Love in the Holy Quran

by Ghazi bin Muhammad

The author treats, in a simple and accessible style with reader-friendly and teaching-friendly features, not only of love of God and love of the neighbour, but also of family love; friendship; the stages of falling in love; sexual love; extra-marital love; beauty; taste and much more, all based entirely on the Holy Quran. At least one verse from every chapter and over one fifth of the total text of the Holy Quran is cited. It is written and structured both to be read in its totality or as individual stand-alone chapters to be sampled at will. This work is thus essential reading not only for Muslims and those interested in Islam and the Holy Quran, but for all those interested in the secrets and mysteries of love as such.

‘What the world should understand when it hears the Qur’an.’
—Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt

‘A masterwork of scholarship and of inspiration.’
—H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Distinguished Senior Scholar, the Library of Congress

‘Prince Ghazi has produced a definitive study of love in the Qur’an.’
—Professor David F. Ford, Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, U.K.

‘Love in the Holy Qur’an is bound to become a classic.’
—Tamara Sonn, Kenan Professor of Humanities, College of William and Mary

H.R.H. Prince Ghazi of Jordan is a Professor of Islamic Philosophy, and is well known as an interfaith activist and author. He obtained his BA from Princeton University in 1988 Summa cum laude; his first PhD from Cambridge University, U.K., in 1993, and his second PhD from Al-Azhar University in Cairo. In 1997 he founded the National Park of the Site of the Baptism of Jesus Christ; in 2001 he established the Great Tafsir Project, the largest online project for exegesis of the Holy Quran, and in 2008 he founded the World Islamic Sciences and Education University. He was the author of the historical Open Letter A Common Word Between Us and You in 2007, and the author of the World Interfaith Harmony Week United Nations General Assembly Resolution in October 2010. Love in the Holy Quran is a translation of his Al-Azhar University PhD. During the first year after its publication in Arabic, it was downloaded over 485,000 times on the Internet.

Genres: Islam, Religion, Love

538 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2011

About the author

H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal (born in Amman on the 15th of October 1966) is the nephew of the late King Al-Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. He received his BA from Princeton University in 1988 Summa cum laude; his first PhD from Cambridge University, U.K., in 1993, and his second PhD from Al-Azhar University in Cairo 2010. Prince Ghazi has held many official positions in Jordan including: Cultural Secretary to H.M. King Hussein; Advisor for Tribal Affairs to H.M. King Hussein; Personal Envoy of and Special Advisor to H.M. King Abdullah II, and Chief Advisor for Religious and Cultural Affairs to H.M. King Abdullah II. He has also served as Regent of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In 1996 Prince Ghazi founded the Al-Balqa Applied University, and in 2008 he founded the World Islamic Sciences and Education University. In 1997 he founded the National Park of the Site of the Baptism of Jesus Christ, and in 2001 he established the Great Tafsir Project (www.Altafsir.com), the largest online project for exegesis of the Holy Qur’an. Prince Ghazi is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought; he was the author of the historical Open Letter ‘A Common Word Between Us and You’ in 2007, and the author of the World Interfaith Harmony Week United Nations General Assembly Resolution in October 2010.

Reviews

[Mahi Wasfy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books that I've ever read. The author does a phenomenal job explaining 'love' in the Holy Quran. The fact that there are 38 kinds of love attributed to God's 99 names dispelled my limited assumptions about prior to reading this book. I loved how the author explored etymological root words to further deepen the understanding of the different types of love.

[Dina Zaman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't deny I loved the book but it was tedious reading. The language was academic, and while I am used to such language, I think the approach could have been less academic. However, it is a book to be read, to show the reader that Islam is not about terrorism etc.