salam ppl. i am looking for books regarding islam. they can be informative or historic.
i know of one which is vision of islam. i think its writen by a malasian non muslim. its a really gd read. hope to buy it from pak.
so plz do recomend some books and a brief outline of the book.
Walaykum assalam,
try tareekh-ibn-e-khuldoon....
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try tareekh-ibn-e-khuldoon....
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Can you please give a little review of it or any link of its review.
Thank You.
"When The Moon Split" by Saif ur-Rehman Mubarakpuri [a biography of our Prophet (s)], published by Dar us-Salaam.
I wouldn't call it a literary masterpiece, but it’s nice, simple and straightforward and gives you an authentic insight into the life of his Holiness (s), and the early Believers.
These are the Islam-related books in my room right now. The first book is really really really good, Waleed. i wish i could give this book to every guppy/guppan on gupshup... it just challenges you to think so differently. His love for Islam, the pure Islam, oozes from the pages. It's just a fantastic book.
Islam and the destiny of man - Charles Le Gai Eaton
History of the Moorish Empire in Europe - Samuel Parsons Scott
The ornament of the world - Maria Rosa Menocal
Hali's Musaddas: the flow and ebb of Islam - Christopher Shackle
The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: the structure of power - Colin Imber
The Crusades: a history of armed pilgrimage and holy war - Geoffrey Hindley
The classical heritage in Islam - Franz Rosenthal
You should read ANY book by John Esposito; some of his works include:
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
The Oxford History of Islam
The Islamic World: Past and Present.
Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam
The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
Turkish Islam and the Secular State
Islam and Politics
Islam: The Straight Path
Modernizing Islam
Islam and Democracy and Makers of Contemporary Islam
Political Islam: Radicalism, Revolution or Reform?
Iran at the Crossroads
Islam, Gender and Social Change
Women in Muslim Family Law
English translation of MAarif ul Quran ....mufti taqi USmani...MAktaba darul uloom karachi
ANy book by Dr HAmeed ullah.....like..translation of khutbat e bahawalpur...
If you want to read a book that gives you Quranic references in response to contemporary issues of today- like the different social systems, economic systems, wars, civil rights etc. Read this book Islamic Response to Contemporary Issues [PDF version].
On history (Islamic history or otherwise), I have always suggested people to read at least 3-4 different books on the same period by different authors. History is biased … no matter who writes it. But it’s easy to find the fabrications & extract out emotions if you read different sides of the story.
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That's a Mirjai site by the way, I'd recommend you read up on them or visit a Khatm-e-Nubuwwat conference before you read their books, we have quite a few of them with leading Ullema from India and Pakistan giving us an insight into this deviant cult.
Salaam
Any good Quran Tafsir or Hadith collection is always worth reading. And of course any good Seerah of Prophet :saw:
Ive got so many but here are a few others (that havent been mentioned).
Stories of the Prophets - Ibn Kathir
Stories from the Qur’an (2 Vol) - Hifz-ur-Rehman Sevharvi
Saviours of Islamic Spirit (3 Vol) - Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
Al-Farooq: The Life of Omar the Great - Shibli Nu’mani
Great Personalities in Islam - Badr Azimabadi
The Rise and Fall of Muslims - Sa’eed Ahmad Akbarabadi
Gems and Jewels - Abdul Malik Mujahid
The Signs Before The Day of Judgment - Ibn Kathir
Perished Nations - Harun Yahya
A Chronology of Islamic History - H.U. Rahmani
The History Of The Khalifahs Who Took the Right Way - Abdassamad Clarke
Companions Of The Prophet (2 Vol) - Abdul Wahid Hamid
Imam Abu Hanifa Life & works - Shibli Nu’mani
Ibn Khuldum’s Science of Human Culture - Heinrich Simon / Fuad Baali
Reliance of the Traveller - Nuh Ha Min Keller
One thing Id say though, its best to read books written by muslims (unless its history).
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Islam and the destiny of man - Charles Le Gai Eaton
You should read ANY book by John Esposito; some of his works include:
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eaton is so hard to understand until u r engulfed in complete silence and reading with a very tranquil mind....
esposito....
i havent yet found any of his books in pakistan....
still hope i can get to read him....
he looks good from the excerpts of his works....
thank u everyone for recommending the books. i must say too many to buy 
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i have read the sealed necter … excellent book.