Islamic Books/Contemporary

Contemporary

COMA 001 Qadianism: A Critical Study by S. Abul Hasan Nadwi.: This book has been written with historical sobriety rather than a controversialist's enthusiasm.; PB 139 pp. $3.00
COIP 002 A Short History of the Revivalist Movement in Islam by A. Abul Ala Maududi tr. Al-Ash'ari.: Translation of Maududi's frank appraisal of the revivalist movement and his attacks on hero-worship.; PB 164 pp. $3.00
COII 003 Trialogue of the Abrahamic Faiths ed. Isma'il Raji al Faruqi.: From Issues of Islamic Thought Series #1. Goes beyond the modern-day ostensible studies in comparative religion. Each of the contributing scholars evinces an appreciation and more-than-cursory knowledge of the three Abrahamic faiths and Muslim-Christian-Jewish dialogue.; PB 103 pp. $7.00
COII 004 Islamic Awakening Between Rejection and Extremism by Yusuf al-Qaradawi.: PB 160 pp. $9.00
CONA 006 Appreciation and Interpretation of Religion in the Modern Age by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: Nadwi discusses how the interpretation of concepts put forth by Maulana Maududi have led to a new type of exegesis of the Qur'an and Islam which has a political coloring, and his fear that this will reduce the purpose of revelation of the Qur'an to the modern idea of establishment of the "Islamic State."; HB 112 pp. $4.00
CONA 007 Islamic Studies, Orientalists and Muslim Scholars by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi tr. Muhiuddin Ahmad.: This brief book derived from a lecture represents personal findings and sentiments of the author as a student of Islamic. It will be helpful to other scholars in their pursuits, even if they may not see eye to eye with the author.; PB 64 pp. $3.00
CONA 008 The Fifteenth Century by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: Derived from a speech delivered by the author in celebration of the beginning of the new century (1401 A.H., or Nov. 1980), this book is a "rapid survey" of the revivalist efforts of the last few centuries and should be taken as a call to introspection.; PB 48 pp. $3.00
COII 009 The Qur'an and the Sunnah: The Time-Space Factor by Taha Jabir al Alwani & Imad al Din Khalil.: From Occasional Papers Series.; PB 58 pp. $6.00
CONT 510 Europe and the Mystique of Islam by Maxime Rodinson tr. Roger Venius: Over the centuries, the West's view of Islam has alternated between fear, fascination and condescension. However, until recently few had bothered to examine how the Christian West formed its image of the Muslim East.; PB 168 pp. $9.95
COIP 511 Moral Foundations of Islamic Movement by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi.: PB $2.00
COCB 512 An Islamic Response to Imperialism tr. Keddie.: HB $11.95
COFL 514 The Intifada: Its Impact on the Arab World, and the Superpowers ed. Robert O. Freedman.: PB $19.95
COCH 515 Islam and Modernity by Rahman.: PB $10.95
COBD 517 What Is to Be Done - The Enlightened Thinkers and An Islamic Renaissance by Ali Shari'ati ed. & annotated by Farhang Rajaee.: Dr. Shari'ati explores the question of the relevance of Islamic values for the modern world.; PB $11.95
COIB 518 The Process of Islamization by Gaafar Sheikh Idris.: Is Islamization an issue of method or theory? Author explores the question through his study of the Qur'an and Sunnah.; PB 20 pp. $3.00
COOX 801 Voices of Resurgent Islam edited by John L. Esposito.: Excellent examination of the phenomenon of resurgent, militant, or fundamentalist Islam by seventeen authors.; PB 336 pp. $17.95
COOX 802 Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives edited by Hohn J. Donohue and John L. Esposito.: Provides a broad spectrum of positions reflecting the pace and directions of Islamic thought from the late nineteenth century to the Iranian Revolution.; PB 336 pp. $17.95
COII 803 Fallacy of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani by M. H. Durrani.: PB 57 pp. $3.00
COIP 804 Unity of The Muslim World by S. Abul A'la Maududi.: PB 34 pp. $3.00
COIP 805 Nations Rise and Fall - Why? by S. A. A. Maududi.: PB 34 pp. $3.00
COIP 806 Muslim Degeneration and Its Only Remedy by Maulana Ehtesham-ul-Hasan Kandhalvi.: PB 400 pp. $15.00
COIP 807 Guideline for Workers by S. Abul A'la Maududi.: PB 55 pp. $3.00
COIF 808 Muslims in the West: The Message and Mission by Syed Adul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: Covers important themes such as the relationship between Islam and the West, the plight of the West and the role of Muslims living in the West.; PB 191 pp. $10.50
COIP 809 The Sick Nations of The Modern Age by S. Abul A'la Maududi.: PB 16 pp. $3.00
COIP 810 Islam and World Religions by Mahmud Barelvi.: PB 320 pp. $12.00
COIF 811 Sacrilege versus Civility: Muslim Perspectives on the Satanic Verses Affair edited by M. M. Ahsan and A. R. Kidwai.: The book, apart from studying the Satanic Verses affair from the Muslim perspective, relates it to the broader context of the conflict between faith and godlessness in our times.; PB 385 pp. $25.00
COIP 812 Islam and the Crisis of the Modern World by Muhamad Qutb.: PB 20 pp. $3.00
COIA 813 Dimensions of Islam (Essays in Understanding Islam) by Afzal Iqbal.: The essays reflect the dilemma of a modern Muslim student who, while seeking inspiration from the past, wishes clearly to relate his identity to the present.; HB 294 pp. $7.00
COMA 814 Islam versus Ahmadiyyah in Nigeria by Ismail Balogun.: PB 122 pp. $5.00
COMA 815 World Conflicts and Muslims by Akhtaruddin Ahmad.: Some speeches and writings on Saudi Arabia and World Muslims.; HB 226 pp. $8.00
CONA 816 Western Civilization - Islam and Muslims by Abdul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: Deals with the conflict of ideas and ideals occurring today in the entire world of Islam and indicates the attitude which Muslims can and should adopt for meeting the challenge posed by Western Civilization.; HB 222 pp. $5.00
COAD 817 Islam In Our Lives by Qadeeruddin Ahmed.: This book is a collection of eighteen essays, written especially for modern educated Muslims, which treat various fascinating aspects of the thought and feeling of Muslim society.; HB 198 pp. $7.00
COAD 818 The Challenge of Islamic Renaissance by Syed Abdul Quddus.: HB 240 pp. $6.00
COCR 819 Islam Face to Face with the Current Crisis by Maryam Jameelah.: PB 44 pp. $3.00
COCR 820 The Generation Gap, Its Causes & Consequences by Maryam Jameelah.: PB 23 pp. $3.00
COCR 821 Modern Technology and the Dehumanization of Man by Maryam Jameelah.: PB 60 pp. $3.00
COCR 822 Islam and Modern Man by Maryam Jameelah.: PB 18 pp. $3.00
COMA 823 Our Decline and its Causes by Amir Shakib Arsalan.: This work diagnoses the symptoms of the downfall of Muslims.; PB 140 pp. $4.00
COUB 824 West vs. Islam by S. Abul Aala Maududi.: Collection of provoking articles discussing the problems and issues arising out of the conflict between Islam and Western Civilization.; HB 218 pp. $8.00
CONA 825 Live to Lead: A Call to Indian Muslims by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 13 pp. $3.00
CONA 826 From The Depth of The Heart in America by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 104 pp. $4.00
CONA 827 Reconstruction of Indian Society: What Muslims Can Do by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 38 pp. $2.00
CONA 828 The New Menace and Its Answer by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 22 pp. $3.00
CONA 829 Speaking Plainly To The West by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 109 pp. $3.00
CONA830 The World of Islam Today by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 11 pp. $3.00
CONA 831 Islam in a Changing World by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 20 pp. $3.00
CONA 832 Islam and The West by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.: PB 16 pp. $3.00
COIF 838 Ummah or Nation? Identity Crisis in Contemporary Muslim Society by Abdullah al-Ahsan.: Surveys the literature on the development of nationalism in Muslim Countries. It also examines the status of the ummah and nation-states' identities in contemporary Muslim nation-state, and studies contemporary activities of Muslim nations through the O.I.C. 1992.; PB 168 pp. $13.50
COOX 836 The Muslims of America ed. by Yvonne Haddad.: The Collection brings together sixteen previously unpublished essays about the history, organization, challenges, responses, outstanding thinkers, and future prospects of the Muslim community in the United States and Canada.; PB 250 pp. $17.95
COGR 837 The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca by Michael Wolf.: Michael Wolfe's straightforward, clear-sighted account takes you where only a convert could go deeply: into that vast Muslim world-Dar al-Islam. Wolfe never lectures, and certainly he does not proselytize: what we learn of faith or history or custom transpires from a beautifully plain pilgrim's narrative full of mood, detail, color, savor, and the human encounters of every day.; HB 330 pp. $22.00
COTA 844 The Way Back Ahmad Thomson: The sequel to "The Difficult Journey". A personal account of the visit to Madinah and the overland return journey from Makkah.; PB 272 pp. $12.50
COTA 841 The Rise and Decline of the Muslim Ummah with a Comparison to Jewish History Israr Ahmad: A brief survey of the present and the efforts towards an Islamic resurgence.; PB 40 pp. $2.50
COIT 842 A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World by Syed Hussain Nasr.: This guide, the first of its kind in any language, presents a lucid exposition of the teachings of Islam as revealed in the Qur'an, explained in the Hadith and Sunna of the Prophet and commented upon by Muslim scholars and thinkers, as well as outlining Western religious and intellectual traditions.; PB 270 pp. $18.95
COAM 843 Growth of Islamic Thought in North America (Focus on Ismail Raji al Faruqi) by Muhammad Shafiq.: This book presents the intellectual development and thought of Ismail R al Faruqi, a leading American Muslim Scholar who was concerned with solving the problems confronting the Muslim World. It is an excellent introduction to one of the few visionary and intellectually honest Muslim scholars of modern times.; PB 148 pp. $7.95
COAM 844 Struggling To Surrender: Some Impressions of an American Convert to Islam by Jeffrey Lang.: This book is a very personal account of one man's journey in the search for God in the midst of a culture that places minimal value on such a quest. Americans and Western educated individuals could benefit from the insightful impressions of an American scholar.; PB 256 pp. $11.95
COAD 845 Islam and Western Society by Maryam Jameelah.: This book is a collection of ten essays, written especially for modern educated Muslims in which evils of Western ways of life have been exposed. The external glamour of Western World is misleading and the readers are asked to follow the tenets of Islam; HB 328 pp. $9.00
COTA 846 The Key to The Future by Abdalhaqq Bewley.: A series of public discourse on Islam and the European heritage.; PB 48 pp. $3.95
COTA 847 The Difficult Journey Ahmad Thomson.: A personal account of the overland pilgrimage to Makkah.; PB 336 pp. $15.00
CORB 848 Islam and The Plight of Modern Man by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.: The author examines and expounds in detail the spiritual situation in his own country, Iran, as well as in the Arab world India and Pakistan, and shows how in these countries there is a profound struggle between the Islamic tradition and Western ideologies and philosophical currents such as Marxism, evolutionism and existentialism.; HB 161 pp. $15.00
COBE 849 Be Careful With Muhammad! The Salman Rushdie Affair by Shabbir Akhtar.: PB $18.00
COBE 850 The Final Imperative: An Islamic Theology Of Liberation by Shabbir Akhtar.: PB $24.95
COOX 851 The Islamic Threat: Myth Or Reality? by John L. Esposito.: In this book, Dr. Esposito places the challenge of Islam in critical perspective, offering a systematic assessment of Islamic politics in several key nations and in particular Islamic movements. In the process, he demonstrates the diversity of the Islamic resurgence - and the mistakes western analysts make in assuming a hostile, monolithic Islam.; PB 247 pp. $14.95

COBE 852 A Faith For All Seasons: Islam & Western Modernity by Shabbir Akhtar: The author challenges his fellow Muslims to recognize that they live in a secular world of religious pluralism. He says, "Modern Muslims are, as a group of people, embarrassingly unreflective. After developing a great rational philosophical tradition, the adhearts of Islam have lapsed into an intellectual lethargy that has already lasted half a millennium."; PB 255 pp. $16.95

COAM 853 Even Angeles Ask: A Journey to Islam in America by Jeffery Lang: This book takes the reader along this path of discussing conflicts between faith and reason, difficulties associated with the decision to convert to Islam, obstructions to conversion erected by Muslims themselves, the indispensable experience of Islamic rituals, extremism within the Muslim community, and what the future may hold for American Muslims.; PB 248 pp. $11.75