May 15, 2015 my interest in islam thus awakened, i chose islam as one of my two side areas of specialization on which i was examined for my doctorate in theology at the university of munich. The reader will probably agree with this approach in the end. Im posting the answer that i gave to a similar question. The quran, the holy book of the religion is a compilation of all of gods revelations to the prophet. Islam, a short history contains a firstclass 275entry. Urdu islamic books title urdu islamic books collection. Islam, major world religion that emphasizes monotheism, the unity of god allah in arabic, and muhammad as his final messenger in a series of revelations. Reading some of the rough stuff in the hebrew bible is a good way to put a kindred ancient religion like islam in perspective. Jul 14, 2018 this book demonstrates that there is no period since the beginning of islam that was characterized by largescale peaceful coexistence between muslims and nonmuslims. The new cambridge history of islam 6 volume set the new cambridge history of islam is a comprehensive history of islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventhcentury arabia to its wide and varied. A history by eugene royan is a great title on the same subject, but also more recent.
Robert irwins top 10 books on islam and islamic culture. Jun 20, 2017 shadi hamid, author of islamic exceptionalism, argues many muslims support a religiousdominated government, but that doesnt equal violence. The first book i would recommend is a history of god. Makkah, iraq, almadain, alsham, jerusalem, egypt, alexandria, persia, iraq 2, khurasaan, north africa, cyprus, constantinople and andalusia. Top twenty recent books on islam, terrorism and jihad. It was compiled in the urdu language by a great scholar and a compiler of islamic books, mahmood ahmad ghadanfar, and translated by our islamic sister jamila muhammad qawi. Your first book is khomeinism by ervand abrahamian yes, abrahamian is one of the leading historians of modern iran. At age 40 he is said to have begun receiving revelations from the angel gabriel. The chapter on the intellectual golden age is particularly well written breaking up a tendency by others to simply. If youre only going to read one book on islamic history, do yourself a favor.
Muhammad dictated the quran, the holy book of islam, which muslims believe to be the. The early life of the prophet before his prophethood and a glimpse of his mission in mecca. The book is intended for a general audience and provides a good entry point to the topic through a collection of essays that each tackle a different. And mary beards book also had an influence on that because i am applying the kind of treatment she gave to the triumph to the stories that are told about the origins of islam. The 4000year quest of judaism, christianity, and islam and the second is islam. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. In a book topping 700 pages and containing over 300 photographs, esposito brings together experts in fields such as early islamic history, art and architecture, science and medicine, islam in africa and southeast asia, and contemporary islam.
History of palestine from preface, the fifteenth of may 2006 marked the fifty eighth anniversary of the catastrophe, which has brought about the worst calamity that could befall a nation in the whole history, namely the tragedy. Darussalam is pleased to present this valuable book, great women of islam, who were given the good news of paradise. He always writes very interesting things about the social and political history of the country and this book is actually a collection of essays that he has written on the islamic revolution and its aftermath. A history of the arab people by albert hourani is one of the best books on arab history, which of course is strongly tied to the history of islam.
The book covers a wide array of subjects, casting light on topics such as the historical encounter of islam and christianity, the role of islam in the mughal and ottoman empires, the growth of islam in southeast asia, china, and africa, the political, economic, and religious challenges of european imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and islamic communities in. Islam is the religion of goodness and righteousness. Although the book is small, it manages to chronologically summarises the history of islam well and i can not fault this book for what it is. But they meant something a little less complicated. Ah in this book will indicate alhijrah, the calendar that begins with the migration of muhammad s from makkah to madinah on july 16, 622 ce. Muhammad dictated the quran, the holy book of islam. Hillenbrand is the top man on islamic art in britain today and in the past he has ranged extremely widely in his more specialist studies on islamic art and architecture. History, spread and culture is a general overview of the rich contributions of islam to chinese culture and history extending back to the religions earliest roots in the region. Feb 17, 2004 he is very good on the great sufi poets, hafiz and rumi, but the most interesting chapter is the last, on contemporary sufism. The origin of islam can be traced back to 7th century saudi arabia. Islam a brief overview of the history of islam the origin of islam is placed around 610 ce when muhammad, a highly spiritual and religious man who spent months in praying and self contemplation in a secluded cave near the town of mecca, is thought to have received divine messages. Houranis book was released in 1991 and spans the birth of islam into the mid20th century.
The pages are of good quality, the print quality needs to be slightly improved. The book itself is very well written with many important areas and eras of islamic history covered in chronological order. Both the teachings of the quran and the dogmatic history of islamic theology became subjects of fascination for me. He was born in mecca as a member of the ruling hashim clan of the tribe of quraysh. He also highlights an area of islamic studies often ignored in general introduction, the role of urbanization in the development of islamic civilization worldwide. She is particularly interested in the times and places where two cultures meet and change. A historical book, detailing the openings or liberations of key islamic cities in the glorious history of islam. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, judaism, christianity and islam, along with buddhism and hinduism. Islam and book history posted on april 12, 20 by dagmar riedel in february 20 i submitted, within the deadline, a proposal for a conference about the scientific author and cultures of scientific publishing, organized by the program about the history of the book at harvard university. The house of islam, a global history by farid parsa 2 years ago 2 comments e d husains latest book, the house of islam, a global history, is an honest and informative writing about the past and current state of muslims in the world according to a former islamic radical. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, the oxford history of islam offers the most wideranging and authoritative account available of the second largestand fastest growingreligion in the world. Whoever prescribes a good commandment for the people will have the reward like the doer of the deed.
Reading some of the rough stuff in the hebrew bible is a good way to put a kindred ancient religion like islam in. All these books, in muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that god ordained for those people. Hats off to seyyed hossein nasr for writing an easy introduction for both muslims and nonmuslims alike. This book presents the true islamic events and their actual causes before the english readers because the other books in the english language found on the islamic history have been written by such authors and compilers who did no justice in presenting the true picture of islamic era but their prejudice prevented them from doing so. Five books you should read to better understand islam. Hodgson an incredibly detailed and fascinating set of 3 books. Every follower of islam believes in this central doctrine and in prophet muhammad being the last messenger of god. It is on mount hira, according to tradition, that the archangel gabriel appears to muhammad. Gordons discussion of the sociocultural origins and authority of the quran is very good. Download islamic books on islamic history including history of palestine, the day of wrath and the islamic openings. Anyone know a good book on the history of religionnot one. A regards dear, do u have soft copy of a study of islamic history by k.
There was no time when mainstream and dominant islamic authorities taught the equality of nonmuslims with muslims, or the obsolescence of jihad warfare. Aleem, another member of this forum it includes the history from the beginning of islam up to hazrat ali r. As the literal word of god, the quran makes known the will of god, to which humans must surrender lending the name islam, meaning surrender. The historical records shows that first revelation was sent down on laylat alqadr the night of power which is one of the five odd nights of the last ten days of ramadan. What are some unbiased books about the origin and history of.
Here is a list of famous books on islamic history and a little intro of the book to help you decide the book you may want to read. The book lives up to its title and reputation as just about the best onevolume introduction to the history of islam. The writers help us better understand the bible, islam and gods heart for muslims by examining the themes of the land, zeal, law and the cross in luke 910 and the stories of moses and elijah. History of islam islamic empire, islamic studies, books. Surely, we can see that islam is the religion of reformation, goodness and righteousness. Just click on the title of the book to get the book for your reading. Most historians accept that islam originated in mecca and medina at the start of the 7th century ce, approximately 600 years after the founding of christianity, with the revelations received by the prophet muhammad.
The history of islam concerns the political, social, economic and cultural developments of islamic civilization. Muslims regard islam as a return to the original faith of. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The second framework, at the heart of the book, is the idea that islam inverts christs exaltation above the prophets in the transfiguration narrative. Does anyone know any good books on the history of islam. Do you want to read books on islamic history and you are confused.
There are many hundreds of good books that describe the challenge which islam poses to the free west. If you are looking for a book on islamic history in arabic, read hayatus sahaba. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Pamela toler is a freelance writer with a phd in history and a large bump of curiosity. One of the best book to understand the history of islam. In 622 he established the nascent muslim community in. The best books on iranian history five books expert. Jason burke is the guardian s and the observers south asia correspondent, and the author of the 911 wars and alqaeda. A list of books on the history of muslims and islam. Islam means surrender to god, and from the same root anyone who follows islam is a muslim. The election, governance, and character of the third caliph of islam. Islam is thus the youngest of the great world religions. The classic manual of islamic sacred law umdat alsalik english, arabic and arabic edition nuh ha mim keller 4.
Salam u alaikum, with ref to your query, i would recommend a islamic history book by the name of history of islam by akbar shah najeebabadi isbn. Esposito, editorinchief of the fourvolume oxford encyclopedia of the modern islamic world, has gathered together sixteen. Dec 15, 2015 the nerd in me leapt to the least obvious conclusion, ah, good idea. Islamic holy books are the texts which muslims believe were authored by god through various prophets throughout humanitys history. Dec 03, 2001 the book explores important topics like how islam spread throughout europe, the schism between sunni and shia and how that came to be, the fall of the ottoman empire, western colonialism and more. It is believed that the quran was first revealed to muhammad during the month of ramadan. Copied from amazon its a pretty good resource to have.
This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. Steve inskeep talks to hamid about islam and democracy. This book mentions the different aspects of makkah. The entire history of islamic civilization is, of course, too much to cover in a single volume, but john esposito comes close. According to the hadiths the entire quran was sent during ramadan. The book i am writing at the moment is about how islam emerged from the context of the roman empire and the persian empire. The way that islamic history is studied has changed quite a bit in the past few decades, so there isnt any single textbook that can be recommended for it, given the extreme breadth of the topic marhall hodgsons comprehensive venture of islam is now quite outdated, but if you want to get an understanding of the period, his first two volumes could still be a good starting place. Its a simple to follow question and answer style book that covers history, symbols, and customs of judaism, christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism, daoism and cct chinese community traditions, shinto, and confucianism. The only weak point is a somewhat truncated glossary of arabic terms. As a religion, islam emphasizes the idea of having a good character as muhammad said. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. As the literal word of god, the quran makes known the will of god, to which humans must.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. The historiography of early islam is the scholarly literature on the early history of islam during the 7th century, from muhammads first revelations in 610 until the disintegration of the rashidun caliphate in 661, and arguably throughout the 8th century and the duration of the umayyad caliphate, terminating in the incipient islamic golden age around the beginning of the 9th century. Islam is a religion founded and based on faith in one supreme god, allah. Muhammad, prophet of islam and proclaimer of the quran. He describes later how he seemed to be grasped by the throat by a luminous being, who commanded him to repeat the words of god. In islam, justice is not only a moral virtue but also an obligation to be fulfilled under all circumstances. The best among you are those who have the best manners and character sahih albukhari, 8. I tend toward books by robert spencer, who spends most of his time writing about the koran and what is actually in it, as it is foundational to all islam, whether sunni or shiite, and the hadith updates, clarifications, and interpretations of t. What are the best books to understand the history of. Esposito, editorinchief of the fourvolume oxford encyclopedia of the modern islamic world, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars. The evolution of the idea of god is traced from its ancient roots in. It orders muslims to do good deeds so that others may follow them. The books listed here primarily focus on jihad and terrorism, on the differences between christianity and islam, and on the clash of cultures we are involved in.
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