Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

A Brief Guide to the Study of Islam: Anthropology and Soteriology

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• I. Forward
• II. Introduction
• III. The Creatures of Allah
• IV. Human Nature
• A. The Creation and Fall of Humankind
• B. Human Purpose
• 1. Ibadah
• 2. Khalifa and Abd
• 3. Ilm, Adl, Dawa, Jihad
• C. The Ideal Human
• D. Body, Soul, and Spirit
• E. Predestination and Free Will
• F. Human Social Realities
• 1. Pluralism
• 2. Gender
• 3. The Family
• 4. Morality and Political structures
• 5. Economic Justice
• 6. Ummah and Nation
• 7. The Realization of Islam
• V. The End of Creation
• A. Death and the Grave
• B. The Final Judgement
• C. Salvation
• 1. Sin and its Remedies
• 2. Intercession (shafa'a)
• 3. Cleanliness
• D. Conclusion
• VI. Bibliography
• Notes