THE MORAL FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC CULTURE

DR. ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS was born in Jamaica, West Indies, but grew up in Canada, where he accepted Islam in 1972. He completed a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979 and a M.A in Islamic Theology in 1985 at the University of Riyadh, College of Education. In 1994 he completed a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales. Since 1994 he has founded and directed the Islamic Information Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (which is known as Discover Islam) and the Foreign Literature Department of Dar al Fatah Islamic Press in Sharjah, UEA. In the year 2001, Dr. Bilal established the first accredited Islamic university on the Internet called the Islamic Online University (http://www.bilalphilips.com/iou). He was a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University in Dubai and Ajman University and is currently the head of the Department of the Preston University Ajman, Islamic Studies at (http://www.bilalphilips.com/preston). Among the author’s published works are translations of Arabic Calligraphy in Manuscripts; Ibn al-Jawzee’s The Devil’s Deception; Ibn Taymeeyah ‘s Essay on the Jinn; Khomeni: A Moderate or Fanatic Shiite; The Mirage in Iran and General Issues of Faith. He also co- authored Polygamy in Islam and authored Arabic Grammar Made Easy Book 1 & 2; Arabic Reading and Writing Made Easy; Did God Become Man? ; Dream Interpretation; Funeral Rites in Islam; Hajj and ‘Umrah; Islamic Rules on Menstruation; Islamic Studies 1, 2, 3, 4; Foundations of Islamic Studies; Salvation Through Repentance; Tafseer Soorah al-Hujuraat; The Ansar Cult; Best in Islam; Evolution of Fiqh; Exorcist Tradition in Islam; Spirit World in Islam; Possession and Exorcism; Muslim Exorcists; Satan in the Qur ‘aan; Dajjalr The Anti-Christ; Fundamentals of Tawheed; Purpose of Creation; Qur ‘aan’s Numerical Miracle; True Message of Jesus Chirist; The True Religion of God; Usool at-Tafseer; Usool al-Hadeeth; Usool al- Fiqh; The Prayer for Seeking Good; A Clash of Civilizations; The Moral Foundations of Islamic Culture; Seven Habits of Truly Successful People and In the Shade of the Throne.