Post by Brother Andrew on May 16, 2005 20:02:11 GMT -5
Subhan-Allah what can i say about this book - well - firstly i did not expect to find anything worthy of recognition in a mainstreet bookstore.
But as i was looking in waterstones looking through the religious section i came accross a quite a few books that a worthy ---well worthy---- and trust me i havent finished my shpping yet.
Today i purchased 'The Complete Idiots Guide to Understanding Islam' and i was honestly amazed at the content and the solid theological refutations this book holds dispelling the many misconceptions of the western thought directed towards Islam.
From today one of the dutys of Anti Venom Publications is to keep a close eye on mainstream bookstores and their stock and give a down to earth review on thier books.
I find with this book it deals with the hot topics of Jihad and Terrorism, the status of women in Islam, the satanic verses and so forth, i couldnt have done a better job and future Anti Venom Publications will draw heavily from this book in many aspects.
Not only does it deal with big theological issues in a simplyfied easy to comprehend manner, it also deals with the very basics of Islam and i reccomend that if you want to give a book about Islam to a non Muslim, deeply take this book into consideration.
Go and see this book for yourself and run through the index and look in the sections that appeal to you and i gurantee you, a liking for this book is definite.
One of the last Scholars of todays Shyakh Hamza Yusuf said this about this book:
"I would certainly recommend some of the decent books that have come out—even The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam and The Dummies Guide [sic] are excellent works that have come out. Silly names but they are actually very good material.
I looked at both of those books because I wanted to just make sure the information was accurate and I actually benefited from them, and I’ve been studying for twenty-five years.
They’re good books and they are well organized and they are easily available. I saw a woman on an airplane the other day reading The Idiot’s Guide to Islam [sic] and I asked her, why are you reading this? She said, well I just feel like there is so much in the news and I really want to understand this better because I feel there is a lot of misunderstanding and lack of communication.
That is the hallmark of intelligent people. I would call it The Intelligent's Guide to Islam instead of The Idiot’s Guide. [laughter] It’s the idiots that don’t bother to actually find out about the world that they live in and what other people think and feel.
a brother from who i took Hamza Yusufs quotation from says:
A few days after hearing these remarks, I flipped through several of these books at a local bookstore. Having done that, I have to agree with Sidi Hamza's assessment that, in spite of their titles, these are very useful books for presenting Islam.
Not only were the two books on Islam helpful, but I found the The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran and The Koran for Dummies quite informative as well.
All of these books turned out to be far above my expectations, even after Hamza Yusuf's endorsement. Overall, both of The Complete Idiot's Guides appealed to me more than the Dummies books, but that's just my personal preference and subjective opinion.
I especially liked The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran, since it not only covered the subject well but had some refreshingly intelligent things to say about the Koran and its relationship with previous scriptures. I was definitely pleasantly surprised.
I recommend donating a copy or two of each of these books to your local library if they don't already carry them. Just a few minutes of sitting and flipping through these books could really overcome a lot of ignorance and misinformation—especially if in the hands of a sincere truth-seeker.
Review tooken from:
www.mereislam.info/2004/09/books-not-just-for-idiots-and-dummies.html
book online here:
www.soundvisioncanada.com/Shop/pview.asp?Item=4453-001
I will insha'Allah post some articles of this book on the forum, it is indeed an amazing book.
Infact it should be called whoever doesnt read this book is an idiot (lol)
But as i was looking in waterstones looking through the religious section i came accross a quite a few books that a worthy ---well worthy---- and trust me i havent finished my shpping yet.
Today i purchased 'The Complete Idiots Guide to Understanding Islam' and i was honestly amazed at the content and the solid theological refutations this book holds dispelling the many misconceptions of the western thought directed towards Islam.
From today one of the dutys of Anti Venom Publications is to keep a close eye on mainstream bookstores and their stock and give a down to earth review on thier books.
I find with this book it deals with the hot topics of Jihad and Terrorism, the status of women in Islam, the satanic verses and so forth, i couldnt have done a better job and future Anti Venom Publications will draw heavily from this book in many aspects.
Not only does it deal with big theological issues in a simplyfied easy to comprehend manner, it also deals with the very basics of Islam and i reccomend that if you want to give a book about Islam to a non Muslim, deeply take this book into consideration.
Go and see this book for yourself and run through the index and look in the sections that appeal to you and i gurantee you, a liking for this book is definite.
One of the last Scholars of todays Shyakh Hamza Yusuf said this about this book:
"I would certainly recommend some of the decent books that have come out—even The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam and The Dummies Guide [sic] are excellent works that have come out. Silly names but they are actually very good material.
I looked at both of those books because I wanted to just make sure the information was accurate and I actually benefited from them, and I’ve been studying for twenty-five years.
They’re good books and they are well organized and they are easily available. I saw a woman on an airplane the other day reading The Idiot’s Guide to Islam [sic] and I asked her, why are you reading this? She said, well I just feel like there is so much in the news and I really want to understand this better because I feel there is a lot of misunderstanding and lack of communication.
That is the hallmark of intelligent people. I would call it The Intelligent's Guide to Islam instead of The Idiot’s Guide. [laughter] It’s the idiots that don’t bother to actually find out about the world that they live in and what other people think and feel.
a brother from who i took Hamza Yusufs quotation from says:
A few days after hearing these remarks, I flipped through several of these books at a local bookstore. Having done that, I have to agree with Sidi Hamza's assessment that, in spite of their titles, these are very useful books for presenting Islam.
Not only were the two books on Islam helpful, but I found the The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran and The Koran for Dummies quite informative as well.
All of these books turned out to be far above my expectations, even after Hamza Yusuf's endorsement. Overall, both of The Complete Idiot's Guides appealed to me more than the Dummies books, but that's just my personal preference and subjective opinion.
I especially liked The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran, since it not only covered the subject well but had some refreshingly intelligent things to say about the Koran and its relationship with previous scriptures. I was definitely pleasantly surprised.
I recommend donating a copy or two of each of these books to your local library if they don't already carry them. Just a few minutes of sitting and flipping through these books could really overcome a lot of ignorance and misinformation—especially if in the hands of a sincere truth-seeker.
Review tooken from:
www.mereislam.info/2004/09/books-not-just-for-idiots-and-dummies.html
book online here:
www.soundvisioncanada.com/Shop/pview.asp?Item=4453-001
I will insha'Allah post some articles of this book on the forum, it is indeed an amazing book.
Infact it should be called whoever doesnt read this book is an idiot (lol)