BOOKS- What Have YOU Read?

[MG]

What have I read? Loads of books... but some I'd like to recommend for now:


Hujjat al Islam Imam al Ghazali's Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife - there is no book better in my opinion on this subject.

Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad's Key to the Garden is an excellent book on Tawheed.

Qadi Iyad's Ash-Shifa

Marting Lings : Muhammad - His life based on its earliest sources [apart from a couple of mistakes it is the best read as far as Sirah in English]

As for Tafseer - I recently bought Ma'ariful Qur'an's eight volumes for 60 quid from kitaabun.com - its excellent.

Wasalam.

j/k bro, im gonna look into that.

[faqir]

Look out for the future publications from Amal Press:

http://www.amalpress.com/index.php?l...&forthcoming=1


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[Kayled]

I got the name of one of the books I previously talked about:

Sheikh: Mohammad AlGazali
Book: AlSounah AlNabaweya

It has a chapter on women related ruleings in islam .

Ill told my mama to look for the other ones author I got the name it's:

Tahreer AlMara Fe AlIslam (Womens freedom in Islam).

I should point out that these Shaikes are AlAzhar first-class graduates, and everything is built on Daleils.

Peace Out.

[MG]

i need a really good islamic dream interpretation book.


any recommmendations?

i saw a big fat islamic dream interpretation dictionary, in a shop down west london once,but made the ,mistake of saying to myself "ill come back later and get it"

anyone have any names of good interpretation books, with a wide selection of different kinds of dreams?

[usman21]

salaams all,

ma'ariful qura'an in english is probably the best tafseer in english, its a must read for all! n the same tafseer in urdu by mufti shafee usmani, not the maulana idrees kandelvi one is good aswell. not sayin the maulana idrees one is bad or netin but its a bit hard to get to grips with while the mufti one is simple.

some good books in english:
all harun yahyas books r good
The legal status of following a mathab (mufti taqi usmani)
the chief sins (not sure of the author)
mathnawi (imam rumi)

some in arabic:
al kaba'ir (imam thahabi)
wasailul wusool ila shamail-ar-rasool (dunno th author)

[Hafsah]

theres one by abu ameenah bilal philips ("dream interpretation") ...and is totally backed up by quraan and sunnah

then theres the ibn sirin one...which i've heard is quite good aswell

i need a really good islamic dream interpretation book.


any recommmendations?

i saw a big fat islamic dream interpretation dictionary, in a shop down west london once,but made the ,mistake of saying to myself "ill come back later and get it"

anyone have any names of good interpretation books, with a wide selection of different kinds of dreams?

[Bubble-Buster]

salaams all,

ma'ariful qura'an in english is probably the best tafseer in english, its a must read for all! n the same tafseer in urdu by mufti shafee usmani, not the maulana idrees kandelvi one is good aswell.

Agreed

some good books in english:
all harun yahyas books r good

You mst be very careful while reading Harun Yahya's smooth writings. He has made many mistakes, which makes me think: hmm

The legal status of following a mathab (mufti taqi usmani)

Agreed

some in arabic:
al kaba'ir (imam thahabi)
wasailul wusool ila shamail-ar-rasool (dunno th author)

Agreed

Let me name some good readings that are available in English, and are excellent to augment the knowledge of readers.

Tafseer-e-Maajdi English (4 Volume Set)

First Things First: For Inquiring Minds and Yearning Hearts

Al-Fiqh-ul-Hanafi Fi Thawbih-il-Jadeed (5 Volume Set) (Arabic)

Easy Etymology

[MG]

theres one by abu ameenah bilal philips ("dream interpretation") ...and is totally backed up by quraan and sunnah

then theres the ibn sirin one...which i've heard is quite good aswell

j/k sis,i will look into it

[Bubble-Buster]

Please read and enjoy,

What a great difference there is between the TWO.

[islamik queen]

i want to recommend a book to you guyz that i read in the holidays


i found it fab!

it's called candy by kevin brooks

check it out

[Mira]

I would recommend, Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir in Nasir's Prison; Zainab Al-Ghazali (She's not related to either Imam Al Ghazali or Sheikh Mohammed Al Ghazali) - the President of the Muslim Ladies Group, the sisters branch of the Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen group.

It's fascinating - whether you personally agree with the Ikhwaan or not, the book is not at all political.

[MG]

ok, jus finished reading "The Life of Muhammad" by Abdul Hameed Siddiqui


mashallah, great book especially for people studying islam as it stops at certain intervals and explain why they have written what they have.

The the other book i have jus finished is "the Soul's Journey After Death" by Layla Mabrouk, again the book is good but quite short, i read it one day

(still got the jitters from it tho!! )


the one im reading at the moment is "Yajuj and Majuj" (gog and magog) by Muhyi' D-din ' Abd Al-hamid....well get back to u people wen i finshed inshallah

[muslimaah]

Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir............Excelent book!!!
im telin u can learn ALOT of things from this book its faboulous Mashallah worth buying u can get itfrom Darruslam for 11.50 xcellent book!! superb!!

[Saifullah]

theres one by abu ameenah bilal philips ("dream interpretation") ...and is totally backed up by quraan and sunnah

then theres the ibn sirin one...which i've heard is quite good aswell

Yeah, i have the ibn Sireen one, ibn Sireen was a Tabi'een, that fact alone is enough to buy that book, but make sure you get the authentic version, there are a few going about and some have chapters in them that are not related to him.

If you can read urdu, they usually have loads of such books on dream interpretations.

[MG]

Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir............Excelent book!!!
im telin u can learn ALOT of things from this book its faboulous Mashallah worth buying u can get itfrom Darruslam for 11.50 xcellent book!! superb!!

j/k sis, gonna look into that.

j/k saifullah, ive given up on buying a dream book, cos i read the meaning of a couple of my dreams and i was quite traumatised, so.......id rather not know !!


does anyone know any good books about the Kaa'ba and its history, e.g how and why it was built, as i dont really know much about that side of things and of course cos my little one keeps asking me questions on it and i dont know wat to say!!

[.: Jannati :.]

Yes so do I sis, jin /herafter/ hell /heaven/Judgement day really my topic the jack pot of what i Like have you read the book on Harun Yahya's JESUS WILL RETURN ?

[MG]

Yes so do I sis, jin /herafter/ hell /heaven/Judgement day really my topic the jack pot of what i Like have you read the book on Harun Yahya's JESUS WILL RETURN ?

no, i jus finished reading "Yajuj and Majuj" (gog and magog) by Muhyi' D-din ' Abd Al-hamid, its so scary ,all these trials which will come our way, may allah swt make us successful in geeting thru them .Ameen.

[MG]

no, i jus finished reading "Yajuj and Majuj" (gog and magog) by Muhyi' D-din ' Abd Al-hamid, its so scary ,all these trials which will come our way, may allah swt make us successful in geeting thru them .Ameen.

here's a passage from the above book

chapter- Yajuj and Majuj are human beings


Abu Sa'id said that the messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, " Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Rising, 'Arise , Adam and bring forth those among your offspring who are for the fire.' He will ask, ' O lord. who are those who are for the fire?' Allah will reply, ' Nine hundred and ninety-nine of every thousand are for the fire and one is for the Garden.'

Then children will become white-haired and 'every pregnant woman will abort the contents of her womb. you will see people drunk, yet they are not drunk but the punishment of Allah issevere.' (22:2) They said, "Messenger of Allah, is that 'one' from among us?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace , said. "Rejoice in the good news that there is one of you for every thousand of Yajuj and Majuj."

[.: Jannati :.]

no, i jus finished reading "Yajuj and Majuj" (gog and magog) by Muhyi' D-din ' Abd Al-hamid, its so scary ,all these trials which will come our way, may allah swt make us successful in geeting thru them .Ameen.

aMEEN!

[MG]

aMEEN!

hey sis, i dont read them at night, im such a scaredy cat

[MG]

Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir............Excelent book!!!
im telin u can learn ALOT of things from this book its faboulous Mashallah worth buying u can get itfrom Darruslam for 11.50 xcellent book!! superb!!

ok sis, this book got osme excellent reviews plus i tried 2 places and they were all sold out !

i got my copy today, and was looking at the contents, mashallah lookslike a very good read, i cant wait but i gotta finish the one im readin at the mo

[moshyman]

From My Sisters' Lips by Na'ima B. RobertJust reading it at the moment and a brilliant book MashaAllah. Would be very helpful to muslims as well as non-muslims as it shows how women of the modern age are attracted to Islam. I'm a brother but I too found it inspiring refreshing. I recommend everyone goes out and buys it and lends it to non-muslims and muslims alike. I found several copies at Waterstones so you should be able to get your hands on a copy pretty easily.

[MG]

From My Sisters' Lips by Na'ima B. RobertJust reading it at the moment and a brilliant book MashaAllah. Would be very helpful to muslims as well as non-muslims as it shows how women of the modern age are attracted to Islam. I'm a brother but I too found it inspiring refreshing. I recommend everyone goes out and buys it and lends it to non-muslims and muslims alike. I found several copies at Waterstones so you should be able to get your hands on a copy pretty easily.

wow, wat a weird title

can u give us a taster from the book? like write a couple of bits of the book up , show us wat we missing

[moshyman]

wow, wat a weird title

can u give us a taster from the book? like write a couple of bits of the book up , show us wat we missing

Well this is the intro...

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Catching sight of a Muslim woman, covered from head to toe, on Western city streets rarely fails to provoke a strong reaction. Feelings of shock, horror, repulsion or pity are not uncommon, especially upon seeing this strangest of sights for the first time. Comments range from the patronising (“Poor woman, doesn’t she know she’s in England now, she doesn’t have to dress like that?”), the insulting (“It makes me sick to see them dressed like that!”) to the ridiculous (“I bet she looks like a dog under there!” or, the universal favourite, “NINJA!”)<O:P> </O:P>

Without doubt, the assumption is that this poor woman was forced by her husband or family to dress as she does, that she is an uneducated immigrant who probably speaks little or no English or that, steeped in ignorance, she has yet to experience the delights of Western freedoms. She is, in essence, desperate to be liberated.<O:P> </O:P>

Such is the common perception of this woman, who remains faceless, nameless and voiceless – a non-person.<O:P> </O:P>

But what if this woman had a name, what if she had a voice? What if she could tell you about herself, her history, her family, her thoughts and feelings? What if, by sharing herself with you, you grew to see beyond the exterior, beyond the veil, and see for yourself in what ways you are alike and in what ways you are different?<O:P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </O:P>

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[Kulthoom]

Well this is the intro...

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Catching sight of a Muslim woman, covered from head to toe, on Western city streets rarely fails to provoke a strong reaction. Feelings of shock, horror, repulsion or pity are not uncommon, especially upon seeing this strangest of sights for the first time. Comments range from the patronising (“Poor woman, doesn’t she know she’s in England now, she doesn’t have to dress like that?”), the insulting (“It makes me sick to see them dressed like that!”) to the ridiculous (“I bet she looks like a dog under there!” or, the universal favourite, “NINJA!”)<O:P> </O:P>


Without doubt, the assumption is that this poor woman was forced by her husband or family to dress as she does, that she is an uneducated immigrant who probably speaks little or no English or that, steeped in ignorance, she has yet to experience the delights of Western freedoms. She is, in essence, desperate to be liberated.<O:P> </O:P>

Such is the common perception of this woman, who remains faceless, nameless and voiceless – a non-person.<O:P> </O:P>

But what if this woman had a name, what if she had a voice? What if she could tell you about herself, her history, her family, her thoughts and feelings? What if, by sharing herself with you, you grew to see beyond the exterior, beyond the veil, and see for yourself in what ways you are alike and in what ways you are different?<O:P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </O:P>

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i read that i bought it last week from bayswater mashallah it was a good read,

i also bought a book called 'i sweep the sun from the rooftops' by Hanan al-Shaykh also a good read

[MG]

Well this is the intro...

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Catching sight of a Muslim woman, covered from head to toe, on Western city streets rarely fails to provoke a strong reaction. Feelings of shock, horror, repulsion or pity are not uncommon, especially upon seeing this strangest of sights for the first time. Comments range from the patronising (“Poor woman, doesn’t she know she’s in England now, she doesn’t have to dress like that?”), the insulting (“It makes me sick to see them dressed like that!”) to the ridiculous (“I bet she looks like a dog under there!” or, the universal favourite, “NINJA!”)<O:P> </O:P>


Without doubt, the assumption is that this poor woman was forced by her husband or family to dress as she does, that she is an uneducated immigrant who probably speaks little or no English or that, steeped in ignorance, she has yet to experience the delights of Western freedoms. She is, in essence, desperate to be liberated.<O:P> </O:P>

Such is the common perception of this woman, who remains faceless, nameless and voiceless – a non-person.<O:P> </O:P>

But what if this woman had a name, what if she had a voice? What if she could tell you about herself, her history, her family, her thoughts and feelings? What if, by sharing herself with you, you grew to see beyond the exterior, beyond the veil, and see for yourself in what ways you are alike and in what ways you are different?<O:P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </O:P>

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<O:P style="MARGIN: 0px">There are many excerpts from her book and many other things about her at her website, click here.</O:P>

j/k bro im gonna have a look for it

[MG]

ok, as u know at the moment im reading Stories of the Prophet by Ibn kathir, i have 2 questions:

(im reeading about Moses at the moment)

ok, who are the chldren of Israel? are they the jews?

also wen moses asked Allah swt that who is the Ummah that has these attributes belong (e.g a list of attributes was given by Allah swt that a certain ummah will have) moses wanted HIS ummah to be this specific ummah but Allah swt said no, this ummah belongs to Ahmed.


who is Ahmed? and is this ummah the Muslims or some other ummah?

[imran1976]

ok, as u know at the moment im reading Stories of the Prophet by Ibn kathir, i have 2 questions:

(im reeading about Moses at the moment)

ok, who are the chldren of Israel? are they the jews?

also wen moses asked Allah swt that who is the Ummah that has these attributes belong (e.g a list of attributes was given by Allah swt that a certain ummah will have) moses wanted HIS ummah to be this specific ummah but Allah swt said no, this ummah belongs to Ahmed.


who is Ahmed? and is this ummah the Muslims or some other ummah?

yes the jews & the ummah is of Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w)

[MG]

yes the jews & the ummah is of Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w)

yes, i thought it was the muslims but why did Allah swt not say , the ummah of Muhammad saw, instead of Ahmad?

Why does he say Ahmad, what does this mean?


j/k bro

[Salman Al-Farsi]

yes, i thought it was the muslims but why did Allah swt not say , the ummah of Muhammad saw, instead of Ahmad?

Why does he say Ahmad, what does this mean?


j/k bro

Ahmed is also one of the names of the prophet (saw)

[Kulthoom]

Al Ghazali's inner Dimensions of worship

and i just it

[MG]

Ahmed is also one of the names of the prophet (saw)

oh i seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

j/k

p.s : i didnt know that if u made an intention to do something and were not able to carry it out for one reason or another, u still get the reward for it ten fold

amazing, subhanllah, jus another reason why i feel lucky to be a muslim

[witty]

Al Ghazali's inner Dimensions of worship

and i just it

Great! I've got that book on my reading list plus other ghazali books.
Idries shah rocks

Futuh ul ghaib (Abdul Qadir Jilani) anyone? it's a good read.

[Salman Al-Farsi]

Great! I've got that book on my reading list plus other ghazali books.
Idries shah rocks

Futuh ul ghaib (Abdul Qadir Jilani) anyone? it's a good read.

[witty]

Oops salman, you forgot to say something.

(actually, dont say anything, its probably a criticism as usual, or one of your, 'pick on witty' moments)

[MG]

Al Ghazali's inner Dimensions of worship

and i just it

what is this about and where can i get it from?

i have bought so many books that i havent had a chance to read yet

[Mira]

Biography of Sultan Abdülhamit II

[Salman Al-Farsi]

Oops salman, you forgot to say something.

(actually, dont say anything, its probably a criticism as usual, or one of your, 'pick on witty' moments)

lol... i m getting too predictable..

'Pick on witty' .. but I enjoy doing that.

[Salman Al-Farsi]

I am reading a book called 'Arabs and Young Turks: Ottomanism, Arabism and Islamism in the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1918' by Hasan Kayali. Actually been reading it for ages keep getting distracted.

[Mira]

I am reading a book called 'Arabs and Young Turks: Ottomanism, Arabism and Islamism in the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1918' by Hasan Kayali. Actually been reading it for ages keep getting distracted.

It's an interesting book, especially the last chapter. It's a bit boring, so don't feel bad about being distracted <--- (Green face for the green cover )