Books
Book Resources
Many of these fine books are available at independent book stores across Canada during October. Watch for the sign “Islamic History Month Canada.”
- The Qu’ran: 365 Selections for Daily Reading
by Mohamed Elmasry, Ph.D.
Published by Pandora Press
Copyright 2003
Available at:
- The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization
by Richard W. Bulliet
Published by Columbia University Press
Copyright 2004
Available at:
- Understanding Islam
by Frithjof Schuon
Published by World Wisdom
Copyright 1998
Available at:
- Islam in Europe
by Jack Goody
Published by Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Copyright 2004
Reprinted 2005
Available at:
- A Day Apart
How Jews, Christians, and Muslims find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the
Sabbathby Christopher D. Ringwald
Published by Oxford University Press
Copyright 2007
Available at:
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam
by Yahiya Emerick
Published by Alpha Books, Pearson Education Company
Copyright 2002
Available at:
‘The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam’ – Link 1
‘The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam’ – Link 2
- Medieval Islamic Medicine
by Peter W. Pormann and Emilie Savage-Smith
Published by The American University in Cairo Press
Copyright 2007
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- The Arab Contribution to Islamic Art
– From the Seventh to the Fifteenth Centuriesby Wijdan Ali
Published in cooperation with The Royal Society of Fine Arts, Jordan
by The American University in Cairo Press
Copyright 1999
Available at:
‘The Arab Contribution to Islamic Art — From the Seventh to the Fifteenth Centuries’ – Link 1
- The Mosque
– As Work of Art and as House of Prayerby F. De Miranda
Published by Mirananda uitgevers B.V. Carolus Verhulst, Wassenaar, Zijdeweg 5a
Copyright 1977
- The Mosque
– History, Architectural Development & Regional DiversityEdited by Martin Frishman and Hasan-Uddin Khan
First Published in Egypt in 2002 by The American University in Cairo Press
Copyright 1994 Thames & Hudson Ltd., London
Available at:
‘The Mosque — History, Architectural Development & Regional Diversity’ – Link 1
- Portrait of Islam
– A Journey through the Muslim Worldby Robin Laurance
Published by Thames & Hudson
Copyright 2002
Available at:
‘Portrait of Islam — A Journey through the Muslim World’ – Link 1
- The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali
Translated by W. Montgomery Watt
Published by Oneworld Publications
Copyright – William Montgomery Watt, 1953, 1994
Available at:
‘The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali’ – Link 1
‘The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali’ – Link 2 - AL-GHAZALI
Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship
Translated by Muhtar Holland
Published by The Islamic Foundation, UK
Copyright 1983
Available at:
- AL-GHAZALI
THE NINETY-NINE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD
al-Maqsad al-asna fi sharh asma Allah al-husna
Translated with Notes by David B. Burrell and Nazih Daher
Published by The Islamic Texts Society, UK
Copyright 1992, 1995
Available at:
‘AL-GHAZALI: THE NINETY-NINE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD’ – Link 1
‘AL-GHAZALI: THE NINETY-NINE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD’ – Link 2
- AL-GHAZALI
THE REMEMBRANCE OF DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE
Kitab dhikr al-mawt wa-ma ba dahu
BOOK XL of THE REVIVAL OF THE RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Ihya ulum al-din
Translated with an INTRODUCTION and NOTES by T.J. Winter
Published by The Islamic Texts Society
Copyright 1989
Available at:
‘AL-GHAZALI: THE REMEMBRANCE OF DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE’ – Link 1
‘AL-GHAZALI: THE REMEMBRANCE OF DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE’ – Link 2
- AL-GHAZALI
On the Duties of Brotherhood
Translated by Muhtar Holland from the Classical Arabic
Published by Latimer New Dimensions Ltd., UK
Copyright 1975
Available at:
- AL-GHAZALI
INVOCATIONS & SUPPLICATIONS
Kitab al-adhkar wa’l-da’awat
BOOK IX of THE REVIVAL OF THE RELIGIOUS SCIENCES Ihya ulum al-din
Translated with an INTRODUCTION & Notes by K. Nakamura
Published by The Islamic Texts Society
Translation Copyright – K. Nakamura, 1973
Revised Edition Copyright – The Islamic Texts Society, 1990
Available at:
- AL-GHAZALI
ON DISCIPLINING THE SOUL
Kitab Ryadat al-nafs & on BREAKING THE TWO DESIRES
Kitab Kasr al-shahwatayn
BOOKS XXII AND XXIII of THE REVIVAL OF THE RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Ihya ulum al-din
Translated with an INTRODUCTION and NOTES by T.J. Winter
Published by The Islamic Texts Society
Copyright 1995
Available at:
- Science and Civilization in Islam
by Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Published by Barnes & Noble, New York, 1992
Copyright 1968
Available at:
- The Heart of Islam – Enduring Values for Humanity
by Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright 2002
Available at:
‘The Heart of Islam – Enduring Values for Humanity’ – Link 1
‘The Heart of Islam – Enduring Values for Humanity’ – Link 2
- A History of Islamic Societies
by Prof. Ira M. Lapidus
Published by Cambridge University Press
Copyright1988
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- Saladin in His Time
by P.H. Newby
First published in Britain by Faber & Faber Ltd, in 1983
Published in paperback in 2001 by Phoenix Press
Copyright 1983
Available at:
- Falcon of Spain
by Prof. Thomas Ballantine Irving
Published at Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, Kashmiri Bazar- Lahore(Pakistan)
Copyright 1980
- Islam and the Destiny of Man
by Charles Le Gai Eaton
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany in association with the Islamic Texts Society
Copyright 1985
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- Muslim History 570-1950 C.E.
by Akram Zahoor, D.Sc.
Published by AZP (ZMD Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD)
Copyright 2000
Available at:
- Islam – A Thousand Years of Faith and Power
by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair
Published by TV Books, L.L.C.
Copyright 2000
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- Discovering Islam – Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
by Prof. Akbar S. Ahmed
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
Copyright 1988
Available at:
‘Discovering Islam – Making Sense of Muslim History and Society’ – Link 1
‘Discovering Islam – Making Sense of Muslim History and Society’ – Link 2
- Islamic History – A Framework for Inquiry
by Prof. R. Stephen Humphreys
Revised Edition
Published by Princeton University Press
Copyright 1991
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- Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History
by Prof. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
Copyright 1982
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- One Thousand Roads to Mecca
Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage
Edited and Introduced by Michael Wolfe
Published by Grove Press, NY
Copyright 1997
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- Arabic Script
by Gabriel Mandel Khan
Published by Abbeville Press, NY
Copyright 2001
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- Classic Turkish Cooking
by Jonathan Basan (Author), Ghillie Basan (Author, Photographer)
Published by St Martins PrCopyright 1997
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- Persian Cooking
by Najmieh Batmanglij
Published by Mage Publishers
Copyright 2005
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- Arabian Cuisine
by Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
Published by International Book Centre
Copyright 1989
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