Gardens of Delight: A Simple Introduction to Islam

Gardens ofDelight: A Simple Introduction to Islam

Author: IdrisTawfiq

Publisher: A.S Noordeen

ISBN: 9789830652221
Price: RM13
Weight: 0.300kg

In a simple and uncomplicated way this book explains the main features of Islamand what it means to be a Muslim. Using the Five Pillars of Islam as aframework, it relates the beliefs of Islam to everyday life. Muslims believethat Islam has existed since the beginning of Time and that Islam is thenatural religion of mankind. In an age when so many distractions clamor for ourattention, the book tries to show how Muslims believe that Islam answers man’sbasic need for happiness and fulfillment in life. The author draws upon his ownexperience of situations and places in Cairo to make the narrative come alive.Idris Tawfiq has a degree in English Language & Literature from theUniversity of Manchester and a degree in Sacred Theology from the PontificalUniversity of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. For many years he was the Head ofReligious Education in different schools in the United Kingdom. Moreremarkably, before embracing Islam he was a Roman Catholic priest. This richexperience in dealing with people and explaining matters of faith to themenlivens his writing, making it readable and easy to understand. He lives inCairo, where he has made his home, and he divides his time between Egypt andthe United Kingdom as a teacher, speaker, and writer.