Saturday, August 24, 2019

In the Footsteps of the Prophet Lessons from the Life of Muhammad By: Tariq Ramadan

A very good read and a nice literary work. The book covers prophet’s life from his birth to death. Over the course of book, the author introduced various Islamic concepts in its historical context. The major theme is mercy and love from the God, along with great emphasis on education and empowerment of prophet and his people.
Contents: Introduction; Encounter with the Sacred; Birth and Education; Personality and Spiritual Quest; Revelation, Knowledge; The Message and Adversity; Resistance, Humility and Exile; Trials, Elevation, and Hopes; Hijrah; Medina, Life and War; Teachings and Defeat; Tricks and Treason; A Dream, Peace; Coming Home; At Home, Over There; Debtless; In History, for Eternity 

A History of the Arab Peoples

  Albert Hourani’s  A History of the Arab Peoples  is a fascinating exploration of Arab history, spanning from the rise of Islam to the late...