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1 Index 235 Index A Abee Lahab 113, Abee Lahab, wife of 204 Ablution 98, 113, , 131, 238 Abraham 16, 26, 97-98, 105, 113, 118, 124, , 233, 235 Abrogation of Quran 93, 95 Abu Bakr 20 Adam Adultery 9-11, 55-56, 88, 233 Adversity Afghanistan xii, 103 African Americans Aggression, forbidden vii, 36 Aisha 20 Alcohol 114, 158 Al-Fatehah 111, 233 Ali, Yusuf 3-4, 18, 21, 24, 25, 76, 89, 105, 131, 138, 144 Alimony Allah 139, 233. See also God s nature Animals 29, 30 Arab 233. See also Bedouin Arabs Arabic 21, 24, 40, 41, 103, 110, 111, 127, 137, 138, 139 Arafaat 128, 233 Arbitration 71 Arranged marriages 53, 54, 61-63, Australia 100 Azan. See Call to prayers B Bangladesh 143 Baptism 98 Baptist 172 Bearing Witness 63, Beating Bedouin Arabs 41-42, 233, 235. Bhutto, Benazir 143 Bible 3, 16, 25, 26, 137, 139 Birds 30 Bukhari 92, 93 C Call to prayers 100 Charity 22, 98, , 149, 160 Child custody 76 Children 58, 63, 151, 152, 153, 154, Christianity 98 Christians 21, 24, 53, 164, 172 Ciller, Tansu 143 Circumambulation 124, 125 Civil rights movement 172 Contact prayer 12, 13, 22, 39, 89, 90, 98, , , 131, 134, 151, 160, 233 Conversion experience xivxvii, 1, 63-66, Courtesy 33, 163 Courtship 48, Culture xi, 1-2, 2-3, 41, 42, 45, 81, 85, 86, 144, 234

2 236 Heart s Surprise D Deedat, Ahmed 100 Divorce 48, 55, 59, 60, 69-79, 88, 101, 151, 173, 174 Dowry 58-60, 76 E Education 86, 151, 162, 172, 174 Ego 50-51, 58 Egypt 2, 20, 43, 59, 77-79, 171, 173 Elliott, Jane Employment Engagement 53, 62, 99 Equality viii, 3-13, 35, 46-48, 168 Eve F Fasting 98, 151. See also Ramadan Financial transactions Fornication 10 France 143 Freedom vii, 41, 42, Friday Prayer. See Jumu'ah Prayer G Gender roles Global village xi God s nature 31-33, Gospels 25, 234 Gratitude H Hadith xii, 64-65, 66, 92-94, Hadith (cont.) 96-97, 98, 133, 140, 142, 144, 152, 172, 173, 234 Hafsah 20 Hagar 16, Hajj 39, , 148, 151, 234 Haraam 234 Haram 127, 234 Harem 6, 16, 39, 143, 234 Hijab 39-43, 234 Hodja. See Nasrudin Homemakers 150 Honesty 22 Hoopoe, The xiv Human relations I Ihram 125, 234 Illness 114, 121 India 12-13, 17, 43, 59, Indonesia 144, 173 Industrialization 147 Inheritance Intercession, none Intolerance, religious Intoxicants 114 Iran 43, 59, 60, , 146, 153, 173 Iraq 153 Isaac 184, 235 Islam aggression forbidden vii conversion experience xiv-xvii, 1, 63-66, human relations in intercession, none Islamic dress 39-43

3 Index 237 Islam (cont.) misunderstood vii previous scriptures accepted 26 Quranic vs cultural xi religious practices submisison 23, 24, 236 terrorism vii tolerance 21, , women's equality viii, 3-13, 168 Islamic calendar 121 Ismail 183, 235 J Jehovah s Witness 172 Jesus 24, 25, 26, 100, 105 Jews 21, 24, 53, 164, 235 Joseph, women in story Judaism 98 Jumu ah Prayer xvi, 63, , 136, 174 Justice system 146, 150 K Kaaba 124, 125, 128, 235, 237 Key 111 Khadijah 19 Khalifa, Rashad 19-20, 45, 47-48, 50, 76, 81, 86, 88, 91, 96, 97, 105, 112, 132, , 141, 168, 173, 179, 181, Khomeini, Imam 174 Khutbah 115,177, 235 King, Martin Luther 169 L Lebanon 125 Legacy. See Will Loan. See Financial transactions Lot, wife of M Maria the Egyptian 20 Marriage 49-66, 70-71, 77, 87, 151, 152 choosing a spouse 48 gender roles & responsibilities Marriage ceremony 56, 100 Marriage counseling 71 Marriage prohibitions Mary Masjid. See Mosque Mathematical code. See under Quran Mecca 123, 236 Menopause 89 Men s roles 45-48, 81, 87 Menstruation 12, 72, 89-92, 103, 104, 108, 121, 124, , 131, 133 Mocking 35 modeling 109, 158, 160, 161, 162 Modesty 40-41, 43 Morality 158 Mormon polygamy Morocco Moses 24, 26, 31, 50, 105, 112, 117, 148, 161 women in story

4 238 Heart s Surprise Mosque 152, 154, 236 Mothers 84, 109, Muhammad xii, 19, 42, 64, 92, 94, 95-96, 97, 104, 106, 113, 132, 133, 141, , 233, 236, 237 Muhammad, wives of Mullah Nasrudin. See Nasrudin Music 140 Muslim, Arabic for submitter 24, 236 Muslim, Sahih 93 N Nasrudin Nation of Islam 171 Nature Noah, wife of 182 Numerical code. See under Quran, mathematical code Nursing children 74-75, O Obligatory charity. See Zakat Omar 20 Opener. See Al-Fatehah Oppression 7, 35-36, 92, Organized religion xii-xiv, 23, 36 Orphans 17, 18, 22 Ottoman Turks 143, 236 P Pakistan 59, 103, 143, 173 Palestine 148 Pan Africanist movement 172 Parents 84. See also Mothers Pharaoh s wife 189 Pilgrimage. See Hajj Pillars of Islam 103, 107, 123 Politics, women in Polygamy 12, 15-20, 39, 59, 174, 236 Pregnancy 73-74, 76, 153, 156 Prejudice 155, Prostitution 65, 153 Purdah. See Veiling Q Qiblah 22 Quran abrogation of 93, 95 agression forbidden viiviii, 36 encourages marriage freedom mandated vii, Islam s source xii, mathematical code viii, 100, 101, 138, 141, reading 89, 90, 102, 132 righteousness defined 22 study of terrorism condemned vii, xvi, tolerance 21, 128, 150, translation viii, 4-5, 6, 23-24, 40, 41, women protected viii, women's equality 3-13 women's rights in xi

5 Index 239 Quranic Islam 237 Quranic study 64, 116, 136 R Racism 170, 172 Ramadan 12, 89, 90, , 237 Religious freedom Repentance 9 Repudiation 69, Righteousness viii, 4, 22, 23, 35, Roman Catholic 63 S Sabians 21, 22 Sacred Masjid. See Sacred Mosque Sacred Months 124 Sacred Mosque 124, 237 Safa and Marwah 128, 237 Sahih Muslim 93 Salat Al-Jumu ah. See Jumu'ah Sarah (Sarai) 16, 184 Satan 134, 182 Saudi Arabia 42, 123, , 152, 233 Sects 105, 106, 237 Sexual intimacy 90-92, 131 Shahada. See Bearing Witness Shahadah Sheba, Queen of 144, 147, Shia sect 60, 106, 154, 173, 237 Slavery 10, 11, 50, 153, 168 Society gender roles women's roles Solomon 144 Submission 23, 24, 33-34, 105, 106, 178 Submitter s Perspective 154 Submitters 106, 154, 174 Sudan 173 Sufi Order in the West xiv, xv-xvii Sukarnoputri, Megawati 144 Sunna xii, 64-65, 66, 94, 172, 173, 237 Sunni sect 106, 154, 173, 237 Sweden 98, 173 Syria 153 T Taliban xii Tayammum 113, 237 Temporary marriage 60, Terrorism vii, xvi, Testimony. See Witnessing Thankfulness. See Gratitude Theft 8 Tolerance 21, 128, 150, Torah 3, 25, 26, 136, 237 Translation viii, 4-5, 6,23-24, 40, 41, Turkey 17, 143, 177 Tyranny U United States 86, , 144, 152, Urdu 138

6 240 Heart s Surprise V Veiling 12, 39-43, 101, , 141, 152, , 174 Vote, right to 143, 146, 150 W War 31 Widows 18 Wife-beating Will 81-83, 88 Winfrey, Oprah Witnessing 85-88, 147 Women s quarters. See Harem Women s roles Wudu. See Ablution Y Yaqui Easter ceremonies xiii Z Zakat , 151, 236, 238 Zia, Begum Khaleda 143

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