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<title><![CDATA[The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status]]></title>
<link>http://onlineislamiclibrary.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-evil-of-craving-for-wealth-and-status/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Imaam al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee Many a man has led his soul into destruction by that which he]]></description>
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<p>Imaam al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee</p>
<p>Many a man has led his soul into destruction by that which he covets. Desiring the riches of this world, recognition and authority amongst the people – it was a trial for the nations of the past and many of us relentlessly chase after it today. We hope that this valuable book highlights the evil consequences of craving after wealth and status and how that can corrupt the Deen of the Muslim. We pray that this realisation causes our brothers and sisters to race one another in hastening towards forgiveness from Allaah, seeking the best provision in the Hereafter – aameen. This is the English translation of the book Sharh Hadeeth Maa Dhi`baan Jaa`I’aan.. (Explanation of the Hadeeth: Two Hungry Wolves…”) by the esteemed scholar of Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah, Imaam al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee (d.795h).</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Free digital library ]]></title>
<link>http://aakif.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/free-digital-library/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A comprehensive free digital library provides you access to number of Islamic Books Booklets Audio C]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A comprehensive free digital library provides you access to number of</p>
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<li>Islamic Books</li>
<li>Booklets</li>
<li>Audio Cds and</li>
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<li>The <strong>multi-disciplinary and multi language support</strong> including: <strong>Arabic, Bengla, German, English, Spanish, Persian, French, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Russian, Sindhi, Swahili,</strong> and <strong>Urdu</strong></li>
<li><strong>Open-access digital literature</strong> that is available on the web, <strong>free of charge</strong> without any restrictions.</li>
<li>Offers the largest free of cost <strong>full text collections</strong> in the world covering virtually every area of Islamic studies.</li>
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<p>Facilitate you to read online or you can download them freely</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://www.dawateislami.net/xp/services/books/Default.aspx?languageId=en" target="_blank">Click here to Access</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Islamic Books. Free Home delivery. 723 Titles in 103 Languages]]></title>
<link>http://keepfight.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/free-islamic-books-free-home-delivery-723-titles-in-103-languages/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keepfight</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Assalamoalaikum We are one of largest free distributers of FREE ISLAMIC BOOKS. We dispatch more than]]></description>
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<p>We are one of largest free distributers of FREE ISLAMIC BOOKS. We dispatch more than 2000 books daily over the globe. Please send us your mailing/postal address so that we can dispatch some books pertaining to knowledge of Islam and COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS. If you need specific books please look up the lists of these books given on our website and notify us about the books selected by you. Please send us addresses of Muslims/Non-Muslims and reverts.</p>
<p><span>You can also download more than 723 titles of books(in more than 103 languages) from our websites www.hadices.com and www.islamic-invitation.com</span></p>
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<p>May Allah accept your endeavor for the sake of Islam.</p>
<p>Jazak Allah</p>
<p>Sincerely</p>
<p>Asif Sheikh<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Islamic Book Fair 2009]]></title>
<link>http://echoboys.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/islamic-book-fair-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Kegiatan ini akan dilakukan pada tanggal 28 Februari 2009 s/d 8 Maret 2009 di Istora Senayan, jakart]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Berikut ini adalah jadwal acara Islamic Book Fair 2009:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">JADWAL ACARA 8th ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR</p>
<p>Hari Pertama : SABTU  28 Feb 2008<br />
Tema         :  Islamic Book Fair Bangun Ruhiyah</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Openig Ceremonial 8th Islamic Book Fair<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Lounching Al-Qur&#8217;an dengan tajwid metode blok warna    Dr. Darwis Hude M.Si.<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Demo Masak &#8220;Memasak bersama Rudi Choerudin&#8221;    Rudi Choerudin<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Lounching tafsir Al-Misbah New Face    Muchlis M. Hanafi Najwa Shihab<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Lounching Buku &#8220;Asmaulhusna for Bussines and Life&#8221;    Dr. Moh. Syafi’I Antonio, M.ec<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Orasi Ilmiah &#8220;Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa&#8221;    Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar. MA*<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Bedah Buku &#8220;Panglima Surga&#8221;    Dr. Moh. Syafi’I Antonio, M.ec     Irene Handono</span><!--more--></p>
<p>Hari Kedua   : AHAD 01 Maret 2009<br />
Tema         : Islamic Book Fair Cerdaskan Umat</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Talk Show &#8220;Pergaulan Remaja secara Islami&#8221;    Dude Herlino<br />
10.00 – 12.00    Lomba Mewarnai Tingkat TK &#38; SD 1 &#8211; 4    SD kelas 1-4<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Jumpa Artis &#38; Promo Album    Intan Nuraeni, Asmiranda, Robinhood, Hedi Yunus<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Life maping traning Inpiration of Alafatehah    Ir. Heru S.s, MM<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Seven Law of Happiness for Muslim (menuju keluarga muslim bahagia) Arvan Pradiansyah &#38; Asma Nadia<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Talk Show The Kun Fayakun Way    Ust. Yusuf Mansyur<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Bedah buku &#8220;De Winst&#8221;    Afifah Afrah<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Lounching Buku &#8220;Inner Beauty sebagai produk ibadah kepada Allah&#8221; Hj. Durrah Baraja SH. Mhum  Habiburahman El Shirazy,   Bunda Neno Warisman</span></p>
<p>Hari Ketiga   : SENIN 02 Maret 2009<br />
Tema          : Islamic Book Fair Bangun Ukhuwah</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Total managemen berbasis Al Fatehah    Ir. Heru S.s, MM<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Saatnya Indonesia Kuat &#38; Mandiri dengan ekonomi islam    Dr. Revrison Baswir Ir. M. Ismail Susuanto, MM.<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Talkshow &#8220;&#8221;8 pertanyaan &#38; jawaban seputar fatwa haram golput&#8221;    Miswan Thahadi &#38; Ade Mujhiyat<br />
16.00 &#8211; 18.00   Lounching buku “Kitab, Kopi dan Rokok” Karya: Syaikh Ihsan Jampes. PUSTAKA PESANTREN<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Talkshow &#8220;&#8221;8 pertanyaan &#38; jawaban seputar fatwa haram golput&#8221;    Miswan Thahadi &#38; Ade Mujhiyat<br />
19.00 – 21.00    TalkShow &#8220;Cerdaskan Financial Spiritual Masa Pensiun&#8221;    Imam Supriono</p>
<p></span>Hari Keempat  : SELASA 03 Maret 2009<br />
Tema          : Islamic Book Fair Sehatkan Qolbu dan Jiwa</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;">10.00 &#8211; 12.00    Bedah Buku &#8220;Matematika Islam&#8221;    KH. Fahmi Basya<br />
10.00 – 12.00    Bedah Buku &#8220;Kartini Menemukan Tuhan&#8221;    Sirikit Syah<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Talkshow &#8220;Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa Perspektif    Dr. Anies Baswedan, Ph.D * Politik Prof. Komarudin Hidayat *<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Bedah buku &#8220;Dialog Santri &#8211; Pendeta    Eros Da&#8217;I (Tim Fakta Jkt)<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Bedah buku “ALLAH SANG TABIB&#8221;  Kesaksian Sorang Dokter Ahli Bedah. Dr. H. Briliantono M. Soenarwo  SpoT, FICS, MD, PhD, MBA<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Lounching produk baru &#8220;Bio Kamera&#8221;    Agus Yulianto      Muzayyim M. Arif<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Talkshow Interaktif &#8220;Papua Muslim care&#8221;    Ust. Fadlan Gharamathan,  Tumpuni Tri Mumpuni</p>
<p></span>Hari kelima   : RABU 04 Maret 2009<br />
Tema          : Islamic Book Fair satukan Umat</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Bedah Buku &#8220;Bunda menejer keluarga&#8221;    Ustdz. Yoyoh Yusro,  Aris rahmat, Okky Asokawati, Irawati Istadi, Tutty Alawiyah A.S<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Talk Show &#8220;Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan bangsa dengan *Kebudayaan&#8221;    H. Dedy Mizwar  dan Widyawati*<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Lounching Buku &#8220;The Beyond Inspiration&#8221;    Felix Siouw &#38; Heru Binawan<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Seminar Haki (Hak Atas Kekayaan Intelektual)    Dirjen Haki,  Syahrani dan Izzatul Islam<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Ferformance MasGe Whaton &#38; Anneke Putri    Aneke Putri</span></p>
<p>Hari Keenam   : KAMIS 05 Maret 2009<br />
Tema          : Islamic Book Fair membangun Generasi bangsa</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;">10.00 – 12.00    Lounching dan Bedah Buku &#8220;Mayoritas Wanita Masuk Neraka&#8221;    Ust. Subhan Nur<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Talk Show &#8216; Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa dengan Pendidikan      Prof. Dr.Arif Rahman * Kak Seto Mulyadi*<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Bedah buku “Delapan Mata air Kecemerlangan”    Ust. Anis Mata<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Muri untuk katagori penulis terlengkap penulis buku anak terproduktif, dan lounching buku &#8220;Galaksi Kinanthi&#8221; bersama Tasaro&#8221; Bambang trim Ali Muakhir dan Tasaro</p>
<p></span>Hari ketujuh  : JUM&#8217;AT 06 Maret 2009<br />
Tema: Islamic Book Fair Membuka Cakrawala</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;">10.00 &#8211; 12.00    Bedah buku &#8220;Sikologi Dzikir&#8221;    Rizky Djoko<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Bedah buku “Mengapa harus korupsi”    Dr.Muhammd Ray Akbar<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Laounching Al-Quran    Tim Tisera<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Bedah buku “ Belajar islam dari yahudi”    Herry Nurdi<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Pelatihan dongeng dan louncing buku    Kak Mal dan Bunda Neno Warisman<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Bedah buku &#8220;That&#8217;s All&#8221;    Perrasta &#8220;Pepeng&#8221; Soebardi Eka Shanti<br />
19.00 – 21.00    TalkShow &#38; Bedah buku &#8220;Seri Kafilah Syuhada&#8221;    Ust. Abu M Jibriel AR, Ust. Abu Bakar Ba&#8217;Asyir, Ali Fauzi, Lulu Djamaludin dan M. Fahri</p>
<p></span>Hari kedelapan : SABTU 07 Maret 2009<br />
Tema: Islamic Book Fair wujudkan cita-cita  bangsa</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Bedah buku “Rembulan tenggelam diwajamu”   Tere Liye<br />
10.00 – 12.00    Lounching buku &#8220;Menjemput Hidayah Cinta&#8221;  Astri Ivo* Zaskia Mecca* Tunggul Tranggono<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Jumpa penulis dan bedah buku The Mircle oF Giving    Ust. Yusuf  Mansyur<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Lounching buku Ensiklopedi keluarga sakinah    Ust. Muhammad Tahalib<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Bedah buku &#8220;Menabur Cinta Menunai Cinta&#8221;   Okky Asokawati<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Bedah Buku Rame-rame<br />
- Bedah Buku Rame-rame<br />
Jalan cinta para pejuang    Salim A Fillah<br />
Novel Tembang Ilalang    MD. Aminudin<br />
New Quantum tarbiah    Solikhin Abu Izzudin<br />
Ujian sukses tanpa stres    Fatan Fantastik<br />
Republik Genthonesia    Mbah Dipo<br />
Ada singa dalam dirimu    Asa Mulchias<br />
Nikah, emang gue pikirin    Shofwan Al Banna<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Bedah Majalah Tasqif    Dr. Amir Faisol Fath,MA Ust. Muhklis</span></p>
<p>Hari Kesembilan  : AHAD 08 Maret 2009<br />
Tema             : Islamic Book Fair Mandirikan Bangsa</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"> 10.00 – 12.00    Peluncuran buku ESQ Arabic Version dan training ESQ untuk pembeli yang ke satu juta buku ESQ    Ary Ginanjar<br />
10.00 – 12.00    Talk Show &#8221; Smart Parents for Smart Student&#8221;    Bunda Neno Warisman<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Talkshow Kerudung Canting Ala Ratihsang dan pembacaan puisi    Ratihsang &#38; Teddy Syach<br />
13.00 – 15.00    Talkshow &#8220;Pentingnya menentukan awal waktu shalat secara syari&#8217;ah dan sains&#8221;    Nasir Zubaedi<br />
H. Muhyidin Khozin<br />
Dr. Moedji Raharto<br />
Ir. Feri Lasman<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Konser Nasyid &#8220;Membangun Ghiroh Bangsa, Bangkit dan Mandiri&#8221; Aruhul Zadid, I R A,Izzatul Islam    Sahoutul Harokah<br />
16.00 – 18.00    Bedah Buku &#8220;Pilar-Pilar Kebangkitan Umat    Ust. Abdul Muiz MA<br />
19.00 – 21.00    Tausiyah&#8221;Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa&#8221;    KH. Abdulah Gymnastiar<br />
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<title><![CDATA[My wait is over.]]></title>
<link>http://binthashmat.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/the-longawaited-for/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://binthashmat.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/the-longawaited-for/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Expect a review on this from me soon insha&#8217;Allah, I have waited sooo long to finally get it. J]]></description>
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<p>Expect a review on this from me soon insha&#8217;Allah, I have waited sooo long to finally get it. Jazakullah khair Sabz for letting me be the first to read it.:)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Islam me Khulaa ki Haqeeqat (اسلام میں خلع کی حقیقت)]]></title>
<link>http://rahesunnat.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/islam-me-khulaa-ki-haqeeqat-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%db%8c%da%ba-%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%b9-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%ad%d9%82%db%8c%d9%82%d8%aa/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://rahesunnat.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/islam-me-khulaa-ki-haqeeqat-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%db%8c%da%ba-%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%b9-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%ad%d9%82%db%8c%d9%82%d8%aa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[تمام فقہاء کا اس پر اتفاق ہے کہ ” خلع ” شوہر اور بیوی کا ایک باہمی معاملہ ہے جو فریقین کی رضامندی پر]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kujemput jodohku]]></title>
<link>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/kujemput-jodohku/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>safinta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/kujemput-jodohku/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim Ya Akhi, jika saat ini engkau sedang mengalami kesendirian dalam menanti]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><a name="BM920467246324985350"></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;">Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%;"><strong><span lang="SV"></span></strong><span lang="SV">Ya Akhi, jika saat ini engkau sedang mengalami kesendirian dalam menanti sang pujaan, yakinlah bahwa dirinya yang akan segera diberikan sedang melakukan hal yang sama. Si dia sedang dididik dan ditempa oleh-Nya untuk menjadi pendamping lelaki sepertimu.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%;"><span lang="SV">Ya Ukthi, engkau pun demikian jangan berkecil hati dan sempit pandangan hanya karena dia yang pernah menjadi pujaan, diyakini menjadi teman perjuangan, justru bukan sebaik-baik pilihan. Allah pasti sudah menyiapkan gantinya yang jauh lebih baik; jauh lebih saleh, jika engkau berupaya menjaga dirimu. Tiada yang salah dengan janji-Nya. Tiada yang meleset dengan ketetapan-Nya.<span> </span>Tiada yang keliru dengan dituliskan. Setiap kejadian telah dibukukan. Oleh karena itu, sudah bukan saatnya lagi untuk menangis, menyesali diri, apalagi, sampai, menyalahkan takdir yang telah terjadi. Ciptakan mimpi, raih prestasi, jemputlah sang kekasih pujaan hati dengan penuh keyakinan dan tetap menjaga semangat tinggi. Engkau berani?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span lang="SV"> Penasarana kan???</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span lang="SV">Dapetin aj bukunya</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span lang="SV">Eit’s jangan beli yang bajakan lho !!!</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Membangun Kekuatan Islam]]></title>
<link>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/membangun-kekuatan-islam/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>safinta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/membangun-kekuatan-islam/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Di tengah persengkokolan musuh Allah, ikatan umat Islam hari ini masihlah rapuh: mudah terpecah bela]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:right;" align="right"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#204063;">Di tengah persengkokolan musuh Allah, ikatan umat Islam hari ini masihlah rapuh: mudah terpecah belah. Lebih mudah saling menyalahkan dibandingkan bersatu padu membangun kekuatan. Persis seperti sabda Rasulullah SAW.; umat Islam adalah buih di lautan.<br />
Bila perpecahan masih terjadi, bagaimana mungkin kebangkitan dan kejayaan Islam bakal terjadi? Padahal, kejayaan hanya teraih bila umat ini memiliki tiga pilar kekuatan: akidah, ukhuwah, dan asykariyah.<br />
Selain membahas fakta perselisihan di kalangan umat Islam, buku ini membicarakan jalan keluar dalam bentuk kaidah dan petunjuk. </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#204063;" lang="SV">Karenanya menjadi jelas antara perbedaan yang perlu ditoleransi dan perbedaan yang tidak perlu terjadi.<br />
Buku ini secara khusus memberi perhatian pada perpecahan di kalangan aktivis gerakan (harakah) Islam. Kritik sekaligus ajakan simpatik penulis buku ini adalah bagaimana mungkin aktivis yang telah memahami nilai Islam (terutama arti penting persatuan umat) justru berada di barisan terdepan sebagai kelompok yang memelihara perpecahan?<br />
Bermunculan dan bergiatnya gerakan-gerakan Islam di tanah air di satu sisi, dan peluang terjadinya gesekan di lapangan serta masuknya kekuatan pengadu domba di sisi yang lain, menjadikan buku ini amat relevan untuk dibaca siapa pun yang pesuli dengan kebangkitan Islam di abad ke-21.<br />
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a. Judul Buku : Membangun Kekuatan Islam<br />
b. Pengarang : Lembaga Study dan Penelitian Islam Pakistan<br />
c. Penerbit : Penerbit Uswah (Kelompok Penerbit Pro-U Media)<br />
d. Harga : Rp. 20.000,-<br />
e. ISBN : 978-979-15806-8-7<br />
f. Kategori Buku : Dakwah<br />
g. Tahun Terbit : 2007</span><span lang="SV"></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nikmatnya Pacaran Setelah Pernikahan]]></title>
<link>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/nikmatnya-pacaran-setelah-pernikahan/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>safinta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/nikmatnya-pacaran-setelah-pernikahan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alangkah seringnya Mentergesai kenikmatan itu Membuat detik-detik di depan terasa hambar Kelezatan i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p class="MsoNormal">Alangkah seringnya</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#ff6666;" lang="SV">Mentergesai kenikmatan itu</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#ff6666;" lang="SV">Membuat detik-detik di depan terasa hambar</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#33cc00;" lang="SV">Kelezatan itu akan hilang</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#33cc00;" lang="SV">Dari orang yang terpenuhi tuntutan syahwatnya</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#33cc00;" lang="SV">Yang haram</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#33cc00;" lang="SV">Yang tersisa hanyalah dosa dan hina</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#9999ff;" lang="SV">Belajar dar ahli puasa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#9999ff;" lang="SV">Ada dua kebahagiaan baginya</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#9999ff;" lang="FI">Saat berbuka</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#9999ff;" lang="FI">Dan saat Allah menyapa lembut memberikan pahala</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#002060;" lang="FI">Inilah puasa panjang syahwatku</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#002060;" lang="FI">Kekuatan ada pada menahan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#002060;" lang="FI">Dan rasa nikmat itu terasa, di waktu buka yang penuh kejutan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#ffcc66;" lang="FI"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">” <em>Dan janganlah kalian mendekati zina. </em></span><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Sesungguhnya zina adalah perbuatan keji. </span></em><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Dan jalan yang buruk (Al Isra’ 32)</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Mari kita dengar kalimat ini, janganlah kalian mendekati zina. Larangan ini tak hanya meliputi peristiwa, tapi segala pengantarnya. Kata ”jangan mendekati” menyuguhkan pastinya kekejian zina. Sebagaimana comberan limbah kimia yang busuk baunya, beracun uapnya, dan najis berpenyakit cecerannya ; mendekatinya adalah dilarang dan segala hal yang mengantarkan padanya juga terlarang. Tersebut dalam sebuah atsar :</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">”<em>&#8230; Sesungguhnya kemaluan para pezina itu menyakiti penghuni neraka karena bau busuknya &#8230;”</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV"> </span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Betapa para penipu menggunakan kata cinta untuk mewakili nafsu keji yang mereka selimutkan sepanjang proses pendahuluan sampai zina yang disebut sebagai pembuktian cinta. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Demi Allah mereka berdusta ! setiap laki-laki hanya menginginkan regukan kenikmatan dalam setiap interaksi yang mereka sebut pacaran meski mereka bersumpah bahwa cintanya suci dan sejati.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Jika ada yang mengatakan bahwa cintalah yang menyatukan dua insan berlainan jenis tanpa ikatan halal, semoga ia bersiap mengigit jari. Dalam bentuk hubungan yang lepas dari nilai-nilai syar’i, tak pernah ada cinta. Yang ada hanya nafsu dan zina dengan segala topeng yang mungkin sulit dikenali, kecuali oleh orang berhati jernih yang siap menerima kebenaran.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Benarlah engkau Ya Rasulullah. Jika berbicara tentang hukuman yang akan dijatuhkan, maka zina adalah ’masuknya timba ke dalam sumur’ -ini bahasa hadits- yang dipersaksikan empat orang atau diakui sendiri tanpa ancaman dan paksaan. Itulah cermin esensi syari’at : bukan menghukum tapi menjaga kemashlahatan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Tetapi jika bicara tentang keimanan yang digantungkan pada Dzat Maha Tinggi, zina bukan hanya peristiwa yang membuat seorang gadis hamil lalu dikawinkan dengan penghamilnya. Kalau bicara tentang kesucian seorang mu’min, zina bukan hanya perbuatan yang membuat orangtua kaget melihat anak gadisnya suka rujak dan muntah-muntah.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">Zina, mungkin juga berupa pacaran yang oleh orangtua ’modern’ dikatakan sebagai, ’anak saya masih mengerti batas-batasnya’. Batas apa? Demi Allah, catatan zina tak hanya menggores apa yang ada diantara pusat dan lutut. Semua indera dan anggota tubuh bisa jadi terdakwa. Mata, telinga, lisan, tangan, kaki, juga angan. Di bagian tubuh manapun zina mendudukkan diri sebagai potensi celaka yang harus diwaspadai.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="SV">”Telah tertulis atas anak Adam nasibnya dari zina. Akan bertemu dalam hidupnya, tidak bisa tidak. Maka kedua mata, zinanya berupa menyimakdengarkan. Lisan, zinanya berkata. Tangan, zinanya menyentuh. Kaki, zinanya berjalan. Dan hati adalah ingin dan angan-angan. </span></em><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Maka akan dibenarkan hal ini oleh kemaluan dan didustakannya.” (HR Muslim, dari AbuHurairah)</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Memang, ketika seorang mu’min telah mengahdirkan Allah sebagai kebersamaan dan pengawasan, persepsinya terhadap sesuatu bukan lagi persepsi orang kebanyakan. Ia memandang alam wujud dari ufuk yang tinggi, ufuk kesucian, keagungan, dan kemuliaan, Allah-lah yang paling berhak atas cinta, pengabdian, penghambaan, dan segala yang dia miliki.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#00b0f0;" lang="FI">Cinta karena Allah, Mimbar Cahaya</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">” <em>Allah ’Azza Wa Jalla berfirman, ”mereka yang saling mencintai karena keagunganKu mempunyai mimbar-mimbar dari cahaya yang diinginkan oleh para Nabi dan para Syuhada.” (HR At Tirmidzi dari Mu’adz ibn Jabal)</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Jika engkau mencintai hanya karena Allah, bersiaplah dicemburui para Nabi dan Syuhada. Jika engkau mencintai hanya karena Allah dan dalam naungan ridha-Nya, maka temuilah cinta sebagai janji dari Ar Rahman untuk orang-orang beriman.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">” <em>Sesungguhnya orang-orang beriman dan beramal shalih, kelak Ar Rahman akan menanamkan dalam (hati) mereka rasa kasih sayang.” (Maryam 96)</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Untung ! Untung ! Inilah janji yang pasti&#8230;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;" lang="FI">Ya Allah, kami memohon cintaMu, cinta orang-orang yang mencintaiMu dan cinta kepada segala yang akan mendekatkan kami kepada cintaMu.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:fuchsia;" lang="FI">Penasaran kan?</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:fuchsia;" lang="FI">Baca aja di buku ’Nikmatnya Pacaran Setelah Pernikahan’ penulis Salim A. Fillah</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:fuchsia;" lang="FI">selamat baca teman !!!</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:fuchsia;" lang="FI"> </span></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[agar bidadari cemburu padamu]]></title>
<link>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/28/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>safinta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://safinta.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/28/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim Agar Bidadari Cemburu Padamu Buku ini hadir untuk wanita yang ingin meng]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><a name="920467246324985350"></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;">Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"> </span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align:center;margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="background:fuchsia none repeat scroll 0;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;"><a href="http://ssyafi.blogspot.com/2008/09/agar-bidadari-cemburu-padamu.html"><span style="color:windowtext;" lang="SV">Agar Bidadari Cemburu Padamu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style="font-family:Cambria;" lang="SV">Buku ini hadir untuk wanita yang ingin menghadirkan atmosfer surga dalam setiap hidup nafasnya. Yang muda maupun yang telah kaya pengalaman hidup. Yang sudah mendampingi dan didampingi, juga yang sedang menanti. Agar bidadari cemburu padamu.</p>
<p>Lalu para lelaki? Seharusnya mereka juga tahu bagaimana memperlakukan wanita dengan keadilan syari’at Allah. Menjaga tanpa mengekang, menghormati kebebasan namun tetap melindungi, serta memberikan rasa nyaman sekaligus rasa aman. Ia, menjadikannya rusuk kiri. Dekat ke tangan untuk dilindungi, dekat ke hati untuk dicintai. Nah, buku ini insyaallah membantu kita, memahami ’sang kawan perjalanan’.</p>
<p>Ada kata yang merangkum kesetaraan, perhatian, dan cinta !</p>
<p>Laki-laki dan perempuan</p>
<p>Saling mengenal, saling memahami, saling bantu, bergandeng tangan (ups!!)saling menanggung, dan cekatan mendahulukan<br />
Serasi,,,!</p>
<p>Lalu?<br />
Harusnya kau tahu,<br />
Bidadari bisa cemburu<br />
Itu tantangan,<br />
Untuk medekatkan sumbu<br />
Potensi diri<br />
Dengan nyala suci ruh<br />
Keshalihan</p>
<p>Agar bidadari cemburu<br />
Padamu?<br />
Bukan dengan tebar pesona<br />
Fisik tertentu.</span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Karena pasti Muke’lu jauh. He he he,,,<br />
Tak juga dengan memenjara diri antara dapur, kelambu, dan sumur ;<br />
Karena Allah dan Rasul tak pernah bermaksud begitu</p>
<p>Yah, ketertarikan pada dimensi kepribadian memang perlu kita waspadai, meski wajar. Lihatlah puteri Syu’aib. Ia begitu tertarik pada Musa. Tapi tak pernah dikisahkan ia melakukan kontak konsultasi dan berbagi masalah dengan Musa. </span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Ia justru berbagi dengan sang ayah, bahkan meanmpakkan ketertarikan dalam siratan yang halus :<br />
”. . . Wahai ayahku, ambilah ia sebagai orang yang bekerja untuk kita. Karena sesungguhnya, orang yang paling baik ayah ambil untuk bekerja ialah orang yang kuat lagi dapat dipercaya” (Al Qashash 26)</p>
<p>Ah, sekedar pengambilan objektivitas, kita dengar lagi nasihat Ibnu Mas’ud di saat riak-riak rasa ini hadir, <span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:red;">”jika kau tertarik pada seseorang, ingatlah kejelekan-kejelakannya!”</span></span>. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="FI">kita putus rantai tazyin (menghias-hias) dari syaitan ini dengan mengingat kemanusiawian si dia. Sesuatu yang kita sikapi sebagai penjagaan hati, bahwa Sang Maha Sempurna harus lebih diprioritaskan daripada dia.<br />
Cintailah sesuatu sewajarnya, kata Rasulullah karena mungkin suatu ketika ia akan menjadi sesuatu yang kau benci. Dan sederhanalah dalam membenci karena suatu saat mungkin ia menjadi sesuatu yang kau cinta.<br />
Sekali lagi anda jauh lebih tau daripada saya. Bahwa mungkin perlu bagi anda menjaga rahasia siapa nama orang yang anda tertarik padanya. </span><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;color:#00b0f0;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Menjaga dalam keikhlasan hati, menjaga dalam kesucian khayalan, menjaga dalam ungkapan lisan, dan menjaga dalam ekspresi diri</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;color:#00b0f0;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Seperti <span style="background:aqua none repeat scroll 0;">Fatimah</span> dan <span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0;">’Ali</span>, <em><span style="color:#00b0f0;">saling mencintai dalam kerahasiaan yang paling rapat., kepasrahan paling kuat, dan ikhtiyar suci yang menemukan jalannya. . . dengan karunia Allah</span></em><span style="color:#00b0f0;"> </span>! jika kita husnuzhzan padaNya.</p>
<p>Cinta adalah ruh yang mengalir lembut, menyenangkan, bersinar, jernih, dan ceria. Terkadang juga memanifestasi menjadi luh yang mengalir lembut, menyesakkan, berderai, jerih dan badai . . . tak pernah ia dihukum haram. Karena ia buka virus yang memberikan penyakit pada jiwa seperti yang sering kita salah tafsirkan. Justru cinta, adalah makhluk Allah yang harus dijaga kesehatannya dari setiap penyakit yang mencoba menungganginya. Penyakit yang datang dari syaitan, syahwat, maupun syubhat.<br />
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Dua remaja di singsingan fajar risalah, Fathimah dan ’Ali mencontohkan bagaimana cinta hidup, dengan sehat, tanpa penyakit yang menggangu kekhusu’an. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="FI">Ia menjadi rahasia hati, simpati, ketertarikan, kontrol diri, doa, dan harapan. Saking rahasianya, sampai syaitan pun tak tahu.</p>
<p><span style="color:#00b050;">Rabbi, bila ku jatuh hati<br />
Ku ingin terbang cepat<br />
Hingga syaitan tak sanggup hinggap</span></p>
<p>Begitu pun, saat Muhammad ibn’ Abdullah ditanya, maukah ia menikah dengan Khadijah, ia berkata segera, ”bagaimana caranya?”. perhatikanlah intonasi penuh antusiasme ini. Cinta itu sudah tumbuh dan bersemi dalam dirinya. Persis seperti siratan makna dari sabdanya bertahun-tahun kemudian.</p>
<p>”Tidak terlihat, bagi dua orang saling mencintai. Yang seperti pernikahan” (HR Ibnu Majah)</p>
<p>Seperti bunga, cinta sejati takkan mampu menyembunyikan semerbak wanginya. Eksistensi cinta mengejawantah dalam kelembutan, kecerdasan, perbaikan diri, keshalihan dan tentu juga keikhlasan. Tanpa keihklasan yang digantungkan pada Pemilik ’Arsyi Maha Tinggi, ia akan mati. Ia mati, persis seperti setangkai mawar yang dipotong hanya untukm dipersembahkan pada kekasih.</p>
<p><em>”Dan hendaklah menjaga kesucian dirinya, orang-orang yang belum mampu menikah, hingga Allah mengayakan mereka dari karunianYa. .” (An Nur 33)</em></p>
<p>Pastinya engkau tahu makna keikhlasan dalam setiap amal. Dan ketidaktahuan adalah syariat agar kita segera mengkaji. Cinta yang tercabut dari tangkai keikhlasan akan menjadi bunga potong yang mungkin sesaat merona, dan selanjutnya masuk ke tempat sampah.</p>
<p>Saat kemampuan nikah belum ditangan, biarlah cinta berekspresi menjadi keshalihan, perbaikan diri hari demi hari. Karena samapta janji Ilahi telah terukir di pelataran wahyu : keshalihan menjumpai keshalihan dan kebusukan menjumpai kebusukan.</p>
<p><em>”Wanita-wanita yang kotor adalah untuk lelaki yang kotor dan lelaki yang kotor untuk perempuan yang kotor. Dan wanita yang baik adalah untuk lelaki yang baik dan laki-laki yang baik untuk wanita yang baik. . . ” </em></span><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">(An Nur 26)</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV"></p>
<p>Bagaimana dengan yang saling cinta dan berkomitmen untuk tidak pacaran? Pada beberapa kasus saya temui, tetap saja ia tumbuh tidak sehat. Apalagi jika tetap berasa dalam satu lingkunagan yang keterjangkauan komunikasinya tinggi. Kecuali beberapa yagn sangat sedikit jumlahnya. Jebakan-jebakan syaitan terlalu rumit untuk kita pahami terlebih dahulu hinga kita punya solusi dan prevensi. Sejak zaman Adam dan Hawa, hanya kata taqwa, termasuk taqwa dalam interaksi, yang bisa meredam makar syaitan.</p>
<p><em>” Dan hendaklah menjaga kesucian dirinya, orang-orang yang belum mampu menikah, hingga Allah mengayakan mereka dari karuniaNya..” (An Nur 33)</em></p>
<p>Bahkan, tak perlu pula berkata, ”Dinda, tunggu aku tiga tahun lagi !”. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="FI">Apa perlunya menjanji yang tak pasti. Tak diminta pun bidadari pasti menenti. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Dan lelaki langit akan datang bersama cahaya.. .</p>
<p></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN">Judul<span> </span>: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Agar Bidadari Cemburu Padam</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN">u</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Penulis</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN">: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="SV">Salim A. Fillah</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN"></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0 0 .0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;" lang="IN">Penerbit : Pro-U Media</span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Semoga bermanfaat !</span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Explanation of the Last Tenth of the Quran Followed By Rulings that Concern Every Muslim]]></title>
<link>http://smahmed.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/explanation-of-the-last-tenth-of-the-quran-followed-by-rulings-that-concern-every-muslim/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/oil-and-water-two-faiths-one-god/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God. The book offers an eminently approachable, student-friendly intr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1896836828/002-3742135-5677623?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1896836828"><img class="alignleft" src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51fjgTzMnJL._SL75_.jpg" alt="Oil and Water - Two Faiths, One God" width="49" height="75" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1896836828/002-3742135-5677623?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1896836828" target="_blank">Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God</a></strong>. The book offers an eminently approachable, student-friendly introduction to Islamic faith and culture by centering on the Muslim author&#8217;s on-going dialogue with Christians. Amir Hussain is an erudite specialist in Islamic studies with years of experience teaching in a wide range of U.S. and Canadian universities, both in specialized courses on Islam and in broad-based survey courses in religious studies. Hussain draws upon his extensive knowledge and teaching experience to find strikingly fresh ways of confronting the non-Muslim reader with the many facets of Islamic thought and culture.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Himself an ardent sports fan and connoisseur of music (including the popular music undergraduates are most familiar with), Hussain fills his book with examples and teaching points taken from popular culture, putting into thought-provoking juxtaposition the unfamiliar outlooks of Islam with the icons, themes, and personalities of the culture our undergraduate students know best. Along with the gentle humor of the book, the obvious humanity and friendliness of Hussain as a person, and the many vignettes from his own personal experience as one who is both Muslim and &#8220;Western,&#8221; the book quickly helps students feel conversant and inquisitive about an Islam which is in fact much closer to themselves than they had imagined. This book is one of the greatest pedagogical discoveries of my teaching career, and it comes along exactly when we urgently need a friendly, comprehensive book on Islam for non-Muslims.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/gods-terrorists-the-wahhabi-cult-and-the-hidden-roots-of-modern-jihad/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[God&#8217;s Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad. British author Allen ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306815702/002-3742135-5677623?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0306815702"><img class="alignleft" src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51j2GAvPfBL._SL75_.jpg" alt="God's Terrorists" width="49" height="75" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306815702/002-3742135-5677623?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0306815702" target="_blank">God&#8217;s Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad</a></strong>. British author Allen (Soldier Sahibs) argues persuasively that violent Islamic extremism isn&#8217;t as new as we might think, but unfortunately, his book doesn&#8217;t do much to explain the phenomenon. Carefully drawing distinctions between mainstream Islam and the fanaticism that spawned al-Qaeda (which he calls &#8220;as much a threat to Islam as to the West&#8221;), Allen goes back to the 18th-century founding of Wahhabism, a strain of Islam fostered in the Arabian desert that now serves as the Saudi state religion. Fixated on removing any hint of deviation from their interpretation of Muhammad&#8217;s teachings, violent Wahhabists have traditionally killed more Muslims than non-Muslims. A Central Asia expert, Allen focuses on the form of Wahhabism that developed against the backdrop of waning British imperialism in that area, gradually leading up to <strong>Osama bin Laden</strong>&#8217;s arrival. But his rapid-fire account is littered with names and battles, explaining little about how an ideology always rejected by most Muslims, and whose proponents were nearly annihilated on many occasions, managed to survive so spectacularly. Nor does he explain why Wahhabists&#8217; anger has shifted from supposed infidels in their midst to citizens of the West.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Autobiography of Malcolm X]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Malcolm X&#8217;s searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345376714/102-9964591-7066566?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0345376714"><img class="alignleft" style="float:left;" src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51QM0BM1Z8L._SL75_.jpg" alt="The Autobiography of Malcolm X" width="47" height="75" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345376714/102-9964591-7066566?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0345376714" target="_blank"><strong>The Autobiography of Malcolm X</strong></a>. Malcolm X&#8217;s searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there&#8217;s the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture&#8211;try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston&#8217;s Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his <strong>Muslim faith</strong>, he can&#8217;t help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345376714/102-9964591-7066566?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0345376714" target="_blank"><strong>The Autobiography of Malcolm X</strong></a> limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, &#8220;People don&#8217;t realize how a man&#8217;s whole life can be changed by one book,&#8221; he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s during the civil rights struggle of the &#8217;60s, the two were not so different. Malcolm may have displayed a most un-Christian distaste for loving his enemies, but he understood with King that love of God and love of self are the necessary first steps on the road to freedom.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Women Shaping Islam: Reading the Qu'ran in Indonesia]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/women-shaping-islam-reading-the-quran-in-indonesia/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The surprising work of women in, on, and through Islam In the United States, precious little is know]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0252073177/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0252073177"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51KC20V8HCL._SL75_.jpg" alt="Women Shaping Islam - Reading the Qu'ran in Indonesia" width="50" height="75" align="left" /></a>The surprising work of women in, on, and through Islam<br />
In the United States, precious little is known about the active role Muslim women have played for nearly a century in the religious culture of Indonesia, the largest majority-Muslim country in the world. While much of the Muslim world excludes women from the domain of religious authority, the country’s two leading Muslim organizations&#8211;<strong>Muhammadiyah</strong> and <strong>Nahdlatul Ulama</strong> (NU)&#8211;have created enormous networks led by women who interpret sacred texts and exercise powerful religious influence.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0252073177/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0252073177" target="_blank">Women Shaping Islam</a>, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder explores the work of these contemporary women leaders, examining their attitudes toward the rise of radical Islamists; the actions of the authoritarian Soeharto regime; women’s education and employment; birth control and family planning; and sexual morality. Ultimately, van Doorn-Harder reveals the many ways in which Muslim women leaders understand and utilize Islam as a significant force for societal change; one that ultimately improves the economic, social, and psychological condition of women in Indonesian society.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/nine-parts-of-desire-the-hidden-world-of-islamic-women/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 11:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women. &#8220;Almighty God created sexual desires ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385475764/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0385475764"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/21DN1BKPMJL._SL75_.gif" alt="Nine Parts of Desire - The Hidden World of Islamic Women" width="49" height="75" align="left" /></a><strong>Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women</strong>. &#8220;Almighty God created sexual desires in ten parts; then he gave nine parts to women and one to men,&#8221; explained Ali, founder of Islam&#8217;s Shiite branch. In this powerful and enlightening report, Muslim women emerge from under their black chadors-often hiding jeans or high-fashion clothing-as a horrifyingly oppressed class slowly liberating themselves from the worst practices but still adhering to the basic values of Islam. Drawing on six years as the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Middle East reporter, Brooks presents stunning vignettes of women she has met-the American-born Queen Noor of Jordan, Hamas supporters in Gaza, Ayatollah Khomeini&#8217;s daughter, Egyptian belly dancers, Saudi housewives, Iranian athletes, secretaries, divorcees, foreigners married to Muslim husbands, activists.<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385475764/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=0385475764" target="_blank"> In this book</a></strong> Brooks carefully distinguishes mysogyny and oppressive cultural traditions from what she considers the true teachings of the Koran and the liberating philosophies of Muhammad. In some Muslim countries, external events and a small but burgeoning women&#8217;s movement have somewhat liberalized the marital contract and opened up educational opportunities, some jobs and political offices to women, but genital mutilation continues, even for Muslim women in the U.S. Brooks hopes the U.S. will consider gender persecution a reason to offer asylum.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Approach of Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/the-approach-of-armageddon-an-islamic-perspective/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This book could be subtitled &#8216;A Guidebook for the End Times&#8217;. It will challenge and insp]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930409206/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1930409206"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51M81FEF67L._SL75_.jpg" alt="The Approach of Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective" width="50" height="75" align="left" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930409206/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1930409206" target="_blank">This book</a> could be subtitled &#8216;A Guidebook for the End Times&#8217;. It will challenge and inspire you, shake you to your soul, and give you comfort. This could only be the result of the gift of true wisdom which, even if you didn&#8217;t know Shaykh Hisham Kabbani&#8217;s academic and spiritual training, you feel you can trust.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Shaykh delves deeply into the Qur&#8217;an. Reading this book will give you a taste of real Islam as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught it. Compare the insights in this book to the prevalent fundamentalism of our times and you will see what Islam is missing today. This is Islam that the fundamentalist Wahhabis aggressively oppose and have all but destroyed in our time so that it has become extremely rare to hear this kind of wisdom, spirituality and knowledge coming from within the Islamic world.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8220;<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930409206/105-8464710-0847610?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1930409206" target="_blank">The Approach of Armageddon</a></strong>&#8221; begins with secrets of<strong> Qur&#8217;an</strong> and<strong> Hadith</strong> which were unknown at the time of the revelations, but are being &#8216;discovered&#8217; in our own time. This is the book where science and spirituality meet. They not only meet, but expand the understanding of both. Sample chapters include: the origin of iron, the oceans which do not mix, the Big Bang theory, string theory and the ten-dimensional universe. And that&#8217;s just for starters.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Then the Shaykh lays out the Signs of the Approach of the <strong>Last Days</strong> clearly and authoritatively from Bedouins who compete in constructing Tall Buildings, the contraction of Time, Scholars being replace by ignorant leaders to The Thirty Liars, The Anti-Christ, the Return of Jesus Christ, Gog and Magog. At the end of the book, Shaykh Kabbani gives the reader &#8216;protective supplications and recitations&#8217;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/with-strident-confidence-american-congress-for-truth-founder-gabriel-rebukes-the-american-public-for-being-weak-asleep-or-careless-in-the-face-of-muslim-terrorism-a-christian-survivor-of-the-vi/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With strident confidence, American Congress for Truth founder Gabriel rebukes the American public fo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312358377?tag=agaboo-20&#38;camp=14573&#38;creative=327641&#38;linkCode=as1&#38;creativeASIN=0312358377&#38;adid=0CWG2HT9RG0HTHJXEWE2&#38;"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51BTV5DP-PL._SL75_.jpg" alt="A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America" width="50" height="75" align="left" /></a>With strident confidence, American Congress for Truth founder Gabriel rebukes the American public for being &#8220;weak, asleep or careless&#8221; in the face of Muslim terrorism. A Christian survivor of the vicious civil war between Lebanese Christians and Muslims in the 1970s, Gabriel leans on her own terrifying experiences to condemn Muslims, without apparent regard for their ethnicity, ideology or historical role. Consistently using the words &#8220;Muslim&#8221; and &#8220;Arab&#8221; as if they were interchangeable, she concludes that the U.S. is &#8220;facing total destruction&#8221; at the hands of people who are uncultured and cruel, and prescribes such solutions as &#8220;profile, profile and profile,&#8221; and banning &#8220;hate education&#8221; in Islamic institutions. Though her writing is eloquent and her passion tremendous, Gabriel&#8217;s strict dichotomy between &#8220;evil versus goodness&#8221; is too extreme to be informative. Readers will be forced to decide whether or not to accept her heart-felt bias.</p>
<p align="justify">“Brigitte Gabriel eloquently reminds America what is truly at stake in this struggle against terrorism: our families, our way of life, and our hopes. Ms. Gabriel&#8217;s personal account of her own experience is riveting, compelling and spellbinding. This is a must read for the entire American public . . . This book contains monumental revelations that will shock and disturb you. But it is also a story of an indomitable spirit&#8211;Brigitte&#8217;s&#8211; that will move you.”<br />
&#8211;Steve Emerson, author of American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Amongst Us, Executive Director, the Investigative Project on Terrorism. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312358377?tag=agaboo-20&#38;camp=14573&#38;creative=327641&#38;linkCode=as1&#38;creativeASIN=0312358377&#38;adid=0CWG2HT9RG0HTHJXEWE2&#38;" target="_blank">See details</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Introduction to Islam for Jews]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/islam-considered-a-christian-view-2/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims strug]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0827608640?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;n=283155&#38;s=books" target="AmazonHelp"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51r9kK3E5nL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" alt="http://agamabooks.wordpress.com - Introduction to Islam for Jews" height="75" align="left" /></a>Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims struggle to understand one another and know little about each other&#8217;s traditions and beliefs.</p>
<p align="justify">Firestone explains the remarkable similarities and profound differences between Judaism and Islam, the complex history of Jihad, the legal and religious positions of Jews in the world of Islam, how various expressions of Islam (<strong>Sunni, Shi`a, Sufi, Salafi,</strong> etc.) regard Jews, the range of Muslim views about Israel, and much more. He addresses these issues and others with candor and integrity, and he writes with language, symbols, and ideas that make sense to Jews.</p>
<p align="justify">Exploring these subjects in today&#8217;s vexed political climate is a delicate undertaking. Firestone draws on the research and writings of generations of Muslim, Jewish, and other scholars, as well as his own considerable expertise in this field. The book&#8217;s tone is neither disparaging, apologetic, nor triumphal. Firestone provides many original sources in translation, as well as an appendix of additional key sources in context. Most importantly,<a href="http://eiggy.com/jewish-religious-book-20/detail/0827608640/104-6950283-0039101" target="_blank"> this book</a> is readable and reasoned, presenting to readers for the first time the complexity of Islam and its relationship toward Jews and Judaism.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/who-speaks-for-islam-what-a-billion-muslims-really-think/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, U.S. public officials seemed to have no idea whether o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595620176/104-3981320-3483140?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1595620176"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/41uclRL4JgL._SL75_.jpg" alt="http://agamabooks.wordpress.com - Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think" width="49" height="75" align="left" /></a>In the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, U.S. public officials seemed to have no idea whether or not many Muslims supported the bombings. This troubled Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton, who felt that &#8220;no one in Washington had any idea what 1.3 billion Muslims were thinking, and yet we were working on intricate strategies that were going to change the world for all time.&#8221; Clifton commissioned his company to undertake the enormous job.</p>
<p align="justify">The result is Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, based on six years of research and more than 50,000 interviews representing 1.3 billion Muslims who reside in more than 35 nations that are predominantly Muslim or have sizable Muslim populations. Representing more than 90% of the world&#8217;s Muslim community, it makes this poll the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind.</p>
<p align="justify">What the data reveal and the authors illuminate may surprise you:</p>
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<li> Muslims and Americans are equally likely to reject attacks on civilians as morally unjustifiable.</li>
<li> Large majorities of Muslims would guarantee free speech if it were up to them to write a new constitution AND they say religious leaders should have no direct role in drafting that constitution.</li>
<li> Muslims around the world say that what they LEAST admire about the West is its perceived moral decay and breakdown of traditional values &#8212; the same answers that Americans themselves give when asked this question.</li>
<li> When asked about their dreams for the future, Muslims say they want better jobs and security, not conflict and violence.</li>
<li> Muslims say the most important thing Westerners can do to improve relations with their societies is to change their negative views toward Muslims and respect Islam.</li>
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<p align="justify">The research suggests that conflict between Muslims and the West is NOT inevitable and, in fact, is more about policy than principles. &#8220;However,&#8221; caution Esposito and Mogahed, &#8220;until and unless decision makers listen directly to the people and gain an accurate understanding of this conflict, extremists on all sides will continue to gain ground.&#8221;</p>
<p align="justify">Who Speaks for Islam? is an important book that challenges conventional wisdom and sheds greater light on what motivates Muslims worldwide. It is a must-read for anyone committed to creating peace and security in our lifetime. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595620176/104-3981320-3483140?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1595620176" target="_blank">See details</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Qur'an Translation]]></title>
<link>http://agamabooks.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-quran-translation/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Qu&#8217;ran ( Koran ) translation is considered the most authentic by Muslim scholars. It is t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1879402297/104-3981320-3483140?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1879402297"><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/I/51VEWS75Y4L._SL75_.jpg" alt="http://agamabooks.wordpress.com - The Qur'an Translation" width="46" height="75" align="left" /></a>This Qu&#8217;ran ( Koran ) translation is considered the most authentic by Muslim scholars. It is the one that is supported by the government of Saudi Arabia and is most widely read by English-speaking Muslims. A translation of the Qur&#8217;an can never fully transmit the meaning or reflect the beauty of the original text. But the reality is that many people who seek to understand the message of the Qur&#8217;an will not be able to learn Arabic. It should be kept in mind that though the Arabic word may have multiple meanings, only one of those meanings gets translated to English (imagine what would happen to one of Shakespeare&#8217;s puns if it was traslated to Arabic). But for English-speakers, this is the best option (though Mohammad Asad&#8217;s translation is also very respected). The caveat is that to truly understand the Qur&#8217;an, it is important to read not only the text itself, but to understand it in context of the time it was revealed. Though Muslims consider the Qur&#8217;an to be timeless, many passages relate specifically to events occuring in the prophet&#8217;s life or in the young Muslim community. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1879402297/104-3981320-3483140?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=agaboo-20&#38;linkCode=xm2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creativeASIN=1879402297" target="_blank">See details</a></p>
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