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The Four Pillars of Islam
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789394770317
Publisher: Nadwi Press
Published: Oct 6 2025
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This comprehensive work explores the spiritual, social, and intellectual dimensions of the four foundational acts of worship in Islam-Salat (prayer), Zakat (almsgiving), Saum (fasting), and Hajj (pilgrimage). Going far beyond mere ritual, the author examines the deeper wisdom, moral vision, and civilizational relevance of these duties, drawing from Qur'anic texts, Prophetic traditions, and classical Islamic scholarship.
Rather than treating these acts as isolated obligations, the book reveals how they form an integrated framework that shapes both individual character and community life. With clarity and precision, it highlights their inner meanings, transformative effects, and ethical implications, while also addressing how these duties have been misrepresented or diluted under modern pressures.
The author's approach is not only rooted in classical sources, including Shah Waliullah's seminal insights, but is also mindful of contemporary challenges. This makes the book particularly useful for readers who seek to reconnect with Islamic practice without losing sight of spiritual purpose or social integrity.
The final chapters provide a comparative reflection on worship in other faiths, offering a broader perspective on what distinguishes Islamic devotion in both form and spirit.
Essential for educators, students of Islamic thought, and anyone seeking a richer understanding of faith-based practice, this book is both a resource and a renewal.
A timeless guide that restores meaning to the pillars of Islam and offers a path back to purposeful devotion.
Gist of Subjects Covered in the Book (Summarised TOC)
- Salat (Prayer)
- Explores its spiritual significance, structure, timing, moral influence, communal aspects (Azan, mosques, congregational prayers), and its parallels in other religions.
- Zakat (Almsgiving)
- Discusses its philosophy, economic and ethical goals, divine wisdom, historical implementation, societal reforms, and contrast with charity in other faiths.
- Saum (Fasting)
- Covers the purpose, benefits, spiritual dimensions, Qur'anic injunctions, Ramadhan, Itikaf, Laylat al-Qadr, and historical/cross-religious perspectives on fasting.
- Hajj (Pilgrimage)
- Delves into the symbolic and spiritual meanings, rituals, prophetic legacy (especially of Ibrahim), unity of Muslims, and its role in renewing divine connection.
- Universal Themes and Reformative Role of Islam
- Includes concepts like divine attributes, man's purpose, moral development, and how Islam revived and structured worship in contrast to distortions in earlier traditions.
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