An excellent reading list!
RECOMMENDED READING LIST OF PROFESSOR TIMOTHY J WINTER
[compiled 6 April, 2009]
Timothy Winter
Sheikh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies
University of Cambridge
Timothy John Winter (born 1960), aka Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad, is a British Muslim thinker, professor, and translator. Winter has written about the interaction between Islam and secular issues spanning a wide range of disciplines. He has held a number of lectureships and administrative posts in British academia having to do with theology, the intellectual history of Islamic civilization, and international academic cooperation…[Read More]
Beginners:
- Abdel, Haleem M. A., trans. The Qurʼan (New York: Oxford UP, 2005).
- Du Pasquier, Roger. Unveiling Islam (Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 1990).
- Emre, Yunus. The City of the Heart: Yunus Emre’s Verses of Wisdom and Love. trans. Süha Faiz (Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element, 1992).
- al-Haddad, Abdullah. The Book of Assistance (London: Quilliam Press, 1989).
- Hammad, Ahmad Zaki. Lasting Prayers of the…
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Excellent choice of quran translation in my opinion as it is the most fluid and considering the way th e arabic text is structured the choice of getting rid of verses and spacing of the text makes for an easier reading experience.
Perhaps though it would be good to mention that professor Haleem has also written a companion volume which explores various themes of the quran titled ‘understanding the quran: themes and styles”
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In his book Prof Haleem mentions me on p. 218 🙂
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No Sira?
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Seerah is there. See the biography by Martin Lingala. Seerah just refers to biography.
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Item 10 under Beginners:
Lings, Martin. Muhammad: his biography based on the earliest sources (Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 1986).
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The moment typing on the phone makes you look stupid. Well that’s my excuse. 🙂
*Lings
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lol
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Okay, you are correct. I didn’t click on the link but only checked the first five shown. Regardless, I think Sira should probably be ranked higher because Islam cannot be understood without its founder. He lists some really good books. I think a great book on Islam is What’s Right With Islam by Imam Rauf.
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I used to read his brother, Henry, in The Times looong before I had ever heard of Dr Timothy Winter.
I only recently learned that they were brothers. Both very smart men.
Shk Abdul Hakim Murad always strikes me as a man of integrity. Hope to tick some of those books off on that list.
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