Название: Key to al-Kahf
Автор: Abdur Rashid Siddiqui
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Религия: прочее
isbn: 9780860375128
isbn:
TREASURES OF THE QUR’ĀN SERIES
Key to Al-Kahf
Challenging Materialism & Godlessness
KHURRAM MURAD &
ABDUR RASHID SIDDIQUI
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
ISBN: 978-0-86037-453-4 paperback
Typeset by: N.A.Qaddoura
Cover design by: Nasir Cadir
Cover photograph: Surah al-Kahf, written in Mohaqi, Thuluth and Naksh in the 10th Century Hijrah. A reproduction copy from the collection of Muslim Heritage Centre, Pont- Souillac, Moka, Mauritius
Contents
A comparison of al-Kahf and al-Isrā’
Chapter 2: Study of Sūrah al-Kahf
Section I: Introduction (verses 1-8)
For He has guided and guided perfectly
Section II: Aṣḥāb al-Kahf (the People of the Cave) (verses 9-26)
His Will alone is Sovereign (verses 23-24)
Section III: Guidance to the Prophet (peace be upon him) (verses 27-31)
The Qur’ānic Strategy
The Book of God
Change and permanence
The Divine Company
The call to Divine Truth
Section IV: Two parables (verses 32-49)
Parable 1: A rich man and a pauper (verses 32-44)
Parable 2: The worldly life (verses 45-49)
Section V: The story of the Prophet Ādam (peace be upon him) and Satan (verses 50-59)
Section VI: The Prophet Mūsā and Khiḥr (peace be upon them) (verses 60-82)
Meanings in History
Section VII: Dhū al-Qarnayn (verses 83-101)
Section VIII: Conclusion (verses 102-110)
Chapter 3: Lessons from Sūrah al-Kahf
Trials and their purpose
The trial of faith
The trial of wealth
The trial of knowledge
The trial of power
Chapter 4: The relevance of al-Kahf in our own time
The culture of our age
The cave of our age
Conclusion
The phenomenon of Dajjāl
The emergence of Dajjāl
Dajjāl’s characteristics
Dajjāl’s death
Safeguarding against Dajjāl
On Sūrah al-Kahf
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