The Eternal Path of Charity

by Zin Eddine Dadach

The book introduces the most fundamental elements in Islam which are : (1) Eaql (Mind) , (2) Fitrah ( Goodness) and (3) Tawheed ( Law of Divine Oneness). For the Fitrah, it is now scientifically proven that human beings are born with the natural willingness to help others. This is the topic of the book: Charity.

First, using a scientific concept (2nd law of thermodynamics) and a spiritual view at the water cycle, I try to explain that Allah (SWT) made balance and harmony in nature by some laws of charity. This concept was supported by some Quranic verses related to nature.

Now, because humanity is part of the universe, human beings are also supposed to follow these divine laws of charity. Indeed, similar to nature, it is clear in the Holy Quran that faith is always associated with charity. Since consumption is a selfish concept opposite to charity, I tried to explain that the challenges we are facing today (global warming, covid...) are just signs from Allah (SWT) to help humanity to switch their lifestyle from consumerism to charity-based societies.

Because education is key to solve our challenges, the book also proposes some teaching methods of the Prophet (PBUH) mainly based on analogies and active learning. The last chapter of the book is about Paradise as the Eternal Spring for those who spend their life helping others.

In conclusion, Eaql (Mind) and Fitrah (Goodness) are supposed to guide us to worship Allah (SWT) alone and helping others are the highest acts of worship after the five obligations.

146 pages, Paperback

First published March 24, 2022

About the author

Professor Zin Eddine Dadach was born in 1957 in the city of Beni Saf, Ain Temouchent, Algeria. He studied in a technical college of the city of Tilimsen, and continued to the Algerian Institute of Petroleum to obtain in 1980 his Bachelor's Degree in Refining and Petro-Chemistry. His Master's Degree is in Chemical Engineering which he obtained in 1984 from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Being dedicated to knowledge, he pursued his Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering at Laval University, Quebec, Canada, which he completed in 1994. He continued specialization in the field of Biotechnology in Japan, at Osaka National Research Institute, where he contributed from 1994 to 1996. Since 2005 he is on the Academic Faculty at the Higher Colleges of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Reviews

[Zin Eddine Dadach · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book inspired my admiration because the author dealt with the subject of charity in a new way that I had not previously known, in accordance with the methodology of Sharia and reasoning. His work is drawn from his graduate studies in the natural sciences, conducting lab experiments, his observations of a widely diverse group of people, and wider contemplations of the universe. The professor concludes that the universe is governed by charity, and its principle is based on the law of giving and receiving. This law of charity and its principle perpetuates life in the world of the living.