books on islam?

Question

I was thinking about converting, and i've read why islam, islam, and a brief guide to islam. What other books should i read about islam.

Answer 1

The holy Qu'ran and if you are interesting in finding out more about Islam go to http://www.whyislam.org/877/. that website has tons of info for new Muslims or people who are looking to convert or even people who just want info on Islam. Furthermore, if you have any specific questions about Islam, feel free to drop me an email, and i'd be more than happy to answer your questions...also check this video out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMGyCr0LPh0

Answer 2

Esposito, John. Islam: The Straight Path. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Third Edition

Esposito, John. The Islamic Threat. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999

Schimmel, Annemarie. Islam: an Introduction. Albany, NY: State University of NY, 1992

Zepp, Ira G. A Muslim Primer: Beginners’ Guide to Islam. Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press, 2000. Second Edition

Webb, Gisela, ed. Windows of Faith. New York: Syracuse UP, 2000.

Wadud, Amina. Qur'an and Woman. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.

White, Jenny. Islamist Mobilization in Turkey: A Study in Vernacular Politics. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 2002

Tekeli, Sirin. Women in Modern Turkish Society. Zed Books Ltd. London. 1988

Göle, Nilüfer. The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling. University of Michagan Press. 1997

Arat, Yasim. Rethinking Islam and Liberal Demoracy: Islamist Women in Turkish Politics. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2005

Mernissi, Fatima. “Beyond the Veil; Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society.” 1987 Indiana University Press.

Haleem, Muhammad Abdel. “Understanding the Quran; Themes and Style.” 2001. I.B. Tauris and Co. Ltd. New York

also check out

http://revertmuslims.com/

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/69/story_6982_1.html

http://www.islamic1dollar.com/

http://www.islamicity.com/

http://www.themuslimwoman.com/

http://www.submission.org/women/

Answer 3

Good news. Alhamdulillah.

A good book is The Religion of Islam by Maulana Muhammad Ali, nut it is long and kinda centered on law and doctrine, instead of meanings of those laws and doctrines.

www.islamicity.com is a good site to visit. Also try www.quranexplorer.com/quran/ or www.freekoran.com. The former is a site with the whole quran on it with a recitation you can play in both English and Arabic. The latter is where you can order and actual bound Koran for free.

The Koran will be your best source for knowledge. If you end up buying one, Yusuf Ali and N.J. Dawood are pretty good translations.

I don't really know of many books to suggest, but if you need any answers, I'm open to questions and may be able to help as will other brothers and sisters on this site, inshallah. You can send messages over Yahoo Answers.

Hope I helped.

Answer 4

The Quran is always a good book to read when trying to learn about Islam. If you're looking for simpler fare, try the new Knights of Arabia series by Aisha Bilal (more specifically, her Muslim Knights sub-series).

Answer 5

You should try What Islam is All About it is a really good book.

Answer 6

You can The Qu'ran or you can even visit a nearby mosque and talk to the imam about converting or any other issue.

Answer 7

towards understanding islam by maududi

or visit the web site

www.muslims.netfirms.com/pages/islamic_books.htm

Answer 8

YOUR WAY TO ISLAAM
AUTHOR DR.. MOHAMMAD SULEIMAN AL-ASHQER
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY
DR. ABDUL-WARlS SAEED
J. D. C. SERIES ON ISLAM NO. 11

Answer 9

I dont know any but maybe this will help?
http://islam.about.com/od/basicbeliefs/tp/intro_books.htm

And oh yeah, the Quran, which is kind of obvious :P

Answer 10

The Holy Bible.