The Five Pillars Of Islam Abdal Hakim Murad

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The first in a series of classroom-style lectures held at the world famous Abiquiu Madressa in New Mexico. The primary objective of this series was to educate non-Muslim teachers about the fundamental Islamic beliefs and practices within the context of an interactive and intensive spiritual retreat. In introducing this ambitious topic, Abdal Hakim Murad, a lecturer in theology at Cambridge University in England, asks two very engaging questions: What happens when you try to grasp the meaning and reality of another faith and why is Islam worth studying? After providing a more than adaquate answer, he proceeds on to the much anticipated overview of the five pillars of Islam. Murad provides a highly intellectual perspective that is useful for non-Muslims as well as Muslims.

Other topics discussed: Islamic "clergy", humility in studying another religion, the modern Muslim resurgence, Islamic "fu ndamentalism", "Muhammadanism", the Hadith of Gabriel, the idea of original sin, mosque architecture, and wudu (ablution).

Lecture Excerpts

"The higher aspects of religious experience cannot be conveyed in human language. And it is those higher experiences and conditions of the soul which represent the essence and the purpose of any religion."