Friday, September 10, 2010

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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Product Details

* Hardcover: 544 pages
* Publisher: Amereon Ltd (June 30, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0891902163
* ISBN-13: 978-0891902164
* Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
* Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #230,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Amazon.com Review
Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there's the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture--try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston's Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his Muslim faith, he can't help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s during the civil rights struggle of the '60s, the two were not so different. Malcolm may have displayed a most un-Christian distaste for loving his enemies, but he understood with King that love of God and love of self are the necessary first steps on the road to freedom. --Wendy Smith --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

(Book) The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist

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Islam’s Intellectual Suicide—and the Threat to Us All

( XQBCC2U36MF8 ) People are shocked and frightened by the behavior coming out the Islamic world—not only because it is violent, but also because it is seemingly inexplicable. While there are many answers to the question of “what went wrong” in the Muslim world, no one has decisively answered why it went wrong. Until now.

In this eye-opening new book, foreign policy expert Robert R. Reilly uncovers the root of our contemporary crisis: a pivotal struggle waged within the Muslim world nearly a millennium ago. In a heated battle over the role of reason, the side of irrationality won. The deformed theology that resulted, Reilly reveals, produced the spiritual pathology of Islamism, and a deeply dysfunctional culture.

Terrorism—from 9/11, to London, Madrid, and Mumbai, to the Christmas 2009 attempted airline bombing—is the most obvious manifestation of this crisis. But Reilly shows that the pathology extends much further. The Closing of the Muslim Mind solves such puzzles as:

  • why peace is so elusive in the Middle East
  • why the Arab world stands near the bottom of every measure of human development
  • why scientific inquiry is nearly dead in the Islamic world
  • why Spain translates more books in a single year than the entire Arab world has in the past thousand years
  • why some people in Saudi Arabia still refuse to believe man has been to the moon
  • why Muslim media frequently present natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina as God’s direct retribution

Delving deeper than previous polemics and simplistic analyses, The Closing of the Muslim Mind provides the answers the West has so desperately needed in confronting the Islamist crisis.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

"The lack of liberty within Islam is a huge problem. Robert Reilly’s The Closing of the Muslim Mind shows that a millennium ago Muslims debated whether minds should be free to explore the world—and freedom lost. The intellectual history he offers helps to explain why Muslim countries fell behind Christian-based ones in scientific inquiry, economic development, and technology. Reilly provides astonishing statistics . . . [and] also points out how theology prefigures politics."
—World Magazine


"As Robert R. Reilly points out in The Closing of the Muslim Mind . . . the Islamic conception of God as pure will, unbound by reason and unknowable through the visible world, rendered any search for cause and effect in nature irrelevant to Muslim societies over centuries, resulting in slipshod, dependent cultures. Reilly notes, for example, that Pakistan, a nation which views science as automatically impious given its view that an arbitrary God did not imprint upon nature a rational order worth investigating, produces almost no patents."
—American Spectator

(Book) The Complete Persepolis

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Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips.

Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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One of the most influential books in the history of literature, recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the Qur'an is the supreme authority and living source of all Islamic teaching, the sacred text that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of Islam. Yet despite the growing interest in Islamic teachings and culture, there has never been a truly satisfactory English translation of the Qur'an, until now.

This superb new translation of the Qur'an is written in contemporary language that remains faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original, making the text crystal clear while retaining all of this great work's eloquence. The translation is accurate and completely free from the archaisms, incoherence, and alien structures that mar existing translations. Thus, for the first time, English-speaking readers will have a text of the Qur'an which is easy to use and comprehensible. Furthermore, Haleem includes notes that explain geographical, historical, and personal allusions as well as an index in which Qur'anic material is arranged into topics for easy reference. His introduction traces the history of the Qur'an, examines its structure and stylistic features, and considers issues related to militancy, intolerance, and the subjection of women.

Clearly written and filled with helpful information and guidance, this brilliant translation of the Qur'an is the best available introduction to the faith of Moslems around the world.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Book The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam

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Review

“Eliza Griswold's The Tenth Parallel deals with a geographical slice of the Muslim world spanning Africa and Asia. With a sharp eye and equally sharp wit, Griswold dissects the events and issues that have gripped the region, uncovering their nature through memorable encounters and personalities. The story brims with insightful details and instructive lessons. Seldom does a book of this nature ranging over such vast terrain succeed in maintaining a steady focus and an engaging lightness of touch. In her hands, Islam resounds through the voice of Muslims, and religion lives through its followers and devotees. The book is a triumph of the human imagination and capacity for intercultural exploration.” —Lamin Sanneh, author of Whose Religion is Christianity?

“Eliza Griswold’s talent runs through this book like a blinding light. Through her daring travel, quiet observation, empathy and gift for language, she humanizes and clarifies conflicts in Africa and Asia that are often neglected or misunderstood. The Tenth Parallel is both vitally important and beautifully written.” —Steve Coll, author of The Bin Ladens

“Ingeniously conceived and beautifully wrought, The Tenth Parallel traces the uneasy fault line of two great faiths, which have so much bloody history between them. In exploring the potent tensions that underlie so many of the conflicts of the present age, Eliza Griswold gives us a rare look at how complex and interwoven these two cultures actually are.” —Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower

“In this revolutionary work, Griswold has dedicated the last seven years of her life to traveling in the world's least known places to explore the encounter between Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia. She has brought back the unforgettable stories of Christians and Muslims along the tenth parallel whose faith is shaping the world's future. Griswold's courageous pilgrimage changes the way we think about Christianity and Islam by exploding any simplistic "clash" narrative. She returns us to the most basic truth of human existence: that the world and its people are interconnected.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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“Based on years of first hand experience and observation, The Tenth Parallel is a deeply impressive achievement, which so often challenges our common assumptions. The book will be immensely rewarding for anyone who wants to make sense of the relationship between those long-estranged sister faiths, Christianity and Islam. It should be required reading for policy makers, and for anyone interested in the spiritual dimensions of the “clash of civilizations.” —Philip Jenkins, author of Jesus Wars

“The Tenth Parallel is one of the most important books you will ever read. Eliza Griswold combines the fearlessness of an investigative journalist and the bold vision of a poet to take readers on a perilous journey along the fault line between Islam and Christianity. No one else could have written this book.” —Reza Aslan, author of No god but God

“Eliza Griswold is an intrepid and brilliant reporter. She has written a fascinating, nuanced account of Christian-Muslim relations along the fault line of the tenth parallel that puts the arm-chair punditry about “the clash of civilizations” to shame. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand how religion is actually lived and experienced in Africa and Asia.” —Frances FitzGerald, author of Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth

“Eliza Griswold has long been one of my favorite magazine writers, and many of us have been awaiting this book with the fervent anticipation of a J. K. Rowling fan. And The Tenth Parallel does not in any way disappoint. It is brave, sad, informative, and deeply empathetic. I quake a little to think of what Ms. Griswold had to endure to come back with this book, and these stories, but we and the literary world are all the richer for it.”— Tom Bissell, author of The Father of All Things

“Eliza Griswold is a courageous reporter, a gifted writer, and an acute observer of life. In The Tenth Parallel she takes us on a crucially illuminating tour of some of the most volatile terrain in the world, acquainting us with people who are far away both spatially and culturally but whose fates are intertwined with our own.” —Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God

“Eliza Griswold, poet and war correspondent, takes her readers on a journey through the birthplace of terror. She marches into unspeakably frightening places, alone, with only her pen as protection. And then she speaks. The poetry of Griswold’s prose draws the reader in, even as she foretells great terrors to come. The Tenth Parallel is an important book by a courageous American.” —Jessica Stern, author of Terror In The Name Of God

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The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam

Download E-Book The Ideal Muslimah

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The Ideal Muslimah

The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah

By Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi

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TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD

Praise be to Allah (SWT), Lord of the Worlds, and may the blessings and peace of Allah (SWT) be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his Family and Companions.

The Ideal Muslimah: the true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman and defined by the Qur'an and Sunnah offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the woman's place in the Islamic scheme of things. The many roles which a woman may play throughout her life - daughter, wife, mother, friend - are explored in detail. Extensive quotations from Hadith and historical accounts of the lives of the early Muslim women provide a vivid picture of how the Muslim woman at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) went about putting Islam into practice; this is an example which Muslim women of all places and eras may follow in their own lives.

An important point is the fact that the first chapter addressed the Muslim woman's relationship with Allah (SWT). Dr. Muhammad `Ali al-Hashimi rightly puts first things first, and reminds readers that they must pay attention to this most important aspect of our lives. If our`aqidah and worship is sound and sincere, then other things will begin to fall into place,
in sha Allah.

From there, the author takes us by stages from a woman's care of her own self - body, mind and soul - to her relationships and dealings with her family, friends, neighbours and society as a whole. Far from being the passive, oppressed victim of popular stereotype, the Muslim woman is seen to be a whole person with a valid contribution to make at every level of community life.

This is, above all, an immensely practical book. Dr al-Hashimi addresses real issues that face Muslim women throughout the world, and supports every point made with extensive quotations from the Qur'an and hadith.

At a time when Muslim women are being increasingly attracted by "feminist theories" and "women's studies," this book serves as a timely reminder that the unique and authentic sources of Islam have always spoken of the rights of women and recognized women as full partners in the human venture of history. The translation of this book into English will render this valuable information more readily accessible to Muslims whose mother-tongue is not Arabic.

Husbands, fathers, brothers and sons will also benefit from reading this book. Studied in conjunction with the author's Ideal Muslim: the Islamic personality as defined by the Qur'an and Sunnah, it will enable both men and women to have a deeper insight into the complementary roles of men and women and the harmony between the genders envisaged by Islam.

The interpretations of Qur'anic quotations have been taken from the well- known translation by Yusuf `Ali. The archaic style of this translation has been amended and modernized, so that "thou" becomes "you," "goeth" becomes "goes," etc.

Many Islamic concepts are difficult to express in English, where "religious" words carry much cultural baggage that gives connottions that do not exist in Arabic. For this reason, many Arabic religious terms have been retained, with explanations given either in the text or in the Glossary that may be found at the end of the book.

May Allah (SWT) reward the author for his efforts to educate the Muslims, men and women alike, about their religion; may He cause this book to be a source of beneficial instruction to English-speaking Muslims; and may He (SWT) guide us and keep us on the Straight Path.

Nasiruddin al-Khattab

September 1997

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Free Download E-Book Fiqh of Salah

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Introduction

Prayer (salaah) is the most important pillar of Islam. Indeed it is the dividing line between Islam and infidelity. Salaah is a duty incumbent on every Muslim, male or female, who has attained the age of maturity and has a sound mind. There are numerous verses in the Holy Qur’an commanding Muslims to observe salaah regularly.

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Free Download Quran Reader for Mobile Phone

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Read the translation of Holy Quran in Arabic and English translation by Mohsin Khan for Java-enabled phones. Quran Reader has a fast scrolling display and a full index of all the Surahs (chapters) of the Holy Quran. It includes the feature of saving and retrieving bookmarks, as well as browsing to a particular verse inside a Surah (chapter). The translation includes verse numbers and verse highlighting for easy reading and easy reference.

Requirements:

  • MIDP 1.0 or 2.0
  • JAR (Java Archive) files of size 520 KB+
  • 100 KB of Free RAM (i.e. Phone memory, not Storage)
Click Here to Download QuranReader for Java Enabled Phones & Pocket PC
Click Here to Download QuranReader for Blackberry
Click Here to Download QuranReader for PalmPRC

Free Download The Koran 7.10

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The Koran is an animated graphics software for Windows with which you can read The Koran (Holy Qur'an).
Features:
  • The Koran sound in mp3 sound format, on 9-22 languages,
  • 2 dimensional animations, changing text font and text color, custom page images,
  • advanced printing options with print, using various system fonts, search engine,
  • opening and saving underlined text, jumping on specific suras, creating Qur'an HMTL pages,
  • Creating praying times, Hijri and Gregorian calendar.
  • The Koran is a beautiful software and it is FREE.
Click Here to Download The Koran 7.10

    Free Download QuranTrans 2.0

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    QuranTrans is a collection of 3 translations (Yusuf Ali,Pickthal and Shakir) of the Holy Quran for Windows users. At the end of each verse, there is a link to the commentary of the verse, to be shown in a popup window. Other features include quick verse finding, topical index and easy navigation between translations.

    Click Here to Download QuranTrans

    Monday, September 6, 2010

    Free Download Zekr v0.7.5

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    Zekr is an easy to use software designed to ease translating, researching or reading on the Quran.

    Zekr is a Quran based project, planned to be a universal, open source platform application to perform most of the usual refers to Quran.
    The main idea behind Zekris to build an as generic as possible platform to be capable of having different add-ins for its tasks.


    Here are some key features of "Zekr":

    · dvanced Qur'an search
    · Qur'an recitation (online and offline)
    · Bookmark management
    · Comparative translation / Search within translations
    · Themes

    Requirements:

    Java


    Click Here to Download Zekr v0.7.5

    Free Download Divine Quotes 1.0

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    DivineQuotes is a collection of selected verses from the Holy Quran, the Book revealed by GOD to Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him).

    Allah is the word used in Arabic language to refer to One and Only God, the creator and sustainer of Universe.

    Allah is not an Islam specific word, and it is used by all arabic speaking people to refer to God.

    Quran uses Allah to refer to God and throught out this program also God is refered to as Allah.

    Click Here to Download Divine Quotes 1.0

    Free Download Mobile Quran Browser 0.2 for Symbian

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    Read English Quran translation on your mobile phone. This program, allows you to browse, navigate and search verses of the Quran. English translation is by Marmaduke Pickthall. With this program Quran will always be with you on your mobile phone.

    Version 0.2 is compatible with Nokia S60 v3.x phones.

     Click Here to Download Mobile Quran Browser 0.2 for Symbian

    Alnaseeha - FREE popup Arabic Azkar program (Islamic reminder) with the Hijiri date

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    Alnaseeha is a FREE popup Arabic Azkar program (Islamic reminder) with the Hijiri date. The program is designed to show popup window with a Islamic reminder (zekr) every certain number of minutes.

    May Allah make it a way to help you remind Allah.
    May Allah make it in the balance of everyone helped in developing or distributing this program.

    Main Features:


    - Islamic Reminder
    We found that a lot of people stay on the computer for hours working and most of them forget to say Azkar because they are focusing in their work. So, we in SesameSoft decided to make Alnaseeha program that will show up an Islamic reminder (Azkar) every certain number of minutes (default is 10 minutes and you can change it form the Preferences dialog).

    - Iconic display
    Alnaseeha program shows up as an (yellow 8 edge star) icon on the notification area (the right bottom of the task bar). At any time you can hover over this icon to see the Hijiri date. And when you click on this icon it will show up the last Azkar.

    - Hijiri date
    Alnaseeha program will display the today Hijiri date in the preference dialog and in the system tray icon tool tip.
    * Since the calculated Hijiri date may vary from the seen moon, you can adjust the Hijiri date by day or two backward or forward from the preference dialog.

    * The Adjusted date will be shown in the system tray icon tool tip.

    * You can check the calculated Hijiri date in the Preference dialog.
    Note: The Hijiri date is not supported in certain version of Win 9x.

    - Exit program
    to shut down Alnaseeha program, click on icon in the notification area and click "Exit".

    - Other
    you cannot run more than one version of Alnaseeha, so if there is a running version of Alnaseeha (the same version or older version) an error message will show up.

    Requirements:

    • Intel Pentium II processor (or Compatible Processor) or better, 200 MHz.
    • Operating system: Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP. (The Arabic language interface will wok if the windows has arabic support enabled).
    • 64MB RAM minimum;
    • A hard disk with at least 4MB of free space.
    • CD-ROM drive
    Click Here To Download Alnaseeha

    Sunday, September 5, 2010

    Free Download Tray Adhan

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    A handy program that tells you Islamic prayer times.

    TrayAdhan is an application which sits in the tray and provides Islamic prayer times.

    Requirements:

    .Net Framework

    Click Here to Download Tray Adhan

    Free Download Adhan Alarm

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    Adhan Alarm is a fully internationalizable program designed to play the Islamic prayer call (adhan) at its designated time.

    The audio and timetable is fully customizable by the user. Daily and annual prayer times are displayed in a nice color coded table.

    Click Here to Download Adhan Alarm

    Free Download Islamic Prayers

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    Islamic prayers is a small application that will calculate your prayer times anywhere in the world.

    Here are some key features of "Islamic prayers":

    · Creating islamic praying times everywhere in the world

    · displaying islamic prayer animation

    · Hirji / Gregorian calendar

    Click Here to Download
     

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