The Islamic Conquest of Syria is the first English translation of Futuh ush-Shaam, the ninth century Arabic classic which details the Muslim advance into Syria.
The English reader has, for the first time, the opportunity to read about the great epic struggle of a small ill-equipped band of Muslims that overthrew the superpower of their day.
Events that have been only briefly mentioned in other books are graphically described. Such as the Battle of al Yarmuk which changed the course of world history.
The great personalities of early Islam are brought to life in a unique way.
The strategies of Khalid bin al-Walid(ra), the piety of Abu `Ubaydah Ibn al-Jarrah (ra) the bravery of Dirar al-Kindi and many more are vividly described..
The text also sheds light on some lesser known aspects of Islamic history such as the significant role of women and the Roman princes who had embraced Islam.
Al-Imâm al-Wâqidî The author of this book is al-Imâm Abû ‘Abdillâh Muhammad bin ‘Umar al-Wâqidî al-Madanî who was born at the beginning of 130 Hijrî in al-Madînah al-Munawwarah. His surname is derived from his grandfather’s name, Wâqid, and thus he became famous as al-Imâm al-Wâqidî. He began his studies in Madînah. Amongst his prominent teachers were Ibn Abi Dhahab Ma’mar bin Râshid, al-Imâm Mâlik bin Anas and al-Imâm Sufyân ath-Thawrî. Initially he earned a living as a wheat trader, and when a calamity struck he migrated to Irâq in 180 Hijrî during the reign of Mamûn ar-Rashîd, there Yahyâ al-Barmakî welcomed him due to his great learning and he was included as one of Mamûn’s elite. He was soon appointed as judge and held this post until his death on 11 Dhul Hijjah 207 Hijrî. He is buried in the graveyard of Khayzarân.
The Imâm was both a Muhaddith and Historian but since he concentrated on History, his hadith narrations need to be scrutinised before acceptance whereas he is doubtlessly acknowledged as a master of History. Besides Futûh ush-Shâm, al-Imâm al-Wâqidî also wrote:
· Al-Maghâzi an-Nabawî (Campaigns of the Prophet SAW)
· Fath Ifrîqiyah (Conquest of North Africa)
· Fath al-‘Ajam (Conquest of Irân)
· Fath Misr wal-Iskandrîyah (Conquest of Egypt and Alexandria)
· Akhbâr Makkah (Narrations of Makkah)
· At-Tabaqât (The Generations)
· Futûh al-‘Irâq (Conquest of Irâq)
· Sîrah Abî Bakr wal-Wafât (Life and death of Abû Bakr RA
· Kitâb as-Sardah (Birth of the Prophet SAW
· Tarîkh al-Fuqahâ (History of the Jurists)
· Kitâb al-Jamal (Battle of the Camel)
· Kitâb as-Siffîn (Battle of Siffîn)
· Maqtal al-Husayn (Killing of al-Husayn SAW
· Tafsîr al-Qurân etc.
Ash-Shâm The word ‘Syria’ as used in this book refers not to the area of the modern republic, but to the larger ancient region called ‘ash-Shâm’ in ‘Arabic. It bears great significance in Islâm viz. the Qurân calls it a ‘Blessed Land.’ In it is al-Masjid al-Aqsâ; it is home to more Prophets than any other land; many Prophets are buried there, such as Ibrâhim رضي الله عنه; many Sahâbah are buried there, such as Mu’âwiyah رضي الله عنه ; Syrian ‘Ulamâ are countless, for example, al-Imâm an-Nawawî. Syria has produced many great warriors (as-Sultân Nûruddîn) and martyrs (ash-Shaykh ‘Abdullah Azzâm). ‘Isâ عليه السلام will descend in Damascus and have his capital at Baytul Muqaddas; ad-Dajjâl will be slain at Lud; the Abdâl are mostly found in Syria; and Syria is the Place of Gathering for Judgement Day.
One of the greatest miracles seen in Islam was the emergence of an illiterate man who became the mercy to mankind. This man, who was also known as “Al-Amin” – the trustworthy one in Arabic – grew up as an orphan, did not have any money to his name (despite his wealthy relatives and comrades) and was also uneducated.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at the age of 40, spent time contemplating the meaning of life in the cave of “Hira” when he found the dire need to seek knowledge beyond the materialism that surrounded the pagan Arab culture. Married to a successful business woman and father to four daughters, he perused a modest life, helped around the household and held down an honest job for survival. God the Creator – the highest form of authority – had other plans for him – someone who was not acknowledged for wealth, power or wisdom – a simple man who was known for his amiable character and stunning traits. But Prophet Muhammad’s fate changed, with a sudden guiding light through 23 years worth of Quranic revelations, penned only by the Creator, who holds infinite wisdom.
A person who is an avid reader is known to have
an active brain, one that is always thinking, reflecting,
contemplating and making decisions.
{Read in the name of thy Lord who created; created man from a mere clot of blood; read and your Lord is the most generous; the one who taught (them to write) by the pen; taught man what he knew not,} (Al-‘Alaq 96: 1-5), tumbled the first revelations of the Quran upon the illiterate Prophet, who was shaking with fear and shock at the same time. For someone who did not know how to read even a simple word, his journey to attain knowledge from the highest authority was an arduous one. But Prophet Muhammad, through the intermediary of Archangel Jibril, relayed the verses of the entire Quran to his companions who could read and write – carefully compiling the guiding light of knowledge into a single book that Muslims read today.
Reading, as we often hear, marks the foundation of any robust path to seek knowledge. A person who is an avid reader is known to have an active brain, one that is always thinking, reflecting, contemplating and making decisions based on rational judgement. A person who reads a lot is also known to be more calm, concise in speech, knowledgeable in conversation, humble in altercations, and confident in presenting his or her own point of view. A person who loves reading also harbours the love to attain knowledge, to learn of another’s perspective, is driven to form ideas, takes time to appreciate the intrinsic details around him or her and often takes creative measures to accomplish his or her goals.
From the first word of revelation of the Quran was “Iqra’” or read, God continues to remind believers that seeking knowledge is the best way to attain success in the world and hereafter. {Allah will raise up, to (suitable) ranks and (degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all you do,} (Al-Mujadilah 58:11).
Although the mind of a human being, even the most intelligent of minds, will never be able to contend with the wisdom of God, it still falls as an obligation upon each person to seek knowledge. In a compelling Hadith, Prophet Muhammad relays:“Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male and female),” (Ibn Majah).
Why the resounding obligation? In a world full of destruction today, it is obvious that there is so much negativity that causes wars, indifference to suffering, environmental pollution, crimes against children, the breakdown of family values and the tearing apart of close-knit communities. These problems occur from negative energy that is propagated by the Satan, encouraging human beings to turn away from knowledge and to dwell in fear, ignorance, selfishness, corruption and greed. Knowledge is able to block out all of these negative sentiments, and to place God at the pulpit of the guiding light. Prophet Muhammad says: "Whosoever pursues a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path toParadise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, without tranquility descending upon them, mercy enveloping them and angels surrounding them, and Allah making mention of them to those (angels) who are with Him."(Muslim).
It is said that one of the signs that the Day of Judgement is around the corner is when humans rush to attain knowledge for material gains
Unfortunately in the Muslim world today, illiteracy remains a vogue. As the Muslim population weighs heavily upon the Arab region and generally in the continents of Africa and Asia, there are many communities that are not privy to an educational structure that comprehensively binds knowledge in its different strands – spiritually and from the secular point of view. Because many of these Muslims live in Muslim-majority countries that gravitate heavily towards culture, traditions and politicised Islam, the true teachings of the religion are sometimes lost or distorted through this form of understanding.
However, as more people come to Islam in the West, which is predominantly known as the non-Muslim world, it shows that Islam still lives on strongly through the greatest book ever written, the Quran. This is a resounding call for Muslim communities to rethink the importance of their studies and allow themselves to open their hearts up to the Quran and the invaluable messages that lie within, for them to succeed and gel as a single Muslim nation.
At the same time however, many Muslims make the mistake of seeking knowledge for the wrong reasons. God reminds that: {It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah,} (Fatir 35:28)and: {Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most taqwah,} (Al-Hujurat 49:13). With knowledge comes “taqwa”(God’s consciousness), knowing that every iota of wisdom, every moment of reflection, is only granted with the permission of God; those who truly believe spend their time basking in awe at the grandiosity of their Creator with every new drop of knowledge that they garner. Without “taqwa”, a person in pursuit of knowledge can fall into the trap of becoming arrogant, proud, harbour self-absorbed obsessions like immortality and infallibility: considering him/herself superior to others, often belittling those who are less fortunate or less educated.
It is said that one of the signs that the Day of Judgement is around the corner is when humans rush to attain knowledge for material gains, recognition and power, instead of the love of learning for the sake of God. In many societies that are highly geared towards extreme capitalism, school children are taught that the only way to succeed would be to score straight A’s and outdo their classmates, and ultimately to be recognised as the best student of the class. Children as young as 9 or 10 are taught that the yardstick to success is a material one – purely revolving around individual success – rather than seeking knowledge for the betterment of their own selves from within, and to share the same knowlegde with friends and loved ones. This type of educational system is also deemed deficient in the eyes of Islam. Instead of rushing to school to learn out of passion and excitement, children are bombarded with yards of homework, the stress of exams and the ultimate need to outperform the rest. In a culture that is warped with the need to be on top, in power and to be recognised, humans are losing the basic values of humanity with respect to education – to use knowledge to help others, to peruse assets towards the betterment of the environment, to learn something new and to impart the same upon another person.
Through the revelations of the Quran, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) took time to explain each and every verse, discussing them amongst his educated companions, taking time and patience to teach those who wanted to learn, helping those who were in the wrong turn back to the right path and holding inter-community dialogues with people of other nationalities, cultures and religions who came to seek knowledge. There was no self-obsessed practice in garnering wisdom and keeping it for himself or a certain few. Knowledge was for everyone, and for Muslims who observe the five daily prayers and recite the Al-Fatihah chapter seventeen times a day, within it are verses that say: {Our Sustainer, You are the Only Whom we solely and exclusively owe and demonstrate allegiance and servitude and You are exclusively the One we look for help to elevate ourselves; Our Sustainer! You guide us upon the Path that keeps heading safely and straight to the destination of peace and tranquility; show us the straight way,} (Al-Fatihah 1:5-6) As a single nation, Muslims are to worship one God, and as a single nation, Muslims are to seek His pleasure by continuously seeking knowledge as that is truly the route to the success.
It comes from the highest form of authority that they should use their knowledge to acknowledge their humility, help others and become active and progressive members of society for the betterment of the nation. Knowledge is also not confined to Islamic thought - though much, if not all of education – revolves around Islamic principles. Muslims are encouraged to develop their skills and know how in every professional realm possible that would contribute to the building of a community. With knowledge comes great responsibility and although the knowledge of a single Muslim can only be compared to the dust on a grain of gravel in the cave of mountain of “Hira”, paling in comparison to the vast wisdom of the Lord, Muslims are still obliged to seek knowledge from their cradles until the graves. Knowledge blocks out ignorance, violence, complacency and laziness – traits that are frowned upon in Islam - but most importantly, knowledge allows a person’s status to be elevated in the eyes of God: {Say unto them, Muhammad: Are those who know equal to those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed,} (Al-Zumar 39: 9)
So seek knowledge, as it was through the miracle of literacy that sprungforth the perfected way of life, Islam, penned by God the Creator, the highest level of authority.
The definitive, exclusive-access account of the life and career of Rupert Murdoch - one of the most powerful, unusual, controversial, menacing, and captivating figures of our age.
In a career spanning four decades Rupert Murdoch has built News International into a $70 billion corporation. Through a series of breathtaking gambles he expanded from his base in the Australian newspaper business to achieve a preeminent position in the UK's media, and to control a huge slice of Hollywood. Increasingly his company has built a presence in online and digital media, most recently through its acquisition of MySpace, and he is steadily expanding into Southeast Asia.
But Murdoch is more than a predatory and merciless deal-maker. His company does not only generate dizzying profits and growth rates. His company generates the information that forms our understanding of the world. He presides over what we read, what we watch, what we come to believe about ourselves, to an extent that is without serious parallel anywhere on earth. In the words of Michael Wolff, Murdoch 'held more power over more time than any other contemporary figure'.
Working with unrivalled access to Murdoch himself, his family, and his inner circle of advisors, Wolff shows how Murdoch came to wield this power and the uses he has made of it. Murdoch has become almost invisible behind the strong emotions he provokes. Now Wolff's account reveals the qualities that took Murdoch to the top of the world and have kept him there. In doing so he tells a business story that is also the story of a man’s life, and the story of our times.
‘The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa...’
Walking with the Comrades
‘The terse, typewritten note slipped under my door in a sealed envelope confirmed my appointment with “India’s single biggest internal security challenge”. I’d been waiting for months to hear from them...’
Trickledown Revolution
‘In the early morning hours of 2 July 2010, in the remote forests of Adilabad, the Andhra Pradesh State Police fired a bullet into the chest of a man called Cherukuri Rajkumar, known to his comrades as Azad...’
War has spread from the borders of India to the forests in the very heart of the country. Combining brilliant analysis and reportage by one of India’s iconic writers, BrokenRepublic examines the nature of progress and development in the emerging global superpower, and asks fundamental questions about modern civilization itself.
The Leadership of Muhammad is a study of the life story and leadership skills of the Prophet. John Adair served with a Bedouin regiment in the Arab Legion and this book is full of the fascinating detail of Bedouin culture, highlighting the key leadership skills displayed by Muhammad.
The Leadership of Muhammadis a very personal study of the life-story and leadership skills of the Prophet. John Adair served with a Bedouin regiment in the Arab Legion and this story is full of fascinating detail of desert life and Bedouin beliefs. A business book that crosses boundaries, it highlights the key leadership skills displayed by Muhammad and allows you to share in his wisdom. John Adair weaves the story of Muhammad's life together with aspects of Bedouin culture and ancient proverbs to provide key points for leaders and aspiring leaders. He discusses tribal leadership and essential attributes such as integrity, moral authority and humility.
Learning and leadership go hand in hand. You are not born a leader, but you can become one and it is never too late to learn. John Adair's study or Muhammad and the tribal tradition of leadership is an essential addition to the leadership debate.
Title: To the last bullet Author: Vinita Kamte Brief Note: A book on the life of Ashok Kamte, who was killed in the Mumbai 26/11 attacks by his wife Vinita Kamte. Though this book is on the life of Ashok Kamte, in the first six chapters, Vinita Kamte describes about the Mumbai attacks and raises a number of questions on this.As we all are aware there is a number of questions that still remain unanswered on the Mumbai attacks. The most important being the killing of Hemant Karkare, Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar. Vinita Kamte describes her legal battle in which she has to use the RTI Act even to get the post-mortem report of her husband. The most important questions raised by Vinita are:"Who ordered this trio to go to the Cama Hospital?""Why hasnt the police control room replied to the calls made by Hemant Karkare and the local public on that night?" Rakesh Maria, who was in charge of the control room is now the head of Maharashtra ATS!! A nice book and truly touching in some pages. The later part of the book details on Ashok Kamte's previous postings and about his family.
I have bought this book last month in Magrudy's. However, I have started reading today. Really it is very interesting. This book is just open your minds.
In The Quest for Meaning, Tariq Ramadan, philosopher and Islamic scholar, invites the reader to join him on a journey to the deep ocean of religious, secular, and indigenous spiritual traditions to explore the most pressing contemporary issues. Along the way, Ramadan interrogates the concepts that frame current debates including: faith and reason, emotions and spirituality, tradition and modernity, freedom, equality, universality, and civilization. He acknowledges the greatest flashpoints and attempts to bridge divergent paths to a common ground between these religious and intellectual traditions. He calls urgently for a deep and meaningful dialogue that leads us to go beyond tolerant co-existence to mutual respect and enrichment. Written in a both direct and meditative style this is an important, timely and intelligent book that aims to direct and shape debate around the most important questions of our time.
Format : ePub eBook ISBN: 9780141919577 Published : 05 Aug 2010 Publisher : Allen Lane
The new Children's Books website will feature contributions from young people all over the world. Photograph: The Guardian
How far can you trust children to choose their own reading? And, if left to their own devices, will they read at all? These perennially vexing questions have taken on a whole new complexity with the growth of the internet, and its reputation for increasing chatter and diminishing attention span. But research carried out for World Book Day suggests that a growing number of teenagers are using the new technologies not just to chat to friends but for serious reading. From a sample of 505 teens aged between 13 and 18, 40.8% had read a book on a computer, nearly one in five (17.2%) had read one on a mobile phone, and 13.3% on a Tablet or iPad.
Samantha Shipman, who manages the young persons branch of Liverpool's The Reader Organisation (a charity that aims to get people of all ages engaged with reading), says the internet can be a fantastic tool for young readers. "There is a great online resource of poetry, short stories and novels that children and young adults can access easily, cheaply, and enjoy. Anything that encourages young people to read is excellent in my eyes."
The full results of the World Book Day survey will be released on Thursday – the same day that the Guardian launches the first national newspaper books website devoted entirely to young readers.
The Children's Books website will be an adult-free zone, with contributions from an editorial panel of young people (known as curators) from all over the world. So far, 100 have signed up from as far afield as Peru and Egypt, and have been busily at work deciding which books they want to discuss and how to do it.
Our ad hoc research among these 100 pioneers, who we asked to name books they would like to see discussed on the site, paints an impressive picture of the range of their enthusiasms. Cairo, aged 10, who is Scottish but lives in Egypt, said: "My favourite author is Anthony Horowitz. I also like reading Biggles, Asterix, Tintin, the Broons and lots of Star Wars books." Luke, 13, from Nottingham, said: "My favourite modern authors are people like Stephen King, Bill Bryson, Chris Ryan, Andy McNab, Ian Rankin and John Grisham, although I do love classics by people such as Verne, Hugo, Dickens, Maupassant and Dumas. I won't even attempt to name my favourite book, it's impossible!"
The site will be divided into three reading "zones": seven and under, eight to 12 and 13-plus. The question of what to do about the under-sevens, many of whom can't be expected to write their own reviews, posed no problem to 13-year-old Kieran, from Norwich. As the oldest of six, he is used to reading to his younger brothers and sister and is looking forward to reporting their views.
Shipman sounds one note of caution: "If left to their own devices, many children wouldn't read, and that isn't because they dislike reading, it is because they don't recognise it as a worthwhile and enjoyable activity. Once we have got them reading for pleasure, we should trust young people to choose for themselves. It's when they are forced to read books they don't enjoy that they stop reading."
The children's website will be at guardian.co.uk/childrensbooks from Thursday. To get involved, or tell us what you think, email us on childrens.books@guardian.co.uk
The latest version of the iPhone app (1.1.5) features a barcode scanner! We added this feature for two reasons: to scan your books and easily add them to your Goodreads account, and to quickly pop up information about a book, if for example you are in a bookstore trying to decide which book to buy.
The scanner is available in the iPhone app under My Books. After each scan you will see the book title and cover appear at the top of the screen: if you tap on that, you can quickly see reviews about the book you just scanned. Regardless, all your scans will be saved in a list that you can browse once you close the scanner. From there, you can add them to your shelves or simply read the reviews whenever you want.
There's one known issue though: the scanner will close on its own if you leave it open for too long. This is necessary to work around a problem in the actual barcode scanning software, which is not under our control. Your scanned books won't be lost. A workaround to this issue is to force-close some of your other apps running in the background.
We hope the barcode scanner will make it even easier to add your books on Goodreads and improve your experience at your favorite bookstore!
ஆசிரியர்: நாகூர் மீரான்
வெளியீடு: இலக்கியசோலை
மொஸாத் குறித்து வெளிவந்துள்ள முதல் புத்தகம் இதுவாகத்தான் இருக்கும் என நினைக்கிறேன். விறுவிறுப்பாகவும் தகவல்கள் நிறைந்ததாகவும் உள்ளது. மொஸாத் ஆட்களை தேர்வு செய்யும் முறையே படிப்பவர்களை திகைப்பல் ஆழ்த்துகிறது.
குறைகள் சில தென்படத்தான் செய்கின்றன. இன்னும் தகவல்களை வழங்கியிருக்கலாம். தொடரை புத்தகமாக மாற்றும் போது அதற்கான மாற்றங்கள் செய்யப்படவில்லை.மற்றபடி மொஸாத் குறித்து அறிந்து கொள்ள விரும்புவர்கள் படிக்க வேண்டிய முதல் புத்தகம் என்று சொல்லலாம்.
M.S. அப்துல்ஹமீது அவர்கள் வேலை பளுவுக்கும் இடையில் எழுதிய "இஸ்லாமியப் பார்வையில் நேர நிர்வாகம் " என்ற புத்தகத்திலிருந்து!
(மொத்த பக்கங்கள் 144, விலை ரூபாய் 50,
இலக்கியச் சோலைச்பதிப்பகம்)
1. அதிக பட்சம் 2-1/2 இல் இருந்து 3 மணி நேரம் போதும் இப்புத்தகத்தை படித்து முடிப்பதற்கு அந்த அளவு விருவிருப்பாக இருந்தது படிப்பதற்கு. படித்த அனைத்தையும் நம் வாழ்வில் உபயோகப்படிதினால் இன்ஷாஅல்லாஹ் நாம் மேல் நிலைக்கு உயர வாய்ப்பு இருக்கின்றது.
2. நடைமுறை மிகவும் அழகாக இருக்கின்றது.
3. நேர நிர்வாகம் மட்டும் அல்ல இந்த புத்தகம். ஒரு முஸ்லிமின் பண்புகளின் நிர்வாகம் என்று கூட குறிப்பிடலாம். அந்த அளவு ஒரு முஸ்லிமின் பண்புகளை சரி செய்யக்கூடிய புத்தகமாக இருக்கின்றது.
4. காதர் கதையைவிட சிறுவன் ஆற்றில் மாணிக்கத்தை எறிந்த கதை நெஞ்சில் இறங்கியது.
5.வருடம், மாதம், வாரம், மணித்தியாலம், நிமிடம், வினாடி...பற்றி மிக அருமையாக் எழுதியிருந்தீர்கள்
6. ஒரு நிமிடத்தில் என்ன செய்யலாம் என்று படிக்கும் பொழுதே ஹதீதுகளையும் திக்ருகளையும் ஓதவைத்து விட்டார் ஆசிரியர். அருமையான முயற்சி.
7. ஒரு நிமிடத்தில் 'ஒரு நிமிடத்தில் செய்ய வேண்டியவைப் பற்றி அறிந்துகொண்டேன்'.
8. இஸ்லாத்தின் பாதையில் யார் நஷ்டவளி என்பது உணர்ந்தேன்.
9. நமக்கென்று ஒரு பை - புத்தகங்கள் படிக்க நேரமே இல்லை என்பதற்கும் கிடைக்கிற நேரங்களிலெல்லாம் புத்தகங்கள் படிக்கிறேன் என்பதற்கும் எவ்வளவு வித்தியாசம் பார்த்தீர்களா? (மிகவும் முக்கியமான விசயம்)
புத்தகங்கள் படிக்க நேரமே இல்லை என்பதற்கும் கிடைக்கிற நேரங்களிலெல்லாம் புத்தகங்கள் படிக்கிறேன் என்பதற்கும் எவ்வளவு வித்தியாசம் பார்த்தீர்களா?
M.S. அப்துல்ஹமீது அவர்கள் வேலை பளுவுக்கும் இடையில் எழுதிய "இஸ்லாமியப் பார்வையில் நேர நிர்வாகம் " என்ற புத்தகத்திலிருந்து! மொத்த பக்கங்கள் 144, விலை ரூபாய் 50, இலக்கிய சோலை பதிப்பகம்
மகாத்மா காந்தி கொலை வழக்கு - என்.சொக்கன் எழுதி கிழக்கு பதிப்பகத்தால் வெளியாகியிருக்கும் இப்புத்தகம் தேசத் தந்தை காந்தியின் கொலை முயற்சியை விறுவிறுப்பாக எடுத்துரைக்கிறது. தேசப்பிரிவினையிலிருந்து துவங்கி இறுதியாக மகாத்மா கொலை, அதைத் தொடர்ந்து விசாரனை, தூக்கு என்று அனைத்தையும் ஆராய்ந்திருக்கும் இந்நூல் கோட்ஸேவை மட்டுமே பிரதானப்படுத்தி சாவர்க்கரின் முழு சதியையும் மறைக்க முயற்சித்தது போல் அமைந்திருக்கிறது. இறுதியில் சதிகளை தேதிவாரியாக பிற்சேர்கையில் அமைத்தது அருமை. இந்நூலைப் பயன்படுத்தி என்.சொக்கன் ஃபாஸிச பரிவாரங்களை அம்பலப்படுத்தியிருக்கலாம்.
The publication of How To Change the World may help to set the record straight and not before time: it is his 16th book and appears, impressively, in his 94th year. Although the book is largely made up of previously published material, much of it has never appeared in English and some of it has been revised and updated. The "tales" of the subtitle may be a nervous publisher's attempt to make the contents sound more beguiling to readers who might be thought to be deterred by "essays" or "studies", but fortunately the term does not in this case signal colourful biographical chat or off-beat narratives. The essays are analytical and synoptic and none the worse for that their sheer intellectual quality makes them more compelling than any sexed-up "tales" could be.
In The Quest for Meaning, Tariq Ramadan, philosopher and Islamic scholar, invites the reader to join him on a journey to the deep ocean of religious, secular, and indigenous spiritual traditions to explore the most pressing contemporary issues. Along the way, Ramadan interrogates the concepts that frame current debates including: faith and reason, emotions and spirituality, tradition and modernity, freedom, equality, universality, and civilization. He acknowledges the greatest flashpoints and attempts to bridge divergent paths to a common ground between these religious and intellectual traditions. He calls urgently for a deep and meaningful dialogue that leads us to go beyond tolerant co-existence to mutual respect and enrichment. Written in a both direct and meditative style this is an important, timely and intelligent book that aims to direct and shape debate around the most important questions of our time.
M.S. அப்துல்ஹமீது அவர்கள் வேலை பளுவுக்கும் இடையில் எழுதிய "இஸ்லாமியப் பார்வையில் நேர நிர்வாகம் " என்ற புத்தகத்திலிருந்து!
The publication of How To Change the World may help to set the record straight and not before time: it is his 16th book and appears, impressively, in his 94th year. Although the book is largely made up of previously published material, much of it has never appeared in English and some of it has been revised and updated. The "tales" of the subtitle may be a nervous publisher's attempt to make the contents sound more beguiling to readers who might be thought to be deterred by "essays" or "studies", but fortunately the term does not in this case signal colourful biographical chat or off-beat narratives. The essays are analytical and synoptic and none the worse for that their sheer intellectual quality makes them more compelling than any sexed-up "tales" could be.