Table of Contents................................................................2
Preface .................................................................................9
1. Search for Truth............................................................16
Philosophy.....................................................................19
Science............................................................................23
Mysticism ......................................................................26
2. Faith and Reason ..........................................................33
Natural Argument........................................................33
Philosophical Argument ..............................................35
Spiritual Argument.......................................................37
Scientific Argument......................................................38
3. The Concept of God .....................................................44
4. Religion..........................................................................55
Religions Other than Islam ..........................................58
5. Islam in Brief.................................................................65

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True Guidance...............................................................65
A. Individual .................................................................66
B. Society........................................................................70
C. State...........................................................................71
6. The Creation Plan of God ............................................76
7. Discovery of Islam........................................................89
Why Islam Alone ..........................................................92
Prophetic Perspective...................................................95
Separation of Spirit and Form .....................................96
Communalization of the Religion...............................98
The Veil of Interpretation...........................................101
The Obsession with Historical Glory........................105
8. The Man Islam Builds ................................................108
Internal Development ................................................108
External Activities.......................................................111
Intellectual Development...........................................112

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9. The Islamic Way of Life .............................................118
Iman (faith)..................................................................119
Ibadah (worship) ........................................................120
Akhlaq (morality) .......................................................121
Social Relations ...........................................................123
10. Islam As It Is .............................................................131
11. Non-Violence and Islam ..........................................143
Peaceful Beginning .....................................................147
Success Through the Non-violent Method...............150
Political Revolt Unlawful...........................................155
The Command of War in Islam .................................158
The Modern Age and Non-Violence.........................163
The Manifestation of Religion ...................................166
A Great Opportunity..................................................173
Islam in the Present Age ............................................175
Da‘wah Activism ........................................................180

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Muslims Displaced .....................................................183
Peace and Justice.........................................................188
Conclusion...................................................................189
12. Islamic Fundamentalism..........................................191
What is Fundamentalism? .........................................194
On Islam and Jihad.....................................................197
Ideological Hatred ......................................................201
Terrorism in the Name of Islam ................................203
Fundamental Principles of Islam ..............................211
Islam and Politics........................................................215
The Challenge of Fundamentalism ...........................219
13. The Shariah and Its Application .............................227
The Secret of Guidance and Ignorance.....................242
14. Spirituality in Islam..................................................250
The Universe—a Source of Divine Inspiration ........254
A Personal Experience................................................255

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15. Preservation, Updating, Da‘wah.............................266
Contribution of Muhadd

The theme of this book is evident from its title: Islam
Rediscovered: Discovering Islam from its Original
Sources. Its purpose is to present Islam as it is,
drawing on its original sources rather than judging
it by the later day interpretations and commentaries
or the practices of present day Muslims in different
parts of the world. A distinction is made between
Islam as presented by the Prophet Muhammad,
may peace be upon him, and his companions
(information about which is available to us in the
Qur’an and the sunnah) and Islam as represented by
later Muslim generations — both in theory and
practice. This is what we call the scientific
approach.
We are living in the age of the media. Before the
advent of the modern media there were large
numbers of people in the world who knew nothing
of Islam. With the invention of the printing press
and now the electronic media it is difficult to find
today a single person who is unaware of it.