Towards understanding islam

The author’s objective in writing this book reflects a comprehensive and logical conception of Islam to all human beings regardless of their religious beliefs. The aim is to portray Islam as a whole, in a single perspective, building a coherent and organic structure of human life. The basis of this concept is in order to explain the rational basis of our beliefs, presenting Islamic modes of worship, outlining the Islamic way of life with the aim to unveil the wisdom behind such concepts. The reader primarily will find this book to be self sufficient “Towards Understanding Islam”. About the Author Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.