Pastoral Care to Muslims : Building Bridges

ISBN-13: 9780789014764 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 168 str.

Neville A. Kirkwood

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Kirkwood is a Christian author, lecturer, and preacher who has served in cross-cultural missions in India for 17 years, and as a hospital chaplain for 18. Following an overview of the major beliefs of Islam, particularly those related to illness and dying, Kirkwood suggests guidelines for providing

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Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Section I. The Muslim Mind
• Chapter 1. Why Muslims?
• Chapter 2. Muslims and God
• The Islamic Creed
• “What Is God Like”
• Tahweed--The Unity of God
• Unity versus Trinity
• Taqwa--God Consciousness
• The Rights of God
• Chapter 3. Fear and Hope
• Chapter 4. Determinism and Free Will
• Chapter 5. Iblis, Angels, and Jinn
• Iblis (Satan)
• Angels
• Jinn
• Chapter 6. Death and the Grave
• Chapter 7. Awaiting the Hour of Doom
• Chapter 8. The Day of Resurrection
• Weighed in the Balances
• The Bridge
• The Life Beyond
• Women and Children in the Afterlife
• Postdeath Experience
• Chapter 9. The Place of Prayer
• Salat--Formal/Liturgical Prayers
• Shafa'a--Intercession for the Dead
• Du'a--Intercession for the Living
• Chapter 10. Sunnis and Shia's
• Section II. The Practice of Care
• Chapter 11. What is Pastoral Care?
• Chapter 12. Imperatives for Muslim Care
• Chapter 13. Beside the Patient
• Acceptance
• Availability
• Greeting
• Initiating Conversation
• Conversations Involving Religion
• Listening
• Prayer
• Visiting the Home
• Accepting the Challenge
• Appendix 1. Shafa'a--Prayer for the Dead
• Appendix 2. Bedside Prayers
• Du'a--Intercession for the Living
• Sabr--Prayer for Patience
• Bedside Prayer for the Dying
• Notes
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

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Neville A. Kirkwood