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- From: mughal@alumni.caltech.edu (Asim Mughal)
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- Subject: Islam FAQ (Part 1/15): Welcome & Index
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- Summary: This posting contains Frequently Asked Questions for
- Islam. Part 1 of 15.
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- Archive-name: islam-faq/part1
- Posting-Frequency: monthly
- Last-modified: 1995/3/27
- Version: 3.3
- Organization: Alumni Association, Caltech, Pasadena, California
-
- Copyright 1993,1994,1995 Asim Mughal (mughal@caltech.edu)
-
- Redistribution for profit, or in altered content/format
- prohibited without explicit written permission of the author.
- Any other redistribution must include this copyright notice and
- attribution.
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-
- Frequently Asked Questions: Part 1
- __________________________________
-
-
- This message is automatically posted to 'Islam'
- every month and when updated. This lists answers to most
- commonly asked questions on the forum. Contributions & changes
- are requested and should be directed to: mughal@caltech.edu
-
-
-
- OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
- Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the index.
-
-
- Part 1 - Welcome & Index
- Part 2 - Info on Islamic News Groups
- Part 3 - Introduction to Islam
- Part 4 - God & Worship
- Part 5 - Islam, Quran & Muhammad (PBUH)
- Part 6 - Marriage Laws in Islam
- Part 7 - Women In Islam
- Part 8 - Life after Death, Moral System & Human rights in Islam
- Part 9 - Islam: Prophethood, Jesus & Trinity
- Part 10 - Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X
- Part 11 - Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet
- Part 12 - Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet
- Part 13 - Islamic Literature: Books & Video
- Part 14 - Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time Table for 1994
- Part 15 - Misc: List of Halal Foods
-
-
- ________________________________________________________
-
- PART 1: Welcome & Index
-
-
-
-
- Contents
-
- --Articles--
- 1. Welcome ...................................................................
- 2. 1-800-662-ISLAM ...........................................................
- 3. Islam on Phone ............................................................
- 4. Archive Info ..............................................................
- 5. Credits ...................................................................
- 6. History of FAQ ............................................................
-
-
-
- Articles .....................................................................
-
-
- 1. Welcome ...................................................................
-
-
- This series of FAQ provides basic introductory information on Islam.
- This information has been collected in response to the questions asked
- on the USENET forum, Islam.
-
- It is hoped, by providing this basic information, a lot of common
- misconceptions are answered. In addition, those who wish to read beyond
- the basic introduction, information is provided on how to find Islamic
- literature on internet and in bookstores.
-
- In this part of the series, the information specific to this FAQ is
- provided. This includes the credits to the sources & the information on
- where this FAQ is archived.
-
-
-
-
- 2. 1-800-662-ISLAM ...........................................................
-
-
- Non-Muslims interested to learn about Islam can now dial toll-free
-
- 1-800-662-ISLAM
-
- The phone number has been set up by the Islamic Circle of North America
- (ICNA) exclusively for non-Muslims. The number became operational on
- August 30, 1994.
-
- Note: The last letter 'M' in the telephone number is optional.
-
-
- 3. Islam on Phone ...........................................................
-
- (312) 777-0767
-
- Ask for a list of questions and codes. Provided by III&E.
-
-
- 4. Archive Info ..............................................................
-
-
-
- This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
- retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.
-
-
- -- Anonymous FTP --
-
-
- Login: anonymous
- Password: Your e-mail address
-
-
- Site: rtfm.mit.edu
- Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
-
- Site: ftp.uu.net
- Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
-
- Site: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
- Dir: /pub/calmsa/islam-faq/
-
-
-
- -- E-MAIL --
-
-
- Send E-mail to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
-
- Text of E-mail Message:
-
- send usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/part1
- quit
-
-
- -- GOPHER --
-
-
- Site: gopher.caltech.edu 70
- Path: Computing Information/
- CCO anonymous ftp archive/
- pub/
- calmsa/
- islam-faq/
-
-
- Site: latif.com 70
- Path: Resources relating to Islam/
- Soc.Religion.Islam
-
-
-
-
- -- World-Wide-Web (WWW) --
-
-
- One recommended interface is 'mosaic,' below are mosaic 'home pages.'
-
-
-
- URL at USENET Archive site:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/islam-faq/faq.html
-
-
- URL at Caltech MSA site:
- http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa/links.html
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 5. Credits ...................................................................
-
-
-
- The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
- the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.
-
-
- -- SOURCES --
-
-
- The basic introduction and literature presented in the FAQ is from
- brochures on Islam distributed by Institute of Islamic Information &
- Education (III&E). These brochures were typed in electronic form by
- Ms.M.Ahmed.
-
-
- What is III&E?
-
- III&E is an acronym for the Institute of Islamic Information & Education
- which was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. The III&E is
- registered in the State of Illinois and recognized by the Internal
- Revenue Service (IRS) as a not-for-profit religious organization.
-
- More information can be obtained by contacting Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O.
- Box 41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.; Fax: (312) 777-7199; or
- contact Sr. Margaret Ahmed.
-
-
-
- -- FORMAT --
-
-
- The format of the FAQ series has been done by utilizing resources of
- Islamic Information & News Network (IINN). A custom program, Nebula,
- written by editors of IINN for generating newsletters has been used.
-
-
- What is IINN?
-
- Islamic Information & News Network is a forum dedicated to educate the
- network community on issues relating to Islam and Muslims in an academic
- & non-political environment. Weekly digest is available on internet by
- subscribing to MUSLIMS@ASUACAD.BITnet (A Bitnet listserv list) and on
- USENET: bit.listserv.muslims.
-
-
- -- Multi-part FAQ V3.1 --
-
- Contributions by: Margaret Ahmed, Zafar Hasan, Altaf Bhimji, Sharaaz
- Khan & Masood Cajee.
-
-
-
- -- Original FAQ --
-
-
- The following people contributed towards the original one part FAQ.
-
- Ishaq Zahid, Suhail Farooqi, Masud Khan, Salman Shaikh, Basalat Ali
- Raja, Iraj Mughal, Kent Landfield, Ahmad Hashem & Asadullah K.
- Japanwala, ,Daniel Faigin, Abdullah Haydar, Ahmed Abd-Allah, Nabil
- Rehman.
-
-
- -- Permissions --
-
- Permission to post this multi-part FAQ has been obtained by the
- following:
-
- o Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)
- o Islamic Information & News Network (Muslims@PSUVM.bitnet)
- o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)
-
-
-
- 6. History of FAQ ............................................................
-
-
-
- The following is history of this FAQ in ascending order:
-
- V 3.3 Released Mar 27, 1995 Cosmetic changes in header/footer.
- V 3.2 Released Feb 01, 1995 Changed to 'Islam FAQ'
- V 3.1 Released Jan 10, 1995 Split into 15 parts, internet guides & III&E
- articles added.
- V 3.0 Released Aug 14-28,1994, FAQ Split into 10 parts, III&E articles
- included
- V 2.9 Released July 04,1994, updated #2 #5 #9 #12
- V 2.8 Released May 01, 1994, New item # 20
- V 2.7 Released Apr 04, 1994, New Item # 3, update #8, #9.
- V 2.6 Released Feb 26, 1994, New items # 11, # 17, # 18. Updated: #4,#7,#8
- V 2.5 Released Jan 31, 1994, New item # 15. Item # 5 updated.
- V 2.4 Released Jan 25, 1994, New item # 14
- V 2.3 Released Jan 20, 1994, SRI mods updated.
- V 2.2 Released Jan 19, 1994, Item 4 expanded, Trimmed Item 5
- V 2.1 Released Jan 07, 1994, Minor touchup
- V 2.0 Released Jan 05, 1994, Items 8-14 added
- V 1.5 Released Jan 02, 1994. Item 1 expanded
- V 1.0 Released Dec 25, 1993. 7 Items.
-
-
- HISTORY & CREDITS FOR MERGED 'alt-newsgroup' FAQ:
-
- HISTORY:
-
- V 1.0 April 25, 1994 Total Items # 13
- V 1.2 June 08, 1994 Items #3, #13,#14 are new. #15 Edited
- V 1.3 June 26, 1994 New Item #15
- V 1.4 Sept 05, 1994 New Item # 16, #1,#13,# 15 updated
-
- CREDITS: Ahmed Helmy, Muhammad Ridha, Hussain Helmy, Salahuddin Ahmad,
- Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Blake Ross, Pat St Jean, I Hussain
-
-
-
- # End of Islam FAQ Part 1 #
-