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Subject: Re: Is there something more to Islam than mere rules?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 01:12:27 GMT
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In article <1990Dec13.070445.19927@nntp-server.caltech.edu> jnawaz@skat.usc.edu (Jemshed Nawaz) writes:
>Since some people are so interested in the spiritual aspect of Islam,
>I have decided to post some parts from a chapter (the chapter itself
>is pretty long) in Ahmad A. Galwash's "The Religion of Islam" Vol II.
>The chapter is called (you guessed it..) "Spiritual Aspect of Islam".

>-------------
>Jemshed Nawaz

Thank you Jemshed.  Let me add a few more sources.

One of the most delightful, yet concisely written book that deals with
the spiritual dimension of Islam is Maudoodi's Towards Understanding Islam.
Though I am not an urdu-speaker, I often go back to the english translation
of that book for inspiration.

Here are some other books that deal with the spiritual and philosophical
dimensions of Islam:

1. Tawhid: Its implications for thought and life by Al-Faruqi, Ismail

2. The spirit of Islam by Asad, Mohammed

3. Islam between East and West by Izetbegovic, Alija

4. Islam, ideology and the way of life by Rahman, Afzalur

5. Social justice in Islam by Qutb, Syed

6. Humanism in Islam by Boisard, Marcel      *** highly recommended ***

7. Inner dimensions of Islamic worship by Al-Ghazali

8. The natural form of man by Bewley, Abdalhaqq

9. Self-knowledge and spiritual yearning by Hamid, A. F. *** recommended

10. In quest of knowledge by Iman Shafi'i

11. Spiritual dimension: Islamic ideas and philosophy by Zakaria, F.

12. Key to the door by Pearce, T. S. 

There are many more, but these books should provide you with a start point.
They are all available from the Islamic Book Service at (317) 839-8150.


Abu Syed Marwan

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