islamic civilization -- Belief : six pillars -- True God -- Angels -- Books : divine scriptures -- Prophets -- The resurrection and the afterlife -- Divine decree and destiny -- Practice : five pillars -- Declaration of faith -- Prayer : daily worship -- Bath (ghusl) : major ablution -- Wudu : minor ablution -- Tayammum : ablution with clean soil -- Requirements of a prayer -- Conditions of prayer -- Obligatory acts or the pillars of prayer -- The performance of prayer : a two-cycle example -- Fast of Ramadan -- Purifying alms (zakat) -- Pilgrimage : the Hajj -- A short description of the rites -- Conclusion -- Addendum I : forbidden and lawful -- Addendum II : Islam and culture -- Addendum III : how to perform prescribed prayers.