Islamic books (Book Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (books not included). Pages: 38. Chapters: Islamic studies books, The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran, Gift from Hijaz, Izalatul Khafa'an Khilafatul Khulafa, Islam: The Straight Path, No god but God, Kimiya-yi sa'adat, The Secrets of the Self, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Noor-ul-Haq, Islam: Opposing Viewpoints, Iran: A People Interrupted, Message from the East, Engaging the Muslim World, The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, Jesus in India, Islam: Beliefs and Teachings, Javid Nama, The Secrets of Selflessness, Saniyasnain Khan, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, Falsafatuna, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth, Izhar ul-Haqq, Tafseer-e-Kabeer, Victory of Islam, Devil's Game, What should then be done O people of the East, The House of the Mosque, Covering Islam, The Call of the Marching Bell, Al-Kaafi, Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey, Islam: Beliefs and Institutions, Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum, Tazkirul Quran, Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams, Persian Psalms, Indian Muslims: Who Are They, Madani Inamaat, The War for Muslim Minds, Return of the Pharaoh, In the Hearts of Green Birds, Shams Al-ma'arif, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, Bahishti Zewar, Sirat-un-Nabi, Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples, Review of Religions, Paighambar e Azam O Aakhir, Al-Muwahib al-Ladunniyyah, Encyclopaedia Islamica, The Rod of Moses, Islam: Past, Present and Future, Nine Parts of Desire, Lami' al-Dirari ala,Jami' al-Bukhari, Tafseer-e-Sagheer, Noor E Hidayat, Jamaliaat Quran e Hakeem Ki Roshani Mai, Siahat-e gharb, Al-Fitna Al-Kubra. Excerpt: The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran: A Contribution to the Decoding of the Language of the Koran English Edition of 2007 (Die syro-aramäische Lesart des Koran: Ein Beitrag zur Entschlüsselung der Koransprache (2000) is a book by Christoph Luxenberg. This book is considered a controversial work, triggering a debate about the history, linguistic origins and correct interpretation of the Qur'an. It has received much coverage in the mainstream media. The book argues that the Qur'an at its inception was drawn from Christian Syro-Aramaic texts, in order to evangelize the Arabs in the early 8th century. Richard Kroes summarises the argument of the book as follows: According to Luxenberg, the Qur'an was not written in classical Arabic but in a mixed Arabic-Syriac language, the traders' language of Mecca and it was based on Christian liturgical texts. When the final text of the Qur'an was codified, those working on it did not understand the original sense and meaning of this hybrid trading language any more, and they forcefully and randomly turned it into classical Arabic. This gave rise to a lot of misinterpretations. Something like this can only have happened if there was a gap in the oral transmission of the Qur'anic text. That idea is in serious disagreement with the views of both traditional Muslims and western scholars of Islam. The work advances the thesis that critical sections of the Qur'an have been misread by generations of readers and Muslim and Western scholars, who consider classical Arabic as the language of the Qur'an. Luxenberg's analysis suggests that the prevalent Syro-Aramic language up to the 7th century formed a stronger etymological basis for its meaning. A notable trait of early written Arabic was that it lacked vowel signs and diacritic points which would later distinguish e.g. B, T, N, Y ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ (Defective script), ...