Recommended books on Quran/Islam & related topics

arnoldyasin

The Arabic Language
by Kees Versteegh

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A general introduction to Arabic, which places special emphasis on its history and use. Charting the history and development of the Arabic language (mother tongue of more than 150 million speakers) from the earliest beginnings to modern times, the text concentrates on the difference between two types of Arabic the Classical standard language; and the dialects. It offers the student a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language. Intended as an introductory guide for students of Arabic, this book aims to act as a catalyst for discussions from historical-linguistic and socio-linguistic perspectives.

I found it very impressive in its honesty and how in 288 pages it describes all special matters on how Arabic developed, how it incorperated other languages, how the Quran used these, and how later on Arabic developed into Classic Arabic and then to Modern Arabic. It discusses the development of grammar and meanings on many keypoints.

As we discuss the Arabic language much here, and also speculate much, this book is a must have and I recommend it to everybody how wants to learn more about the Arabic language in an honest and very professional way. I see it as a must-have for Quranic research.

arnoldyasin

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Hadith as Scripture by prof. Aisha Y. Musa

"Hadith as Scripture is the only book that covers both the earliest and most recent discussions on the authority of the Hadith. The authority of Hadith is a concern to Muslims in their daily lives, as well as a question of academic interest. Hadith as Scripture contains the first-ever Western language translation of the earliest extant text on the subject. This work explores the earliest extant discussions on the authority of the Hadith in Islam and compares them with contemporary debates."

I just received the book today and have almost finished it. It is written superbly. Without a doubt Prof. Musa shows that the proponents of Hadith as divine authority were the new kids on the block around 800CE as their writings show they were trying to convince the majority of Muslims to accept Hadith as divine. The famous Kitab Jima al-Ilm (The book of the amalgamation of Knowledge) and other works by Imam Shafi are written as a response to other writings which professed the Qur'an alone as divine source and authority. And thus show Qur'an alone was not only present in early Islam, but also dominant among Muslims. It is amazing also to know that no scrap of writing has remained of these Qur'an "alone" scholars. Which in my eyes not only show political influence in the debate (the rulers clearly wanted no traces remained), but also that the arguments supporting Hadith were not as strong as the majority believes. The following of Hadith became dominant as there was no literature remaining that attacked this view.

This book is important for everyone to read, to widen their knowledge and to know

"The role they (the Hadith) have played has been so influential for so long that both Muslims and non-Muslims alike generally assume they have always uncontested authority. However, a survey of Islamic history shows that the Hadith did not always enjoy such widespread acceptance and authority. Ignorance of these early disputes has contributed to the common misconception that opposition to the Hadith as an authoritve scriptural source of law and guidance is a modern-day, Western, Orientalist-influenced heresy,"

L_Hu

Peace

Can you Arnold post 1 or 2 chapters. I looked it up on Amazon. It was $50. There was also no perview on Google Books. So again brother can you post 1 or 2 chapters personally though 3 chapters would be better.

GodBless
Lareb

arnoldyasin

Peace,

The Early controversies Sources and issues
Al-Shafi? and Ibn Qutayba Prophetic reports as revelation
Later works on the problem of hadith
The question of authority in the modern period
Internet resources and discussions
A translation of Kitab Jima al-Ilm
List of Qurnaic verses used in the Quran alone debate

The book is worth it's 50$ for anyone interested in studying the subject in detail.

wildguest1956

CE QUE DIT VRAIMENT LE CORAN (= WHAT THE QURAN REALLY SAYS)
Docteur Abou nahla Al Ajam?

http//srbs.fr/Affiche.htm
http//www.oumma.com/Que-dit-vraiment-le-Coran-partie-1
http//www.oumma.com/Que-dit-vraiment-le-Coran-2-2

arnoldyasin

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Moral Agents and Their Deserts The Character of Mu'tazilite Ethics

Review
Moral Agents and Their Deserts is a significant addition to the study of Mu?tazilite thought and Muslim ethics. The book details other works on the subject and speaks with distinct authority about the material. It articulates the broad issues of this subject with rigor, personal engagement, and a distinct concern for relevance. The book will form a welcome bridge between this highly specialized subject and nonspecialists, and certainly others working in fields such as Islamic thought or medieval philosophy.
(Toby Mayer, the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London )

Product Description

Must good deeds be rewarded and wrongdoers punished? Would God be unjust if He failed to punish and reward? And what is it about good or evil actions and moral identity that might generate such necessities? These were some of the vital religious and philosophical questions that eighth- and ninth-century Mu'tazilite theologians and their sophisticated successors attempted to answer, giving rise to a distinctive ethical position and one of the most prominent and controversial intellectual trends in medieval Islam. The Mu'tazilites developed a view of ethics whose distinguishing features were its austere moral objectivism and the crucial role it assigned to reason in the knowledge of moral truths. Central to this ethical vision was the notion of moral desert, and of the good and evil consequences--reward or punishment--deserved through a person's acts.

Moral Agents and Their Deserts is the first book-length study of this central theme in Mu'tazilite ethics, and an attempt to grapple with the philosophical questions it raises. At the same time, it is a bid to question the ways in which modern readers, coming to medieval Islamic thought with a philosophical interest, seek to read and converse with Mu'tazilite theology. Moral Agents and Their Deserts tracks the challenges and rewards involved in the pursuit of the right conversation at the seams between modern and medieval concerns.

arnoldyasin

Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic (Hardcover)
by Arne A. Ambros

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The Nouns of Koranic Arabic Arranged by Topics A Companion Volume to the Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic (Hardcover)
by Arne A. Ambros

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This dictionary undertakes, for the first time, to group the substantives and adjectives in the Arabic Koran by topics, with glosses in English. The categories are partly derived from nature such as Astronomy, Metals or Human Sexuality, partly they reflect the great themes of the text, such as Guidance and Straying or Obedience and Disobedience. An English index enables the user to check if a certain concept occurs and how it is expressed in the Arabic Koran.

These are beautiful and very informative books. The roots are laid out in all the forms and uses and how the words are used in the Qur'an. Here is a scanned page of the book

http//deenrc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dictionary-of-koranic-arabicp164.pdf

the_seeker

The Arabic Language
by Kees Versteegh

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A general introduction to Arabic, which places special emphasis on its history and use. Charting the history and development of the Arabic language (mother tongue of more than 150 million speakers) from the earliest beginnings to modern times, the text concentrates on the difference between two types of Arabic the Classical standard language; and the dialects. It offers the student a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language. Intended as an introductory guide for students of Arabic, this book aims to act as a catalyst for discussions from historical-linguistic and socio-linguistic perspectives.

I found it very impressive in its honesty and how in 288 pages it describes all special matters on how Arabic developed, how it incorperated other languages, how the Quran used these, and how later on Arabic developed into Classic Arabic and then to Modern Arabic. It discusses the development of grammar and meanings on many keypoints.

As we discuss the Arabic language much here, and also speculate much, this book is a must have and I recommend it to everybody how wants to learn more about the Arabic language in an honest and very professional way. I see it as a must-have for Quranic research.

peace bro

do you happen to have a pdf version of this?

thanks.

O0 ramon O0

arnoldyasin

Peace,

Sadly no.

the_seeker

Peace.

No worries )

Fahad1

Four Basic Quranic Terms
by Syed Abul-Ala Maududi

Milestones
by Sayyid Qutb

Soraya

Defenders of The Reasons in Islam is a really good book..
About Mutazilism
However that was how traditionalists chose to go seperate ways..The distortion was due to the following questions that arose

questions such as whether Al Quran was created or is it eternal?
Whether people have free will or predestination(the concept of Qadr)
Qadariya was a word that the traditionalists used..

Also Kitab-al-usul al khamsa which is very interesting..Mashah Allah

Infact I believe that the Mutazilites were on a right track..But unfortunately they focused too much on their research and neglected the ordinary people..this was how the traditionalists used the ordinary people to gain power..

Correct me if am mistaken

Fee Amanillah

the_seeker

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Exploring Islam in a New Light An Understanding from the Quranic Perspective
By Abdur Rab

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Emphasizing the Quran?s messages of peace, tolerance, and compassion, this book intentionally avoids Hadith-based ideas to significantly contribute to the ?Quran only? movement in Islam.

Book Description
This Islam is spiritual, humane, and scientific, far from its fanatic and militant image it carries in the West. It shows how man can evolve spiritually to lead an enriched, progressive, and blissful life. It advocates tolerance and peaceful co-existence and disapproves of gender or human discrimination and harsh punishments. Abdur Rab argues that, regrettably, the Hadith undermines and misrepresents Islam. Numerous Hadith texts contradict the Quran, reason, and science and send conflicting, confusing messages. The criteria used to authenticate the Hadith are flawed and simply inadequate.

This book is an impassioned call to understand Islam solely in Quranic terms and to reform practiced Islam, distorted by Hadith-based ideas.

I just received the book and skipped through it. The first thing I noticed was the foreword by Prof. Riffat Hassan, the well known feminist Muslim scholar and student of GA.Parwez. Next to this the very good reviews by convert Prof. Jeffrey Lang (author of "Loosing my Religion" & "When angels ask", prof. in Islam) and prof. Reza Aslan (author " No God but God&quot and others.

All of them praised its' Qur'anic approach and also agreed on the need to return to the Qur'an. This coming from 2 well-known Islamic professors shows that the Qur'anic stance is gaining ground everywhere.

The topics are laid out very good and his approach is very professional. Next to laying out some well-known issues, he also brings in some fresh ideas. Good use of footnotes and quoting of Qur'anic verses makes this a very good work and important for us to have.

A must have for progressive Muslims!

peace brother

can i go work with you so i can have access to all these books?

God bless. ramon

arnoldyasin

arnoldyasin

Fakhr al-Dn al Rz?s methodology in interpreting the Qurn by Shalahudin Kafrawi.

Many studies have been done of Fakhr al-Dinal-Razi and his system of thought, taking into account his contributions from theology, philosophy, and exegesis. However, works specifically devoted to his exegetical thought have been few. In fact, none of these has dealt with al-Razi?s exegetical methodology in the light of his basic assumptions regarding the Qur?an. In view of this fact, the present thesis aims at elucidating Fakhr al-Din al-Razi?s methodology in interpreting the Qur?an in his magnum opus, known by the title al-Tafsir al-Kabir or Mafatih&dotbelow; al-Ghayb. In order to achieve this purpose, we will focus on his interpretation of the third chapter of the Qur?an, printed in volumes 7, 8, and 9 of the standard edition of his work.
In overall terms, al-Razi contributed greatly to the dissemination of a rational approach to the study of the Qur?an. Yet, he could not avoid the debate over theological issues, which were common in his time. In many parts of his al-Tafsir al-Kabir, therefore, he defends Ash?arite thought against the views of Mu?tazilites, Zahirites, and the Hashwiyyah, among others.

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An excellent essay on one of the major rational Qur'an exegesists of the Middle Ages. A very interesting read.

Bahr53

Salaam
Here you can download these books, http//www.box.net/shared/5tgzvctcf5

Arab Conspiracies against Islam
Argument against ritual prayer
Construction of Mecca
Hadith a re-evaluation
Hadith research, the myth of hadith
Hadith Debate, and what is Salaat
Mental Bondage (in the name of God)
MY JOURNEY FROM THE CHRISTIANITY OF AHLUL SUNNAH WAL JAMAAH TO THE ISLAM OF THE PROPHET
Natural Republic
No fasting
No hate of Jews in the Quran
Quran, Hadith and Islam
The history of Hadith
The MessengerInfo from the Quran
Turkey reform of Islam
Where did Muhammed live

Free English book refuting Hadith for download in PDF format
http//www.box.net/shared/5tgzvctcf5

Fem gode linker/Five good links

http//aididsafar.com/

http//merahza.wordpress.com/

http//www.free-minds.org/

http//iyb.blogspot.com/

http//aboutquran.com/

tawhid

" the qoran , morality and critical reason" by Mohammad Shahrour

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