
An excellent introduction to 'What is Islam?', the main Islamic beliefs and practices, religious texts, as well as other Islamic issues such as marriage, social life, women and law.
- Invitation to Islam
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1: Islamic Beliefs (the Pillars of Islam)
- 1. Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (Tawhid)
- 2. Divine Justice ('Adl)
- 3. Prophethood (Nubuwwa)
- 4. Succession to the Prophet Muhammad (S) (Imama)
- Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (600-661)
- Fatima az-Zahra (562-580)
- Imam Hasan ibn 'Ali (625-670)
- Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali (626-680)
- Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn (659-713)
- Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (676-733)
- Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (702-765)
- Imam Musa al-Kazim (746-799)
- Imam 'Ali ar-Rida (765-818)
- Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (811-835)
- Imam 'Ali al-Hadi (827-868)
- Imam Hasan al-Askari (846-874)
- Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (869-present)
- The Family of the Prophet (Ahlul Bayt)
- 5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)
- Part 2: Islamic Practices
- 1. Prayers (Salaat)
- 2. Fasting (sawm)
- 3-4. Almsgiving (Zakaat and Khums)
- 5. Pilgrimage to the City of Makkah (Hajj)
- 6. Jihad
- 7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)
- 9. Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)
- 10. Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)
- Part 3: Religious Texts
- Part 4: Other Islamic Issues