The Compass: Concise Edition

102 Islamic Principles for a Life of Purpose and Character — One Page at a Time

The Compass: Concise Edition takes the ideas of the complete edition and puts them within reach of a busy life. Each of its 102 principles gets a single page: a clear statement of the idea, its foundation in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and a short, practical bridge to daily life.

The principles are organized into six parts that move outward, beginning with the foundations of a believer's relationship with Allah, moving through knowledge and understanding, and ending in conduct, character, and a person's place within family and society.

Every page follows the same shape:

• Principle in Brief - the idea stated plainly
• Qur'anic Foundation and Prophetic Guidance - grounding the idea in revelation
• Common Misunderstandings - where the principle is often distorted
• In Daily Life and Ask Yourself - bringing it back to the present moment

There is no required order. Read one page a day, work through a part at a time, or open to whatever number you need in a given moment. Each page stands on its own, and each is built to be returned to.

This edition is a companion, not a replacement. It exists to be carried, consulted, and revisited, while the complete edition of The Compass remains the place for the fuller reasoning and discussion behind each principle.

Seif-Eddeen Fateen is an engineer and author writing on Islamic principles, purpose, and character.