A study of Islam?

Question

I seek to study Islam, and especially the similiarities between it and Christianity. Too, as a human being, as an American who is not convinced by what I read about it, or see on such TV outlets as Fox, I seek a more complete understanding of Islam.

Answer 1

Praise be to Allah, the best of creators...

Great to hear that you want to learn about the true beauty of Islam rather than blindly following what most of the people do. It was great to see many of our brothers being straight forward about Islam especially that brother who said that Islam aint all that we see on Fox news. Brother many of the sites provided by the brothers are really good. However ill help you with the english transalation of the Quran... here is the site... http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/

Brother please really please dont hesistate a tiny winy bit to ask me for any and i mean any kind of help ill try my best to help you out brother. If you want add me on yaho messenger and ill do what i can INSHALLLAH (God willingly)

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Answer 2

As a revert I understand the need for knowledge

here are a few books and websites that should help you.

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

Haleem, Muhammad Abdel. Understanding the Quran Themes and Style. London: I. B. Tauris and Co Ltd. 2005

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

Ochsenwald, William and Sydney Nettleton Fisher. The Middle East a history. Mc Graw Hill. Boston Mass. 2004 Sixth Edition

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

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

Wadud, Amina. “Quran and Women; Rereading the sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective.” 1999. Oxford University Press. New York.

Webb, Gisela. ‘Windows of Faith; Muslim Women Scholar-Activists in North America.” 2000. Syracuse University Press.

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

Çarkoglu, Ali and Berry Rubin. Turkey and European Union: Domestic Polities, Ecomomic Intergration, and International Dynamics. Frank Cass London, 2003

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

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

http://www.islamicity.com/

http://www.sunnah.org/search.htm

http://www.themuslimwoman.com/

http://submission.org/God/

http://www.islamfortoday.com/index.htm

http://www.islamicvoice.com/february.99/zakir.htm

http://revertmuslims.com/

If you need more you can email me though my profile

Answer 3

I was born in a muslim family but I never practiced islam or study about it until I was 19.. Except for a few forceful courses I had to take at elementry school. But I decided to read the Quran to know for myself whether it's my religion really or not. After reading for a few days, I decided this is the truth from my God and ever since I study it, I ask question, but I also try to practice it as much as I can.. I don't think it's very important to say the shahada in order to become a muslim. As long as you believein Quran, all of the profits, and the message they brought, you are considered a muslim in my view. Good luck and check out this site for some great info and a good translation of Quran.

Answer 4

Go to http://www.sultan.org it has lots of info on Islam

Also try http://www.islamicity.com

http://www.islamcode.com

http://www.islamyesterday.com

http://www.islamtomrrow.com

http://www.submission.org

https://www.media4islam.net/

Try watching the movie "The Message" which tells the story of what Prophet Muhammad(PBUH*) and his followers went throught after he became a prophet.

Read the books:
"Islam In Focus" by Hammudah-Abdalati

"A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam " by I.A. Ibriham

"What Islam Did for Us: Understanding Islam's Contribution to Western Civilization" by Tim Wallace-Murphy

Qur'an

"What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims" by Suzanne Haneef

"Daughters of Another Path: Experiences of American Women Choosing Islam" by Carol Anderson Anway

"Islam Our Choice: Portraits of Modern American Muslim Women" by Debra L. Dirks

"Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

"Islam:Faith and History" by Mahamoud M. Ayoub

Answer 5

Like one of the previous answers, thank God for the Internet. There are many websites you can learn from. I know a bunch that have the Quran and its translations as well as teachings of Islam. Feel free to contact me through e-mail if you want the links or have any questions regarding Islam.

Hope it helped and good luck!!

Answer 6

I have just the web-sites for you brother.

Washington State University Muslim Students Association...28 questions about Islam

http://cub.wsu.edu/msa/Islam.htm

Here is one that compares Islam and Christianity side by side in a clever way (DaVinci Code)

http://www.islamcode.com/

Peace and may your journey be fruitful.

Answer 7

if you are in the united states then goto the Islamic center they will definitely guide you towards the right path. Good luck!
In the meanwhile try reading the english translation of Holy Quran.

Answer 8

I studied Islam for two years for the same reason, to find out the truth about Islam.

While I am still not an expert, here is my opinion.

I Don't believe that Muhammad was a Prophet, however, I think Islam could be a fine Religion IF they had a system of leadership in place to control the Radical Imam's.

As it is, the Imam's can preach anything they wish and translate the Quran as they wish, because there is no leadership to keep them in line, SOME preach anger and hate to keep themselves in power.

Good Luck in your search!

Peace!

Answer 9

I recommed to read Ahmed Deedat's books. He was a scholar in comparative religeous studies, mainly Islam and Christianity.

http://www.jamaat.net/deedat.htm

Answer 10

I am a Christian and I had the view that all Muslims were militant because of Fox news, etc. Then I had a college professor that was a muslim and I was quite inspired by his dedication to his faith..it was peaceful and meaningful to him... I even attended a service at a Mosque and that was cool as well...don't believe what you see on the news, not all muslims are militant...look at Christianity (a good example) not all of us are the same