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A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization

The intellectual tradition of Islamic civilization is both incredibly vast and delightfully diverse. Within this immense corpus of intellectual wealth, certain works enjoy an authority that endures time because these “great books” shaped entire disciplines, helped form curricula, or preserved modes of thought across centuries. The following list, produced by N.A. Baloch, comprises the tableContinueContinue reading “A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization”

Ruḥamā Baynahum by Mawlānā Muḥammad Nāfiʿ: English Translation Available Online (4 volumes)

One of the relatively less-recognized yet exceptional researchers of our time was the humble and unassuming Mawlana Muḥammad Nāfīʿ (may Allah have mercy on him), a resident of the small city of Chinnoit outside of Faisalabad in Pakistan. Due to my teacher and current spiritual guide’s connection to both the city and Mawlana Nāfiʿ, IContinueContinue reading “Ruḥamā Baynahum by Mawlānā Muḥammad Nāfiʿ: English Translation Available Online (4 volumes)”

Book Review: “Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty”

Reviewed by Dr Mansur Ali Cardiff University Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty Mustafa Akyol New York, W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2011 P.p. 352. ISBN 978-039070866 Muslim World Book Review, volume 33, issue 3, spring 2013, pp. 44-47 Book Review: Since the emergence of Islam on the modern political scene starting;ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty””

Darul Uloom Publishes English Version of ‘Silk Letter Movement’ – 2/18/13

asSalaamu Alaikum, [This book can be obtained from Manak Publications, New Delhi and Maktaba Darul Uloom Deoband by emailing them at info@darululoom-deoband.com]   UPDATE: The PDF file of this book is available for download here.   Darul Uloom Deoband published the English version of Silk Letter Movement compiled by Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Miyan Deobandi. The bookContinueContinue reading “Darul Uloom Publishes English Version of ‘Silk Letter Movement’ – 2/18/13”