Notes on Islam by Sir Ahmed Hussain

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.html.images 202 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.epub3.images 158 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.epub.images 159 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.epub.noimages 133 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.kf8.images 338 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.kindle.images 328 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25254.txt.utf-8 143 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/25254/pg25254-h.zip 149 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Hussain, Ahmed, Sir, 1863-
Editor Hussain, Khaja Muhammad, 1858-
Title Notes on Islam
Note Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Turgut Dincer, Michael Ciesielski and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Internet Archive)
Summary "Notes on Islam" by Sir Ahmed Hussain is a theological exploration written in the early 20th century. This work examines the essence of Islam as seen through the author's perspective, which seeks to bridge traditional beliefs with modern scientific thought. The author expresses his view that Islam, when correctly understood, is a rational and comprehensive faith that can align with contemporary understandings of science and morality. The opening of the text introduces the author's motivation for writing, specifically a response to his sons' inquiries about the value of Islam amidst questions posed by missionaries. He emphasizes a distinction between "true Islam" and "Muhammadanism," advocating for a return to the core spiritual principles of the religion rather than focus on strict and archaic rule interpretations. The text sets the stage for deeper discussions on the nature of God, the duties Muslims owe to Him, themselves, and others, and how these concepts relate to both religious and contemporary scientific philosophies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs
Subject Islam
Category Text
EBook-No. 25254
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 134 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!