Transliteration Table
The method of transliteration of Islamic terminology from the Arabic language has been carried out according to the standard transliteration table mentioned below.
| ء | ‘ | ض | z | |
| ا | a | ط | t | |
| ب | b | ظ | z | |
| ت | t | ع | ' | |
| ث | th | غ | gh | |
| ج | j | ف | f | |
| ح | H | ق | q | |
| خ | kh | ك | k | |
| د | d | ل | l | |
| ذ | dh | م | m | |
| ر | r | ن | n | |
| ز | z | و | w | |
| س | s | ي | y | |
| ش | sh | ه | h | |
| ص | s | |||
| Long Vowels | Short Vowels | |||
| ا | a | ـــَـــ | a | |
| و | u | ـــُـــ | u | |
| ي | i | ـــِـــ | i | |
(s.w.t.) - Free from Imperfections and Exalted is He
(s.a.w.) - Prayers be upon him and his family
(a.s.) - Peace be upon him
(s.a.) - Peace be upon her
- 180 Questions - Enquiries About Islam Volume 2: Various Issues
- Transliteration Table
- A Few Words About This Book By Ayatullah Al-Uzma Makarem Shirazi
- Biography Of The Author
- Introduction
- 1. What Is The Purpose Of Mankind’s Creation?
- 2. Why Did Allah (S.W.T.) Not Create Mankind Perfect From The Onset?
- 3. What Is The Purpose Of The Perfection Of Man?
- 4. Why Does Allah (S.W.T.) Test People?
- 5. Is The ‘Prosperity’ Or ‘Wretchedness’ Of Mankind, Inherent?
- 6. What Is The Difference Between Islam And Iman?
- 7. What Is Meant By ‘Shaytan’ In The Noble Qur’an?
- 8. What Is The Reality Of The Jinn?
- 9. What Is The Reality Of Angels?
- 10. What Is ‘Raj'at (The Return)? Is Its Occurrence Possible?
- 11. What Is The Philosophy Of Raj'at?
- 12. What Is The Reality Of Tawakkul And What Is Its Philosophy?
- 13. What Is The Philosophy Behind Du'a And Invocations?
- 14. Why Is It That Our Supplications Occasionally Remain Unanswered?
- 15. What Is Islam’s Perspective With Regards To Jabr (Compulsion) And Ikhtiyar (Free-Choice)?
- 16. Is The Theory Of Evolution Inconsistent With Theism?
- 17. Is The Theory Of Evolution Of Species Inconsistent With The Viewpoint Of The Noble Qur’an With Regards To The Creation Of Prophet Adam?
- 18. What Is The Reality Of Dreams?
- 19. What Is Meant By ‘The Courses’ (Sunnat) Of Allah’?
- 20. Does ‘Injury By An Evil Eye’ Possess Any Reality?
- 21. Does ‘Good Omen’ And ‘Evil Omen’ Possess Any Reality?
- 22. Is Qisas (The Law Of Retaliation) Against The Norms Of Intellect And Human Sentiments?
- 23. Is The Punishment Of Amputation Of The Hands, Rough And Violent?
- 24. Were All The Companions Of The Noble Prophet (S) Upright And Righteous?
- 25. Why Is It That Some Of The Oppressors And Sinners Are Drowned In Comfort And Bounties And Do Not Witness Any Punishment?
- 26. Why is it that Nations, Devoid of Faith and Belief, Possess a Life of Ease and Comfort?
- 27. If Every Person’s Sustenance has been Decreed, then why are Some (found to be) Hungry?
- 28. What Are The Reasons For The Backwardness Of The Muslims?
- 29. What Is The Incident Of Fadak?
- 30. Was Abu Talib A Muslim?
- 31. What Is The Criterion With Regards To The Greater Sins?
- 32. Why is it Necessary to Utter Allah’s Name at the Time of Slaughtering (Animals)?
- 33. How Does Islam View Monasticism?
- 34. What Do ‘Spiritual Vision’ And ‘Mystical Intuition’ Mean?
- 35. How can ‘Allotment of Sustenance on the Part of Allah’ and ‘Working for One’s Livelihood’ be Consistent with one Another?
- 36. Is Naskh (Abrogation) Permitted In The Religious Laws?
- 37. Is It Correct To Label Days As Auspicious And Inauspicious?
- 38. Is The Incident Of The ‘People Of The Cave’ Corroborated By Present-Day Science?
- 39. What Is Intended By The Seven Heavens?
- 40. Is the Annihilation of the Solar System during the Countdown towards the Day of Judgment Consistent with our Present-Day Knowledge?
- 41. What Is Magic And How Does Islam View It?
- 42. What Is The Aim Of Taqiyyah (Dissimulation)?
- 43. What Is The Myth Of Gharaniq Or ‘The Satanic Verses’?
