Islamic Studies (Book 2)

This is book 2 of a 4-year Islamic Studies curriculum which may be used in Grades 7-12. Each book covers basic Islamic knowledge including tawheed (Islamic monotheism), studies of Qur'an and Hadith and the sources and teachings of Islamic law. Questions at the end of every unit help the students use the information and assess progress. Islamic Studies Book 2:Following on from what is taught in Book 1, Book 2 deepens the student’s basic Islamic knowledge of the concept of tawheed, the science of tafseer, the science of Hadith and the sources of Islamic law (fiqh). Study questions at the end of every unit help the student to make use of his or her new knowledge and assess progress. About the Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a Jamaican Canadian Islamic Scholar born on the 17th of July 1947 who converted to Islam in the early seventies after journeying politically and intellectually from Christianity to Communism. Shortly after his reversion to Islam, he embarked on a spiritual academic journey to the other side of the world seeking Islamic knowledge. This journey took him to Saudi Arabia where he completed a BA in Islamic studies in Madeenah, and an MA in Islamic Theology in Riyadh, then to the University of Wales, UK, where he completed a PhD in Islamic Theology in the early nineties. After graduation from Madeenah, Dr Bilal became a teacher of Islamic studies for 10 years in an Islamic High School, Manaret Riyadh, and a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies in the American Uni