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They Must Be Stopped
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2008
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
4.18
458
They Must Be Stopped Summary
They Must Be Stopped 92%
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2008
4.18
458 ratings
Islam and Democracy
by Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Summary
Islam and Democracy 92%
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
by Fatema Mernissi 1992
3.83
210 ratings
Islam
by Karen Armstrong • 2000
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
4.04
11k+
Islam Summary
Islam 91%
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
4.04
11k+ ratings
Demystifying Islam
by Harris Zafar • 2014
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
3.83
29
Demystifying Islam Summary
Demystifying Islam 91%
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
by Harris Zafar 2014
3.83
29 ratings
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer • 2006
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
3.88
2k+
The Truth About Muhammad Summary
The Truth About Muhammad 91%
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
by Robert Spencer 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Beyond Fundamentalism
by Reza Aslan • 2009
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
3.99
2k+
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism 91%
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
by Reza Aslan 2009
3.99
2k+ ratings
Resistance
by Alastair Crooke • 2009
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
4.00
36
Resistance Summary
Resistance 91%
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
by Alastair Crooke 2009
4.00
36 ratings
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck • 2015
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
4.06
2k+
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam 91%
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
by Glenn Beck 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 91%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran
by Robert Spencer • 2009
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
3.72
891
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran 91%
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
by Robert Spencer 2009
3.72
891 ratings
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis • 2001
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
3.55
4k+
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 91%
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
by Bernard Lewis 2001
3.55
4k+ ratings
Great World Religions
by John L. Esposito • 2003
Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.
3.72
378
Great World Religions Summary
Great World Religions 91%
Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.
by John L. Esposito 2003
3.72
378 ratings
Myth of Islamic Tolerance
by Robert Spencer • 2005
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
3.68
62
Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary
Myth of Islamic Tolerance 91%
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
by Robert Spencer 2005
3.68
62 ratings
Being Muslim
by Asad Tarsin • 2015
Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.
4.53
263
Being Muslim Summary
Being Muslim 91%
Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.
by Asad Tarsin 2015
4.53
263 ratings
The Crisis of Islam
by Bernard Lewis • 2003
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
3.68
4k+
The Crisis of Islam Summary
The Crisis of Islam 91%
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
by Bernard Lewis 2003
3.68
4k+ ratings
Destiny Disrupted
by Tamim Ansary • 2009
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
4.40
13k+
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted 91%
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
by Tamim Ansary 2009
4.40
13k+ ratings
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
by Muhammad Iqbal • 1934
Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.
4.28
2k+
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam 91%
Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.
by Muhammad Iqbal 1934
4.28
2k+ ratings
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
by Robert Spencer • 2001
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
3.89
2k+
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam Summary
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam 90%
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
by Robert Spencer 2001
3.89
2k+ ratings
Islam and the Destiny of Man
by Charles Le Gai Eaton • 1985
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
4.40
1k+
Islam and the Destiny of Man Summary
Islam and the Destiny of Man 90%
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
by Charles Le Gai Eaton 1985
4.40
1k+ ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 2006
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
4.08
3k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 90%
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
by Karen Armstrong 2006
4.08
3k+ ratings
Reclaim Your Heart
by Yasmin Mogahed • 2012
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
4.41
14k+
Reclaim Your Heart Summary
Reclaim Your Heart 90%
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
by Yasmin Mogahed 2012
4.41
14k+ ratings
The Shia Revival
by Vali Nasr • 2006
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
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2k+
The Shia Revival Summary
The Shia Revival 90%
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
by Vali Nasr 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Misquoting Muhammad
by Jonathan A.C. Brown • 2014
How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.
4.34
1k+
Misquoting Muhammad Summary
Misquoting Muhammad 90%
How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.
by Jonathan A.C. Brown 2014
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Koran For Dummies
by Sohaib Sultan • 2004
A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.
3.71
117
The Koran For Dummies Summary
The Koran For Dummies 90%
A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.
by Sohaib Sultan 2004
3.71
117 ratings
Islam, Israel and the West
by Danny Burmawi • 2025
Not about land. A former Muslim traces the theology that makes peace with Israel impossible.
4.73
120
Islam, Israel and the West Summary
Islam, Israel and the West 90%
Not about land. A former Muslim traces the theology that makes peace with Israel impossible.
by Danny Burmawi 2025
4.73
120 ratings
The First Muslim
by Lesley Hazleton • 2013
Exiled at fifty, died triumphant at sixty-two. The human Muhammad between the revelations.
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5k+
The First Muslim Summary
The First Muslim 90%
Exiled at fifty, died triumphant at sixty-two. The human Muhammad between the revelations.
by Lesley Hazleton 2013
3.99
5k+ ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 90%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad • 1954
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
4.49
6k+
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca 90%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
The Productive Muslim
by Mohammed Faris • 2016
Productivity fails without purpose. Islam supplies both the purpose and a practical method.
4.49
2k+
The Productive Muslim Summary
The Productive Muslim 90%
Productivity fails without purpose. Islam supplies both the purpose and a practical method.
by Mohammed Faris 2016
4.49
2k+ ratings
Who Speaks for Islam?
by Dalia Mogahed • 2008
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
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1k+
Who Speaks for Islam? Summary
Who Speaks for Islam? 90%
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
by Dalia Mogahed 2008
4.05
1k+ ratings
Unveiling Islam
by Ergun Mehmet Caner • 2002
Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.
3.79
590
Unveiling Islam Summary
Unveiling Islam 90%
Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.
by Ergun Mehmet Caner 2002
3.79
590 ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 90%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
The Hadith
by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري
The Qur'an is the constitution; this is the case law: 2,600 authenticated sayings of the Prophet.
4.59
2k+
The Hadith Summary
The Hadith 90%
The Qur'an is the constitution; this is the case law: 2,600 authenticated sayings of the Prophet.
by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري
4.59
2k+ ratings
Purification of the Heart
by Hamza Yusuf • 2004
Your heart is sicker than you think. Here is the diagnostic manual and the Islamic prescription.
4.53
4k+
Purification of the Heart Summary
Purification of the Heart 90%
Your heart is sicker than you think. Here is the diagnostic manual and the Islamic prescription.
by Hamza Yusuf 2004
4.53
4k+ ratings
In The Early Hours
by Khurram Murad • 2000
A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.
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570
In The Early Hours Summary
In The Early Hours 90%
A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.
by Khurram Murad 2000
4.60
570 ratings
The Ideal Muslimah
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
4.33
1k+
The Ideal Muslimah Summary
The Ideal Muslimah 90%
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010
4.33
1k+ ratings
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
by Martyn Frampton • 2018
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
3.69
13
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West Summary
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West 90%
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
by Martyn Frampton 2018
3.69
13 ratings
The Koran
by Anonymous
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
4.38
73k+
The Koran Summary
The Koran 90%
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
by Anonymous
4.38
73k+ ratings
Revive Your Heart
by Nouman Ali Khan • 2017
Faith that's just rules is dead. Here's how to put a living heart back inside your Islam.
4.47
3k+
Revive Your Heart Summary
Revive Your Heart 90%
Faith that's just rules is dead. Here's how to put a living heart back inside your Islam.
by Nouman Ali Khan 2017
4.47
3k+ ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 1993
Traces Islam's violence to its founder: an orphan who built a cult, not just a religion.
4.18
7k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 90%
Traces Islam's violence to its founder: an orphan who built a cult, not just a religion.
by Karen Armstrong 1993
4.18
7k+ ratings
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran
by Robert Spencer • 2016
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
3.53
73
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran 90%
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
by Robert Spencer 2016
3.53
73 ratings
The Clear Quran
by Mustafa Khattab • 2022
One God, one test, one judgment: a thematic translation that surfaces the Quran's unified message.
4.67
418
The Clear Quran Summary
The Clear Quran 90%
One God, one test, one judgment: a thematic translation that surfaces the Quran's unified message.
by Mustafa Khattab 2022
4.67
418 ratings
Londonistan
by Melanie Phillips • 2006
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
3.60
617
Londonistan Summary
Londonistan 90%
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
by Melanie Phillips 2006
3.60
617 ratings
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science
by Maurice Bucaille • 1976
A French doctor compares scripture to science: the Qur'an is uniquely accurate where the Bible errs.
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2k+
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science Summary
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science 90%
A French doctor compares scripture to science: the Qur'an is uniquely accurate where the Bible errs.
by Maurice Bucaille 1976
4.00
2k+ ratings
Quran in English
by Talal Itani • 2014
No thees and thous. A translation that finally makes the Quran's core teachings plain and direct.
3.98
1k+
Quran in English Summary
Quran in English 90%
No thees and thous. A translation that finally makes the Quran's core teachings plain and direct.
by Talal Itani 2014
3.98
1k+ ratings
Secrets of Divine Love
by A. Helwa • 2020
Live Islam as intimacy, not ritual, and find a God who loves unconditionally.
4.50
8k+
Secrets of Divine Love Summary
Secrets of Divine Love 90%
Live Islam as intimacy, not ritual, and find a God who loves unconditionally.
by A. Helwa 2020
4.50
8k+ ratings
Communicating with Allah
by Bassam Saeh • 2018
The prayer you rush through was built to transform you. Learn what the pauses unlock.
4.39
138
Communicating with Allah Summary
Communicating with Allah 90%
The prayer you rush through was built to transform you. Learn what the pauses unlock.
by Bassam Saeh 2018
4.39
138 ratings
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
by John Calvert • 2009
How a shy literary critic in Cairo forged the ideology that fuels global jihad.
4.01
132
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism Summary
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism 89%
How a shy literary critic in Cairo forged the ideology that fuels global jihad.
by John Calvert 2009
4.01
132 ratings
Essential Sufism
by James Fadiman • 1997
The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.
4.07
978
Essential Sufism Summary
Essential Sufism 89%
The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.
by James Fadiman 1997
4.07
978 ratings
A History of Islam in 21 Women
by Hossein Kamaly • 2021
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
3.38
501
A History of Islam in 21 Women Summary
A History of Islam in 21 Women 89%
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
by Hossein Kamaly 2021
3.38
501 ratings
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