Dr. Mohammed Elmasry is the president of Canadian Islamic congress.

1000 Questions on Islam

DR. MOHAMMED ELMASRY

Author: Mohammed Elmasry, Ph. D.
Pages: 379
ISBN:817231459-0
Printed in 2003
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Try answering these questions without looking them up...

* Can one still call a translation "The Holy Qur'an"?

* Is the original Arabic text of The Holy Qur'an written in prose or poetry?

* What is Al-Halal? Al-Haram?


Even lifelong Muslims do not always know the precise answers to many common and not-so-common questions about their faith. And today, more non-Muslims than ever before are seriously exploring the richness of belief and practice that Islam offers.

For both groups of believers, 1,000 QUESTIONS ON ISLAM provides succinct, accurate, and easily accessible information covering a wide spectrum of Islamic history, beliefs, worship practices, prophetic teachings and holy scripture.

Originally developed a decade ago as a handbook for younger students of Islam -- and since then, translated into a number of languages -- this first book of its kind has found a welcome place on many educated adults' bookshelves as well.

The question-and-answer format of 1,000 QUESTIONS ON ISLAM lends itself ideally to a variety of knowledge-testing games or contests that family and friends can enjoy while increasing their factual knowledge. It is just as useful to Islamic study groups and Mosque schools as an aid to spiritual growth and theological maturity.

1,000 QUESTIONS ON ISLAM continues to fill an ssential space between full-length scholarly volumes, and the fragmentary or incomplete knowledge so many of us accept without question in our daily lives. As a result, it has proven a popular choice for personal gift-giving or
presentations.

About the Author

Author Dr. Mohamed I. Elmasry was born in Cairo, Egypt, and has lived in Canada since 1968, but continues to travel frequently throughout the Muslim world. He is a professor of computer engineering at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario Canada. As well as being a prolific author of academic papers and texts, he is a lifelong Islamic scholar, author and journalist on matters of faith, politics and social justice.