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  Stories of the Prophets

  by Hafiz Ibn Kathir

  Stories of the Prophets Compiled by Imam Imaduddin Abul-Fida Ismail Ibn Kathir Translation by Rashad Ahmad Azami In this book, the stories of the prophets have been compiled from 'Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah' (The Beginning and the End) which is a great work of the famous Muslim exegete and historian Ibn Kathir and has a prominent place in the Islamic literature. The stories of the prophets and all the events... (more)
• The ideal Muslimah: The true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined in the Qur'an and sunnah = Shakhsiyat al-marah al-MuslimahMuhammad Ali Hashimi

  

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  The ideal Muslimah: The true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined in the Qur'an and sunnah = Shakhsiyat al-marah al-Muslimah

  by Muh?ammad ?Ali?. Ha?shimi?

  Text: English (translation) Original Language: Arabic
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  The Life of the Prophet Muhammad: Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya (Great Books of Islamic Civilization Series)

  by Ibn Kathir

  Compiled in the 12th century AD by a prominent Egyptian scholar, this is the first volume in a full examination of the background, life and mission of the prophet Muhammad.
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  Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azeem

  by Ibn Kathir

  2,105 pages, printed in two colors, beautifully decorated hard cover, four volumes, a new edition of the classical commentary (Tafsir) of the Qur'an.
• Sunan Abu DawudAbu Daud Sulayman ibn al-Ashath al-Sijistani

  

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  Sunan Abu Dawud

  by Abu Daud Sulayman ibn al-Ashath al-Sijistani

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  The Koran (Qu'ran)

  IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God. The Koran is regarded by most as the uncreated word of God, written on golden tablets in Paradise. This view, strongly contended inside the Muslim world in the first centuries, became orthodox towards the end of the most fruitful period of Muslim science.
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  The Reasonings: A Key to Understanding the Qur'an's Eloquence (The Risale-i Nur Collection)

  by Said Nursi

  This illuminating guide presents an innovative and contemporary approach to the Qur’an and its philosophy in the Islamic tradition. From the religious tome’s purpose and objectives to its rhetoric and eloquence, various aspects of the Qur’an are examined while new insights are provided on the existence and oneness of God, prophethood, and bodily resurrection.
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  Signs of Miraculousness: The Inimitability of the Qur'an's Consiseness (from the Risale-i Nur Collection)

  by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

  This book is a commentary on Surat al-Fatiha and the first thirty-three verses of Surat al-Baqara the aim of which is to expound the miraculous nature of the Qur'an's word order. For "the embroideries" of the positioning and arrangement of the Qur'an's words demonstrate one aspect of its inimitability or miraculousness. In doing this, the author was emulating the great masters of Arabic, rhetoric, and eloquence,... (more)
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  This Law of Ours And Other Essays

  by Muhammad Asad

  The essays in this book, written as far back as in the 1940s, aim to contribute something of a clarification the confusion prevailing in the Muslim Ummah as to the scope and practical implications of Islamic law.
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  What Is Man? And The Universal Religion Of Man, In The Light Of Islam: Eight Lectures (1914)

  by Shah Muhammad Badi-Ul-Alam

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  Al Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas: The First Formulation of Islamic Law

  This is the only complete translation of Al Muwatta by Imam Malik, the great jurist of Madinah and founder of the Maliki school of thought. It is a complete record of the legal and social parametres of the first Muslim community of Madinah, and commonly considered the first book of Islamic law and recorded collection of Hadith, the sayings of the Prophet.
• 'Ulum Al-Quran: Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'anAhmad Von Denffer

  

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  'Ulum Al-Quran: Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an

  by Ahmad von Denffer

  This classic and popular introduction to the sciences developed to interpret and understand Islam's holy book is ideal for all serious students of the Koran. Precise, yet comprehensive, it covers the traditional disciplines, including the meaning and contexts of revelation, the history and transmission of the text, and exegesis, as well as more contemporary topics like the recording of the Koran, the history of... (more)
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  Tafsir Al-Jalalayn (Great Commentaries of the Holy Qur'an)

  by Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti

  A collection of the long-unavailable tafasir, or commentaries on the Qur'an, which help to properly explain and contextualize the revelation, this series aims to make leading exegetical works—in translation, unabridged, and faithful to the letter and meaning of the Arabic—widely available for study and research.   Available for the first time in accurate and annotated English, this fundamental tome—originally... (more)
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  The Life of Muhammad (Hadith & Seerah)

  by Tahia Al-Ismail

• The Koran Interpreted (World's Classics)Arthur J. Arberry

  

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  The Koran Interpreted (World's Classics)

  by Arthur J. Arberry

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  Noble Qur'an

  interpretation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an (word of God) with Arabic text in the modern English language. A summarized version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi, and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari.
• The Noble Qu'ran : Tafseer-e-Usmani (3 volume set)Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani

  

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  The Noble Qu'ran : Tafseer-e-Usmani (3 volume set)

  by Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani

• The KoranRev. J.W. Rodwell

  

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  The Koran

  by Rev. J.W. Rodwell

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  The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity

  by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

  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 its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand. In The Heart of Islam one... (more)
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  Tafsir Ibn Kathir (10 Volumes; Abridged)

  by Hafiz Ibn Kathir

  Tafsir Ibn Kathir is one of the Most Comprehensive and Complete Explaination of The Noble Quran. Translated in to the English language for the First time in the History of Islam! Translated and abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Sheikh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri. The Qur'an is the revelation of Allah's Own Words for the guidance of His creatures. Since the Qur'an is the primary... (more)