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| Anonymous |
| 02/12/02 at 21:28:53 |
| salaam yall Just like to hear what your favorite books are on Islam. Anything from seerah to the Afterlife... thanks everyone :) |
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| zanfaz |
| 02/13/02 at 02:08:41 |
| [slm] my favourite islamic books are, 1. Road to Mecca by Muhammed Asad 2. Muhammed [saw] : His life based on earliest resources by Martin Lings wassalam Faizan |
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| momineqbal |
| 02/13/02 at 02:56:54 |
| [slm], Few books I have liked: 1. Let us be muslims - Abu Ala Maududi 2. The Islamic Movement Dynamics of values power and change - Abu Ala Maududi 3. Way to the Quran - Khurram Murad 4. Muhammad (saw) - Martin Lings 5. The Life of Muhammad (saw) - Haykal (He rejects the idea of every miracle of our Prophet (saw) except the Qur'an of course, which is I think shady, but it still is good reading). 6. Even Angels Ask - Jeffrey Lang 7. Struggling to Surrender - Jeffrey Lang 8. Road to Makkah - Muhammad Asad |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/13/02 at 04:13:10 |
| [slm] Dang, that's a pretty good list momineqbal!! I really disliked Haykal's book though. I'm not down with rejecting the miracles at all. My top five (as of now ... it seems to change all the time!): 1. Martin Lings' book 2. Return of the Pharaoh 3. Purification of the Soul 4. Milestones 5. Let Us be Muslims (aka Fundamentals of Islam, aka Khutbaat) Other good books: - Zarabozo's Commentary on 40 Hadith An-Nawawiyyah (I'm reading it right now ... it's awesome! The first sharh written in English, with a GREAT intro on the life of Imam An-Nawawi that will make you fall in love with him) - Purdah (by Maududi; I've read this book in Urdu, which is no easy task even for Urdu speakers! I have seen it translated in English, by Khurram Murad I think, but haven't read it ... the book is not just about hijaab, but a lot more than that. It's about human society as a whole, and how Islam is *the* perfect model for a peaceful, successful society. Definitely one of Maududi's best books) - History of Islam (by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi; comes in 3 volumes. Easy to read, not too detailed, not too concise. The entire first volume covers the life of the Prophet and the first four khulafaa. It covers the entire history upto the fall of the Ottoman khilaafah. Pretty accurate, especially with the modifications of Safiur Rahmaan Mubarakpuri. Well-translated, and with a good print) - Fiqh us-Seerah (by Muhammad al-Ghazali; this book is a must read for all those who love to read Seerah, and have already read Lings and Raheeq al-Makhtoom. It doesn't just tell you what happened, but what we can LEARN from the Seerah! A great book, by a great author. Every hadith in that book has been checked by Shaykh Albani, who gives his comments about the ahadith and grades them as footnotes) - Ulum al-Qur'an (by Ahmed von Denffer; the only book I have seen in English on this subject. A very intriguing book, with a lot of interesting facts about the Qur'an. If you need to know how exactly the Qur'an was preserved, this is the book to read! It also covers other aspects about the Qur'an -- tafseer, tajweed, calligraphy, etc.) - Way to the Qur'an (by Khurram Murad; this books just lays down the importance of the Qur'an in our lives. It will make sure that you feel guilty about not treating the Qur'an like you should be treating it, by the time you finish the book. It gives some really good tips about how to read the Qur'an and make it a part of our daily lives, by not just reading it but interacting with it, implementing it and living it!) - How to Tell Others About Islam (by Yahiya Emerick; a must for anyone living in the west who is serious about giving the Message of Islam to the people and working for the sake of Allah's Deen! This book is about da'wah. Down-to-earth. Comprehensive. It's a unique book. Its different chapters focusing on making da'wah to different kinds of people. How to talk to teengers! How to talk to the elderly! How to talk to Christians. Jews. Atheists. African Americans. Caucasians. Native Americans. Etc. Etc.) - Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship (by Imam Ghazali; any book by this man is good, subhan Allah! If you want to get beyond the how's of the worship, and understand some of the spiritual concepts behind the different forms of worship - prayer, fasting, charity, hajj - then this is the book for you. It'll help you concentrate a lot better in your prayers. The hajj portion of this book is a must for every person about to embark on hajj. The translation by Mohtar Holland is very well-written. Be careful about some ahadith in this book though. It contains several weak narrations, wallahu a'lam). I'll leave it at that for now :) Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah |
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| jannah |
| 02/13/02 at 07:07:40 |
| wow i'm gonna steal some of this stuff for the review page.. btw [quote] Fiqh us-Seerah (by Muhammad al-Ghazali; this book is a must read for all those who love to read Seerah, [/quote] i bought sh. dr. ramadan al bouty's fiqh us seerah in damascus. it is really excellent. he makes alot of interesting points. he does go off on haykal and other authors who despite authentic reports, claim the prophet [saw] had no miracles except the quran. he also points out that there is a trend in modern biographers (muslim and non-muslim) to make the prophet [saw] out to be an excellent statesman, military stratagist, humanist, revolutionist, great man etc. and this is alarming because although on the outside positive, it makes it out that the prophet [saw] was a great person but it takes us away from the prophecy. he was a great humanist, revolutionary, statesman etc because he was a prophet and books that ignore the nubuwwa (prophecy) aspect of that are really undermining islam. |
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| Barr |
| 02/14/02 at 10:49:45 |
| Assalamu'alaikum :-) These are my favourite books... not in order (and a lot in common with many of you, mashaAllah! :)) 1) The Road to Makkah - (Muhammad Asad) 2) Let us be Muslims - (Maududi) 3) Muslims Character - (Muhammad Ghazali) 4) Way to the Qur'an - (Khurram Murad) 5) In the Early Hours -(Khurram Murad) 6) Companions of the Prophet 1 & 2 (Abdul Wahid Hamid) 7) Manhaj Haraki in Sirah Nabawi (Shaikh Munir Al Ghadban) 8) Correct your solah(rough translation from Malay) - Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (tranlated from the original Arabic: Shadzaraatil Balaatin min toyyibaati kalimaati salafinasolihin) This book has this power to help fine tune one's solah.. the kind of book that wakes you up, mashaAllah. 9) Tranquil Hearts (Enon Mansor, Fatimah Eunos & Osman Sidek) - The Bestest basic book on Marriage. Ask Br Khalid :-) or Jannah and se7en :) ANd my current reading, and current favourite 10) To Be a European Muslim (Tariq Ramadhan) I think every Muslim living in the Western world, should read this book. It gives a fresh look and perspective on living in the modern world being minority Muslims. Touches on who we are and the reality that we live in and how we contribute and remain relevant to the society. One of the books that's difficult for me to put down once I start reading it. For sisters, there's this book that I've only read up to page 31 last year (I have difficulty understanding Indonesian.. I know, excuses :(). However, it's another powerful book... Original title in Arabic: Nahwa Fikran Nisa'iy Haraki Munadzin by Shalah Qazan The Indonesian-translated title is "Towards a Modern Muslimah Movement". I really hope some kind soul can translate it in English. Sisters, this is powerful, mashaAllah. It talks about being a woman who can be positive agents of change in every aspect of the society, and extends her role of being a wife and mother and being in the Islamic Movement. How can we do it, why are we doing it, taking examples from great women of the past. It talks about how our role can undertake future challenges. Another fresh perspective. U don't get a lot of these kinda books on the shelf. Seriously. OK.. if I think of some more powerful books, I'll post it up, inshaAllah. Blows your mind, subhanallah :-) It's a blast. As for the Qur'an... its Power goes without saying. MashaAllah. Wassalam :-) |
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| M.F. |
| 02/14/02 at 12:08:56 |
| Assalamu alaikum, Ar-Raheeq al Makhtoum, a book of seerah which I'm sure everyone knows of :-) this book that my dad translated (and it actually got published and is being sold by amazon.com! :) ) Al Wabil Assayib min Al Kalam Attayyib by Ibn al Qayyim (the title in English is The Invocation of God). it's about the benifits of dhikr. The summarized Sahih Al Bukhari. I remember when I first got it I spent hours just reading and reading for days. Every hadeeth I read just blew my mind, I was just thinking: "Subhan Allah" the whole time. |
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| Kashif |
| 02/14/02 at 16:53:01 |
| assalaamu alaikum Four of my favourite books are: 1) Paradise & Hell - Dr Umar al-Ashqar 2) The crusades through Arab eyes - Amin Maalouf 3) Purification of the Soul - various authors 4) Al-Ubudiyah - Ibn Taymiyyah |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/14/02 at 16:56:45 |
| [slm] Bouty's book is good also. But too small. There is another seerah book out there that I heard was good. Can't remember the author's name. It has a dark green cover, looks kind of like the Martin Lings' book, but smaller in size (not thickness). Anyone know what I'm talking about? |
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| jannah |
| 02/14/02 at 17:31:42 |
[quote] Bouty's book is good also. But too small. [/quote] too small??? i haven't finished reading it!! he even wrote he kept adding stuff to it but then had to make himself stop because it was becoming a 'reference' instead of a seerah read... |
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| AyeshaZ |
| 02/14/02 at 20:58:27 |
Asalamu Alykum, MashaAllah! All the books mentioned sound really good. I better start reading more.. I have just started reading Way to the Quran and its awesome... The Thematic Commentary on the Quran by Shaikh Muhammad al Ghazali is phenomenal. Islam in the United States by Suleyman Nyang. :) JazakumAllahu Khair |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/14/02 at 22:38:45 |
| [slm] Jannah, don't tell me you're reading the book in Arabic!!!!!!! I'm talking about [url=http://store.yahoo.com/islamicbookstore-com/b4813.html]this[/url] book. (I know, the link doesn't really help much, because there's no description). It's the English translation of Bouti's book. Only 165 pages, 5 bucks. The one that I have has a blue cover. |
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| jannah |
| 02/14/02 at 22:53:22 |
| ahhh that's not it~~~~~ this book has 760 pages and it's officially called: Dr. M. Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti The Jurisprudence of the Prophetic Biography and A Brief History of the Orthodox Caliphate translated by Nancy Roberts Revised by Anas al-Rifa'i -- Dar al-Fikr |
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| Arsalan |
| 02/14/02 at 22:54:59 |
| so ... you're telling me that they sell english books in syria, an arab country, that we can't find in the united states? what the heck?!? |
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| jannah |
| 02/14/02 at 22:56:39 |
| yup...:) it just came out when we were there...but there are alot of amazing classical works over there that are translated in english..but the book copy isn't that good or the english isn't that good... alhamdulillah dr bouti's book has a pretty good translation... |
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