The word Islam shares the same root as the Arabic ‘istislam’ , or surrender, which also leads to another derivative, ‘salam’, or peace. Through surrender to God, therefore, the soul finds peace.
I should start this post by clarifying that this is not going to be a review.
It is going to be an appreciation post.
The House of Islam is a very, very Important Book.
It aims to educate and inform.
It aims to clear the innumerable misconceptions that have clouded Islam.
It aims to lift the veil of allegations and answers the WHY behind every question that has been raised.
Ed Husain has aimed and he has achieved.
This book is so precious. It should be read by Muslims and Non-Muslims and Athiests. House of Islam is informative and eye opening. There are several things as a common Muslim that I did not know about Islam and I feel glad to have read this book and learnt about it.
To better understand,
let us suspend our prejudices.
Ed Husain, a Muslim scholar has traced the history of Islam from it’s conception to it’s present. He has He has shown the beauty of Sufism, the rigidity of Islamists. All facets of Islam in their glory and gore , with all the distortions and contortions , the present situation have been kept in full view of the readers.
I believe this book is precious and should be read by each and every one. I have never read a non-fiction that has moved me so deeply or affected me so much.
And the absolutely gorgeous cover would always be an addition to the beauty of any bookshelf.
Love,
Zoya 😘
~Blurb~
‘Islam began as a stranger,’ said the Prophet Mohammed, ‘and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.’
The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today.
Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohammed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam.
The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channelled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end?
Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally.
My Rating : 5/5 stars
Author : Ed Husain
Publisher : Bloomsbury
Pages : 336
Link to buy the book : https://www.amazon.in/dp/1526603705/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_O6gwBb78229F4
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