Page 6 - Seekers Guide Book

Foreword
In this book, the Maulana offers his reflections on a
myriad of questions put to him by readers. The reader
will observe that Maulana’s approach to answering
questions, particularly those of fundamental importance,
is marked by precision. His explanations are concise,
clear and yet comprehensive. In today’s age when people
have less time to spend on reading lengthy extracts, this
book comes as a much-needed alternative which presents
rational and pragmatic solutions.

In the book’s first section, titled ‘God and His Creation
Plan’, the Maulana answers questions pertaining to
atheism, issues arising out of the problem of evil, God’s
existence, man’s relationship with God, the concept of
prayer and God’s help, the criterion for salvation and the
nature of Paradise.

In the second section, ‘Inter-faith Dialogue in Islam’,
there is a discussion on the relations between religious
communities, the way of coexistence and how Muslims
can learn from people of other religions.

The section ‘Islam and the Quran’ comprises both short
and detailed answers. Many questions pertain to current
issues such as the concept of the caliphate, the problem
of re-applying or re-interpreting Islamic teachings in the
present age, reforms in Muslim society and the theory
of political Islam. Many questions focus on the issues
of divorce, polygamy, the hijab, the issuing of fatwas,
terrorism and the use of the terms kafir and jizya. Other
subjects touched upon are the life and character of the
Prophet Muhammad, the compilation of the Quran and
women in Islam.

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