Islamic Resources Guide

From: ihasan@escher.cs.clemson.edu (Irfan Hasan) Date: 20 Jul 93 21:16:53 GMT Organization: Clemson University Computer Science Dept.

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I have compiled numerous Islamic articles from various sources. These articles offer a good study plan to help you acquaint yourselves with Islam and to enable you to broaden your horizons. These Islamic articles have been uploaded at an ftp site where you can get these articles at your convenience. Please use the following procedure to ftp these Islamic articles: ________________________________________________________________________ FTP SUMMARY

ftp to: ftp.mcs.kent.edu (e.g. type: ftp ftp.mcs.kent.edu)

login as: anonymous

password: (your e-mail address)

directory: /pub/islam (e.g. type: cd /pub/islam)

To list directory contents (optional): ls

To specify mode, type: binary

To retrieve: get filename (for example: get islam2.Z) (repeat this step until you get all the files you want)

To quit: quit

To uncompress: uncompress filename (e.g. uncompress islam2.Z) (to uncompress all files together type: uncompress *.Z) ________________________________________________________________________

The following Islamic articles are available. This list of articles has been organized and categorized in such a way that it offers you a logical progression in your study of Islam. I suggest that you follow the same given ordering for a systemetic study of Islam.

ARTICLE NAME CODE

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A BROAD OVERVIEW OF ISLAM

------------------------- 1. Introduction to Islam .................................introtoislam.Z 2. Islam at a Glance .....................................islamglance.Z 3. What is Islam? (In-depth study) .......................islam2.Z 4. Fundamentals of Islam(Question & Answer fromat) .......fundamentals.Z

ISLAMIC DUTY

------------ 5. You and Islam: Ritual Prayers .........................prayers.Z 6. Why You Should be in Mosque? ..........................mosque.Z

MUHAMMAD (PBUH) - THE LAST MESSENGER OF ALLAH

--------------------------------------------- 7. Muhammad (PBUH):The man,the Mission,the Message .......lifeofprophet.Z 8. The Last Sermon of the Prophet (PBUH)..................lastsermon.Z 9. Treatise on the Miracles of Muhammad (PBUH) ...........miracles.Z

QURAN - THE FINAL BOOK OF GOD

----------------------------- 10.Way to Quran ..........................................waytoquran.Z 11.Treatise on Quran ....................................treatisequran.Z 12.Soothing Mercy of Allah for those who Persevere........mercy.Z

HADITH - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QURAN

------------------------------------ 13.40 Hadith-i-Qudsi .....................................hadithqudsi.Z 14.An Extensive Collection of Hadith .....................hadith2.Z 15.Some more Hadith ......................................hadith.Z

WOMEN IN ISLAM

-------------- 16.The Status of Women in Islam ..........................statuswomen.Z 17.Hijab: How it Protects and Benefits Women & Society ...hijab.Z

COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS

--------------------- 18.What Does Bible Say About Muhammad? ...................mohamedbible.Z 19.Resurrection or Resuscitation? ........................resur.Z 20.Christ in Islam .......................................christ.Z 21.Comparison of Islam and Judaism .......................judaism.Z

ISLAMIC SOCIETY

--------------- 22.The Islamic Concept of a Political Order ..............governance.Z 23.Human Rights in Islam .................................humanrights.Z 24.The Principles of Islamic Economy .....................economics.Z 25.Islam and the Environment .............................environment.Z 26.ISTIQAMAT: Art of Not Adding or Subtracting to Sharia..istiqamat.Z 27.Articles on Eidul-Adha and Prophet Abraham ............glory.Z 28.The KEY to a Worldwide Islamic Revival ................dawah.Z 29.Knowledge - A Necessary Weapon in Muslims' Arsenal ....knowledge.Z 30.Out-of-marriage Affairs - A Free Lunch? ...............consequences.Z

ISLAMIC RESOURCES GUIDE

----------------------- 31.An Extensive Worldwide List of Islamic Book-sellers....list.Z 32.Where to Obtain English Translation of Quran ..........info.Z 33.Islamic Computing Resources Guide .....................computing.Z 34.An Index to the Holy Quran ............................index.Z

Besides the above articles, the same directory contains a lot of other Islamic material such as various translations of the Holy Quran and collections of Hadith such as Sahih Bukhari.

Let's remember that the ultimate source of guidance and wisdom remains Quran and Sunnah. Our ultimate goal must be to seek knowledge and wisdom from these two sources. In them lies the remedies for all problems of the world and our lives.

Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh, Your Brother in Islam, Irfan Hasan.