Book Club

I would be interested. My interests in books is very varied. I am not much for novels, but I enjoy biographies, history, anything scientific etc.

hmmmmmmmn a disappointing three votes...
Think we should get at least 20 to be committed?

can we post about islamic books. Inshallah, it would help me with remebering them.

Yes insha'Allah.. once we get enough members.. each member will be given a chance to recommend a book and that person should be the arbiter of the discussion.. say I recommend one book, then see how many can get it, once we all have it, then we assign a discussion about it, say once a week or so, everyone puts their input, what, they thought of it, learned, points of focus, interests.. then the next person suggests another book..once we are all on board we discuss it etc, will go like until we have gone through the members of the book club then start all over insha'Allah.. but this really needs commitment and with commitment always comes growth insha'Allah

I love the idea..A great way of learning!
P.S If it does happen i'd love to take part...if i'm allowed

since i'm only 14...unfortunatley

oops forgive me..i just thought sister PA might have wanted older people
Sorry..

format_quote Originally Posted by Rahmah

I'd be interested insha Allaah. But only islamic books, I don't really read much of anything else.

The books would have to be halal, so I believe many would be Islamic.

format_quote Originally Posted by PurestAmbrosia

Yes insha'Allah.. once we get enough members.. each member will be given a chance to recommend a book and that person should be the arbiter of the discussion.. say I recommend one book, then see how many can get it, once we all have it, then we assign a discussion about it, say once a week or so, everyone puts their input, what, they thought of it, learned, points of focus, interests.. then the next person suggests another book..once we are all on board we discuss it etc, will go like until we have gone through the members of the book club then start all over insha'Allah.. but this really needs commitment and with commitment always comes growth insha'Allah

I love books! and I would really love to be a member of a book club!... but you must have patience with me... since my library is out of reach. I am in the middle of the dessert and I don't have my books with me. It's also difficult for me to go out and buy books right now. However, I am very much enthusiastic about this.

Regarding whether a book is Hallal or Harram... if a book is cleverly disguised to be Hallal seemingly... it is our duty as Muslims to identify it in order to give the general public or Ummah a foreword.

I am always challenged to read any book that any one claims to be great... for I know for a fact that only the books from Allah are the greatest... and any other book is purely for entertainment or past time. since they pose only as reference materials in enriching our knowledge. And of course, what comes in a mans body (including the mind) doesn't really make him dirty.... it's the output that makes one dirty... the brain activities or what happens in the mind will make us dirty. If our hearts and mind is fully occupied by our prayers and constant remembrance of Allah... no book in this world will ever lead it astray.

I vote yes for this! :sunny:

My primary interest >> reading islamic books ...

also books about nature, creations,... etc...

also IT/Computer books.......

Recently i have read "Shahinshah" by Ryszard Kapuscinski about the reigns of Shah Pahlavi in Iran and Alain Finkielkraut' "In The Name of The Other.The antisemitic face of The Left" and a book by Bernard Lewis about contacts between muslim world and the West . Now im reading a book "Muslims in Europe". Soon i want to read Huntongton's "The Clash of Civilizations' and Pat Buchanan "The Death of West".

Sister PA..how many members do you think we need before starting..Just wondering

format_quote Originally Posted by czgibson

Greetings,

I guess that means David Hume is out of the question, then...

In response to PA's original post: I'd be very interested in discussing philosophy books with others here. I think it's a great idea.

Likewise, although I don't have much time to commit to reading anything new outside of what I'm currently studying formally (philosophy of mind, and assorted Buddhist stuff nobody else would be remotely interested in).

An excellent idea, but I suspect it's only likely to work in relation to Islamic books. I'd hate to wade through 'Being and Nothingness' only to find I was the only person who had actually read it, and come to think of it I'm struggling very hard to think of many non-Islamic philosophers whose thought couldn't be considered haram in some way. As you say, Hume is definitely out, as would be my fave philosopher Spinoza. Political philosophy is even dodgier; Locke and Mill would be safe enough but Rousseau or Marx?!