Islam simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With islam continuing to be a major topic of discussion in the u. Islam is a religion for all races and enjoins the worship of the one unseen god who never took human form. Among the books considered to be revealed, the four mentioned by name in the quran are the tawrat torah or the law revealed to musa, the zabur psalms revealed to dawud, the injil the gospel revealed to isa, and the quran revealed to muhammad. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. It first provides a sociological interpretation of the origin and development of islam in bengal using historical and literary works on bengal. Islam s sensual descriptions of paradise led many christians to conclude that islam was not a spiritual religion. What are the best books to read to learn about islam and. The basic beliefs and history of a religion is often found in its sacred or revered texts.
It is not necessary to read islamic spiritiuality books only when you are in search of sufism. During these angelic visitations, which continued for. 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. Muslims are monotheistic and worship one, allknowing god, who in arabic is known as allah. The islam religion regards the quran as the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with those revealed to adam, regarded in islam as the first prophet, and continued with the scrolls of abraham, the torah or pentateuch, the book of psalms, and the christian gospels. Discover book depositorys huge selection of history of religion books online. This was the first book i read on this subject years ago, and its still one of the best ive found. The best books on religion, as recommended by some of the most eminent philosophers, theologians, historians and thinkers in the field.
This site on islam is a brief illustrated guide for nonmuslims whod like to understand islam, muslims moslems, and the quran koran. Religionfacts does not necessarily endorse the contents of these books. Islam has been around for many centuries it is a monotheistic religion meaning they only have one god, god is known as allah which is the arabic word for god. The importance of saleem ahmeds book is that he tries to create a third space outside of apologist interpretations of islam islam is nonviolent, all those who commit violence in the name of islam are to be disowned and antagonistic orientalist interpretations islam is. Belief in divine books about islam facts about the. This combined with thabitis personal story of converting to. A collection of handselected books on islam, chosen on the basis of apparent usefulness and quality.
This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Research within librarianselected research topics on religion from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. A list of books to increase islamic spirituality islam. The quran is the central point of reference and is a link which connects humanity with god. Issues relating to the authenticity and morality of the quran, the islamic holy book, are also discussed by critics. 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. The first chapter, some evidence for the truth of islam, answers some important questions which some people ask. So, what are the holy books of the five major world religions. Discover engaging books on buddhism, christianity, islam, judaism, and more. Is the quran truly the literal word of god, revealed by him. All are available for purchase on click book images for details.
The religion of islam was brought to the last messenger in the 7th century. Reading some of the rough stuff in the hebrew bible is a good way to put a kindred ancient religion like islam in perspective. The word islam means submission to the will of god. About isalm my journey to islam laila bigelli muhammad in the mirror of islam william c.
In 622 he established the nascent muslim community in medina. The arabic word islam means submission, reflecting the faiths central tenet of. The religion of islam is one of the worlds fastest growing religion and the second biggest religion. But they meant something a little less complicated. This study, done within the comprehensive weberian framework, focuses on religion and social change in bangladesh through an imaginative use of qualitative as well as quantitative methods of modern social research. The importance of saleem ahmeds book is that he tries to create a third space outside of apologist interpretations of islam islam is nonviolent, all those who commit violence in the name of islam are to be disowned and antagonistic orientalist interpretations islam is violent and a danger to the west. It is a monotheistic faith based on revelations received by the prophet muhammad in 7thcentury saudi arabia. Ive collect some good books which some direct links, in case you need to read them online.
Infact islamic spirituality books are those books that increases you in imaan and instill in you deep understanding of faith. Top 10 books about muslims and islam no god but god. Islam is one of the largest religions in the world, with over 1 billion followers. In the seventh century, muhammad claimed the angel gabriel visited him. Followers of islam aim to live a life of complete submission to allah. Islamic law reserves a communal entity status for the ahl alkitab, people of the book, i. All these books taught the code and laws that god ordained for those people. List of books and articles about jihad online research. Islam is a major world religion, with over 1 billion followers worldwide 15 of the world population. This islamic guide is simple to read and informative. Amounting to almost quarter of the worlds population, as of 2015 there are 1. He was born in mecca as a member of the ruling hashim clan of the tribe of quraysh.
In islamic belief, the quran is the holy book of islam and contained to words of allah god and is conveyed to the prophet muhammad by the archangel jibraeel, who had been tasked since adam as the conveyor of the words of god as guidance to mankind. Robert irwins top 10 books on islam and islamic culture. On the other hand the nation is a movement geared towards nonwhites that teaches god appeared as a man named fard muhammad and that elijah muhammad was a prophet. Muslims follow the teachings of the quran and strive to keep the five pillars. It is the duty of every muslim to attain tazkiyah and nearness of allah the exalted. Islamic salvation optimism and its carnality was criticized by christian writers. It offers a great deal of thoughtful explanation and critique as well as pastoral encouragement.
Score 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. Five books you should read to better understand islam. Aside from the obvious religious books the bible, the quran there are many religious books that dive deeper into the meaning of the text and interpret what the original author meant at the time of writing. 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 lists on subjects including the interaction between religion and science, christianity, buddhism, islam and judaism. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. His portrayal of islam is nothing but peace, love, tolerance and justice and to be sure, it does have these aspects. Islam is a religious system begun in the seventh century by muhammad. The second framework, at the heart of the book, is the idea that islam inverts christs exaltation above the prophets in the transfiguration narrative. Despite the primacy that muslims place upon the quran as gods final word, islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, and belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in islam. Muslims believe that holy books are revealed by god to various prophets throughout the humanitys history. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android.