📚 Islamic Philosophy

Explorations of the rich intellectual tradition stretching from Al-Kindi and Avicenna to contemporary Muslim thinkers, engaging questions of reason, faith, ethics, and metaphysics. These books reveal a philosophical heritage that profoundly shaped both Eastern and Western thought.

Philosophy in the Islamic World

by Peter S. Adamson • 2015

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

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🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School

Philosophy in the Islamic World 93%

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

by Peter S. Adamson 2015

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242 ratings

🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School

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.

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🕌 Islamic Theology 🌐 Comparative Religion ⚖️ Sacred Law

Islam and the Destiny of Man 93%

Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.

by Charles Le Gai Eaton 1985

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1k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Theology 🌐 Comparative Religion ⚖️ Sacred Law

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.

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🕌 Islamic Modernism 🔬 Science And Religion 🌌 Religious Experience

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam 93%

Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.

by Muhammad Iqbal 1934

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2k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Modernism 🔬 Science And Religion 🌌 Religious Experience

The Alchemy of Happiness

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 1105

True happiness is not a feeling but a vision; the map lies inside your own soul.

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🕌 Sufi Mysticism 🌙 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Soul Purification

The Alchemy of Happiness 92%

True happiness is not a feeling but a vision; the map lies inside your own soul.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1105

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3k+ ratings

🕌 Sufi Mysticism 🌙 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Soul Purification

Justice and Remembrance

by Reza Shah-Kazemi • 2006

To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.

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🕌 Shia Islam 🤲 Islamic Ethics ❤️ Purification Of The Heart

Justice and Remembrance 92%

To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.

by Reza Shah-Kazemi 2006

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124 ratings

🕌 Shia Islam 🤲 Islamic Ethics ❤️ Purification Of The Heart

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.

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🕌 Islamic Theology 📜 Hadith Criticism 🏛️ Religious Authority

Misquoting Muhammad 92%

How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.

by Jonathan A.C. Brown 2014

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1k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Theology 📜 Hadith Criticism 🏛️ Religious Authority

Islam

by Karen Armstrong • 2000

Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.

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🕌 Islamic History 🌍 Comparative Religion 🏛️ Political Theology

Islam 92%

Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.

by Karen Armstrong 2000

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11k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic History 🌍 Comparative Religion 🏛️ Political Theology

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

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 1990

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology

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 92%

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1990

4.58

639 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology

The Curse of God

by Harris Sultan • 2018

Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.

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🗣️ Ex-Muslim Voices ⚛️ New Atheism ☪️ Islamic Theology

The Curse of God 92%

Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.

by Harris Sultan 2018

3.91

159 ratings

🗣️ Ex-Muslim Voices ⚛️ New Atheism ☪️ Islamic Theology

The Koran

by Anonymous

One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.

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📖 Sacred Texts 🕊️ Abrahamic Faiths ☝️ Monotheism

The Koran 91%

One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.

by Anonymous

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73k+ ratings

📖 Sacred Texts 🕊️ Abrahamic Faiths ☝️ Monotheism

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.

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🕌 Islamic Studies 🌍 World Religions 🏛️ Islamic Civilization

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

🕌 Islamic Studies 🌍 World Religions 🏛️ Islamic Civilization

Resistance

by Alastair Crooke • 2009

The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.

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🕌 Political Islam 🌍 Middle East Politics ✊ Islamist Resistance

Resistance 91%

The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.

by Alastair Crooke 2009

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36 ratings

🕌 Political Islam 🌍 Middle East Politics ✊ Islamist Resistance

Essential Sufism

by James Fadiman • 1997

The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.

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📿 Islamic Mysticism 📚 Spiritual Anthologies 🙏 Devotional Practice

Essential Sufism 91%

The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.

by James Fadiman 1997

4.07

978 ratings

📿 Islamic Mysticism 📚 Spiritual Anthologies 🙏 Devotional Practice

Islam and Democracy

by Fatema Mernissi • 1992

The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.

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🕌 Political Islam 👩 Islamic Feminism 🌍 Arab Modernity

Islam and Democracy 91%

The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.

by Fatema Mernissi 1992

3.83

210 ratings

🕌 Political Islam 👩 Islamic Feminism 🌍 Arab Modernity

Being Muslim

by Asad Tarsin • 2015

Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.

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🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality

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

🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality

On the Duties of Brotherhood

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 2016

Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.

📜 Islamic Ethics 🤝 Islamic Brotherhood 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Spiritual Friendship

On the Duties of Brotherhood 91%

Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 2016

📜 Islamic Ethics 🤝 Islamic Brotherhood 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Spiritual Friendship

The New Orientalists

by Ian Almond • 2007

Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.

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🌀 Postmodern Philosophy 🕌 Orientalism 🌍 Postcolonial Theory

The New Orientalists 91%

Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.

by Ian Almond 2007

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41 ratings

🌀 Postmodern Philosophy 🕌 Orientalism 🌍 Postcolonial Theory

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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🕌 Quranic Exegesis 🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🔬 Scientific Miracles

The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science Summary

The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science 91%

A French doctor compares scripture to science: the Qur'an is uniquely accurate where the Bible errs.

by Maurice Bucaille 1976

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🕌 Quranic Exegesis 🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🔬 Scientific Miracles

Sufi Political Thought

by Milad Milani • 2019

Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.

🕌 Mystical Islam 🌀 Sufi Orders 🏛️ Political Islam

Sufi Political Thought 91%

Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.

by Milad Milani 2019

🕌 Mystical Islam 🌀 Sufi Orders 🏛️ Political Islam

The Clear Quran

by Mustafa Khattab • 2022

One God, one test, one judgment: a thematic translation that surfaces the Quran's unified message.

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📖 Quran Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📝 Scripture Translation

The Clear Quran 91%

One God, one test, one judgment: a thematic translation that surfaces the Quran's unified message.

by Mustafa Khattab 2022

4.67

418 ratings

📖 Quran Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📝 Scripture Translation

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.

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📜 Hadith Studies 📖 Islamic Scripture ☪️ Sunni Islam

The Hadith 91%

The Qur'an is the constitution; this is the case law: 2,600 authenticated sayings of the Prophet.

by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري

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2k+ ratings

📜 Hadith Studies 📖 Islamic Scripture ☪️ Sunni Islam

Demystifying Islam

by Harris Zafar • 2014

Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.

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🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🌍 Comparative Religion 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

Demystifying Islam 91%

Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.

by Harris Zafar 2014

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29 ratings

🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🌍 Comparative Religion 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

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.

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📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam

If the Oceans Were Ink 91%

A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.

by Carla Power 2015

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2k+ ratings

📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam

"Believing Women" in Islam

by Asma Barlas • 2002

The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.

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☪️ Islamic Theology 📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Islamic Feminism

"Believing Women" in Islam 90%

The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.

by Asma Barlas 2002

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1k+ ratings

☪️ Islamic Theology 📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Islamic Feminism

Purification of the Heart

by Hamza Yusuf • 2004

Your heart is sicker than you think. Here is the diagnostic manual and the Islamic prescription.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Heart Purification 📿 Muslim Self-Help

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

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Heart Purification 📿 Muslim Self-Help

Practical Sufism

by Phillip Gowins • 2010

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

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🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice

Practical Sufism 90%

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

by Phillip Gowins 2010

3.63

32 ratings

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice

The Voice of Human Justice

by George Jordac • 2008

Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.

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🕌 Islamic Governance 📜 Early Islamic History ⚖️ Justice Philosophy

The Voice of Human Justice 90%

Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.

by George Jordac 2008

4.36

128 ratings

🕌 Islamic Governance 📜 Early Islamic History ⚖️ Justice Philosophy

Secrets of Divine Love

by A. Helwa • 2020

Live Islam as intimacy, not ritual, and find a God who loves unconditionally.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love 🌊 God'S Mercy

Secrets of Divine Love 90%

Live Islam as intimacy, not ritual, and find a God who loves unconditionally.

by A. Helwa 2020

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8k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love 🌊 God'S Mercy

Communicating with Allah

by Bassam Saeh • 2018

The prayer you rush through was built to transform you. Learn what the pauses unlock.

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🕌 Islamic Prayer 🌙 Islamic Spirituality 🔄 Spiritual Habits

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

🕌 Islamic Prayer 🌙 Islamic Spirituality 🔄 Spiritual Habits

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.

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🧕 Islamic Doctrine 📜 Scriptural Criticism 🗳️ Political Islam

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran Summary

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran 90%

Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.

by Robert Spencer 2009

3.72

891 ratings

🧕 Islamic Doctrine 📜 Scriptural Criticism 🗳️ Political Islam

The Truth About Muhammad

by Robert Spencer • 2006

Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.

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🕌 Islamic History 📝 Critique Of Islam 📖 Quranic Studies

The Truth About Muhammad 90%

Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.

by Robert Spencer 2006

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🕌 Islamic History 📝 Critique Of Islam 📖 Quranic Studies

The Masnavi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1270

The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.

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🔮 Sufi Mysticism 📜 Persian Poetry 🌊 Ego Dissolution

The Masnavi 90%

The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1270

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🔮 Sufi Mysticism 📜 Persian Poetry 🌊 Ego Dissolution

The End of Faith

by Sam Harris • 2004

Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.

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📖 New Atheism 💥 Religious Violence 🔴 Islam And Modernity

The End of Faith 90%

Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.

by Sam Harris 2004

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44k+ ratings

📖 New Atheism 💥 Religious Violence 🔴 Islam And Modernity

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.

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🧘 Islamic Spirituality 💖 Heart Purification ⚖️ Ethical Conduct

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

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3k+ ratings

🧘 Islamic Spirituality 💖 Heart Purification ⚖️ Ethical Conduct

The Content of Character

by Al-Amin bin Ali Mazrui • 2005

What Muhammad taught about character, and the method scholars used to verify it.

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🕌 Hadith Studies ☪️ Islamic Ethics 🌱 Character Development

The Content of Character 90%

What Muhammad taught about character, and the method scholars used to verify it.

by Al-Amin bin Ali Mazrui 2005

4.64

201 ratings

🕌 Hadith Studies ☪️ Islamic Ethics 🌱 Character Development

Quran in English

by Talal Itani • 2014

No thees and thous. A translation that finally makes the Quran's core teachings plain and direct.

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🕌 Islamic Scripture 📖 Modern Translation ⚖️ Faith And Deeds

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

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1k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Scripture 📖 Modern Translation ⚖️ Faith And Deeds

Reclaim Your Heart

by Yasmin Mogahed • 2012

Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📿 Muslim Self-Help 🫀 Heart Purification

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

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📿 Muslim Self-Help 🫀 Heart Purification

Ibn Khaldun

by Robert Irwin • 2018

The 14th-century thinker who discovered why civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles.

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🕌 Medieval Islam 👑 Dynastic Cycles 🔍 Historical Methodology

Ibn Khaldun 90%

The 14th-century thinker who discovered why civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles.

by Robert Irwin 2018

3.68

356 ratings

🕌 Medieval Islam 👑 Dynastic Cycles 🔍 Historical Methodology

The Crisis of the Modern World

by René Guénon • 1927

Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.

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🕉️ Perennial Philosophy 🏙️ Critique Of Modernity 🔄 Cyclical History

The Crisis of the Modern World 90%

Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.

by René Guénon 1927

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🕉️ Perennial Philosophy 🏙️ Critique Of Modernity 🔄 Cyclical History

بیست و سه سال

by علی دشتی • 1974

He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.

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🏛️ Islamic History 🕌 Prophetic Biography 🔍 Historical Criticism

بیست و سه سال 90%

He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.

by علی دشتی 1974

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Islamic History 🕌 Prophetic Biography 🔍 Historical Criticism

The Koran For Dummies

by Sohaib Sultan • 2004

A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.

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📖 Quranic Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📚 Scripture Guides

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

📖 Quranic Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📚 Scripture Guides

Rumi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1950

All religions seek one light; the real path is dying to self to live in it.

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🌀 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry ✨ Mystical Poetry

Rumi 90%

All religions seek one light; the real path is dying to self to live in it.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1950

3.88

80 ratings

🌀 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry ✨ Mystical Poetry

Islam, Israel and the West

by Danny Burmawi • 2025

Not about land. A former Muslim traces the theology that makes peace with Israel impossible.

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🕌 Political Islam 🌍 Middle East Politics 🔍 Critique Of Islam

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

🕌 Political Islam 🌍 Middle East Politics 🔍 Critique Of Islam

The Ideal Muslimah

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

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🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam

The Ideal Muslimah 90%

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010

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🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam

Sufism

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee • 1995

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

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🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Sufism 90%

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 1995

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205 ratings

🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

The Evolution of Fiqh

by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips • 1988

Islamic law was built on reason, then sealed by blind imitation. Six centuries of decline explained.

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📜 Islamic Jurisprudence ⚖️ Schools Of Islamic Law 📚 Islamic Legal History

The Evolution of Fiqh 90%

Islamic law was built on reason, then sealed by blind imitation. Six centuries of decline explained.

by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 1988

4.36

364 ratings

📜 Islamic Jurisprudence ⚖️ Schools Of Islamic Law 📚 Islamic Legal History

The Koran

by Michael A. Cook • 2000

Why the Koran is recited, not read, and worn copies are buried, not discarded.

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📖 Quranic Studies 🕌 Islamic Scripture 📜 Religious Texts

The Koran 90%

Why the Koran is recited, not read, and worn copies are buried, not discarded.

by Michael A. Cook 2000

3.37

822 ratings

📖 Quranic Studies 🕌 Islamic Scripture 📜 Religious Texts

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

by Jinan Yousef • 2020

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

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🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology

Reflecting on the Names of Allah Summary

Reflecting on the Names of Allah 90%

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

by Jinan Yousef 2020

4.85

292 ratings

🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology

On Quality

by Robert M. Pirsig • 2021

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

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🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy

On Quality 90%

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

by Robert M. Pirsig 2021

3.64

387 ratings

🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy

The Muqaddimah

by Ibn Khaldun • 1377

A 14th-century scholar mapped the hidden laws that make every dynasty rise and crumble.

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🏛️ Historiography 🤔 Philosophy Of History 📖 Social Theory

The Muqaddimah 90%

A 14th-century scholar mapped the hidden laws that make every dynasty rise and crumble.

by Ibn Khaldun 1377

4.30

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Historiography 🤔 Philosophy Of History 📖 Social Theory

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