Review by Hamdija Begovic The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism Author: Hamza Andreas Tzortzis Publishing: December 2016. San Clemente, California: FB Publishing ISBN-10: 0996545387 Format: Paperback, 322 pages Generally, there are two ways to critically analyse a belief system: one is to tackle standard arguments countering them by engaging inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis”
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Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith
Review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Title: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith Author: Atabek Shukurov An-Nasafi / Sulaiman Ahmed (translator) Publisher: Avicenna Academy, UK Release Date: May 1, 2015 Format: Hardback Pages: ix + 311 The book is allegedly an attempt at revival of hanafi methdology in hadith. However, in reality far from representing the hanafi school’s actual approach it isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith”
New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press
al-Salam ‘alaykum, White Thread Press recently released a new publication which covers concepts of eschatology, procedures for funeral, burial, last rites, and practices related to the deceased (such as īsāl al-thawāb, atonements, debts) and graveyards: What the Living Can Do for the Dead According to the Qur’an and Sunna and the Opinions of the ClassicalContinueContinue reading “New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press”
The Life of Muhammad: A Critique of Guillaume’s English Translation
By Dr. ‘Abdul Latif Tibawi Professor Guillaume is not merely offering a translation of the received text of the biography of Muhammad, as recorded by Ibn Hisham from al-Bakka’i, from Ibn Ishaq. His work is a translation of his own reconstruction of Ibn Ishaq …. … one gathers from the concluding words on page vContinueContinue reading “The Life of Muhammad: A Critique of Guillaume’s English Translation”
Book Review: Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī awr Islām
﷽ Fārūq, Muḥammad, Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī ؒ awr Islām, Maktaba Maḥmūdiyya, UP (1431/2010), 80 pages, paperback. Review by Shahin-ur Rahman Concise and easy to read, this succinct treatise on comparative religion offers a profound insight into the life of Gurū Nānak, who is believed to be the founder of the Sikh religion. Targeting theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī awr Islām”
The Study Quran Review: Gibril Fouad Haddad
[The Muslim World Book Review, 36:3, 2016, pp. 20-25] Seyyed Hossein Nasr et al., ed. The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. New York: Harper Collins, 2015. Hardback. lix + 1988pp. Maps. ISBN: 978-0-06-112586-7. This book is the magnum opus of Iranian University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University Seyyed Hossein Nasr (b. 1933), anContinueContinue reading “The Study Quran Review: Gibril Fouad Haddad”
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