Disclaimer: I am neither Muslim nor religious, this thread is only about scholarly analysis of Islamic Tradition, i don't support or care about any religion.
This thread is for people who don't wanna 15-20 volumes on each subject...
1) Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings
Great book, deals with life of Muhammad & society of bedouin Arabia before islams, information in book are taken from contemporaries of Prophet Muhammad like Ibn Ishaq.
2) A History of Islamic Societies by Ira M. Lapidus
Its a really thick book & a long read, it's around 1000 pages and deals with everything from the great split of Shias & Sunnis to seige of Bakhdad, from pre islamic arabia to expansion of islam through caliphate. From Philosophy to core islamic thought & jurisprudence. If u want to read 1 book on islam than it has to be this.
3) Anthology of Islamic Literature by James
It's an compilation of select stories from 1001 nights , rubaiyats, masnavis, qasida & other sufi poetries. Great book, easy to understand writing & prose.
This thread is for people who don't wanna 15-20 volumes on each subject...
1) Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings
Great book, deals with life of Muhammad & society of bedouin Arabia before islams, information in book are taken from contemporaries of Prophet Muhammad like Ibn Ishaq.
2) A History of Islamic Societies by Ira M. Lapidus
Its a really thick book & a long read, it's around 1000 pages and deals with everything from the great split of Shias & Sunnis to seige of Bakhdad, from pre islamic arabia to expansion of islam through caliphate. From Philosophy to core islamic thought & jurisprudence. If u want to read 1 book on islam than it has to be this.
3) Anthology of Islamic Literature by James
It's an compilation of select stories from 1001 nights , rubaiyats, masnavis, qasida & other sufi poetries. Great book, easy to understand writing & prose.
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