This book, Al-Ameen: 40+ Lessons for Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers to Peace from the Life of Prophet Muhammad, is in 2 parts, and this is the first part of the series. The book highlights the bridge-building and peace-making efforts of the Prophet (pbuh) in his dealings with Muslims and people of other faiths. This aims to dispel the misconception that Islam prohibits harmonious relationships with peaceful people of other faiths.

This Part 1 covers 3 themes highlighting from the sirah (biography) of the Prophet (pbuh) cases of respect, justice, forgiveness, tolerance, magnanimity, and upholding the ties of kinship irrespective of faith. For each case presented, supporting texts from the Qur‟an and Hadith, as well as comments of scholars on the narrative are presented for further clarification. Thereafter, the implications and lessons derivable from the narrative are also stated. After each theme, discussion questions are given to further aid comprehension and practical application of the lessons derivable from the cited cases.