Index:The young Moslem looks at life (1937).djvu

Title The Young Moslem Looks at Life
Author Murray Thurston Titus
Year 1937
Publisher Friendship Press
Location New York
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
I. IN THE WAY OF ALLAH 1
II. THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS 23
Arabia in Mohammed's Time.—Early Life of Mohammed.—Mohammed's Revelations from Allah.—Mohammed's Early Preaching.—Mohammed as Prophet-King.—The Spread of Islam.—"The Greatest of the Prophets."
III. THE PERFECT RELIGION 40
Why the "Perfect Religion"?—The Creed of Islam.—The Moslem's Articles of Faith.—The Sects of Islam.—The Dervish Orders.—Bahaism.
IV. THE STRAIGHT PATH 64
The Ritual of Islam.—The Five Duties of a Moslem.—Rewards and Punishments.
V. HOME AND THE FAMILY 85
Challenging the Purdah System.—Marriage in Islam.—Divorce.—Religious Education of Children.—Celebration of Holy Days.—Amusements.
VI. POLITICS AND RELIGION 104
Three Points of View on Islamic Reform.—Islam as a Political Power.—Holy War.—The Wane of Islamic Political Power.—Moslem Brotherhood.—The Moslem Missionary.—Moslem Religious Intolerance.—Religious Regulation of Public Questions.
VII. THE YOUNG MOSLEM LOOKS AT CHRISTIANITY 128
Moslem Misconceptions of Christianity.—Moslem Appreciation of Jesus.—The Christian Contribution to Moslem Lives.—Heroic Converts to Christianity.
VIII. ISLAM CHALLENGES THE WORLD 148
The Ahmadiya Movement.—Abdul Hamid and Pan-Islamism.—The Challenge of Need.—The Opportunity for Medical Missions.—The Open Door of Education.—The Young Moslem Looks at Religion.—The Challenge to Christianity.
GLOSSARY 172
READING LIST 175
INDEX 179