Islamic Belief System

by Mohammad Ali Shomali

The Islamic Belief System gives a complete curriculum of the fundamentals of Islam. It can be used in a school setting or for general knowledge for both the youth and adults.

Genres: Islam

240 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2015

About the author

Hujjat al-Islam Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali is a graduate of the Islamic Seminaries of Qum and has also both a BA and an MA in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran. He has earned his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Manchester. His doctoral thesis was on ethical relativism. He did his postdoctoral research on ethical issues related to life and death.

He is currently the Founding Director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Qum, IRAN and the Director of Islamic Centre of England, London. Dr Shomali is editor-in-chief of two journals: the Message of Thaqalayn: A Quarterly Journal of Islamic Studies and the Spiritual Quest: A Biannual Journal of Ethics and Spirituality.

Dr Shomali is very interested and involved in interreligious dialogue and has organised or attended and presented papers in UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Austria, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Philippines, Sweden, etc.

Reviews

[Amina Sadr · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is written under supervision of sheikh Shomali for youth. The content is excellent and based on a lot of experience in teaching and community work. It is a great textbook on islam for the youth. However, the graphics, to my taste, is too flashy, wild and distracting. Some people enjoy it it, but for others it is a nightmare. I would love to see a more "quiet" and aesthetically pleasing edition of this book, perhaps with professional illustrations and carefully measured colour palette.