Prayer

by Afzalur Rahman

Overview

Prayer is the most important pillar of the Islamic faith. This book details the significance of man's relationship with his Creator and his relationsip between fellow human-beings and it teaches the requirements to perfrom the prayer. It emphasises and explains the various aspects and benefits of prayer to man and society including personal, physical, moral, social and spiritual. It demonstrates the rational and logical balance between spiritual and material life in parallel with individual and social life.

This book is ideal for muslims, non-muslims, converts and older children who want to expolore and understand the logic and significance of prayer.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162216698
Publisher:	Seerah Foundation
Publication date:	01/19/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Afzalur Rahman was born in 1915 in Malikpur Village in Gujranwala, Punjab.

An athlete and an all-India record-holder for cross country walk, he studied at Islamia College, Lahore (1934-1940) where he received his Bachelor and Master's degree. He was a lecturer in a college in Jullundar (now Indian Punjab), and then in Pakistan he taught and lectured briefly at Islamia College, Lahore (1948-1951) and Emerson College, Multan (1951-1955) where he also began his writing on the Economic aspects of Islam.

Afzalur Rahman traveled to London in 1955 to do doctoral research in Islamic economics and took admission at the London School of Economics. He gave up his research and took up teaching taking a position in Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia for a year (1964-65) thereafter returning to London where he joined the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) as a teacher.

He was one of the founders of The Muslim Educational Trust (MET), formed in 1966. During this time he began writing the book series, Economic Doctrines of Islam. In 1976 he left the MET to form The Muslim Schools Trust where his focus began to shift towards full time writing and book publishing. This is when Afzalur Rahman, now a prolific author, had the idea of publishing an Encyclopaedia on the life of Muhammad (peace be upon him). 8 Volumes of Muhammad: Encyclopaedia of Seerah were published between 1981 and 1992, with the Seerah Foundation being created to manage this task.

Afzalur Rahman wrote dozens of books on Islam, the majority of which are now available here as ebooks. He passed away in London in 1998, aged 83. May Allah accept his deeds and bestow His mercy upon him.