Middle East Religions category: 3324 books
The Islamic Jesus
How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
“A welcome expansion of the fragile territory known as common ground.” —The New York Times
When Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn’t addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. In fact, Ross Douthat of The...
Laying Down the Sword
Why We Can't Ignore the Bible's Violent Verses
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Philip Jenkins delivers a fearless examination of the darkand violent verses of the Bible—and a call for us to read them anew in pursuitof a richer, more honest faith. From “one of America’s best scholars ofreligion” (The Economist), this daring exploration of the Scripture’smost difficult...
No Peace Without Prayer
Encouraging Muslims and Christians to Pray Together; A Benedictine Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Abbot Timothy Wright proposes sowing a small seed from which might grow a greater respect between the world's two largest religions, Christianity and Islam. Indeed, he believes that the seed has already been planted. Christians give unique value to their revealed Scriptures as the "Word of God."...
Zoroastrianism
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded...
A God Who Hates
The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
From the front page of The New York Times to YouTube, Dr. Wafa Sultan has become a force radical Islam has to reckon with. For the first time, she tells her story and what she learned, first-hand, about radical Islam in A God Who Hates, a passionate memoir by an outspoken Arabic woman that is also...
by Dr. Waris H. Razvi
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
The contents of this booklet are based on the guidance and the deliberations of a very notable and prominent Islamic scholar, Maulana Syed Shah Helal Ahmed Qadri of Bari Khanqah Mujibia, Phulwari Sharif, Bihar, India. Maulana Shah Helal Saheb has written many books on Islam and his articles are published...
by Ali Shakir
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2013
A memoir and meditation on faith, A Muslim on the Bridge: On Being an Iraqi-Arab Muslim in the Twenty-first Century tells a story of transformation and reflection as the author thoughtfully but pointedly deconstructs the widespread misconceptions about Islam, arguably the world’s most-misunderstood...
by Guillaume Faye
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Understanding Islam’s view that, in spite of its appearance of having many internal divisions, the world of Islam understands only one enemy: its own civilisation versus all others. Guillaume Faye proposes that there is no difference other than tactical ones between Islam and Islamism. According...
Islamic Wisdom
The Wisdom of Muhammad and The Wisdom of the Koran
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
An inspirational anthology that draws on sacred texts to provide essential insight into Islam, one of the world’s great religions.
The Wisdom of Muhammad: This compelling examination of the life and sayings of Muhammad offers the modern reader a guide to the history and principles of the...
Muslim Ethics and Modernity
A Comparative Study of the Ethical Thought of Sayyid Ahmad Khan and Mawlana Mawdudi
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2010
A study of modern Muslim ethics, focussed upon the lives and writings of Sayyid Ahmad Khan and Mawlana Mawdudi, this monograph sheds light upon the modern ethical problems of contemporary Islam. Sayyid Ahmad Khan, often called a liberal, a modernist, or an acculturationist, represents the "liberal"...
by Abdul Basit Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
The Global Muslim Community at a Crossroads: Understanding Religious Beliefs, Practices, and Infighting to End the Conflict is an illuminating work. Written by an eminent psychologist who was raised as a Muslim in India and now resides in the United States, it examines the core reasons for the current...
Islamic Thought
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
Islamic Thought is a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. Abdullah Saeed, a distinguished Muslim scholar, traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. The book focuses on Muslim thought, as well as the...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam, 3rd Edition
An In-Depth Look at One of the World’s Most Important Religions
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
A revised and updated guide that explores the tenets of the Koran, history and culture.
The Quran
God’S Word or Satan’S Great Deception?
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Both the Quran and Bible purportedly hold the keys to creation, but when you examine both closely, only one of them holds up.
A closer examination of Muhammads life and the Quran shows that both are opposed to all that God declares pure and holy. Join author John Tharp, who has traveled the...