Jinnah of Pakistan by Stanley Wolpert
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 10:15 PM
The Question of Zion by Jacqueline Rose
That book has some interesting thoughts. If you haven't already, do check out Ayesha Jalal's 'Sole Spokesman' for a contrasting view of Jinnah's personality and the logic of his politics (specifically, why he demanded Pakistan).
Jinnah of Pakistan by Stanley Wolpert
That book has some interesting thoughts. If you haven't already, do check out Ayesha Jalal's 'Sole Spokesman' for a contrasting view of Jinnah's personality and the logic of his politics (specifically, why he demanded Pakistan).
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 08:40 AM
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Meditation in God is my capital.
Reason and sound logic are the root of my existence.
Love is the foundation of my existence.
Enthusiasm is the vehicle of my life.
Contemplation of Allah is my companion.
Faith is the source of my power.
Sorrow is my friend.
Knowledge is my weapon.
Patience is my clothing and virtue.
Submission to the Divine Will is my pride.
Truth is my salvation.
Worship is my habit.
And in prayer lies the coolness of my eye and my peace of mind.
-- Imam Ali (as)
Reason and sound logic are the root of my existence.
Love is the foundation of my existence.
Enthusiasm is the vehicle of my life.
Contemplation of Allah is my companion.
Faith is the source of my power.
Sorrow is my friend.
Knowledge is my weapon.
Patience is my clothing and virtue.
Submission to the Divine Will is my pride.
Truth is my salvation.
Worship is my habit.
And in prayer lies the coolness of my eye and my peace of mind.
-- Imam Ali (as)
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 11:59 AM
http://www.amazon.co...e...8254&sr=8-1
The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis by Laurence Galian
You can search inside the book at amazon. He is an American convert to Shi'ism.
The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis by Laurence Galian
You can search inside the book at amazon. He is an American convert to Shi'ism.
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:09 PM
Thanks.. very interesting books everyone. I liked the short stories in Jhumpa Lahiri;s bpook, though I prefer Urdu classics by Q. Hyder and others.
I looked up the links on amazon and this inteesting one came up:
Challenge the Arab/Muslim-bashing.
A Listmania! list by Preston C. Enright (Denver, CO United States)
http://www.amazon.co...ZBJYER966G3WKQT
However much the Faith of a man increases, his regard for women increases.
- The Holy Prophet (saw), Bihar ul Anwar, Vol. 103
Assalamu Alal Hussain wa Ala Ali ibn al-Hussain wa'Ala Awlad al-Hussain Wa'Ala Ashaab al-Hussain
- The Holy Prophet (saw), Bihar ul Anwar, Vol. 103
Assalamu Alal Hussain wa Ala Ali ibn al-Hussain wa'Ala Awlad al-Hussain Wa'Ala Ashaab al-Hussain
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:37 PM
Salam,
i am reading stories of converted ppl to ISLAM and also abt the Bahaei Religion since i hv friends from this religion and it said that this religion came from shia
so i wanna know abt them more.
Fari
i am reading stories of converted ppl to ISLAM and also abt the Bahaei Religion since i hv friends from this religion and it said that this religion came from shia
so i wanna know abt them more.Fari
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:39 PM
ADABUS-SALAT by Imam Khomeini (s.a)
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"Live howsoever you like but you will surely die; love whatsoever you like but you will surely depart from it; do whatsoever you like but you will certainly meet it (and receive its reward.) The honour of a Muslim believer is his midnight prayers, and his nobility is his refraining from (ruining) people's reputation
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 06:43 AM
ADABUS-SALAT by Imam Khomeini (s.a)
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Thats simply great!I just saw a ppt the other day about it and loved it..inshallah planning to read the book soon..Can you provide a link to it,if any?
"She was a flower from heaven, who came and went, but whose scent shall forever remain in my mind"-Imam Ali ibn Abi-Talib(as)
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 07:19 AM
Thats simply great!I just saw a ppt the other day about it and loved it..inshallah planning to read the book soon..Can you provide a link to it,if any?
http://al-islam.org/adab/
40 Hadith by Imam Khomeini
Lantern of the Path by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 07:44 AM
Thats simply great!I just saw a ppt the other day about it and loved it..inshallah planning to read the book soon..Can you provide a link to it,if any?
I have the book, haven't seen any links of it, so for that i apologise. This book is beyond comprehension, its mind blowing and intriguing. It encourages one to understand the essence of Salah and how to attain a high level of spirituality through salah. However what has me baffled thus far is chapter 5 desribing 'Some Disciplines of wadu in respect of the interior and the heart'. It delves in so deep, that performing ablution is not just cooling your cells with water but a purifier that washes away your sins. Subhana'Allah..
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Edited by DrEaMa, 29 January 2008 - 07:46 AM.
"Live howsoever you like but you will surely die; love whatsoever you like but you will surely depart from it; do whatsoever you like but you will certainly meet it (and receive its reward.) The honour of a Muslim believer is his midnight prayers, and his nobility is his refraining from (ruining) people's reputation
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 07:55 AM
adabus salat by Imam Khomeini
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 08:45 AM
University books.
And lots of them. . .
And lots of them. . .
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