Islam category: 2999 books

Cover of Why I Chose Islam
by M Emery
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2012

I was born to staunch Catholic Christian parents. Even from my youngest days, my father sometimes took me along with him when he went to preach, it was quite obvious that he wanted me to succeed him in his profession. By the time I reached grade twelve, I could preach the Gospels in my own way. In...
Cover of The Book of the Secrets of Prayer and its Requirements
by Imam Al-Ghazali
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012

This book describes the importance of prayer and its requirements.It describes what is essential for the disciple in terms of the external acts and its inner secrets of prayer, and revealing its refined hidden meanings in terms of humility, sincerity and intention.Praise be to Allah, Who submerged His...
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In the Shadow of the Sword

The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

by Tom Holland
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012

The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam. No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire...
Cover of Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
by Ahmad Dallal
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010

Cover of Six Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of His Time
by Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah, John Andrew Morrow
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2015

It is a blessing, a warning, and a sign that these Six Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of His Time have resurfaced at this particular moment in history. Renewed by caliphs and sultans, supported by scores of fatwas, and accepted as law for nearly 1400 years, these documents were...
Cover of The Qur'anic Prescription for Life
by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2005

The Qur'an is the foundation of the Deen (life-transaction), containing as it does Allah's ways, patterns, purpose and direction of creation. The purpose of this collection is to make the Qur'an accessible, with easy reference to key issues concerning life and the path of Islam. By...
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The Qur'an

Books That changed the World

by Bruce Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2008

“Meditative and unique, a lovely read for any spiritual person, Muslim or not.”-Publisher's Weekly Few books in history have been as poorly understood as the Qur’an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur’an is the unmediated word of Allah, a ritual, political, and...
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Son of Karbala

The Spiritual Journey of an Iraqi Muslim

by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2006

  Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri was born in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, sacred to the whole Muslim world. Educated in Europe, living in the USA, working for many years in the oil industry, he has developed a unique perspective on the social and political history of the region. Interwoven...
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The Hadj

An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca

by Michael Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013

With this impassioned memoir, an American convert to Islam “lifts the veil on this ancient and sacred duty” of making a pilgrimage to Mecca (Publishers Weekly).   The hadj, or sacred journey, is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are enjoined to make once in their lifetimes. One of the...
Cover of Islam

Islam

Its Origin and Spread in Words, Maps and Pictures

by F R J Verhoeven
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cover of Prophet Muhammad And His Miracles
by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007

Prominet scholars of Islam say that the evidences of Muhammad's prophethood and his miracles amount to about 1000. Countless people have affirmed it in their own particular ways, and the Qur'an itself provides thousands of such proofs. This book by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi talsk about some of the extraordinary...
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Connivance by Silence

How the Majority’S Failure to Challenge Politically Motivated [Mis]Interpretation of the Qur’An Empowered Radicals to Exploit Islam and Propagate Radicalism

by Arif Humayun
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010

This book covers several themes and many message to different groups of Muslims around the world. The underlying message is that under a defeatist mindset, Muslim scholars adopted politically expedient positions through fatwas many of which are contrary to the scripture. This was established through...
Cover of Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism
by Mohammad Hassan Khalil
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017

Is Islam fundamentally violent? For influential New Atheists such as Sam Harris, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Richard Dawkins, the answer is an emphatic yes, largely because of the Islamic doctrine of jihad. According to this view, when al-Qaeda plotted 9/11 or ISIS planned any one of its recent terrorist...
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Husain Ahmad Madani

The Jihad for Islam and India's Freedom

by Barbara Metcalf
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012

Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani (1879 – 1957) was a political activist, Islamic scholar, and supporter of Gandhi during the struggle for India’s independence. Humane and fiercely dedicated whether campaigning against the separation of Pakistan, or in favour of democracy and inter-religious peace, he brooked...
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