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What You'll Learn:
Being Muslim highlights both our spiritual struggles and aspirations; how we can, on a daily basis, develop a healthy relationship with God, through both devotions and in ordinary daily life. This book is not meant to expound on abstract theoretical aspects of Islam, but to give readers practical and useful knowledge that can help them understand what it means to be Muslim.
Chapter 1: Starting Point
Chapter 2: Belief
Chapter 3: Worship
Chapter 4: Spiritual Refinement
Chapter 5: The Prophet ﷺ
Chapter 6: The Quran
Chapter 7: Islamic Holy Days
Chapter 8: Lifestyle
Selections from the Quran
Recommended Readings
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
Bibliography
Index
About The Author:
Asad Tarsin has been designing Islamic educational programs and teaching the basics of Islam for more than a decade. After completing his bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, he continued his study of Islamic theology, sacred law, philosophy and spirituality with some of the country’s most prominent Muslim scholars including Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Dr. Sherman Jackson, among others.
He has served as the curriculum director for the Deen Intensive Foundation for the last ten years and has a particular interest in creating sustainable models of education for new and returning Muslims. He lectures and teaches courses on Islam across the country. Being Muslim: A Practical Guide is his first published work. He is an emergency physician by training and lives in California with his wife and three children.
