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

Muhammad Summary

A Prophet for Our Time

by Karen Armstrong 2006 256 pages

The Productive Muslim Summary

The Productive Muslim

Where Faith Meets Productivity

by Mohammed Faris 2016 236 pages

The Essential Rumi Summary

The Essential Rumi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273 416 pages

Destiny Disrupted Summary

Destiny Disrupted

A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages

Reclaim Your Heart Summary

Reclaim Your Heart

Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

by Yasmin Mogahed 2012 142 pages

The Masnavi Summary

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1270 304 pages

Purification of the Heart Summary

Purification of the Heart

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

by Hamza Yusuf 2004 220 pages

Lost Islamic History Summary

Lost Islamic History

Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Summary

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

by Nabeel Qureshi 2014 304 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

A History of God Summary

A History of God

The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

by Karen Armstrong 1993 496 pages

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ Summary

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ

The Paradox of Modern Iran

by Hooman Majd 2008 272 pages

Secrets of Divine Love Summary

Secrets of Divine Love

A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

by A. Helwa 2020 387 pages

Persian Girls Summary

by Nahid Rachlin 2006 304 pages

مقدمة ابن خلدون Summary

مقدمة ابن خلدون

by Ibn Khaldun 1377 3864 pages

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance

How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims

by Robert Spencer 2005 594 pages

مثنوی معنوی Summary

مثنوی معنوی

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273 1145 pages

Khomeinism Summary

Essays on the Islamic Republic

by Ervand Abrahamian 1993 200 pages

Revive Your Heart Summary

Revive Your Heart

Putting Life in Perspective

by Nouman Ali Khan 2017 192 pages

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 2012 256 pages

The Struggle for Pakistan Summary

The Struggle for Pakistan

A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics

by Ayesha Jalal 2014 447 pages

After the Prophet Summary

After the Prophet

The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

by Lesley Hazleton 2009 256 pages

Reflecting on the Names of Allah Summary

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

by Jinan Yousef 2020 558 pages

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 1990 370 pages

The Evolution of Fiqh Summary

The Evolution of Fiqh

Islamic Law & the Madh-habs

by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 1988 228 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

In The Early Hours Summary

In The Early Hours

Reflections On Spiritual and Self Development

by Khurram Murad 2000 148 pages

Message to the Blackman in America Summary

Message to the Blackman in America

by Elijah Muhammad 1965 386 pages

What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary

What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East

by Bernard Lewis 2001 186 pages

The Good Muslim Summary

The Good Muslim

by Tahmima Anam 2011 304 pages

Historical Fiction

The Koran Summary

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael A. Cook 2000 176 pages

The Leadership of Muhammad Summary

The Leadership of Muhammad

by John Adair 2010 144 pages

بیست و سه سال Summary

بیست و سه سال

by Ali Dashti 1973 400 pages

The First Muslim Summary

The First Muslim

The Story of Muhammad

by Lesley Hazleton 2013 320 pages

Muslim Girl Summary

A Coming of Age Story

by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016 134 pages

Justice and Remembrance Summary

Justice and Remembrance

Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali

by Reza Shah-Kazemi 2006 266 pages

Lipstick Jihad Summary

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

by Azadeh Moaveni 2005 272 pages

Biography Memoir

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective Summary

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective

by Aisha Utz 2011 352 pages

Ibn Khaldun Summary

An Intellectual Biography

by Robert Irwin 2018 256 pages

Love Thy Neighbor Summary

Love Thy Neighbor

A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

by Ayaz Virji 2019 208 pages

The Bible, the Qu'ran and Science Summary

The Bible, the Qu'ran and Science

The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge

by Maurice Bucaille 1976 272 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

صحيح البخاري Summary

صحيح البخاري

by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري 2080 pages

Muhammad Summary

A Biography of the Prophet

by Karen Armstrong 1991 290 pages

رباعيات خيام Summary

رباعيات خيام

by Omar Khayyám 1120 184 pages

Pakistan Summary

by Anatol Lieven 2011 592 pages

Understanding Iran Summary

Understanding Iran

Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei

by William R. Polk 2009 272 pages

Superman is an Arab Summary

Superman is an Arab

by Joumana Haddad 2012 160 pages

The Muslims are Coming! Summary

The Muslims are Coming!

Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror

by Arun Kundnani 2014 327 pages

Demystifying Islam Summary

Demystifying Islam

Tackling the Tough Questions

by Harris Zafar 2014 218 pages

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