should an Islamic Center’s library have books on non religious topics as well?
such as books on history, politics and humanities, cultures and language in Muslim countries and about diasporas of Muslims who migrated to other parts of the world.
yes or no?
note: of course indecent literature is by default understood as unacceptable.
share your thoughts on this, if you like.
best,
Dushwari
Re: serious suggestions on a library’s book collection
Of course… such is very much needed… We need our people to be of the caliber of an Aalim, not traditional Imam-e-Masjid…
In one of the battles, people who were captured were asked by the Prophet:saw2: to teach muslims of what they knew in terms of worldly knowledge…
Islamic centers should have books of non-religious nature because it will provide a window of comparitive study between Islamic knowledge and its implimentation in other walks of life…