Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women
10 best books like Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women (Nura Maznavi): Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, From My Sisters' Lips, Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective, Love in a Headscarf, "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an, The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam, Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
| Author | Karen Armstrong |
| ISBN | 0062508865 |
I've been on a quest to read more about Islam, (so I will not be an absolute ignoramus about it, as Americans are often accused of being.). I've read a few books on the topic, but this is the first one I can honestly recommend. Karen Armstrong has not written a page-turner with this biography of Muhammad -...
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam
| Author | G. Willow Wilson |
| ISBN | 0802118879 |
The extraordinary story of an all-American girl’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with a young Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim world.
When G. Willow Wilson—already an accomplished writer on modern religion...
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
| Author | Martin Lings |
| ISBN | 1594771537 |
Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet’s life, it contains original English...
| Author | Na'ima B. Robert |
| ISBN | 0593054415 |
Covered from head to toe with only her eyes visible, the sight of a Muslim woman on a western city street rarely fails to provoke a strong reaction. Feelings of shock, horror, repulsion, pity or even fear are not uncommon. But have you ever wondered who it is behind the veil and what makes her tick? Ever wondered...
Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective
| Author | Amina Wadud |
| ISBN | 0195128362 |
Islam is misogynist--a common claim by those who criticize it. Most often such critics are non-Muslims who have never picked up a Qur'an and have no intention of ever doing so. Their concern for women's rights often disappears too, once the discussion has left Islam.
So what might someone who...
| Author | Shelina Zahra Janmohamed |
| ISBN | 1845134281 |
At the age of thirteen, I knew that I was destined to marry John Travolta. One day he would arrive on my North London doorstep, fall madly in love with me and ask me to marry him. Then he would convert to Islam and become a devoted Muslim.
Shelina is keeping a very surprising secret under her headscarf...
"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
| Author | Asma Barlas |
| ISBN | 0292709048 |
Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly...
The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity
| Author | Seyyed Hossein Nasr |
| ISBN | 0060730641 |
As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of...
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
A fascinating, accessible introduction to Islam from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Zealot
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award
In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins...
Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
| Author | Imam al-Mawlud |
| ISBN | 1929694156 |
Translation and Commentary of Imam al-Mawlud's Matharat al-Qulub by Hamza Yusuf
This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. Diseases examined include miserliness, envy, hatred, treachery, rancour, malice, ostentation,...
In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad
| Author | Tariq Ramadan |
| ISBN | 0195308808 |
Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now, in his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a marvelous biography of the Prophet...
The Ideal Muslimah: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur’an and Sunnah
| Author | محمد علي الهاشمي |
| ISBN | 9960850390 |
The Ideal Muslimah is proud of the great position that Islam has given her among humanity. She performs her duties knowing that her role is clearly defined and that her rights are still, even today, greater than what any other ideology has provided. She is a woman of moral excellence, true to her nature,...
