Islam

Sacred texts and scholarly works illuminate the rich tapestry of Islamic faith, from ancient wisdom and mystical poetry to contemporary Muslim experiences around the globe. These pages explore Islamic history, philosophy, and spirituality while examining both traditional Islamic teachings and modern interpretations, including interfaith perspectives and personal journeys of faith.

Islam Book Summaries

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ Summary

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ

The Paradox of Modern Iran

by Hooman Majd 2008 272 pages

Islam and Democracy Summary

Islam and Democracy

Fear of the Modern World

by Fatema Mernissi 2002 197 pages

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Summary

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

by Nabeel Qureshi 2014 304 pages

Muhammad Summary

A Prophet for Our Time

by Karen Armstrong 2013 183 pages

Avicenna's Medicine Summary

Avicenna's Medicine

A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care

by Avicenna 2013 480 pages

If the Oceans Were Ink Summary

If the Oceans Were Ink

An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran

by Carla Power 2015 352 pages

It IS About Islam Summary

It IS About Islam

Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3)

by Glenn Beck 2015 272 pages

Beyond Fundamentalism Summary

Beyond Fundamentalism

Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization

by Reza Aslan 2010 240 pages

Purification of the Heart Summary

Purification of the Heart

Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart

by محمد مولود بن أحمد فال اليعقوبي الموسوي 2012 220 pages

The Imam's Daughter Summary

The Imam's Daughter

My Desperate Flight to Freedom

by Hannah Shah 2012 288 pages

The Essential Rumi Summary

The Essential Rumi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 2012 416 pages

Reclaim Your Heart Summary

Reclaim Your Heart

Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

by Yasmin Mogahed 2012 170 pages

Miraculous Movements Summary

Miraculous Movements

How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus

by Jerry Trousdale 2012 208 pages

Untitled Summary

Notes from a Muslim Girl

by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016 145 pages

Lost Islamic History Summary

Lost Islamic History

Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages

Being Muslim Summary

A Practical Guide

by Asad Tarsin 2015 290 pages

Demystifying Islam Summary

Demystifying Islam

Tackling the Tough Questions

by Harris Zafar 2014 218 pages

Destiny Disrupted Summary

Destiny Disrupted

A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance

How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims

by Robert Spencer 2005 594 pages

The First Muslim Summary

The First Muslim

The Story of Muhammad

by Lesley Hazleton 2013 383 pages

Who Speaks for Islam? Summary

Who Speaks for Islam?

What a Billion Muslims Really Think

by Dalia Mogahed 2008 204 pages

Love Thy Neighbor Summary

Love Thy Neighbor

A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

by Ayaz Virji 2019 203 pages

The Leadership of Muhammad Summary

The Leadership of Muhammad

by John Adair 2010 144 pages

The Koran For Dummies Summary

The Koran For Dummies

by Sohaib Sultan 2004 384 pages

Women Who Risk Summary

Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World

by Tom Doyle 2021 240 pages

The Muslims Are Coming! Summary

The Muslims Are Coming!

Domestic Surveillance And Homegrown Terrorism

by Arun Kundnani 2014 337 pages

Superman Is an Arab Summary

Superman Is an Arab

On God, Marriage, Macho Men and Other Disastrous Inventions

by Joumana Haddad 2012 175 pages

The Qur'anic Prescription Summary

The Qur'anic Prescription

Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health

by Madiha Saeed 2022 374 pages

The Ideal Muslimah Summary

The Ideal Muslimah

The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur’an and Sunnah

by محمد علي الهاشمي 1981 538 pages

Secrets of Divine Love Summary

Secrets of Divine Love

A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

by A. Helwa 2020 387 pages

Reflecting on the Names of Allah Summary

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

by Jinan Yousef 2020 558 pages

Black Wave Summary

Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East

by Kim Ghattas 2020 400 pages

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective Summary

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective

by Aisha Utz 2011 352 pages

The Content of Character Summary

The Content of Character

Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad

by Al-Amin bin Ali Mazrui

Spiritual Gems of Islam Summary

Spiritual Gems of Islam

Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind

by Jamal Rahman 2013 256 pages

A History of God Summary

A History of God

The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

by Karen Armstrong 2004 496 pages

In The Early Hours Summary

In The Early Hours

Reflections On Spiritual and Self Development

by Khurram Murad

Masnavi I Ma'navi Summary

Masnavi I Ma'navi

The Spiritual Couplets of Maulana Jalalu-'D-Din Muhammad Rumi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 2000 378 pages

From Fatwa to Jihad Summary

From Fatwa to Jihad

How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo

by Kenan Malik 2009 352 pages

Revive Your Heart Summary

Revive Your Heart

Putting Life in Perspective

by Nouman Ali Khan 2017 192 pages

The Masnavi Summary

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 2004 272 pages

Lipstick Jihad Summary

A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran

by Azadeh Moaveni 2005 272 pages

Biography Memoir

23 Years / bisto se sal /بیست و سه سال Summary

23 Years / bisto se sal /بیست و سه سال

by Ali Dashti 1973 339 pages

بی‌حجاب Summary

بی‌حجاب

چگونه لیبرال‌های غرب بر آتش اسلام‌گرایی رادیکال می‌دمند

by Yasmine Mohammed 2019 294 pages

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie Summary

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie

Being Muslim in America

by Ranya Tabari Idliby 2014 256 pages

Persian Girls Summary

by Nahid Rachlin 2006 304 pages

The Productive Muslim Summary

The Productive Muslim

Where Faith Meets Productivity

by Mohammed Faris 2016 236 pages

Khomeinism Summary

Essays on the Islamic Republic

by Ervand Abrahamian

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Summary

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

Justice and Remembrance Summary

Justice and Remembrance

Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali

by Reza Shah-Kazemi 2006 266 pages

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