What are you reading right now (Deen/Dunya)?

[Omar HH]

:salam:

I was just wondering what books you are reading or planning to read right now.

Here are mine:

(1) God's New Israel: Religious Interpretations of America's Destiny - Conrad Cherry
(2) The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi - William Chittick
(3) The Administrative Ethics of Imam al-Ghazali - Nik Abdas Samad

was Salam.

[nayyerjigar]

-The Life of Muhammad :saw: by Martin Lings (4/5th time, learn something new everytime :) )
-Fundamentals of classic arabic by Shaykh Hussain (db)

[Saad]

Ma-aarif-E-Mathnavi - VOLUME 1.
A Commentary of the Mathnavi of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (R.A.)
BY HAZRAT Maulana HAKIM MUHAMMAD AKHTAR SAHEB (DAAMAT-BARAKAATUHUM) ...

[slaveof Allaah]

1. Maariful Qur'an Vol. 3

2. Shammail E Tirmidhi

3. Madinah University Nahw course vol. 2

4. Faazail e Amaal

5. Malfoozat

6. Hedayatus Saalikeen / Selected Quotes By Hadrat Maulana Yunus Patel Sahib (DB)

[Muaz bin jabal]

mashallah ur doin like a little darse nizami lol

[Saad]

Hujjat Allah al-Baligha by Hazrat Shah Waliullah r.h(English)

Dreams and Intrepretations by Allama Ibn Sareen r.h.

Answer to Modernism by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi r.h

[mospike]

1. Relliance of the travellor- Nuh Keller
2. Dictionary of the Quraan - Dr Parekh
3. Nuzool e Maseeh - Badre Alam
4. Fazaile Amaal - Al Khandalawi

[godilali]

Dunya:
(Abstract) Algebra: Pure and Applied
Introduction to Real Analysis
Experimental Organic Chemistry

Deeni:
Quran
Hidayatun Nahw
Duroos al-Lughat al-Arabiyyah
The Beauty of the Righteous and Ranks of the Elite (awesome book about the sahaba)
Fazaile Sadaqat (I don't know how authentic these stories are but I love them anyway).

books I want to read:
Ulysses
Any comprehensive text in logic.
Lies My History Teacher Told Me

[laughinglion]

:salam:

"Book of Tawhid", Shaykh `Abda'l-Qadir as-Sufi
"Knowledege of God" Shaykh Ahmad al-`Alawi
"Tafsir al-Qurtubi" (into and surataani al Fatiha and al Baqara)
"Nahmad and Haywood"

Some stuff aboput literary criticism, the secrets of internal martial arts, chinese medicine and Ivanhoe.

[Omar HH]

The Beauty of the Righteous and Ranks of the Elite

Where do you get this?

was Salam.

[fatboy_dhaka]

a(n extremely dodgy) textbook of ............ :(

[muhammadnur]

Dunya:
(Abstract) Algebra: Pure and Applied
Introduction to Real Analysis
Experimental Organic Chemistry

Deeni:
Quran
Hidayatun Nahw
Duroos al-Lughat al-Arabiyyah
The Beauty of the Righteous and Ranks of the Elite (awesome book about the sahaba)
Fazaile Sadaqat (I don't know how authentic these stories are but I love them anyway).

books I want to read:
Ulysses
Any comprehensive text in logic.
Lies My History Teacher Told Me


:salam:

How is this book "Duroos al-Lughat al-Arabiyyah". Is it all arabic or arabic and english?

[godilali]

Where do you get this?

was Salam.

Someone gave it to me. It is a translation of Hafiz Abu Naim al-Asfahani's Hilyatul Awliyah.

http://www.pearlpublishing.com/hilyapreface.shtml

[godilali]

:salam:

How is this book "Duroos al-Lughat al-Arabiyyah". Is it all arabic or arabic and english?

That is just the title of the books they use in Islamic University of Madinah.

[new muslim]

I have no option but to read it part of my degree:lol:


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[muhammadnur]

That is just the title of the books they use in Islamic University of Madinah.

for some reason when I read that my mind went to the book jami' ad duroos al arabiyyah
http://www.albalagh.net/bookstore/?action=view&item=1035

but now they have a couple of sample pages my question is answered anyway, it looks to be all arabic.

[muhammadnur]

:salam:

Fada'il Amal
Ma'ariful Hadith

[Omar HH]

Yeah I knew that was Pearl Publishing's book. I have wanted it for like 3 years but I can't find it, its out of print.

[new muslim]

Yeah I knew that was Pearl Publishing's book. I have wanted it for like 3 years but I can't find it, its out of print.



you shouldve checked on ebay!

bad luck !

[godilali]

Yeah I knew that was Pearl Publishing's book. I have wanted it for like 3 years but I can't find it, its out of print.

I might be able to get you a copy. We have numerous copies at our masjid.

[godilali]

for some reason when I read that my mind went to the book jami' ad duroos al arabiyyah
http://www.albalagh.net/bookstore/?action=view&item=1035

but now they have a couple of sample pages my question is answered anyway, it looks to be all arabic.

I asked my ustadh to recommend a comprehensive text on nahw. He said there is no such thing, but he mentioned jami' ad duroos al arabiyyah as one of the more detailed texts.

[amina9183]

I read The Content of Character(shaykh hamza yusuf) in like, one day. Its really nice.

I am half way through Imam Al-Ghazali's Breaking The Two Desires...its really good as well, I just dont' get time for it. I started reading the one about death, but same thing....I need to find time to read them.

Other than that, Beheshti Zewar.

[nurmuhammad12]

Assalamu 'Alaykum,

1. "Mishkat al-anwar" by Imam al-Ghazali, trans. by David Buchman as "The Niche of Lights"

2. "Fusus al-hikam" by Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-'Arabi, trans. by Caner Dagli as " The Ringstones of Wisdom"

3. "Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

4. "The Other in the Light of the One: The Universality of the Qur'an and Interfaith Dialogue" by Reza Shah-Kazemi

5. "Sacred Art in East and West" by Titus Burckhardt

wa salam,
Nur Muhammad

[Sunni_Student786]

I asked my ustadh to recommend a comprehensive text on nahw. He said there is no such thing, but he mentioned jami' ad duroos al arabiyyah as one of the more detailed texts.

Who authored jami' ad duroos al arabiyyah and when?

Furthermore, in which countries is it a popular text?

[Ibn Ajibah]

Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyah is recommended by so many scholars really. It was authored by an Arabic professor in Lebanon. It is such an amazing book. It has material that is not even found in the Alfiyah, yet presented with a style that is so fluid and easy to understand. It has sections on Nahw, Sarf, and even Imla. I can think of no other modern book on Arabic (besides Ma'ani al-Nahw) that I would recommend someone to read.

Oh yeah, and the author is an Ash'ari it seems.

[seeker4ever]

Reading:
* Provision for the Seekers (Zad al-Talibin)
- translation by Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf

A question that I have to all of you who read translations (of Imam Ghazali and Rumi's works) done by non muslim translators... How do you find the translations? I assume that they would call "Allah" as "God" and not put PBUH along with the name of our prophet Mohammed (pbuh) etc. Is it easy to read through such translations? Somehow I am always skeptical about reading them and dont trust these translations.

[Muaz bin jabal]

Asslamu aleykum bro
the south african ulema are translating a lot of arabi books into english look into it

[godilali]

Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyah is recommended by so many scholars really. It was authored by an Arabic professor in Lebanon. It is such an amazing book. It has material that is not even found in the Alfiyah, yet presented with a style that is so fluid and easy to understand. It has sections on Nahw, Sarf, and even Imla. I can think of no other modern book on Arabic (besides Ma'ani al-Nahw) that I would recommend someone to read.

Oh yeah, and the author is an Ash'ari it seems.

The book is available for download:
http://www.waqfeya.com/open.php?cat=18&book=32

[mustajab]

The Shia Revival by Vali Nazar
Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
The Niche of Lights by Imam Ghazali
Faazail e Amaal

And for dunya I got a couple books for Government and English that I have to read pretty soon.

[Omar HH]

Did you know Vali Nasr is the son of Sayyed Hossein Nasr?

[mustajab]

Did you know Vali Nasr is the son of Sayyed Hossein Nasr?

I thought so, is this a bad thing? Are they unorthodox, or one of those new age sufi's?

[mustajab]

I just did a quick google, and they're shia. The book doesn't seem too Shia, very objective, at least so far.

[Omar HH]

Nasr is ok he has some good points about modernity and religion and Shaykh Nuh and Shaykh Hamza have recommended some of the things he has said. However, he does have some incorrect points of `aqida. He is Shi`a, and he is also a perrenalist.

I like him much more than his son, I am not saying his son is bad but I just think they are different.

[YousefAbusSafar]

As salamu 'alaykum,
I am reading

1.) "Tales From Kalila wa Dimla for Students of Arabic" retold by Munther A. Younes along with the Hans Wehr Arabic to English Dictionary for aid.

2.) "Shariat wa Tasawwuf" by Maulana Muhammad Maseehullah Khan

3.) "Ilm wa Madaris" by the Maulana Muhammad Maseehullah Khan

4.) Various translations of the meanings of the Quran Karim, inlcuding "Quran Made Easy" by Mufti Afzal Hoosen Ilias, the Sahih International Translation, Marmaduke Pickthall Tranlsation, The Yusuf 'Ali and the Noble Quran (one at a time but I was reading them simulataneously until I realized it was taking too long to finish a single reading)

5.) "Risalatu 'Isa as Sahihah - The True Message of Jesus Christ" by Dr. Bilal Philips

6.) "Islamic Law Theory and Intrepretation" by Michael Mumisa

7.) Tajweed Class from Islamic American University including ahkam at Tajwid and Qur'an reading/memorization.

8.) and starting February 10 "ShariahProgram Online Course" bi idhnillah.

And aside from that, I watch the history channel as much as I can to learn some things that aren't a hundred percent related to the deen and try to exercise sometimes too, wal hamdu lillah.

I also try to improve my english by looking up any new english words I come accross on m-w.com as it seems to have some words that aren't in my paperback Webster's dictionary.

I'm thinking I should add in some fiqh of ahkam too. I read the english"al Maqasid" by Shaykh Nuh, but only once, so maybe I should pick that up again.

Let me know what you think if anyone has any constructive criticism but please explain why you would recommend any changes clearly.

Allah yajzeekumul khair.

[Omar HH]

Update:

I just got some good books from the library:

Dr. Kamali's books - the dignity of man in islam, and freedom of expression in islam.

and this one book "Consult them in the Matter: A 19th Century Islamic Argument for Constitutional Government"

[taalib_e_ilm]

Hujjat Allah al-Baligha by Hazrat Shah Waliullah r.h(English)

Dreams and Intrepretations by Allama Ibn Sareen r.h.

Answer to Modernism by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi r.h


brother, where did u get 'Hujjat Allah al-Baligha' in English. I wanna buy one for myself.

[Saad]

brother, where did u get 'Hujjat Allah al-Baligha' in English. I wanna buy one for myself.

http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=42&products_id=1046

[Habib1968]

Salam alaikoum ;




Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
The Niche of Lights by Imam Ghazali


these two books are very good ;

I am reading actually a book from Hassan ibn Ammar Ash-shurunbulali ( 994 / 1586 - 1069 / 1659 ) " Nour al idha " , he was a great egyptien faqih ; it is about hanafi fiqh ...


Salam alaikoum

[Ansari_UK]

Nukhbat al fikr -Ibn Hajar translation by Musa Ferber

Quran - A New meaning English translation, Aisha+Abdul Haqq Bewley

Differences of opinion in Fiqh - Shah Wali Ullah

Aqeedah at Tahawwiyyah - Sayyid Yahya Ninowys translation (best eva)

------ non religious -------------

Al Jazeera story

Maxxed out (credit card industry)

Murder in Samarand - finished this awesome book by Craig Murray who resigned as Ambassador of Britian due to atrocities of Karimov in Uzbekistan.

[Mansy]

Assalamaulaikum everyone, these are books that i have just recently read (not for study purpose but for relaxation).

Manhajun Naqd fil hadith by Sheikh Nur Uddin Itr a very fascinating new approach to the science of Hadith. I have written a review article on it but have not finished proof reading it yet.

Desperately seeking paradise by Ziauddin Sardar, a good read although i find some of his views very disturbing.

Alive the son of awake (Hayy b. Yaqzan) by Ibn Tufayl, a very good book for the serious student of philosophy

al-Fiqh al-Akbar explained by Mufti Abdur Rahman (please see my review on it)

By non Muslim authors

Defending the west: a criticism of Edward Said by Ibn Warraq, a very dangerous and polemical book which is very biased towards islam

For Lust of knowing: the orientalist and their enemies, by Robert Irwin, which is a history of orientalism right from the time of john of Damascus, the book is actually a response to Edward Said

An anthology of Arabic poetry by Robert Irwin.

Novels:

Genesis code by John Case, the book is even more shocking than the Da Vinci Code.

Insha Allah I will start reading Imam Suyuti's Sharh al-Sudur tomorrow

and finally for study purpose, for my PhD I have to do a minimum of 200 literature review, so wish me luck people.

wassalam
Mansur :D

[abuhajira]

:salam:

MashAllah you guys are right into this studying.. Reading was never my strongpoint.. but that is one thing my secular education helped me in. I had to read read and read for my masters..BUT that was when I was single :) 4 or 5 books around the bed all the times...

Now I am too lazy.. lets see..

Non-Religious

-None since erm 2004 ... unless if you count the guides of Joomla v1.5 as books and ofcourse occasional researches into different matters like digital photography, pixel formations, etc...

Religious..

- Al E'tidaal Fi Maratib ir Rijaal by Hazrat Sheikh Zakraiyya r.a Sahib
- Qarar e Dil compilation of urdu and arabic poetry by Sheikh ul Hadith Hazrat Mufti Razaul Haqq Sahib (occasional reading)
- Sabeel ur Rishaad - Hazrat Mufti Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi Saheb
- Bai' bit Taqseet by Hazrat Mufti Taqi Uthmani Sahib.. (one maqala in the series of maqalaat..)


And oh.. I read Br. Mansur's post, so I should clarify too.. The above is only for relaxation purpose... I am on vacaition from the Madrassah so no class studies except one book "Khair ul Katheer" Sharah Fawz ul Kabeer... Very nicely written.. I am not sure where in time will I have to do fawzul kabeer in the syllabus.. but this book is as entertaining as Uloomul Quran of Mufti Taqi Saheb...

:ws:

[Saad]

:alayhis:

Is Fawz ul-Kabeer by Shah Waliullah Dehlvi :rahim: ? What is it about?

[Mansy]

:alayhis:

Is Fawz ul-Kabeer by Shah Waliullah Dehlvi :rahim: ? What is it about?

usul al-tafsir. It has some of Shah Waliullah's own rulings on tafsir, such as all the words that have Nun and faa in the beginnig have a meaning of exiting such as nafs, nafath, nafar, nafq, etc

wassalam

[Proud2baMuslim]

Deeni : There's always too much on my bed to read, i've just started Puraney Charagh(vol 1) by Hadhrat Molana Sayyed Abu ul Hasan Ali Nadvi sahib ra.

Other than that, my Daily's and weekly's..
Daily Islam with its weekly mags, Al Abrar, Banat e Ayesha, Monthly Haya, Mutala' e Qur'an , Musalman Bachey, weekly Al Qalam &Dharb e Momin.

[Saad]

usul al-tafsir. It has some of Shah Waliullah's own rulings on tafsir, such as all the words that have Nun and faa in the beginnig have a meaning of exiting such as nafs, nafath, nafar, nafq, etc

wassalam

:jazak: Mawlana.

[Saad]

Deeni : There's always too much on my bed to read, i've just started Puraney Charagh(vol 1) by Hadhrat Molana Sayyed Abu ul Hasan Ali Nadvi sahib ra.

Other than that, my Daily's and weekly's..
Daily Islam with its weekly mags, Al Abrar, Banat e Ayesha, Monthly Haya, Mutala' e Qur'an , Musalman Bachey, weekly Al Qalam &Dharb e Momin.

:salam:

Is Dharb-e-Mumin still published? It was banned some time back.

[Proud2baMuslim]

Yes :alhamd: it is publishing. It along with daily Islam was banned for few weeks last year . It is sometimes updated here (http://www.iinr.info)and here (http://www.geocities.com/taliban_hk/)

[Saad]

:jazak:

Those sites are not updated very often.

[loveProphet]

:salam:

So i thought here like in other Islamic forums, people should post what books they're reading.

I'll start off:

"God's Undertaker: Has science buried God?" by John Lennox
and
"Privileged Planet: How our place in the cosmos is designed for discovery" by Guillermo Gonzalez

I ordered "There is a God: How the world's most notorious atheist changed his mind" by Antony Flew, i heard his arguments are very similar to the kalam ones of Muslim scholars.

:ws:

[salman]

salamu `alaykum

I'm reading:

[1] "Rebel Between Spirit And Law: Ahmad Zarruq, Sainthood, And Authority in Islam" by Scott Kugle,

[2] "Plato 2: Ethics, Politics, Religion, and the Soul (Oxford Readings in Philosophy)" by Gail Fine, and

[3] "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill.

[Ali al-Hanafi]

:salam:

Bawadir un Nawadir - Hazrat Hakeem ul Ummat (rahmatullahialay) with my local Imam sahib

Asan Usool-e-fiqh - Moulana Muhammad Muhiudeen

[al_Zayn]

:salam:

i am reading:

1] Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah - life and achievements by Sayyed Abul Hasan 'Ali Nadwi

2] غزوات الرسول [Battles of the Prophet] - Ibn Kathir

:ws:

[abuhajira]

:salam:

^^^^

I dont think the bawadir o nawadir and asaam usool fiqh matches in same skill level.. :)

Currently I was readiing or reading for review.. Al Madhkhal Fil Bayoo' by Mufti E. Desai.. and Nashr ul Fawaid sharah Shahul Aqaid..

:ws:

[salman]

:salam:

^^^^

I dont think the bawadir o nawadir and asaam usool fiqh matches in same skill level.. :)

Currently I was readiing or reading for review.. Al Madhkhal Fil Bayoo' by Mufti E. Desai.. and Nashr ul Fawaid sharah Shahul Aqaid..

:ws:

salamu `alaykum

Sidi, the nashr al-fawa'id that you are reading, is it by Mawlana `Ubaydullah Haq Jalalabadi?

[fahid]

:salam:

Just finishing off Book of the End: Great Trials & Tribulations from Imam ibn Kathir :rahim: from the al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah. Though it's coming from my least favorite publisher, it's an excellent book that insh'Allah can bring the hearts towards fear of Allah.

[Colonel_Hardstone]

http://islamicbookstore.com/b5739.html

Asslamo Allaikum,

This is a seriously Anti-Jew book :rolleyes: But good research Masha'Allah

Particularly mentioned by enemies of Islam & Lovers of Israel; like here:

http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?m=20060522

[abuhajira]

salamu `alaykum

Sidi, the nashr al-fawa'id that you are reading, is it by Mawlana `Ubaydullah Haq Jalalabadi?

:salam:

Yes it is.. It is not really that much of a sharah.. rather a translation. For sharah for Sharhul Aqaid I refer to Jawahir ul Fawaid by Mufti Yusuf Saheb Tawalwi.

:ws:

[Yaum al-Hamis]

Linux in a Nutshell :D

[salman]

:salam:

Yes it is.. It is not really that much of a sharah.. rather a translation. For sharah for Sharhul Aqaid I refer to Jawahir ul Fawaid by Mufti Yusuf Saheb Tawalwi.

:ws:

salamu `alaykum

There is also a good work entitled bayan al-fawa'id by Mawlana Mujeeb Allah Gawndwi.

I was curious though: Would you happen to know any tahqiqi shuruh on such works of `aqida from the scholars of the subcontinent? Most of these works that I have seen, like the nashr or bayan al-fawa'id are the darsi type that are written to assist students in studying, not detailed works of tahqiq.

Wasalam
Salman

[abuhajira]

:salam:

very true.. infact Mufti Yusuf in the Ibtidaya for Jawahir mentions that he has kept the tarz very very close to Dars so that the students can have the maximum benefit.

I have read through Bayan ul Fawaid as well.. and aside from a few finer points which Maulana Gawndawi mentions here and there it is similar to Jawahir. But personally I prefer the tarz of Jawahir since it is much more simpler than the Nashr or Bayan. In Nashr at many places the tarjuma is also with arabic phrases, thus making the student feel that he didnt really attained the tarjuma..

I am not sure of any tahqiqi sharah .. since I am a student ..it suits me.. :)

:ws:

[muhammadnur]

:salam:

CCENT Exam Cram

Success Principles

Human Resources in the 21st Century

Ashraf's Blessings of Marriage

[abuhajira]

:salam:

We always looked down at human resources in our university classess.. but it is probably the most humane subject available :D

:ws:

[naznin]

salam

- Nizam ad-Din Awliya, Morals for the heart

[Proud2baMuslim]

Islami Aadab by Hazrat Molana Zubair Abdul Majeed sahib

and trying to read Fazail e A'amal.

[Ali al-Hanafi]

:salam:


:salam:

I dont think the bawadir o nawadir and asaam usool fiqh matches in same skill level...

They deal with different topics no?

[Saad]

I have Bawadir wa-Nawadir by Hakeem ul-Ummat :rahim: , and it deals with Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh, Ilm-e-Kalam and Tasawwuf. It was the last book Shaykh authored and was very proud of this book.

But its Urdu is really hard to understand and there is also alot of use of Farsi in that book. I believe its mostly for scholars.

[Kantz]

Salam,

Currently on hands are :

1. Contemporary Islam by Abdul Aziz Said, Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Meena Sharify-Funk

2. Nur al-Idah by Hassan Shurunbulali (English version by Wesam Charkawi)

[Ali al-Hanafi]

:salam:

That's why I'm going through it with a Moulana. Were doing the chapter on Wahdatul Wujood Vs Wahdatus Shuhood at the moment.

Anyway, it's only through practice and going through difficult books that you learn and develop upon skills. I read a bit of Imdad al Fatawa a long time ago and it looked quite difficult and now I want to buy it, but haven't got any space on my bookshelf anymore and there's no more space in my room for another bookshelf. Every time I go to the Azhar Academy warehouse I see it staring at me and I can't get it. Make dua for me.

[Saad]

:salam:

I read a bit of Imdad al Fatawa a long time ago and it looked quite difficult and now I want to buy it, but haven't got any space on my bookshelf anymore and there's no more space in my room for another bookshelf.

L0L, I have the same problem, and that's why I want to give away some of my books so I have room for more. For now my car's truck is serving as a "book shelf."

[Kantz]

L0L, I have the same problem, and that's why I want to give away some of my books so I have room for more. For now my car's truck is serving as a "book shelf."

Salam,

Any thought of selling those 'good books' to SF members here?

[Saad]

Salam,

Any thought of selling those 'good books' to SF members here?

I would give for free, but most are in Urdu, maybe few in English.

[Kantz]

Salam,

Really? Maybe those books in English? I will pay the shipment. I am currently in Singapore.

Wassalam.

[muhammad_alqadiri]

:salam:

For deen, I'm currently reading:

al-Maqasid: ma yajibu ma'rifatuhu min al din - Imam Nawawi :rahim:
Sirr al-Asrar fi ma yahtaju ilayhi al-abrar - Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani :rahim:

And for dunya:

Discourses on Livy - Niccolò Machiavelli

:ws:

[mosa707]

:salam:

For deen, I'm currently reading:

al-Maqasid: ma yajibu ma'rifatuhu min al din - Imam Nawawi :rahim:
Sirr al-Asrar fi ma yahtaju ilayhi al-abrar - Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani :rahim:

And for dunya:

Discourses on Livy - Niccolò Machiavelli

:ws:

masha allah

[Springarden]

:salam:

MashaAllah im just awed knowing what everyone's been reading.

for myself and the deen:
-Hadith and Sunnah: Ideals and Realities
collection of selected essays by various scholars over a period of four decades.

-Derita Dunia Akibat Kemunduran Umat Islam (originally madza khasira al-alam bi inkhithat al-muslimin) by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

-Fadha'il Amal & Sadaqat

-Hayatus Sahaba


For the demanding worldly pursuits
- Herzog & De Meuron : Natural history
(sigh. imagine all the islamic books i could have bought with that money!)


Btw, the Fusus Al-Hikam by Ibn Arabi would a laymen like me be able to comprehend it?

[gabriel]

'dealing with people you can not stand'

[loveProphet]

:salam:

MashaAllah im just awed knowing what everyone's been reading.

for myself and the deen:
-Hadith and Sunnah: Ideals and Realities
collection of selected essays by various scholars over a period of four decades.

-Derita Dunia Akibat Kemunduran Umat Islam (originally madza khasira al-alam bi inkhithat al-muslimin) by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

-Fadha'il Amal & Sadaqat

-Hayatus Sahaba


For the demanding worldly pursuits
- Herzog & De Meuron : Natural history
(sigh. imagine all the islamic books i could have bought with that money!)


Btw, the Fusus Al-Hikam by Ibn Arabi would a laymen like me be able to comprehend it?
No don't read Fusus.
Its not for us, need to be a specialist in Sufi literature to read it.

[godilali]

Deen:
Islamic Legal Maxims Based on Al-Karkhi's Al Usul

Dunya:
The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions

[Sunni_Student786]

Deen:
Islamic Legal Maxims Based on Al-Karkhi's Al Usul

....

Where can one get this book from?

[Greenbird99]

-The Life of Muhammad :saw: by Martin Lings (4/5th time, learn something new everytime :) )
(db)

subhan'Allah.. couldnt agree more.. has anyone heard the audio version?

[not known]

apart daily routine of fazail-e-amal, muntakhab ahadith and hayatus sahaba and tafseer. at present i am reading

Al Eti'daal - The islamic politics by sheik-ul-hadith Moulana Zakariya (rah)

and dunyavi Electrical computer aided drafting

[godilali]

Where can one get this book from?

I am reading a friends copy, but I believe you can purchase the book(let) from the following website:

http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?products_id=1740

[Salah]

Kitab al-Tawhid wa'l-Tawakkul (Faith in Divine unity & trust in Divine providence), book 35 from Ihya `ulum al-din by Imam al-Ghazali

The Attributes of God from `Abd al-Rahman Ibn Al-Jawzi, translated and notations by `Abdullah bin Hamid Ali.

Also read from Jaluluddin Rumi, Fihi maa Fihi (In it whats in it), but cant grasp him sometimes and really need some explanations/notes :o

[Proud2baMuslim]

Misaali Maan [The Ideal Mother]

[Shaykh]

Tafseer Rooh Al Maani
Hedaya
Mukhtasir Ul Qudoori

[True Life]

Hayatus Sahabah by Maulana Yusuf Kandhalvi (Rahimullah) [in English]
Tanbihul Ghafileen by Faqih Abu Layth Samarqandi (Rahimullah) [in Urdu]

[Proud2baMuslim]

Tafseer Rooh Al Maani


Are you reading it in Arabic? Or has it been translated in Urdu?

[Kantz]

Salam,

MashaAllah... I am very impressed with the books that was delivered to me....just an updates...currently I am reading...among others are :-

1) The authority of Sunnah by Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani
2) Aqeedatul Tahawi by Maulana Qari Muhammad Tayyib (English version by Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias.)

...Shrukran! As I am now the proud owner of these well preserved treasures..

[Proud2baMuslim]

Alhamdulillah I'm reading Mera Jurm Kia hey by Molana A'azam Tariq Shaheed ra

[Saad]

Alhamdulillah I'm reading Mera Jurm Kia hey by Molana A'azam Tariq Shaheed ra

Were you able to find both books of Mawlana shaheed?

[Abdulaziz14]

Hajj and Umra by Anis Daud Mathews (Gotta be prepared for Hajj Insha'Allaah) :D

-Holy Qur'an (I'm learning many Suwar Alhamdulillah)

[Proud2baMuslim]

Were you able to find both books of Mawlana shaheed?

Yes Alhamdulillah. But I coudnt get Phir Wohi Qaid o Qafs as they say it should be considered as 1st volume of Mera Jurm Kia Hey.

[Saad]

Yes Alhamdulillah. But I coudnt get Phir Wohi Qaid o Qafs as they say it should be considered as 1st volume of Mera Jurm Kia Hey.

Check the last post:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30699&page=4&highlight=azam+tariq

[Proud2baMuslim]

Check the last post:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30699&page=4&highlight=azam+tariq

Yes I know but its written in Toot Gae Zanjeer that its better to first read Phir Wohi Qaid o Qafs before these to get an idea of whole thing. and beside these two, are there some more books by Molana A'azam Tariq ra?

[Saad]

Yes I know but its written in Toot Gae Zanjeer that its better to first read Phir Wohi Qaid o Qafs before these to get an idea of whole thing. and beside these two, are there some more books by Molana A'azam Tariq ra?

Beside these, I am aware of "Lahma-e-Fikriya" and "Faisla Aap Karain".

[Proud2baMuslim]

Beside these, I am aware of "Lahma-e-Fikriya" and "Faisla Aap Karain".

Jazakallaho Khayra

[Shaykh]

Are you reading it in Arabic? Or has it been translated in Urdu?

Arabic Sis... Arabic... who would dare touch Rooh Al Maani these days... :lol:

[Abdulaziz14]

Have any of you read Kitab at-Tawheed by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (raheemullah 'alaih)? Where can I find it? I mean, I can find it online but where can I locate it in book form? Preferrably bilingual- Arabic and English although in written form I think it;s only available in Arabic. Jazakallah Khayr.

[Shaykh]

Have any of you read Kitab at-Tawheed by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (raheemullah 'alaih)? Where can I find it? I mean, I can find it online but where can I locate it in book form? Preferrably bilingual- Arabic and English although in written form I think it;s only available in Arabic. Jazakallah Khayr.

Yes...i have read it in arabic as well as in urdu... available at any large book store in urdu bazaar karachi... i dont know about the web or outside pakistan!

[peacelight]

Understanding Islam by Frithjof Schuon

King of the castle by Gai Eaton

Some online articles by Martin Lings and Rene Guenon

Hegemoy or survival by Naom Chomsky

Young Muslims by Seyyed Hossien Nasr

I'm looking forward to reading translations of Ibn Arabi's work probably By william Chitwick (sp) and Gai Eatons latest book "Remembering God: Reflections on Islam"

Salaam

[Shaykh]

Understanding Islam by Frithjof Schuon

Young Muslims by Seyyed Hossien Nasr



be careful

[peacelight]

be careful

Salaam,

Yes I am trying my very hardest to read the text slowly and carefully so that its deepest meanings may be understood :D

But in seriousness Shaykh Schuon is an intellectual genius and an outstanding Scholar, but one whose work does need to be understood within a much wider context. I have a strong grounding, insha'allah, in Orthodox Sunni Islam and my learning from Schuon is deeply respectful of Orthodoxy. And with a concern to maintain the absolute and final claim of Islam.

:)

And I'd like to add that if one has the ability, and a decent Islamic grounding then so much is to be gained from reading Schuon. The depths he penetrates, the intellectual rigor and the sheer profundity of his work is in my opinion without rival.

[Shaykh]

But in seriousness Shaykh Schuon is an intellectual genius and an outstanding Scholar, but one whose work does need to be understood within a much wider context. I have a strong grounding, insha'allah, in Orthodox Sunni Islam and my learning from Schuon is deeply respectful of Orthodoxy. And with a concern to maintain the absolute and final claim of Islam.

This is why i had asked you to be careful!... do not make assumptions so quickly...it prevents you from learning about other things...lest you start making comparisons instead of acquiring knowledge!

[peacelight]

Thank you brother, and no i will be very careful not to make comparisons.

Salaam


This is why i had asked you to be careful!... do not make assumptions so quickly...it prevents you from learning about other things...lest you start making comparisons instead of acquiring knowledge!

[Shaykh]

Thank you brother, and no i will be very careful not to make comparisons.

Salaam

again... be careful... when you are not making comparisons then you might as well be finding out similarities...

:ws:

[peacelight]

again... be careful... when you are not making comparisons then you might as well be finding out similarities...

:ws:

Salaam

Thank you brother. I promise wholeheartedly to be ever so aware and to maintain an open mind. I promise to engage my critical faculties and to think, reflect and most essentially to question. And finally to take that which is beneficial and leave that which is not.

My approach, as should be everyones no matter what they read, is one of critical inquiry. And I agree that the essential characteristics needed for any study of knowledge is sorely lacking from the Ummah today. That, however, is probably an important topic for discussion in another thread.

In the meantime may I mention that Frithjof Schuons chapter on the Quran in his book 'Understanding Islam', which I'm currently reading, is a work of true genius and is instilling in me an awe and deep reverence of Quran - Al-Hamdulliah.

Finally one more book thats next on my reading list is:

The Other in the Light of the One: The Universality of the Qur'an and Interfaith Dialogue by Reza Shah-Kazemi. Inspired by Frithjof Schuon, Reza's writing is far more accessible (and probably acceptable).

Thank you.

Salaam

Peacelight

[Israa]

The Secret of Secrets (kitab sirr al-asrar wa mazhar al-anwar) - by Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al -Jilani and interpreted by Shayk Tosun Bayrak al-Jarrahi al-Halveti.

[Kantz]

Salam,

Was reading this in the morning. Malfoozat of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi...beautiful..saying! Good lessons to be learnt!

Wassalam..

[al-kakazai]

Salam

Just discovered yesterday a book I had been looking for:

al-Lafz al-Maqul fi Bayan Tarif al-Usul

Authored by Sh. Muhammad al-Mulla from al-Ahsa, I saw the work a while back with his son (Sh. Yahya) who didnt have any spare copies at hand as he did not publish the work

It is a beginners guide to hanafi usul al-fiqh based written in a question and answer format, written whilst the Sheikh was in Madrassa al-Sawlatiyyah

ws

[Hamood]

Bunyadi Fiqhi Ahkam (Fundamental Fiqh Rulings) by Mawlana Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshehri. It's an Urdu translation of Tasheel al-Daruri li Masa'il al-Quduri, written in Q & A format explaining the rulings/issues contained in Quduri. It compliments the Mukhtasar al-Quduri nicely.

[ENIGMA]

Im reading at the moment 'The Travels of Ibn Battutah' and The Muqaddimah' By Allama Ibn Khaldun.

[Hamood]

Ashraf al-Sawaneh - the 4 vol. biography of Hakim al-Umma Mujaddid al-Milla Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi

[dhameera]

-The Life of Muhammad :saw: by Martin Lings (4/5th time, learn something new everytime :) )
-Fundamentals of classic arabic by Shaykh Hussain (db)

I've read this book maybe 5 times, and I always learn something new..and it always helps me to understand the Quran better-Alhumdullillah!

[keekee]

Women between Islam & Western Society by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Izhar Ul Haq part 3

[ENIGMA]

What is that book called by Maulana Wahiuddin khan in defense of TJ?

Im wanting the English version,please.

[keekee]

its called 'Tabligh Movement'
think you can buy it at azhar academy. excellent book, not biased either way.

[ENIGMA]

The book 'Road to Makkah' by Muhammad Asad, is it really that good a book. Been checking a few reviews and most if not all have only positive things to say. So, is it really a must read?

[KhalidBinWaleed]

Hayatus Sahabah Volume 1

Islamic Manners - Shaykh Abd Al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

[seemab ahmed]

1.tafseer ibn kaseer
2.anwarul baari(commentry on bukhari sharif by anwar shah kasmiri students,according to mufti taqi usmani its a sword against ghair muqallid)
3.sharah samiri of qudoori
4.khutbat haqeemul islam

[ENIGMA]

Differences of the Imams By Hadhrat Shaykh Zakariyah :rahim:, published by Whitethreadpress.

Wonderfull book. Must read.

[London786]

bhai enigma mashallah ur reading some great books but quick point.:)

The books of maulana waheeudeen khan need to be avoided especially due to his modernist views. However i did look at the book on tableegh and it looked fine.

[ENIGMA]

bhai enigma mashallah ur reading some great books but quick point.:)

The books of maulana waheeudeen khan need to be avoided especially due to his modernist views. However i did look at the book on tableegh and it looked fine.

Just want that book as its supposed to be objective and not biased, plus its written byt a non TJ.

you got any links to the book, wether to buy or download?

[True Life]

:salam:

I made myself a little schedule of books to read from daily:

'Ilmi Morning:
Ma'ariful Quran - Mufti Shafi' Usmani
Qissasul Ambiya - Allamma Ibn Kathir
Taleemul Haq

Islahi Evening:
Fazail-e-Amal/Fazail-e-Sadaqat - Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Zakariya
Hayatus Sahabah - Maulana Yusuf Kandhalvi
Muntakhab Ahadith - Maulana Yusuf/Saad Kandhalvi

May Allah give me Istiqamah on reading from these daily.

[Springarden]

Just want that book as its supposed to be objective and not biased, plus its written byt a non TJ.

you got any links to the book, wether to buy or download?

u can download pdf here
tabligh movement by maulana wahiduddin khan (http://www.cpsglobal.org/lib_tabligh_movement)

[ENIGMA]

u can download pdf here
tabligh movement by maulana wahiduddin khan (http://www.cpsglobal.org/lib_tabligh_movement)

:jazak: :)

[Abdulhamid]

Asma al-Husna and The Life of Prophet Muhammed

[Springarden]

toxic childhood: how the modern is damaging our children by Sue Palmer (http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Childhood-Modern-Damaging-Children/dp/0752880918)

and Qasasul Ambiyaa

[UntoldTruth]

The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom (Jami' al-'ulum wa 'l-hikam) by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

[Proud2baMuslim]

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

[ENIGMA]

The Sunnah Way Of The Sufis by Imam Harith al-Muhasibi(researched and explained by Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah.

Translated by Mohammed Mahomedy.

[Abdulhamid]

Is this a good book so far? What tact does it take? I'm interested.

[Proud2baMuslim]

Ashraf al sawaneh

[Ibn Al-Majnoon]

:salam:

I'm currently reading 'Fiqh al-Imam' by Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf and 'Islamic Manners' by Sheikh Abdul fattah Abu Ghuddah.





[QUOTE=nayyerjigar;162045]-The Life of Muhammad :saw: by Martin Lings (4/5th time, learn something new everytime :) )
[QUOTE]

SubhanAllah, I've read it like 5 times aswell. Its an excellent book, MashaAllah.

[Abdulhamid]

I am now reading:

The Muslim Ideal: The True Islamic Personality as Defined in the Qur'an and the Sunnah by Dr. Muhammad 'Ali al-Hashimi

Heart of the Koran by Lex Hixon

And to help me memorize the 99 blessed names of Allah (SWT), Asma'ul Husna: The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah by M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

[As-Sakina]

As Salâm Alaykum wa Rahmatullâh wa Barakâtuh

I'm reading the Holy Quran, of course, and Stories of the Quran, by Ibn Katheer.

Wa Alaykum Salâm wa Rahmatullâh wa Barakâtuh

[olayinka]

Salam,

Am reading the confessions of Imam Ghazali, My dear beloved son/daughter (advisory) also by Imam, and other islamic as they catch my fancy.:)

[Ibn Muslim]

:salam:

Books that I'm reading now:
1) The Differences Of The Imams, Shaykh Al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi
2) Ash-Shifa of Qadi Iyad, Translation by Aisha Bewley
3) Muhammad :saw: , Martin Lings
4) Al-La Madhabiya Abandoning the Madhabs is the most Danegerous Bida'h Threatening the Islamic Shari'ah, Shaykh Dr Muhammad Sa'id al-Buti

[ENIGMA]

:salam:

Books that I'm reading now:
1) The Differences Of The Imams, Shaykh Al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi
2) Ash-Shifa of Qadi Iyad, Translation by Aisha Bewley
3) Muhammad :saw: , Martin Lings
4) Al-La Madhabiya Abandoning the Madhabs is the most Danegerous Bida'h Threatening the Islamic Shari'ah, Shaykh Dr Muhammad Sa'id al-Buti

Fantastic books!!

[Ibn Muslim]

Fantastic books!!

Other fantastic books that I have recently finished reading are as follows:

1) Nur al - Idah, Hasan Shurunbulali, Translated from the Arabic with Commentary and Notes by Wesam Charkawi
2) Al-Fiqh-Al Islami According to the Hanafi Madhab, Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi
3) Fiqh al Imam Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh, Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf
4) Imam Abu Hanifa's Al Fiqh Al Akbar Explained, Compiled and Translated with an introduction by Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf
5) The Heirs Of The Prophets, Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, Introduction and Translation by Zaid Shakir

:insh: if only I could read some of the classical texts in their original form.

[As-Sakina]

As Salâm Alaykum wa Rahmatullâh wa Barakâtuh


if only I could read some of the classical texts in their original form.

Insha Allâh, I would like too :D

Wa Alaykum Salâm wa Rahmatullâh wa Barakâtuh

[sudoku]

:salam:

I was reading Qasas-ul-Ambiyaa by Ibn Kathir, but I don't really like the translation. I'm now reading Qasas-ul-Quran part 2, Moosa Alayhis Salaam's story, to be precise. Besides that I'm going to start reading the book You can be the Happiest Woman in the World by Dr. Aid al Qarni.

[xs11ax]

just finished reading a book called the sleeping doll by jefferey deaver.

the book helped me a lot when i was briefly interrogated at manchester airport recently.

[Abu Dujanah AlAthari]

I'm reading: Sharh Al-Aqeedah Al-Tahawia by ibn Abd-Al-Izz Al-Hanafi (Aqeedah), Sharh Zaad Al-Mustaqni' by Ibn Othaimeen (Hanbali Fiqh), Sharh Mukhtasar Al-Tahreer by Ibn Othaimeen (Hanbali Usool Al-Fiqh), Tafseer Al-Sa'dee, Subul Al-Salam (Fiqh/Hadith), Sharh of Al-Ajirroomiyah by Ibn Othaimeen (Arabic grammar), Sharh Nukhbat Al-Fikar by Al-Khudair (Science of Hadith).

[AmatullahxXx]

I am reading hedayatus salikeen by maulana yunus patel.its very inspirational.i just finished reading a kitab calld Tafweedh by him too.really helped me get through an ordeal.

[dr76]

:salam:

MashAllah you guys are right into this studying.. Reading was never my strongpoint.. but that is one thing my secular education helped me in. I had to read read and read for my masters..BUT that was when I was single :) 4 or 5 books around the bed all the times...

Now I am too lazy.. lets see..

Non-Religious

-None since erm 2004 ... unless if you count the guides of Joomla v1.5 as books and ofcourse occasional researches into different matters like digital photography, pixel formations, etc...

Religious..

- Al E'tidaal Fi Maratib ir Rijaal by Hazrat Sheikh Zakraiyya r.a Sahib
- Qarar e Dil compilation of urdu and arabic poetry by Sheikh ul Hadith Hazrat Mufti Razaul Haqq Sahib (occasional reading)
- Sabeel ur Rishaad - Hazrat Mufti Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi Saheb
- Bai' bit Taqseet by Hazrat Mufti Taqi Uthmani Sahib.. (one maqala in the series of maqalaat..)


And oh.. I read Br. Mansur's post, so I should clarify too.. The above is only for relaxation purpose... I am on vacaition from the Madrassah so no class studies except one book "Khair ul Katheer" Sharah Fawz ul Kabeer... Very nicely written.. I am not sure where in time will I have to do fawzul kabeer in the syllabus.. but this book is as entertaining as Uloomul Quran of Mufti Taqi Saheb...

:ws:

Assalam alaikum brother,

Pls tell me about this book sabeel ur rashad and where can i purchase it.
jazakallah khair.

[dr76]

Assalam alaikum,

1. Manazil as sulook By maulana Hakeem Akhtar sb. (dmt)
2. Maqalaat e Ehsani by Maunala Manazir Ahsan geelani (rah)
3. Tarbiyyat ut Talibeen by Maulana Mahmood Hassan Gangohi (rah)

[Ibn Muslim]

:salam:

Books that I'm on to now:

1) Ashraf's Blessings of Marriage, One of the Most Comprehensive & Intimate Step-by-Step Guides to Nikah & Marital Bliss, Based upon the works of Shayk Ashraf Ali-Thanwi, Hafiz Aslam Patel

2) Purification of the Heart. Signs, Symptoms and Cures Of The Spiritual Diseases Of The Heart, Translation and Commentary of Imam al-Mawlud's Matharta al Qulub By Hamza Yusuf

3) Collection of Forty Hadiths AL-ARBAIN, Shah Wali Allah ad-Dihlawi, Turath Publishing

4) Al- Wassiyyah, The advice of the esteemed scholar Muwaffaq Ad-Din Ibn Qudama Al-Maqdisi, Translated by Aisha Bewley, Turath Publishing

5) Salat & Salam In Praise of Allah's Most Beloved, A Manual of Blessings and Peace upon the Prophet Muhammad :saw:, Translated with an introduction by Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf, Turath Publishing

[QuestforthePath]

:salam:
The books that I have read in the past 6 months are:

- Aap Beeti (vol 1)(Maulana Zakariya RA)
- Dil ki Duniya (Mufti Muhammad Shafi RA)
- The Path to Perfect (Shaykh Maseehullah Khan RA)
- Islah-e-Muashra (Mufti Taqi DB)
- Hazrat Zakarriya RA aur Majalis-e-Zikr (Sufi Iqbal RA)
- Ikhtilaaf-e-ummat aur sirat-e-mustaqim (Maulana Yusuf Ludhianvi RA)
- Taifa-e-Mansoora (Allama Safdar DB)


Currently Reading
- AL-Eitidaal (Maulana Zakariya RA) English Translation


Ongoing
- Ma'arif ul Quran
- Fazail-e-Amal
- Uswa-e-Rasul-e-Akram SAW

[Ibn Al-Majnoon]

:salam: I just started reading 'The differences of The Imams' by Shaykh Al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

[AmatullahxXx]

Reading a bk of Maulana tariq jamil's bayanat in urdu.VERY GOOD KITAB!
And reading another kitab called muntakhab abwaab in urdu written by mlna inamul hasan r.a.

[Abu Zayd al-Atharee]

As salaam alaikum,

I've just finished reading 'A Return to Purity in Creed' by Imam al-Ghazali as translated by Abdullah Hamid Ali

I'm currently going throught Shaykh Muhammad Alawi's 'Notions that Must be Corrected'

[QuestforthePath]

:salam:

Currently Reading
- Khulasa o Tasheel Qasdus Sabeel (MashaAllah ~40 pages of utter brilliance) (Mufti Shafi RA's talkhees of Hakeem ul Ummah's Qasd-us Sabeel)
- Tableegh-e-Deen by Imam Ghazali


Ongoing
- Ma'arif ul Quran
- 1 minute ka madrasah
- Muntakhab Ahadith
- Sirat un Nabi SAW
- Uswa-e-Rasul-e-Akram SAW

[HUBooks]

The Prophet's Ramadhaan - Mufti Muhammad Khan Qaadri - timely, don't you think?!

[AlQurtubi]

I have just finished reading 'Shamsheer-e-bayniyaam" (by inayat ULLAH). Its the story of Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed(RA), in two parts.

Now, im looking for something like this again.

[drjash]

I am currently reading Shaykh Muhammad Alawi's 'Notions that Must be Corrected' (http://www.islamopedia.co.uk/shop/article_ASunniPubs%2520004/Notions-That-Must-Be-Corrected-(Al-Mafahim).html?sessid=CTffatB2yDnjZMoRxgCbzsO83NyRa z81X2XzE6DDuCO2WJZQBXROdxDAP3RSBV5x&shop_param=cid%3D1%26aid%3DASunniPubs%2520004%26)

[shatibi]

:salam:

'Aimmah 'Arba`ah kay Darbar may by `Allamah Mufti Mahmud 'Ashraf `Uthmani : )

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky : (

[Saad]

Assalam o alaykum,

Khutbat Imam Ahl al-Sunnat - 'Allamah Sarfaraz Khan Safdar

Islam and the Earliest Muslims; Two Conflicting Portraits (http://www.kr-hcy.com/twoconflic/index.shtml) - Shaykh Sayyidd Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi

The Muqaddimah (http://www.amazon.com/Muqaddimah-Introduction-History-Ibn-Khaldun/dp/0691017549/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250376741&sr=1-1) - Ibn Khaldun

Confessions of an Economic Hitman (http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250376696&sr=1-2) - John Perkins

[AlQurtubi]

I have bought "Futooh ul Baldaan" (by Balazri)
"Daverund line kay us paar" (by Anwar Ghazi) and
"Azmatoon ki Kahani" (by mufti Abu Lubabah Shah Mansoor)

All of the books look great and interesting read.

[Kantz]

I have just finished reading 'Shamsheer-e-bayniyaam" (by inayat ULLAH). Its the story of Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed(RA), in two parts.

Now, im looking for something like this again.

Salam,

When I was reading that book, I just could not let it down...

Currently I am reading:-

Our Master Muhammad:saw: The Messenger of Allah by Imam 'Abdallah Sirajuddin al Hysayni, vol. 1 ....next on hand..vol 2.

Sunna Notes Vol. 1 - Hadith History & Principles
Sunna Notes Vol. 2 - The Excellent Innovation in the Qur'an and Hadith by G F Haddad.

Wassalam.

[AlQurtubi]

Salam,

When I was reading that book, I just could not let it down...

Currently I am reading:-

Our Master Muhammad:saw: The Messenger of Allah by Imam 'Abdallah Sirajuddin al Hysayni, vol. 1 ....next on hand..vol 2.

Sunna Notes Vol. 1 - Hadith History & Principles
Sunna Notes Vol. 2 - The Excellent Innovation in the Qur'an and Hadith by G F Haddad.

Wassalam.

Shamsheer-e-Bayniyam is one of the most amazing books i have read . Its worth gifting to anyone.

I wonder if there is any one interested in al-andalus?

[shatibi]

:salam:

Nabiyy-Rahmat :saw: - Urdu trans. of `Allamah Sayyid Abu `l-Hasan `Ali Nadwi's As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah

Sawanih (biography) Hadrat Mawlana Muhammad Yusuf sahib Kandhalwi :rahim: by Sayyid Muhammad Thani Hasani

Sharh 'Arba`een Nawawi - 40 hadiths collected by Imam Nawawi with commentary by Mawlana `Aaashiq Ilahi

[5M1L3Y]

1. Riyadh-Us-Saliheen Vol. 1

2. Qur'aan Translation with Footnotes by Yusuf Ali(It brings, peace, joy, contentment and tears everytime)

[Behzad]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir! Masha'allah, it's the greatest tafsir!!

['Abd]

Salamun Alaykom.

Just today, I've started reading some of the first letters, in the perfect Sunni-Shia dialogue

Almuraja'at (www.*************/murajaat/)

And a great arabic book, which proves Usul deen by using logic called حواريات كلامية.

[drjash]

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb by Dr. Umar F. Abd-Allah

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muslim-Victorian-America- Alexander-Russell/dp/0195187288/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF 8&s=books&qid=1264078078&sr=8-1

I am only a quarter way trhough and thoroughly enjoying it.

[Saracen19]

The Differences of the Imaams by Shaykh Zakariyya Kandhlawi

Treatise for the seekers of guidance - Zaid Shakir

[MoosaIbrahimee]

I recommend you to read " Daastaan Imaan Faroshon ki" 5 vols, superb about salahoudden Ayyoubi by Enayatullah Altamash. I read the Khalid bin Waleed, was superb.

[kimerajamm]

Provision for the Seekers (Zad al-Talibin)

[NeednoName]

Assalaam'aaleykum!

My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret Hart HitMan Hart. :-)

[Abdullah Efendi]

1) Quran
2) Rasail wal Masail by al-Mawdude
3) History of jesuits

[greenpeace]

1. Riyadh-Us-Saliheen Vol. 1

2. Qur'aan Translation with Footnotes by Yusuf Ali(It brings, peace, joy, contentment and tears everytime)

Me too, just recently start re-reading. Before used it to reference for some research but now as im actually re-reading it, seems like a whole different experience and journey.

Highly recommend every Muslim to obtain a copy.

[dr76]

Assalam alaikum w.w...

Im reading ' Maktubaat e tasawwuf ' of Hazrat Shaikhul Hadees Maulana zakaria sb (rah) and ' Irshadat e Gangohi ' Of Hazrat Maulana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi sb (rah).

wa assalam..

[insufficient]

:salam:

ATM am reading:
Vehicles - Experiments in Synthetic Psychology by Valentino Braitenberg
Hackers - Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Stephen Levy
Sufism and Shariah - A study of Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi (rah)'s effort to reform sufism by Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari
...and catching up on the April issue of Wired UK magazine

recently finished:
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard Feynman
Travelling Across Central Asia by Hadhrat Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad (d.b.) [English Tranaslation] <---HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, despite the sometimes not-so-good translation :)
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's Aqida Tahawiyya

looking forward to starting:
2001: A Space Oddysey by Arthur C. Clarke
Oceans of Venus by Isaac Asimov
Rebel Code - Linux and the Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody

P.S. Don't you love charity shops? And bookmooch.com? :D

[firaswagner]

:salam:
I am currently reading Enjoy Your Life by Dr Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-A'rifi. What an amazing book!!

and The Way of Abu Madyan: The Works of Abu Madyan Shuayb (Islamic Texts Society)
by Abu Madyan Shuayb, Vincent J. Cornell

[Sulaiman84]

:salam:

I'm reading,

Malfoodhaat of Faqeehul Ummah Mufti Mahmudul Hasan Gangohi :rahma:, courtesy of one of the brothers posting the link on here.

Fadha'ilus Sadaqaat

Juz Wa idha sami'u

And Daily News

[ENIGMA]

One I would love to read is this:

http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?products_id=3317

check out the reviews as well.

[ENIGMA]

:salam:

I'm reading,

Malfoodhaat of Faqeehul Ummah Mufti Mahmudul Hasan Gangohi :rahma:, courtesy of one of the brothers posting the link on here.

Fadha'ilus Sadaqaat

Juz Wa idha sami'u

And Daily News

you got a link to that please.

[abuhajira]

you got a link to that please.

http://alhaadi.org.za/Download/Malfoozaat/malfoozaat%20-%20final.pdf

[insufficient]

One I would love to read is this:

http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?products_id=3317

check out the reviews as well.

:salam:

Yes I have been looking forward to that aswell. If you do buy it please tell us how it is, :jazak:.

[ENIGMA]

http://alhaadi.org.za/Download/Malfoozaat/malfoozaat%20-%20final.pdf

:jazak:

[ENIGMA]

:salam:

Yes I have been looking forward to that aswell. If you do buy it please tell us how it is, :jazak:.

I feel it would be a very good read for Muslims in the UK and the reviews are favourable.

Wonder how he handled life in the UK?

[Sulaiman84]

http://alhaadi.org.za/Download/Malfoozaat/malfoozaat%20-%20final.pdf

:jazak: Maulana Sahib

@ Brother ENIGMA,

:mash: there's much benefit in his malfoodhaat. He was extremely intelligent Mufti :rahma: ,:alhamd:

[akabirofdeoband]

Has anyone read any good books recently?
Has anyone read Jamal e muhammadi by hazrat yusuf motala sahib( damat barakatuhum)

[suleimanibnsalim]

minhaj al-`abidin illa jannati rabbil `alamin -- al-ghazali tr. Muhtar Holland

Two treatises -- Imam al-Haddad

Ayyuhal Walad -- al-ghazali

[mariadin]

Hayatus Sahaba by Maulana Yusuf Kandhalvi

Tanbihul Ghafileen by Faqih Abu Layth Samarqandi

Al-Azkar by Imam An-Nawawi

[akabirofdeoband]

Assalam alaikum w.w...

Im reading ' Maktubaat e tasawwuf ' of Hazrat Shaikhul Hadees Maulana zakaria sb (rah) and ' Irshadat e Gangohi ' Of Hazrat Maulana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi sb (rah).

wa assalam..

Any quotes from maktubat e tasawuf?
Where can I buy this in uk


I'm Reading tarbiyat as salik-amazing book

[haya7]

enjoy ur life-dr.al areefi
thafseer-surah baqara

[Abu_Dahdah]

Dunya:
For my ACA exams (make dua!):
ICAEW Study Manual - Business Strategy
ICAEW Study Manual - Financial Reporting

Deen:
Mukhtasar al Minhaj al-Qasidin by Ibn Qudamah (well, technically Ghazali then Ibn Jawzi and then Ibn Qudamah)
Bidayat ul Hidaya - Imam Ghazali
al-Waabil as-Sayyib min al-Kalim at-Tayyib - Ibn Qayyim

Soon to read (inshaAllah!):
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?61917-Deobandi-Tasawwuf-Books

[taliba23]

enjoy ur life-dr.al areefi

:lol:ocooooooool men i'm reading the same book + mu'tamad fil fiqh- shafi, [kitabul saum]-muhammad zuhaily-:lol:

[haya7]

:lol:ocooooooool men i'm reading the same book + mu'tamad fil fiqh- shafi, [kitabul saum]-muhammad zuhaily-:lol:

wats up wit da mu'damad-saum? Rmbr zakah s next,get prepared for that!

[taliba23]

wats up wit da mu'damad-saum? Rmbr zakah s next,get prepared for that!

just wntd to polish up cz its ramadan..
prepare for zakat;p...t in a few days i'll b stuck wit ibnu kathir

[taliba23]

enjoy ur life-dr.al areefi
thafseer-surah baqara

already learning tafsir..mashallah,keep it up:D

[ENIGMA]

Just finished 'travelling across central asia' by Shaykh Zulfiqar.

all I can say is WOW.

Had tears in my eyes a few times due to various incidents in the book.

[pluto]

Just finished 'travelling across central asia' by Shaykh Zulfiqar.

all I can say is WOW.

Had tears in my eyes a few times due to various incidents in the book.

S/w.

So you finally happened to read Maulana Zulfiqars' central asia travelogue, remember we discussed about that on an other post (books read...ing) a couple of months back?? :)


S/w, this is a great thread.

Recently finished reading 'The Return Journey' by Maulana Zulfiqar Ahmed D. B., its an awesome read, and its basically a travelogue of his journeys to Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan etc. Superb. Highly Recommended. See the pic below...

5301

[pluto]

S/w.

Currently onto 'The History Of Islam', but in a dilemma as to which version should be read...


S/w.
Finally laid my hands on the book that I've always wanted to read, that is 'The History of Islam' By Maulana Akbar Shah Najeebabadi...(and that was not written by Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi as I said wrongly before) but there is a small problem that I'm facing, the book was actually written by Maulana Akbar Shah Najeebabadi in urdu in in the 1930s (he was one of the great Ulema of Darul-Uloom Deoband and also a freedom fighter), there are 2 versions of this book,

1. One is the original as written by the Maulana, but only translated into english (with no changes) by Atiqur Rahman Uganwi. (Adam Publishers)

Link: http://www.adambooks.in/search.php?search_query=history+of+islam&x=0&y=0

2. The other is revised by 'Maulana Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri' , translated by DarusSalaam publishers...

Link: http://www.islamicbookstore.com/b6673.html

Now I know who is 'Maulana Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri' , he is the author of 'The Sealed Nectar' on Seerat Un Nabi, but I know nothing about Atiqur Rahman Uganwi...

which one is the one to read?? (I've already purchased the 1st version, but havent started to read it yet, will read not until I know which is nearer to the truth and more accurate)


Need your opinions please.

[suleimanibnsalim]

The second one would, judging my al-Mubarakfuri, be from a salafi perspective...

[pluto]

The second one would, judging my al-Mubarakfuri, be from a salafi perspective...

S/w.

I had the same doubt, but dont' u think its a 'Tareeqi' (history) book and that perspective bit may not come into the picture even though he's salafi??

[suleimanibnsalim]

'Tareeqi'

You mean "tareekhi" :)

Allahu a`lam, I haven't seen it...

[pluto]

You mean "tareekhi" :)

Allahu a`lam, I haven't seen it...

No, I actually meant to say that al-mubarakrpuri is only revising an already written book by Maulana Akbar Shah, so I dont' think he can put his own perspective along with it... your views? would it be better for me to go with the unrevised edition translated by Atiqur Rahman Uganwi?? but who is he, actually?? :confused:

[pluto]

Hujjat Allah al-Baligha by Hazrat Shah Waliullah r.h(English)



Hmmm...

[pluto]

Some of the other 'Deeni' books that I'm currently reading or have...

1. A comparative study of Islam and other religions by Prof. Muzaffar-ud-din Nadvi.
2. Abdullah - The father of the Holy Prophet PBUH by Riaz Hussain.
3. The Benefactors Of Islam - Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi
4. Bilal - The Abbysinian Outrunner by Syed Iqbal Zaheer.
5. Men Of The Cave - A. Hussain.
6. Miraj-Un-Nabi - M. M. S. Azam.
7. Signs Of Qiyamah - Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali.
8. The Miswaak.
9. Three True Believers - A. Hussain.

[ummeesa]

Ashrafs blessings of marriage by hafiz aslam patel,
A must for every muslim couple, engaged person, teenager & home.
Essential reading before & after nikah.

[pluto]

going with the one translated by atiqur rehman uganwi...

reason?
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?63550-Books-for-reading&p=531254&posted=1#post531254

[pluto]

Im reading at the moment 'The Travels of Ibn Battutah' and The Muqaddimah' By Allama Ibn Khaldun.

Sw.

brother ENIGMA, need your opinion.


Sw.

I wish to but a book on a great muslim traveller of yore, 'Ibn Battuta', perhaps the greatest amongst the travellers ever. Has anyone read a book on him which they could recommend it to me? There's one written by Ross E. Dunn, but have no idea how good it is, I'm looking for opinions from those who've had the opportunity to have read on the subject. Preferably in english, if there any books even in Urdu, do let me know.

I had come across a post of brother ENIGMA who I think has read on the subject, but, alas, there's no way I can contact him.

[dr76]

Assalam alaikum w.w..

Im reading the ' Khutbaat hazrat Maulana Obaidullah balyawi sb (rah)'. hazrat has struck a balance with dawah and tasawwuf to go hand in hand and indispensibilty of both in islaah of the ummah.
hazrat was the khalifa of Hazrat Shaikhul Hadees maulana Zakaria sb (rah).

wa assalam..

[sudoku]

:salam:

Just finished reading 'Feeling Spiritually Low?' by Moulana Yunus Patel saheb damat barakatuhum. (http://yunuspatel.co.za/books-feelingspirituallylow.php)

It was an awesome read and I'm sure it'll cause anyone who reads it to pause more than once and think "Huh! Was this written for me?! Because it sure seems like it!"

[SIRAJ-UD-DEEN]

Tanbihul Ghafileen by Faqih Abu Layth Samarqandi

Aasan nahu by maulana saeed ahmed palanpuri

Aasan sarf by maulana saeed ahmed palanpuri

Minhajul arabiyya

Mu-allimul Insha

[pluto]

:salam:

recently bought The Adventures of Ibn Battuta by Ross e Dunn, haven't started reading yet though.

reading 'Stories of the Prophets' by Badr Azimabadi, lots of spelling mistakes :(

[dr76]

:salam:

recently bought The Adventures of Ibn Battuta by Ross e Dunn, haven't started reading yet though.

reading 'Stories of the Prophets' by Badr Azimabadi, lots of spelling mistakes :(

:salam:

I have travels of ibn batuta by H.A.R Gibbs, have flipped it through once.., also Travels of Ibn Jubayr by Roland Broadhurst seems good.. yet to read..

wa assalam..

[pluto]

:salam:

I have travels of ibn batuta by H.A.R Gibbs, have flipped it through once.., also Travels of Ibn Jubayr by Roland Broadhurst seems good.. yet to read..

wa assalam..

:salam: Dr. Saheb,
Good :thumbsup: but may I know which edition? Just curious.
Trying to get a proper map before I start reading it.
If we both like the subject, we could exchange our books someday, right? :-)

[pluto]

:salam:

Some other books that I got recently,

1. 'Good Character' compiled from the teachings of Masehul Ummat - Hazath Maulana Maseeullah Khan Saheb.
2. 'How well do you know the Sahaba RA? 300 gripping question & answers to increase your knowledge about the Sahaba RA - Compiled by Maulana Khalid Dhorat, Appreciated by Maulvi Muhammad Saad (Fazil Jamia Faarooqia, Karachi - Pakistan. - This book is BRILLIANT, ULTRA AWESOME !!! If you want to briefly know about the sacrifice and the great deeds that they have done.

[dr76]

:salam:

some books i got few days back..

1) 'The history of the Qadiri order in India' By Fatima bilgrami. this book gives a detailed historical insight on the advent of various qadiri shuyookh in the indian sub-continent with special emphasis on 16th to 18th century.. i finished the deccan region and its really interesting..

2) 'The sufis of india, pakistan and bangladesh' By N.K Singh (3 volumes).. this guy has done a good research work with a good review of old historical works... i was reading about hazrat Shaikh Naseeruddin chirag delhvi (rah) khalifa of Sultan ul mashaikh Hazrat nizamuddin auliya (rah).. simply amazing.. shall post about him sometime later insha allah..

3) ' Kitab Al tawasin ' By Shaikh mansoor al Hallaj (rah) translated to 'Ana al Haqq reconsiderd'.. yet to read this..

4) ' Kitab al ta'arruf fi mad'hab al tasawwuf' by Shaikh Abu Bakr kalabadhi (rah).. yet to read..

about the edition of ibn batuta bro pluto .. im on night shift rt now.. so have to check tomorrow ia..

duas ..

wa assalam..

[Usman]

this thread

[pluto]

:salam:

Have uploaded 'Modern Science & Islam By Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi'.

Modern Science & Islam By Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi (https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5zajTyfeN-BOGM2MDhiMmItYmU1YS00ZWQ5LWFlZGItOTI2NDhhOTEwNDZh&sort=name&layout=list&num=50)
Note: Have scanned it in low resolution, to make it easy to email and download and stuff.
* Have asked and received permission to get the book scanned and distribute.

[dr76]

:salam: Dr. Saheb,
Good :thumbsup: but may I know which edition? Just curious.
Trying to get a proper map before I start reading it.
If we both like the subject, we could exchange our books someday, right? :-)

:salam:

the one i have is 2006 edition..

wa assalam..

[drjash]

I am currently reading Simon Schama's History of Britain.

Looking to start Saviours of the Islamic Spirit by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi next insha Allah

[pluto]

:salam:

the one i have is 2006 edition..

wa assalam..

:jazak: for the info, Dr. Saheb.

[pluto]

Looking to start Saviours of the Islamic Spirit by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi next insha Allah

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[SIRAJ-UD-DEEN]

dajjal Kon Kab Kahan By Maulana Abu Lubaba shah Mansoor Pur

[pluto]

The Jinn (In The Qur'an and the Sunnah) by Mustafa Ashour.

[syamuj]

Majmua-e-Bayanaat of Moulana Yousuf sb(RAH) and Dawat and tableegh of Umar sb palanpuri.

[Abdullah Efendi]

Quran.

"Sharhul Sunnan ibn Majah" by Turkish scholar Haydar ibnul Hatip (rahimahullah).

[drjash]

Just finished reading History of Britain Vol.1.

Also completed Signs before the Day of Judgement by Ibn Kathir

Have started reading ‘The Messenger’ by Tariq Ramadan. A brief bio of the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) but useful none the less, especially as a summarised version of the Seerah. Anyone else read this book?

[ENIGMA]

Shariat and Tariqat by Hazrat Shaykh Zakariyah :rahim:

[asma1]

Other than dars books, I'am reading Suhbat'e Ba Ahle Dil by HAzrat Shah Muhaamad Yaqub sahib Majjidadi ra and Makhzane Akhlaq by Moulana Rahmatullah subhani lodyanvi ra.

[Proud2baMuslim]

Toxic childhood by Sue Palmer

and as a bedtime reading, I read from "you can be the happiest woman in the world" by Shaykh Aidh al qarni

[Maripat]

I too have the habit of having a zillion books going on simultaneously. At the moment these are the ones:
(1) Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation.
(2) Hayat-us-Sahaba (RA)
(3) Uloom-ul-Qur'an (English tr)
(4) Orientalism (Edward Said)
(5) The Life and Times of Prophet (PBUH) of Islam (Professor M. Hamidullah)
(6) The Historical Role of Islam (M.N. Roy)
(7) Wahiduddeen Khan's Hindi translation of the Holy Qur'an
(8) Islam aur Mustashriqeen (Islam and Orientalists) Dar-ul-Musannifeen Shibli Academy
(9) Kamalaat-e-Ashrafiya
(8) Bhimbetka (Archeology in Central India)
(9) Maut Ki Yaad (Remembering Death) Hazrat Zakaria
(10) Ma'arif-ul-Hadees

[NeednoName]

Assalaam'aaleykum!

'Female Chauvinist pigs: Women and the rise of raunch culture' by Ariel Levy.

[Ruslan]

Deeni: reading or will begin soon inshaAllah:

1) The Ideal Father by Maulana Muhammad Hanif Abdul Majid
2) Prisoners of Malta by Maulana Syed Mohammad Mian
3) The sublime conduct of Nabi saw by Mufti Qasmi
4) Discourses on the Islamic way of Life by Mufti Taqi Uthmani
5) Ali ibn Abi Talib RA by Dr Sallabi
6) Mothers of the Believers by Imam Tabari

Dunya:

1) Liespotting by Pamela Meyer
2) The Circuit by Bob Shepherd
3) Battle of Casbah by General Paul Aussaresses
4) First into Action - Duncan Falconer

[Maripat]

Deeni: reading or will begin soon inshaAllah:

1) The Ideal Father by Maulana Muhammad Hanif Abdul Majid
2) Prisoners of Malta by Maulana Syed Mohammad Mian
3) The sublime conduct of Nabi saw by Mufti Qasmi
4) Discourses on the Islamic way of Life by Mufti Taqi Uthmani
5) Ali ibn Abi Talib RA by Dr Sallabi
6) Mothers of the Believers by Imam Tabari

Dunya:

1) Liespotting by Pamela Meyer
2) The Circuit by Bob Shepherd
3) Battle of Casbah by General Paul Aussaresses
4) First into Action - Duncan Falconer

:salam:
Akhi a line or two about each item in the second list will be appreciated.
Are all the books in the first list in English?
Wassalam

[Ruslan]

:salam:
Akhi a line or two about each item in the second list will be appreciated.
Are all the books in the first list in English?
Wassalam

Salam brother

All the Deeni books are in English.

Liespotter: Evidence based methods on detecting deception targetted at people who are in business field etc.

The author has done a good presentation in this TED talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar.html

The Circuit: Bob Shepherd is a former SAS soldier who became a private military contractor. Mainly providing close protection for media reporters, he discusses a lot about how his work has changed his views on current affairs as opposed to how he was in the military i.e. accept orders and believe what your fed. So he narrates his meeting with Yasser Arafat, Hamas, Maulana Zaefullah khan who was the foreign minister for Taliban. He talks about his close encounter with the IDF and how he bought into the whole hype of the IDF but in reality they are a third class army with state of the art weapons.

The Battle of Casbah - this book gained a lot of attention as the author is the general who ordered and partook in many of the atrocities against Algerian muslims. It was the first documented account of admission of atrocities which caused him to be stripped of all his medals etc. The author has presented at the Pentagon on counter insurgency etc. I bought it just because its recieved a lot of attention and because as much as the west denies it, these are the people who have devised methods which we see employed by their stooges in countries such as Syria, Pakistan, even Algeria etc.

First into Action: Duncan falconer is former SBS, the less exposed maritime equivalent of SAS. Talks about Norther Ireland a lot and how he went on to do private work.

[Maripat]

:ws:
:jazak: brother Ruslan. It was very informative.
Wassalam

[hayya]

Just finished reading History of Britain Vol.1.

Also completed Signs before the Day of Judgement by Ibn Kathir

Have started reading ‘The Messenger’ by Tariq Ramadan. A brief bio of the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) but useful none the less, especially as a summarised version of the Seerah. Anyone else read this book?

i read The Messenger several years back. Im not good with history so found it a good summerisation of events. And quite inspiring.

Currently Im reading Secrets of Secrets by Abd al-Qadir al-Jilan.

Sufi explanation of how the outward practises of Islam help the inner self

[Mastam]

:ws:

Aks-e-Seerat (SAW) ___ An urdu translated version of the biography of Prophet Muhammad (Sallalaho Alehe Wasalam) written by a Romanian writer named Konain Bairean

Zinda Rood ___ A biography of Allama Iqbal written by his son Justice (rt) Javaid Iqbal

Kahey Faqeer ___ Lectures and Answers of different questions given by Syed Sarfaraz Shah sb on different topics including tasawwuf, Ilm o Amal, Huroof-e-Maqattat etc

[pluto]

:salam:

'Removing the safety net' By Shaykh Yunus Patel ra
Read the complete book about 2 weeks back, its a brilliant brilliant read, its the first time I have read 104 pages on a computer screen Maulana has been very articulate he even mentions how youngsters delete internet search history !!! This book is extremely relevant for the present times, and it can scare the HELL out of adults... its a MUST READ ! There are some passages I think starting from page 80 that I request esp. the mods to read.

And to think Maulana is no more with us is...just so shattering
May Allah SWT grant him Jannat Ul Firdaus, summa aameen, he truly had great concern for the well being of the ummah.

[hayya]

Double post

[hayya]

:salam:

'Removing the safety net' By Shaykh Yunus Patel ra


:ws:

If you have it online can you please share the link brother

Ameen to the duas.

[firaswagner]

:ws:

If you have it online can you please share the link brother

Ameen to the duas.

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?81095-NEW-BOOK-by-Shaykh-Yunus-Patel-(ra)/page2&highlight=removing+the+safety+net

[hayya]

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?81095-NEW-BOOK-by-Shaykh-Yunus-Patel-(ra)/page2&highlight=removing+the+safety+net


:jazak: sister :-)

[SUPERiMAN]

:salam:

Misali Baap (Ideal Father) - By Mufti Muhammad Hanif Abdul Majeed. A must read for all fathers

[drjash]

Sufism and Good Character (http://whitethreadpress.com/publications/sufism.htm) by Shaykh Zafar Uthmani

[pluto]

Why is this thread not a sticky anymore?

[Ruslan]

Just finished reading Growing up Bin Laden. Excellent read.

[Servant.of.Allah]

Sunniforum threads

[Maripat]

Just finished reading Growing up Bin Laden. Excellent read.
:salam:
You have thread related to review of some book. Review this one also there. I'll also try to contribute there, IA. Let us try to promote that as official book review thread by lobbying with the mods.
Wassalam

[Ruslan]

growing up bin laden is an account of life with Bin Laden by his first wife and the fourth son from that marriage. Its an account of the childhood, marriage and their travels through Sudan and afghanistan. The wife mashaAllah really displays her loyalty to her husband, the son Umar basically described his struggles being a son of bin laden and basically how he slowly rebelled and got out of afghanistan. Reviews cannot do justic tbh, its a good read and you need to derive your own conclusions.

[Maripat]

growing up bin laden is an account of life with Bin Laden by his first wife and the fourth son from that marriage. Its an account of the childhood, marriage and their travels through Sudan and afghanistan. The wife mashaAllah really displays her loyalty to her husband, the son Umar basically described his struggles being a son of bin laden and basically how he slowly rebelled and got out of afghanistan. Reviews cannot do justic tbh, its a good read and you need to derive your own conclusions.
Is there any overt attempt in the book to please the west?

[Ruslan]

Is there any overt attempt in the book to please the west?

Not really. His son does apologies for his fathers actions but if you google about him you see he's gone off the rockers so I don't know what his game is really. He admits that irrespective, he will always love him as a father. I sensed he's bitter about his course of life i.e. from a wealthy upbringing and knowing his cousins are living it large. From riches to rags really. I appreciate the hardship him and his siblings endured with respect to that. But from a deeni point of view, his father is trying to emulate a life of Sunnah and simplicity.

The wife does not once say anything against her husband. If anything, You sense the love, loyalty and devotion and obedience to her husband. The heart wrenching part is how she got separated from some of her younger children as she departed for Syria and there is no word on their fate.

[Maripat]

Sad. But thanks brother Ruslan.

[dr76]

:salam:

Hazrat Maulana Syed Abul Hassan Ali Hasani Nadwi :rahma: aur Tasawwuf by Shamim Tariq

wa assalam..