Islam the Glorious religion Author: Khalil-ul-'Ulamaa and Khaleel-e-Millat 'Allaamah Muftee Muhammad Khaleel Khan Qaadiree Barakaatee Nooree Abul Qaasmee's (may Allah have mercy on him) Permission to use this book for Islamic Propagation through Islamic Academy’s media was acquired by Islamic Academy from Zia-ul-Quran Lahore. We are grateful to Zia-ul-Quran Publications at Lahore, for giving us permission to publish this Great Book on our web site. Special thanks to Mr. Mohammad Hafiz-ul-Barkaat Shah. ALLAH Tala give Zia-ul-Quran success in their efforts of serving Islam and accept them with great honor in HIS court, Ameen. Islamic Academy Plano, TX 75074 USA www.islamicacademy.org www.islamicacademy.net 1 CONTENTS 1. About this Book VOLUME - I FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAMIC FAITH 2. Six Cardinal Articles (Kalemahs) 3. Islamic Faith in brief 4. Islamic Faith in detail LESSON NO.1 5. The gist of Islamic beliefs LESSON NO.2 6. Definition of Islaam LESSON NO.3 7. Islamic faith & infidelity LESSON NO.4 8. Of Paradise LESSON NO.5 9. Of Hell LESSON NO.6 10. Impeccable life of Allah's Beloved Prophet LESSON NO.7 H.Of the Holy Qur-aan LESSON NO.8 12. Excellence of Salaat (Prayer) LESSON NO.9 13. Timings of Salaat (prayer) LESSON NO.10 14. Rak'ahs (parts) of prayer LESSON NO.11 15. Of Azaan (Call to prayer) LESSON NO. 12 16. Of Iqaamah LESSON NO. 13 17. Of "Wudu" (ablution) LESSON NO. 14 18. Words of Salaat (prayer) LESSON NO.15 19. Mode of offering prayer LESSON NO. 16 20. Some good supplications VOLUME - II CHAPTER - I LESSON NO.1 21. The religion of Islaam 2 LESSON NO.2 22. Our God - Al-Laah LESSON NO.3 23. Angels LESSON NO.4 24. Revealed Books LESSON NO.5 25. Allah's Messengers & Prophets LESSON NO.6 26. The Leader of all Prophets LESSON NO.7 27. The Doomsday LESSON NO.8 28. Predestination LESSON NO.9 29. About death & grave LESSON NO.10 30. Resurrection after death CHAPTER - 2 PILLARS OF ISLAAM OR ISLAMIC WORSHIPS LESSON NO.11 31. Significance of Salaat (prayer) LESSON NO. 12 32. "Tahaarah" (Purification): The first requisite for prayer LESSON NO. 13 33. Of "Wudu" (ablution) LESSON NO. 14 34. Of "Ghusl" (bath) LESSON NO.15 35. Of the water LESSON NO. 16 36. Of well LESSON NO. 17 37. Of "Istinjaa" (abstersion) LESSON NO. 18 38. Beautiful sayings of the Holy Prophet LESSON NO. 19 39. Some good supplications VOLUME - III CHAPTER - 1 ISLAMIC BELIEFS LESSON NO. 1 40. "Tauheed" (Monotheism) LESSON NO.2 41. "Malaa-ikah" (Angels) 3 LESSON NO.3 42. Divine Books LESSON NO.4 43. The Prophets & Messengers LESSON NO.5 44. The Last Prophet LESSON NO.6 45. The Prophet's Companions LESSON NO.7 46. "Ahle Bait" LESSON NO.8 47. "Auliya Allah" (Saints) LESSON NO.9 48. Miracles & Mini-miracles CHAPTER - 2 ISLAMIC WORSHIPS LESSON NO.10 49. Remaining Regulations of Wudu LESSON NO. 11 50. Remaining Regulations of "Ghusl" (Bath) LESSON NO. 12 51. Method to wipe impurity LESSON NO.13 52. Of Ta-yammum (Dry Ablution) LESSON NO. 14 53. Important Conditions for Salaat (Prayer) LESSON NO. 15 54. Covering the body from Navel to Knees LESSON NO. 16 55. "Istiqbaal-e-Qiblah" (Facing the Qiblah) LESSON NO. 17 56. Prayer timings LESSON NO. 18 57. "Niyah" (Prayer's intention) LESSON NO. 19 58. Obligatory Acts of Prayer LESSON NO.20 59. Essential, Sunnat & Commendable Acts of Prayer LESSON NO.21 60. "Masnoon" (Accepted) Mode of Offering Prayer LESSON NO.22 61. Beautiful Sayings of the Holy Prophet 62. Excellences of "Durood Shareef' (Invocation of Allah's Blessings on the Holy Prophet) 63. Some Good Supplications concerning Wudu 4 VOLUME - IV CHAPTER - I ISLAMIC BELIEFS LESSON NO. 1 64. Person & Attributes of Allah LESSON NO.2 65. Beliefs' concerning the Prophethood LESSON NO.3 66. The Chief of all the Worlds LESSON NO.4 67. The True Caliphs LESSON NO.5 68. Islamic faith & infidelity LESSON NO.6 69. Heresy and major & minor sins LESSON NO.7. 234 70. About "Taqleed" (conformation) LESSON NO.8. 243 71. Terminology of Shari'ah's Commands CHAPTER - 2 ISLAMIC WORSHIPS LESSON NO.9 72. Remaining Regulations of "Tahaarah" (purification) LESSON NO. 10 73. Remaining Regulations of Qiraa-at LESSON NO.11 74. "Imaamat" (Leading the prayer) LESSON NO. 12 75. "Jama'at" (Congregational prayer) LESSON NO. 13 76. "Mufsidaatus Salaat" (Acts which vitiate prayer) LESSON NO. 14 77. "Makroohaat" (Odious Acts) of prayer LESSON NO. 15 78. Etiquettes for Mosques LESSON NO.16 79. About "Witr" LESSON NO. 17 80. About "Taraawih" LESSON NO. 18 81. Of Sunnat and Nafil prayer LESSON NO. 19 82. Beautiful Sayings of the Holy Prophet 83. Good Supplications 5 VOLUME - V CHAPTER - I LESSON NO. 1 84. Divine Destiny LESSON NO.2 85. Of Intercession LESSON NO.3 86. "Aalam-e-Barzakh" LESSON NO.4 87. Portents of Doomsday LESSON NO.5 88. Doom and Resurrection LESSON NO.6 89. Some detailed events concerning the world hereafter CHAPTER - 2 ISLAMIC WORSHIPS LESSON NO.7 90. About "Nafil" prayers LESSON NO.8 About missed,omitted prayers LESSON NO.9 91. About "Sajdatus Sahv" LESSON NO. 10 92. Of "Sajdatut Tilaawah" LESSON NO.11 93. About the prayer of the sick LESSON NO. 12 94. About the prayer of traveller LESSON NO. 13 95. Of "Jumu'ah" prayer LESSON NO. 14 96. Of "Eid" prayer LESSON NO. 15 97. Of the dead body LESSON NO. 16 98. Visiting graves and Conveying reward of virtues LESSON NO. 17 99. Beautiful sayings of The Holy Prophet LESSON NO. 18 100. Good supplications VOLUME - VI CHAPTER - 1 ISLAMIC BELIEFS LESSON NO.1 101. The Glorious Qur-aan 6 LESSON NO. 2 102. Traits of the Holy Prophet LESSON NO. 3 103. Excellences of "Durood Shareef" LESSON NO. 4 104. "Ummahaa-tul-Mu'meneen" VOLUME - VII ISLAMIC WORSHIPS LESSON NO. 5 105. Of "Zakaat" (Poor-due) LESSON NO. 6 106. Conditions of Zakaat's being compulsory LESSON NO. 7 107. Zakaat on Animals LESSON NO. 8 108. Zakaat of Gold & Silver LESSON NO. 9 109. Zakaat on Merchandise LESSON NO. 10 110. Zakaat of Crops LESSON NO. 11 111. Uses of Zakaat LESSON NO. 12 112. "Sadaqatul Fitr" VOLUME - VIII LESSON NO. 13 113. "Saum" (Fasting) LESSON NO. 14 114. Intention of Fast LESSON NO. 15 115. Sighting of Moon LESSON NO. 16 116. Things which do not spoil fast LESSON NO. 17 117. Things which spoil fast LESSON NO.18 118. Cases in which only "Qada" of fast becomes due LESSON NO. 19 119. Cases in which atonement is also due LESSON NO.20 120. "Kaffaarah" (Atonement) LESSON NO.21 121. Acts considered odious during fasting LESSON NO.22 122. "Sahri" and "Iftaar" 7 LESSON NO.23 123. Conditions in which one can forgo fasting LESSON NO.24 124. "Waajib" fasts LESSON NO.25 125. "Nafil" fasts LESSON NO.26 126. "Etikaaf" (Retirement to mosque) VOLUME - IX LESSON NO.27 127. "Hajj" (the holy pilgrimage) LESSON NO.28 128. Obligatory, Conditional & Essential Acts of Hajj LESSON NO.29 129. "Ehraam" and Injunctions thereof LESSON NO.30 130. Places & Religious Terms of Hajj LESSON NO.31 131. Mode of performing Hajj & 'Umrah LESSON NO.32 132. The Eminence of Holy Makkah & Madinah LESSON NO.33 133. Paying the Holy Prophet a visit LESSON NO.34 134. Miscellaneous Regulations of Hajj & 'Umrah LESSON NO.35 135. Beautiful sayings of the Holy Prophet www.islamicacademy.org 8 Islam the Glorious religion ABOUT THIS BOOK Allah, in the name of, The Most Affectionate, the Most Merciful We praise Him (Al-Laah) and implore Him for His [choicest] blessings & peace on His Prophet, the kind. This book is the English version of my respected father, Khalil-ul-'Ulamaa and Khaleel-e-Millat 'Allaamah Muftee Muhammad Khaleel Khan Qaadiree Barakaatee Nooree Abul Qaasmee's (may Allah have mercy on him) book -"Hamaaraa Islaam". It dwells upon Islamic faith, beliefs, worships, commands and principles founded on correct Sunni (Hanafi) creed, in catechism. Khaleel-e-Millat had a name in the literary field and the arena of oratory and writing. Being educated and groomed in the religious environment of the mystic centre of Barakaatiah Maa-rehrah Shareef this practising scholar penned a number of books on Islaam and kept doing so untill he breathed his last while writing his last book titled "Maut Kaa Safar" (journey to death). Some of his books are under study of religious scholars and masses in almost every country under the sun particularly "Sunni Behishtee Zaiwar" (The Jewels of Paradise) which is a treasure of Islamic essentials and imperatives for the married ones. This book "Hamaaraa Islaam" (Islaam: The glorious religion) of Khaleel-e-Millat has been widely commended by the religious scholars in general and by the Sunni scholars in particular across the world. This is on the religious curriculum of many seminaries and schools in Pakistan and in India too. The Tanzeem-ul Madaaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan has included this book in the curriculum of all religious seminaries of Sunni creed operating in Pakistan. An organisation of religious students of Pakistan (Anjuman Talbah-e-Islaam) has also this book in its course of study to educate and train its members and supporters. Besides, this book is also being taught in many religious seminaries of Muslims in Europe and USA as one of the subjects of curriculum. It is also a singular honour for this book that thousands of its editions have been published since its first publication in 1955.