According to a hadith narrated by the wife of the Prophet, 'Aishah, a man once came to the Prophet and said to him: "O Prophet of Allah, I love you more dearly than my wife and my children. When I am at home I remember you and immediately come to see you. When I remember that you and I will both die, I know that you will go to the Garden with the rest of the Prophets, while even if I can enter the Garden, I know that you will go to the Garden with the rest of the Prophets, I will not be able to see you!" On this occasion the Prophet did not answer at once, but waited, till this verse was revealed.
"Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, they are with those whom Allah has favored, of the Prophets, the utterly true, and the martyrs and the righteous. They are the best of company!” (4:69)
-The Majestic Qur'an, pg. 89, fn. 210.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
bookstore tour
I did a quick tour of the Barnes and Noble at Union Square this afternoon.
Highlight in books relating to Islam:
-I got to see Jonathan Brown's Hadith: An Introduction
. It looked good. I hope to buy and read through one day iA.
-I was really excited to see this new book in what's really becoming my area of interest: A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order
. Just published by Oxford University Press ma sha Allah.
Reza Aslan's How to Win a Cosmic War is now in paperback under the title Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
In other news...:
Ayan Hirsi Ali has a new book Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
[featuring blurbs from Hitchens, Harris (and Bruce Brawer) and starts with a quote of praise from Richard Dawkins...]
as does Bernard Lewis Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East
I also got to see Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals
book (basically against Tariq Ramadan - see previous post) and this article in the American Prospect by Andrew March)
Highlight in books relating to Islam:
-I got to see Jonathan Brown's Hadith: An Introduction
. It looked good. I hope to buy and read through one day iA.-I was really excited to see this new book in what's really becoming my area of interest: A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order
. Just published by Oxford University Press ma sha Allah.Reza Aslan's How to Win a Cosmic War is now in paperback under the title Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
In other news...:
Ayan Hirsi Ali has a new book Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
[featuring blurbs from Hitchens, Harris (and Bruce Brawer) and starts with a quote of praise from Richard Dawkins...]as does Bernard Lewis Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East
I also got to see Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals
book (basically against Tariq Ramadan - see previous post) and this article in the American Prospect by Andrew March)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Jahiz on books :)
"The book is silent as long as you need silence, eloquent whenever you want discourse. He never interrupts you if you are engaged, but if you are lonely he is a good companion. He is a friend who never deceives or flatters you, and he is a companion who never grows tired of you."
-Al Jahiz, Muslim philosopher and man of literature, 8th century, Basra, Iraq
via Juan
-Al Jahiz, Muslim philosopher and man of literature, 8th century, Basra, Iraq
via Juan
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)