salam,
i need a sound booklist for a newly practising sister who has now donned the hijab and wants to read up.
...and you and i know what we don't want her to read
jazakumullahu khayran.
....and yes i know recommendation has 2m's and not 3!
Book Recommmendations for Newly Practising Sister
salam,
i need a sound booklist for a newly practising sister who has now donned the hijab and wants to read up.
...and you and i know what we don't want her to read
jazakumullahu khayran.
....and yes i know recommendation has 2m's and not 3!
Originally Posted by sahih-baba
salam,
i need a sound booklist for a newly practising sister who has now donned the hijab and wants to read up.
...and you and i know what we don't want her to read
jazakumullahu khayran.
....and yes i know recommendation has 2m's and not 3!
What about the :
Maqasid of Imam Nawawi(RA) translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller.
The Reliance of the traveller
Understanding Madhabs,
The legal status of following madhabs
The differences of the Imams
The Heavenly Ornaments(this is especially for women).
Purification of the heart
Etc etc etc.
"Maqasid of Imam Nawawi(RA) translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller."
I second that.
a balanced booklist:
fiqh: Maqasid
http://www.astrolabe.com/product/313/Al_Maqasid_-_Nawawi's_Manual_of_Islam.html
hadith: Provisions for the Seekers
http://www.al-rashad.com/Hadith/Prov...ad-al-Talibin/
tazkiyyah: Bidayah al-Hidayah
http://www.al-rashad.com/Akhlaq-Musl...g-of-Guidance/
Quran: a nice translation of the Quran; Aisha Bewley or "The Majestic Quran"
Sirah: Hayatus Sahabah
The Sealed Nectar
The Beauty of the Righteous
Last edited by godilali; 08-02-2007 at 09:36 PM.
Qadi Iyad's ash-Shifa
The Lives of Man
Excellent recommendations brother. Just one more addition Imam Ghazalis "The Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship"
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jazakumullahu khayran for the responses.
I would recommend Minhajul Abedin by Imam Ghazali and Bahisti Zewar...also Islam:Beliefs and Teachings by Ghulam Sarwar
"Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting look to his sincerity and Wisdom"
Ameer Ul Mumineen Umar Ibn Al Khattab
For a very basic but excellent, knowledge filled book, I recommend Riyahdu Saliheen.
salam
-If choosing shaafi madhab then maqasid (i wouldn't suggest reliance until later on or unless she is a law student or somethin -might be too much for a new muslim).
-i would suggest ghazali's inner dimensions as the brother has above.
Also the following suggestions will help make her more 'homely' in islam (of course she could already be at that level.) especially if she has a habit of reading western literature:
-Quran: Thomas Cleary translation
-Martin Lings: Muhammad (saw)
-Unveiling Islam (edited by abdul hakim murad)
-Man and the Universe (Mostafa al badawi)
-Becoming Muslim (shaykh nuh)
-Purification of the Heart -Shaykh Hamza
Later on i would give her "early Sufi women of as-sulami" and if she wants go get into the history (especially after reading Lings' book) i would go with a translation of travels of ibn battuta.
Also i would recommend all the Shaykh Hamza Yusuf talks/dvds, they beautifully blend secular knowledge and islamic knowledge and makes one feel at 'home' in the modern world as a muslim without being disconnected to Allah. Oh and Harun Yahya videos are a must especially the 'nature' ones.
Also to give her the feeling of 'unity/diversity' i would get her some Zaid Shakir talks/cds (about malcolm x and such) - a book on chinese muslims and on andalucia perhaps.
Also i would give her lots of dhikr cd's - something to slowly replace the 'need for music'.
Also the 'Islamic Marriage' book by Hedaya Hartford - it has some beneficial stuff especially for new muslims
Knowledge without action is insanity
and action without knowledge is vanity. . . Imam Al-Ghazali (May He sanctify his secret)
I would suggest Stories of the Prophets, the simple version.
So that she can relate to past history and names of some of the Prophets whom she might Know
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