This book, written in a relatively simple language, presents a summary of the teachings of Islam to provide some information for those who are not able to examine Islamic matters deeply in a specialized manner.
In relation to the dissemination of religious culture particularly that of Islam such books are of vital significance. As there is no such opportunity available to the people of our society to spend many years to gain knowledge about Islam, such treatises must be written to adequately orient and familiarize them with Islam. The grandeur, depth, and vastness of Islamic matters should not hinder people’s understanding. A couplet states:
“If the sea’s water cannot entirely be drawn, at least so much to quench the thirst must be taken”.
Consequently, researchers, with expertise and skill in various Islamic matters, should also have expertise and experience in literary and artistic techniques and the forms and types of presentation, so that their material could be understood by the present generation which would then be familiarized with the Islamic culture.
This book is presented to serve the purpose of such a significant task. The late ‘Allamah Tabataba’i, with his vast and deep knowledge on Islamic matters, both comprehensively and in relation with one another, coupled with his experience in presenting relatively simple and general books, aimed at pursuing such a mission. This book and a few others in this connection can prove advantageous to everyone and can fulfill the responsibility of theological centres and Islamic theologians.
Bibliographic Information
Title: Islamic Teachings in Brief
Author: Allame Sayyهd Muhammad Hussain Tabatabaee
Publisher: Ansarian Publication
Language: English
Length: 330
ISBN: 978-9644383182
Pub. Date: 2013/12/06