Matters of faith
Syed Badrul Haque surveys an analytical work
The book, Guidance From the Quran is a significant contribution in the area of the study and research of the Quran and is a further development of the author's earlier research-oriented titles in the broad spectrum of Islam with new insight and vision. The book, divided into four chapters such as (a) Allah, Mankind and this world (b) Islam (c) Shariah (d) Muslim in the modern world, virtually meets all the queries of an enquiring mind to satisfy its quest for knowing the contents of the Quran and to carry out further on one's own to appreciate the majesty of Allah and his eternal guidance for man to live a contented life in this world and later in the Hereafter.
The author encourages the readers to love to study the Quran for fulfilling his natural inclinations to unfold the supremacy of Allah which influences our day-to-day lives, whether as individuals or nations and instills in us the conviction that we must seek guidance from the Quran for regulating our lives as members of the family, social circles and conducting our lives from individuals to state and ultimately for the benefit and welfare of mankind. The book gives out the feeling that guidance from the Quran should not be imposed on anyone but presented from free acceptance from the heart for the uplift of man in this world and in the Hereafter.
The author asserts that the work is not intended to be looked upon as a comprehensive guidance from the Quran. All that he has attempted to focus upon is the broad principles of the Quran for the enlightenment and understanding of man's relationship with Allah and Islam in general. This book, the author hopes, will serve as a reminder for us to measure our activities, how far we have fulfilled our duties and obligations in our worldly life and performed good deeds for the benefit of others and for the welfare of mankind.
Although the book, spanning 350 pages, benefits the readers immensely, he had his eye not to make it a heavy reading with a welter of footnotes and that makes it readily accessible to general readers. The writer's vivid manner, his clear analytical distinctions make the book as stimulating as they are valuable. The language is brilliantly simple, easy and lucid. It's an elevating read.
Salauddin Ahmed, the author, is a bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn, London, having studied law at the University of Dhaka and King's College, London. He taught Law in the United Kingdom and Australia for 25 years and was a Visiting Professor at the Law School of the University of North Carolina, USA. He is well-known as an Islamic scholar and has to his credit a number of books published from London, Sydney, New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur. He authored the much acclaimed book, A Dictionary of Muslim Names which was published by the Hurst & Co, London, and New York University Press. He is also a contributor and consultant to the Muslim Names Section of the Dictionary of American Family Names, published by Oxford University Press, New York.
Syed Badrul Haque, formerly Public Relations Officer to the President, People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a contributor to the Daily Star.
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