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366 Readings from Islam: The Global Spirit Library
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384 pages, Hardcover
First published January 29, 2008
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December 2, 2018
I have always been intrigued by prophets like Moses and Muhammad. I wanted to know why so many people still follow them, what was it they said that kept people so attracted to them and why the religions are in the condition they are now. The book falls short on this purpose, but does a neat job of covering essentials of Islam.
The book is divided in 4 parts - The Life of Muhammad, The Quran, Sufi Mysticism and Islamic Philosophy. My favourite part is the last, but I enjoyed first and parts of third too.
The life of Muhammad doesn't deal with what happens after his death and the sect-divisions into Shia, Sunni, Ahmadiya etc. I really wanted to know that.
The English translation of Quran, has taken all its beauty out. So, I entirely skipped this part. Maybe I will have to learn Arabic someday xD.
The Sufi part has stories from famous Sufi saints and I liked the one on Rabi'a the most, a prostitute who went on to become the most revered Sufi. Attar has done a good job of securing stories, but compiled works of other authors aren't as good.
Among Islamic philosophers, Razi's Kitab-ul-Muluki is the most refined one. He delves into psychology, theology, ontology of existence, and part epistemology. Ibn Sina's Kitab-al-Najat is also good, he is more of a logician than a philosopher. Ibn Rushd is the worst, as he has only attempted to justify various Muslim practices like Salary, and not a work of reason.
The book is divided in 4 parts - The Life of Muhammad, The Quran, Sufi Mysticism and Islamic Philosophy. My favourite part is the last, but I enjoyed first and parts of third too.
The life of Muhammad doesn't deal with what happens after his death and the sect-divisions into Shia, Sunni, Ahmadiya etc. I really wanted to know that.
The English translation of Quran, has taken all its beauty out. So, I entirely skipped this part. Maybe I will have to learn Arabic someday xD.
The Sufi part has stories from famous Sufi saints and I liked the one on Rabi'a the most, a prostitute who went on to become the most revered Sufi. Attar has done a good job of securing stories, but compiled works of other authors aren't as good.
Among Islamic philosophers, Razi's Kitab-ul-Muluki is the most refined one. He delves into psychology, theology, ontology of existence, and part epistemology. Ibn Sina's Kitab-al-Najat is also good, he is more of a logician than a philosopher. Ibn Rushd is the worst, as he has only attempted to justify various Muslim practices like Salary, and not a work of reason.
August 30, 2013
Who is Prophet Mohammad, what does Islam tells, what is mysticism, who are Sufi and what does holy Quran tells? Being a man who is really interested in knowing the different religions, this book gave an overview of Islam. I was surprised to find that I will be the sixth person to rate and make comment on this book. This book (and stereo typically speaking, this series) helps to get some basic knowledge of one of the religions practiced across the globe.
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February 9, 2011
good book you guys should read this book.
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