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1	Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam by A. Helwa (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 8,917 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories by Zain Hashmi (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Meeting of Two Seas: Where the heart leads the mind by Saeed Malik 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.37 avg rating — 300,848 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait by Mohamad Jebara 4.46 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Meeting of Two Seas: Where the heart leads the mind by Saeed Malik it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 4.49 avg rating — 227,611 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: through the prism of the heart by Saeed Malik 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the prism of the heart by Saeed Malik 4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad 4.49 avg rating — 6,217 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy by Jonathan A.C. Brown 4.33 avg rating — 1,180 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Evolution of Fiqh: Islamic Law & the Madh-habs by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 4.36 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	In The Early Hours: Reflections On Spiritual and Self Development by Khurram Murad 4.59 avg rating — 577 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart by Hamza Yusuf (Translation & Commentary) 4.54 avg rating — 4,108 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Shah Wali Allah's Treatises on Islamic Law: Two Treatises on Islamic Law by Shah Wali Allah Al-In?af fi Bayan Sabab al-Ikhtilaf and ?Iqd al-Jid fi A?kam al-Ijtihad wa-l Taqlid by Shāh Walī Allāh ad-Dihla 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Complete Poems of Al-Mutanabbi: Volume I by James F. Warren (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Complete Poems of Al-Mutanabbi by James F. Warren (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 892,679 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Complete Poems of Al-Mutanabbi: Volume II by James F. Warren (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun 4.31 avg rating — 5,094 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Complete Poems of Al-Mutanabbi: Volume III by James F. Warren (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking Toward the Third Resurrection by Sherman A. Jackson 4.34 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman 4.17 avg rating — 41,827 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 33,925 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley 4.45 avg rating — 166,821 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran by Carla Power (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,137 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Four Imams - Their lives, Works and their Schools of thought by محمد أبو زهرة 4.30 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North by Ahmad ibn Fadlān 3.88 avg rating — 2,741 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam by Mohammad Akram Nadwi 4.39 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 13,753 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State by Noah Feldman 3.90 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Qaddumi's Elementary Hanbali Primer: 100 Issues of Instruction according to the Hanbali school by Musa Ibn Isa al-Qaddumi 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Al-Fiqh Al-Islami According to the Hanafi Madhab by Mohammad Akram Nadwi 4.12 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence by Mohammad Hashim Kamali 4.29 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Invocation of God by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya 4.63 avg rating — 1,716 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: A Code for Everyday Living, The Example of the Early Muslims by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري 4.64 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Collection from Riyad-us-Saliheen by Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	A Treasury of Hadith: A Commentary on Nawawi s Selection of Prophetic Traditions (Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization, 1) by Ibn Daqiq Al-Eid 4.68 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Authority & Importance of the Sunnah by Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo 4.63 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Authority of Sunnah by Muhammad Taqi Usmani 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World by Jonathan A.C. Brown 4.55 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Usool Al-Hadeeth: The Methodology of Hadith Evaluation by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 4.28 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Noble Life of The Prophet ﷺ by Ali Muhammad As-Sallabi 4.42 avg rating — 999 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Prophet of Mercy - Nabiyy i Rahmat by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi 4.32 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Critical Lives: Muhammad by Yahiya Emerick 4.31 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad by Tariq Ramadan 4.45 avg rating — 4,379 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Creed of Ibn Abi Zayd Al-Qayrawani by Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Taqwiyat-ul-Iman - Strengthening of the Faith by Shah Ismail Shaheed 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Al-'Aqida Al-Tahawiyya by Imam Abu Ja'far Al-Tahawi really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'aan by Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi 4.49 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The History of the Qurʾanic Text from Revelation to Compilation: A Comparative Study with the Old and New Testaments by Muhammad Mustafa al-ʿAzami 4.34 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Meaning of THE HOLY QUR'AN by Anonymous 4.49 avg rating — 639 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Gracious Qur'an - A Modern Phrased Interpretation in English, Arabic-English Parallel Edition by Ahmad Zaki Hammad 4.94 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Western Muslims and the Future of Islam by Tariq Ramadan 4.11 avg rating — 503 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles by Yasmin Mogahed 4.40 avg rating — 13,956 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think by Dalia Mogahed 4.05 avg rating — 1,123 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists by Charles Kurzman 3.77 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Don't Be Sad by Aidh Abdullah Al-Qarni 4.13 avg rating — 31,536 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman 3.94 avg rating — 21,165 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's Faysal Al Tafriqa by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 4.31 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Islamic Manners by Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah 4.58 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars