by Robert Colvile Published: 5:25PM BST 27 Aug 2010 by http://www.telegraph.co.uk The Shallows by Nicholas Carr: Review Think about what you did last week. You might remember the nice meal, the chat to the cousin, the blazing row. But odds are, you spent the most time doing the same thing as the rest of us:ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember”
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The Virtue of Reading Books
By Imam Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr in his Jami’ Bayan al-‘Ilm wa Fadlihi In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 2414: Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad bin Isma’il al-Bukhari was asked: “What is it that strengthens one’s memory?” He replied: “Constantly looking through books.” 2415: Ahmad bin Abi ‘Imran said: “I was with AbuContinueContinue reading “The Virtue of Reading Books”
Downloadable Books by Mawlana Ubaydullah al-Sindi
Sent to us by email: Assalam o ‘alaykum, I have came across five books of Mawlana Ubaydullah Sindhi. For those interested can download those at the links given below. 1. Quran ka Muqadammah – http://www.4shared.com/document/B8NBjWB9/Quran_ka_Muqadammah_-_Mawlana_.html 2. Qur’an ka Mutalia kaisay kia jaye – http://www.4shared.com/document/A4UDZr8x/Quran_ka_Mutalia_kaisay_kia_ja.html 3. Qur’ani Shaur Inqilab – http://www.4shared.com/document/zwkXPirf/Qurani_Shaur_Inqilab_-_Mawlana.html 4. Shah Waliullah awr unContinueContinue reading “Downloadable Books by Mawlana Ubaydullah al-Sindi”
New Book Resource Site Link: Kalamullah
We have updated our growing list of book resource site, including the well-known site: http://www.kalamullah.com. The site has a very large and easily navigable list of books in the English language and includes lectures and videos as well. Of course, like the other resource sites linked on our sidebar, we don’t vouch for all theContinueContinue reading “New Book Resource Site Link: Kalamullah”
Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
ISBN: None Author: Syed Muhammad Al-Naquib Al-Attas Publisher: Hindustan Publications Pages: 200 Binding: Paperback Written more than twenty years ago, this book is one of the most creative and original works of a Muslim thinker in the contemporary Muslim world. The author deals with fundamental problems faced by contemporary Muslims and provides real solutions, beginningContinueContinue reading “Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas”
Large List of Online Arabic PDFs
Well, it seems that http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/ has done half of our work for us. They have uploaded a gigantic list of excellent books (with many being the best editions) on their website. Granted, the books are all in Arabic so the English-speaking readership of this site will benefit less from it. For the seeker and scholar,ContinueContinue reading “Large List of Online Arabic PDFs”
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