Let Us Be Muslims. Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi
LET US BE MUSLIMS
Sayyid Abul A‘la Mawdudi
EDITED BY
KHURRAM MURAD
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
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British Library Cataloguing in Publishing Data
Mawdudi, Abul A’la
Let us be Muslims.
1. Islam
I. Title II. Murad, Khurram
297 BP161.2
ISBN 978-0-860371-57-1
Contents
2. Between Islam and Disbelief
Why Are Muslims Humiliated Today?
3. How Muslims Treat the Qur’ān
Incomprehensible Contradictions
No Islam Without Submitting to the Qur’ān
Difference the Kalimah Creates
Meaning of the Kalimah
Covenant With Allah
Accepting the Prophet’s Leadership
Obligations of Commitment
Our Behaviour
5. Why is the Kalimah Unique?
The Parable
Two Kinds of Trees
Characteristics of the Kalimah Tayyibah
Characteristics of the Kalimah Khabīthah
Contrasting Results
Why Are Believers in the Kalimah Not Flourishing?
Are Followers of the Kalimah Khabīthah Prospering?
6. Why Believe in the Kalimah?
Success in the Hereafter
This-world and That-world
Success in That-World
True Purpose of the Kalimah
What Does the Kalimah Teach Us?
Actions Must Accord With Knowledge
PART II: ISLAM
7. The False Gods
What is Disbelief and Islam?
Islam: Total Surrender
Three Reasons for Going Astray
Self-worship — Society and Culture — Obedience to Human Beings
Condition of Muslims Today
8. Can We Call Ourselves Muslims?