GHIBA: BACKBITING THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL EVIL

Islam is a religion of peace, love and compassion. Lies, suspicion, backbiting, slander, vain talk — all these are anathema to Islam. GHIBAH Indeed,. such negative activity sows The the seeds of enmity among the people and ultimately brings about’!! the downfall of society. Backbiting (gibah) in particular, according to the Quran, is not just a common social evil, but rather an abhorrent act, a major sin — the equivalent of eating ones brother’s flesh. Numerous ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad scun ers complete futility, extreme and grave consequences—Ziiz of the deliberate misrepresentatiol#tbthers. Backbiting (Ghibah), by the unanimous ruling of religious scholars (ijma), is forbidden, so that anyone who indulges in it is guilty-of seriouswrongdoing:yet people have no qualms about engaging in this practic prohibitions and strict commands. Drawing upon important resource material on the subjectsrot—z——— backbiting (gibah), false accusation (buhtan) and related issues book highlights the need to keep our society free ffthmg malaise. To this end, it elucidates the relevant comman san prohibitions of the Shariah, so as to create in the minds of its readers a deep awareness of the sinfulness and ill effects of calumny.

THE COMMANDS AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE SHARIAH

• AUTHOR: SHAKIL AHMAD KHAN & WASIM AHMAD
• PUBLISHER: GOODWORD BOOKS
• ISBN 81-7898-459-8