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This is the fourth part of the series of power point presentations on Debates of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) with scholars and representatives of five different religions. This part presents Prophet's debate with polytheists in Medina.

Biography of Ammar ibn Yasir by Sadruddin Sharafuddin al-Amili

This paper discusses several aspects of the night of Qadr and its relationship to the Imam of our time (a).

The second book of the historical series for children pays attention to the wile character of Yazid the son of Mu'awiyah and the amazing character of his son Mu'awiyah. Yazid was the person responsible for the slaughter of our Imam Husayn (as) and the martyrs of Karbala. Unlike his grandfather and his father, the son of Yazid was a flower that flourished and bloomed in a heap of dirt.

Seal Of The Prophets And His Message: Lessons On Islamic Doctrine Book 2 This text examines the Prophethood, miracles, revelation, and inerrancy of Prophet Muhammad (S). It highlights his migration, the splendor of his character, and the Qur'anic themes central to his mission. The sealing of Prophethood and his enduring legacy are explored as pivotal elements of his role in guiding humanity.

This is the second part of Martyr Murtada Mutahhari's book Society and History (Jami'e wa tarikh), of which the first part appeared in the last issue (Vol. I, No. 3). In the first part on society, the author explained the Qur'anic viewpoint about society. Here in the second part, he discusses the problems of philosophy of history and enters into somewhat elaborate statement of the philosophy of historical mater­ialism and criticism of its main doctrines. The third part of the book, which also relates to the problems of history, discusses Islam's philoso­phy of history in relation to the positions of other schools of thought.

In this paper, the author discusses the importance of reason in Islam, its relevance and connection to true faith and also explains what authority is in Islam and to whom it belongs. He does so in the light of the Quran and traditions.

For many hundred's of years now the Muslim scientists have lagged behind although it is common knowledge that they were pioneers in sciences before that. What happened? Where did they go wrong? What is the Holy Qur'an's position regarding knowledge? Should we only learn religious sciences? Can we and are we encouraged by the Holy Qur'an and the sunnah to learn every knowledge that brings us closer to knowing God and his creation? What are the natural sciences that are good to be learned? What are the limitations? The present text presents in depth information and references from both the Holy Qur'an and from the sunnah on how we as a ummah should behave and what our aim should be when learning natural sciences.

This text argues that the elements of unity are essential to the human condition and are aplenty. It enumerates these elements and elucidates the Quranic basis for them.