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Subject: Re: religion and life, the Islamic point of view
Keywords: Islam, life, Truth
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In article <14465@wpi.wpi.edu> ghosh-bhaskar@CS.YALE.EDU (Bhaskar Ghosh) writes:
>
>Hallo netlanders, bhaiyon and beheno - 
>
>I would like to  find out more  about Islam, it's  development and The
>Holy Quran. I am  particularly interested in any  writings on the need
>for  religion in  day  to  day life, the  greater question  of a whole
>unifying truth that pervades the existence of all beings, why, whether
>and where God exists,  the concept of rebirth (  pardon me for reeling
>off questions i  myself do not  understand very well  )  - and how all
>these questions find their  answers in Islam and in  a true Muslim way
>of life.

Most of the topics you have listed above are discussed very nicely in 
Maudoodi's "Towards Understanding Islam". If by rebirth you mean re-
incarnation, Islam does not believe in it.

If you want to know about Islam in a comprehensive manner, get hold of
the cassettes of Jamal Badawi. He covers many topics very well. If you
need a translation of the Qur'an, get the latest version of Yusuf Ali's
translation published by Amana.  

To purchase these books, call the Islamic Book Service at (317) 839 - 8150,
and ask for their catalogs. 

Good luck.

>===============================================================================
>Bhaskar Mastan Ghosh    			"Tomar pujar chholey, 
>ghosh@cs.yale.edu  @yalecs.bitnet                Tomar durey thaki"- Robithakur
>===============================================================================


Abu Syed Marwan

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