by Dr. Sayed Abdul Wadud

Preface

Chapter 1: Certain Basic Facts

• What is Islam
• Difference between Man made laws and God made laws
• What is Eiman (belief)?
• Rabubiyyat
• How an Islamic Society gets established?
• Certain small matters

Chapter 2: Certain Basic Principles

• Respect for Humanity
• Boys and Girls
• Personal Responsibility

Chapter 3:  Personal Qualities

• Struggle
• One's Earnings
• Spending
• Food
• Beauties of Life
• Health and Cleanliness
• Wine and Gambling
• Conversation
• Vulgarity
• Walking
• Look Carefully, Hear Carefully and Ponder
• Be sure of what you say
• Pondering
• Intellectually Blind
• Education

Chapter 4:  Mutual Contact

• Greeting
• Decent Behavior
• Cooperation
• Mutual Consultation
• Fulfill Obligations
• Loan
• Trade
• Justice
• Trust
• Evidence:- Just Statement/False Statement
• Bribery
• Social Etiquette: Assembly Etiquette
• Miscellaneous Matters
  • Vain and Crooked Discussion
  • Anger
  • Pardon
• Self Reform
  • Reform of Fellow Beings
  • Pay attention to good advice
  • Hypocrisy

Chapter 5:  Family Life

• Responsibility of Elder Member
• Husband and Wife
  • Division of Labour
  • Balanced Living
• Children
• Parents
• Ancestors
• Relatives
• Employees
• Neighbours
• Friends
• Orphans
• Needy
• Way-Farer

Chapter 6: Collective life of Muslims

• One Compact Nation
• Sectarianism
• No Parties
• The World Muslims

Chapter 7:  Relationship with non-believers

• Equal treatment with all
• Meaning of the word Kafir
• Do not ascribe bad names to the objects of worship of non-believers
• The protection of places of worship of non-believers
• The Great Men of Non-Muslims
• Freedom of Belief

Summation