As requested, this is a thread where we can discuss various books and recommend books as well. For a more detailed discussion on a certain book, we recommend making a seperate thread in the Education Issues section of this forum.
Last edited by Ansar Al-'Adl; 08-04-2005 at 08:56 PM.
This is an interesting book: The Great War for Civilisation
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This is an astonishing and timely account of 50 years of bloodshed and tragedy in the Middle East from one of our finest and most revered journalists. "The Great War for Civilisation" is written with passion and anger, a reporter's eyewitness account of the Middle East's history. All the most dangerous men of the past quarter century in the region - from Osama bin Laden to Ayatollah Khomeini, from Saddam to Ariel Sharon - come alive in these pages. Fisk has met most of them, and even spent the night out at a guerrilla camp with Bin Laden himself. In a narrative of blood and mass killing, Fisk tells the story of the growing hatred of the West by millions of Muslims, the West's cynical support for the Middle East's most ruthless dictators and America's ever more powerful military presence in the world's most dangerous lands as well as its uncritical, unconditional support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian land. It is also a story of journalists at war, of the rage, humour and frustration of the correspondents who spend their lives reporting the first draft of history, their weaknesses and cowardice, their courage and truth-telling.
After reading "The Great War for Civilisation" the reader grasps just why those 19 suicide pilots changed the world on September 11th. Assessing the situation right up to the present day and reporting from the heart of a bombed-out Baghdad, Fisk examines the factors leading up to the coalition forces entering Iraq, and discusses possible outcomes of long-term involvement there.
I haven't got it though I'm curious to read it. Just ordered a copy.
Last edited by GuestFellow; 08-10-2009 at 03:59 PM.
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
I like "Unveiling Islam" by Roger Du Pasquier as a good introduction to islam for non-muslims. I have "The Sealed Nectar" but I have only just started reading it. I would like to read "Purification of the Heart" by Hamza Yusuf (has anyone read this book?) and "Road to Mecca" by Muhammed Asad.
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"It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge." (Quran 65:12)
"Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful exhortation, and reason with them in the gracious way" (Quran 16:125)
High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth. Do not be in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to you is completed, but say, "O my Sustainer! Increase my knowledge." (Quran 20:114)
Im currently reading 'Don't be sad' by Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni. I have to say it is a very good read so far, im lovin it! once you open up to read it, you dont wanna put it back down! lol
and it's also so good to read when ur feeling down, it has the ability to lift you right up again so ur ---> again!
So yeh, i would recommend this book
w'salam
It is a good book but it downright repetitive at some places. The scholar could have made it more flowery but I think it is ok for the general audience. And surely it gives one a ray of hope. I am still in the process of reading it. I got the English translation.
ive only started reading the 33lessons book but i was recommended the other two books to read inshallah.
I love Dr. Saleh as-Saleh. May Allah grant him Jannat ul Firdoos. His students have a dedicated site for his works. You can visit at http://understand-islam.net/site/
I recommend ' The Britannica guide to the Islamic world'.
Blurb: "Today, there are nearly 1.4 billion practising Muslims. Founded in the seventh centuary AD by the Prophet Muhammad, Islam has spread throughout the world and Muslim communities exist in more than 200 countries. This guide explores the role of Islam, past and present, in forming the contemporary world of litrature, science, art, architecture, and scholarship. There is a valuable overview of the state of Islam today, which sheds light on the current conflict in the Middle East and the devision between Sunni and Shi'ites sects. With an introduction by leading commentator and author Ziauddin Sardar, the guide is an essential introduction to one of the key cultural forces of the modern world."
The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
I was looking at myself talking to myself and I realized this conversation...I was having with myself looking at myself was a conversation with myself that I needed to have with myself.
i just finished love in a headscarf... it is wonderful and it shows how arranged marriage can work in the UK... i would assume its at least a simillar process as in some other muslim countries... its contemporary and a memoir... also reading another memoir.. called the butterfly mosque... i haven't finished that one so far about 40 pages in... but its wonderful so far.
Thanks
Serena
Al Ghazali - Remembrance of Death & the Afterlife
This book is incredible! It really focuses on what is certain for us all, death, and the sequence of events that follow after it. The book also gives a sense of inspiration and fear to get ourselves well prepared for the afterlife.
Its a must read! I would say though, that Al-Ghazali's books go way into depth and its not that easy to digest some of his work. But overall its a fantastic book.
If you begin to live life relating to the God who is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.
i jus read the last page of 'discovering islam- making sense of muslim history and society' by akbar ahmed. I loved it. Nothn hardcore.. Gud for new muslims i guess..
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