Let Us Be Muslims. Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi

      

      LET US BE MUSLIMS

      Sayyid Abul A‘la Mawdudi

      EDITED BY

      KHURRAM MURAD

      THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION

      Copyright © The Islamic Foundation 1982/1402 H.

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      Editor: Khurram Murad

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       British Library Cataloguing in Publishing Data

      Mawdudi, Abul A’la

      Let us be Muslims.

      1. Islam

      I. Title II. Murad, Khurram

      297 BP161.2

      ISBN 978-0-860371-57-1

       Contents

Introduction by Khurram Murad

Preface to the First Edition

PART I: IMAN

1. Knowledge, the First Step

Allah’s Greatest Gift

Is Islam a Birthright?

No Mere Verbal Profession

No Islam Without Knowledge

Dangers of Ignorance

Acquire Knowledge

2. Between Islam and Disbelief

Muslims or Unbelievers?

Knowledge and Actions

Why Are Muslims Humiliated Today?

Desire For Knowledge

3. How Muslims Treat the Qur’ān

Irreverence and Misuse

Incomprehensible Contradictions

The Consequences

No Islam Without Submitting to the Qur’ān

4. True Meaning of Iman

Difference the Kalimah Creates

Is Mere Utterance Enough?

       Meaning of the Kalimah

       Covenant With Allah

       Accepting the Prophet’s Leadership

       Obligations of Commitment

       Our Behaviour

       5. Why is the Kalimah Unique?

       The Parable

       Two Kinds of Trees

       Characteristics of the Kalimah Tayyibah

       Characteristics of the Kalimah Khabīthah

       Contrasting Results

       Why Are Believers in the Kalimah Not Flourishing?

       Are Followers of the Kalimah Khabīthah Prospering?

       6. Why Believe in the Kalimah?

       Success in the Hereafter

       This-world and That-world

       Success in That-World

       True Purpose of the Kalimah

       What Does the Kalimah Teach Us?

       Actions Must Accord With Knowledge

       PART II: ISLAM

       7. The False Gods

       What is Disbelief and Islam?

       Islam: Total Surrender

       Three Reasons for Going Astray

      Self-worship — Society and Culture — Obedience to Human Beings

       Condition of Muslims Today

       8. Can We Call Ourselves Muslims?