Women Saudi towards a New Era

There has been much misinformation about the people of Saudi Arabia in Western media; some may be due to Islamophobia, but some come from the difficulty in getting an accurate picture of the Kingdom's diversity from the outside. Saudi woman was no exception. This books demonstrates the achievements been made by Saudi woman despite the difficulties facing them. It highlights the roles being played by educated Saudi women and the government efforts to change negative attitudes towards women. While reflecting the emerging role of Saudi women who have been marginalized by rigid traditions and restricted misinterpretation of Islamic law, the book stresses that the active roles of Saudi woman, at both domestic and international levels, has dispelled long-held stereotypes of these women as being uneducated and dull.

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/325004

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What is Islam?

ًWhat is Islam?: This book explains basic introduction to the fundamental beliefs and practices of the Islamic faith. An attempt has been made to be as concise as possible, but with the hope that the reader will be encouraged to study Islam in more depth.

Author: Jamaal Zarabozo

Publisher: Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da‘wah and Guidance

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/90759

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Ash-Shafi’i's Risala: Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence

Imam Shafi on On Legal Knowledge Read Classical – Excerpt Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi’i (d. 204AH/820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law. This important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence and its influence continues to the present day. During the early years of the spread of Islam, the exponents of Islamic legal doctrine were faced with the problems raised by ruling and administering a diverse and rapidly growing empire. In Medina and Kufa, as well as other cities of early Muslim rule, schools of law had to be developed, but it took the genius of Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi’i, born in the year 150AH/767AD, to establish the principles by which the various legal doctrines could be synthesised into a coherent system. In the Risala, which laid down the basis for such a synthesis, al-Shafi’i established the overriding authority, next only to the Qur’an, of the Sunnah or example of the Prophet Muhammad as transmitted in the traditions.

Author: Muhammad Bin Idrees Al-Shafaei - Mohammed Bin Idrees Al-Shafai

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/344944

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Warning Against Riba [ Usury ] Transactions

This is an advice from the previous Grand Mufti in Saudi Arabia in regard to Riba (usury) transactions that have proliferated in the recent times through the numerous financial institutions that have been established throughout the world.

Author: Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz

Translators: Jalal Abualrub

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/51857

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The Ideal Muslimah

The true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined by the Quran and Sunnah offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the woman's place in the Islamic scheme of things, and many roles which a woman may play throughout her life - daughter, wife, mother and friends - are explored in details.

Author: Muhammad Ali Al-Hashemi

Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/185386

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70 Matters Related to Fasting

A summary of the rulings, etiquette and Sunnah of fasting.

Author: Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid

Publisher: http://www.islamqa.com - Islam : Question & Answer Website

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/1335

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