The author, a former German diplomat and a convert to Islam, presents the spiritual side, theory and edifice of Islam as a religion very much alive and worth living.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Islam: The Alternative (Paperback)
Murad Hoffman is a contradictory figure it seems to me. He was a senior German diplomat stationed in a Muslim country while at the same time a Muslim himself by faith. With the long history of Western manipulation and defilement of Muslim countries, I wonder how he reconciled his duties to God and Country.Be that as it may, in ISLAM: THE ALTERNATIVE, he is simply brilliant. There are hardly any good introductions to Islam by Muslims themselves, in English that is. The latest major effort in this genre, A BRIEF ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ISLAM, is a vivid, and tragic, reminder of how far behind Muslims are in there presentation skills. Not Murad Hoffman though. In, Islam: the Alternative, he writes a book for the educated, intelligent, perceptive modern man. This is a book you can unabashedly give to your dentist before surgery or your professor before the finals. Its that good. Hoffman tackles a variety of pop media mis-representations and self-doubts of Muslims in this frank potrayal of Islam. And the title, Oh! the title! "Islam, the Alterantive" simply a beautiful representation. For indeed Islam is the only alternative lifestyle to what is increasingly becoming a homogenous defacto materialistic model. No other religion can stand up and offer a viable alternative, and the failure of Christianity to do so is for all to see. STRUGGLING TO SURRENDER by Dr. Jefferey Lang is the other book that comes to mind of similar intelligent forthrightedness.
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We Hate what we Do not Know.,
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"We Hate what we do not Know." Such is how the book starts. Mr Hofmann sheds the lignt in a very concise and summarized manner to some of the major misconcetpions about Islam, a religion so much misunderstood by the West. This book,written by a German dignitary convert,is an excellent introduction to Islam to the West.Simply put: a Must Read.
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informative and intresting,
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gives an insight to the religion islam as well as a summary of the other faiths .a good book to read even if religion is not of your main intrests .
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Towards the end of his life the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) sent messages to surrounding rulers, such as the Negus of Abyssinia, Khosrow II of Persia (590-628) and the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (610-641). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muhammad Asad, Islamic State, New York, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Saudi Arabia, Abu Bakr, New Testament, Ahmad von Denffer, Fathi Osman, Middle Ages, Sunni Islam, Muslim States, Annemarie Schimmel, Ibn Rushd, Muslim World Book Review, Martin Lings, Rudi Paret, Said Ramadan, Abdur Rahman, Daniel Bell, History of Islamic Philosophy, Joseph Schacht, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Neal Robinson New!
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Towards the end of his life the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) sent messages to surrounding rulers, such as the Negus of Abyssinia, Khosrow II of Persia (590-628) and the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (610-641). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muhammad Asad, Islamic State, New York, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Saudi Arabia, Abu Bakr, New Testament, Ahmad von Denffer, Fathi Osman, Middle Ages, Sunni Islam, Muslim States, Annemarie Schimmel, Ibn Rushd, Muslim World Book Review, Martin Lings, Rudi Paret, Said Ramadan, Abdur Rahman, Daniel Bell, History of Islamic Philosophy, Joseph Schacht, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Neal Robinson New!
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- The Principles of State and Government in Islam by Muhammad Asad on page 60, page 82, and page 103
- The Principles of State and Government by Muhammad Asad on page 60, page 82, and page 103
- Introduction to Islam by Muhammad Hamidullah on page 2, and page 97
- An Introduction to Islamic Law by Joseph Schacht on page 113, and page 135
- History Of Islamic Philosophy by Henry Corbin on page 33, and page 75
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- Journey to Makkah by Murad W. Hofmann on 4 pages
- Islam And Global Dialogue: Religious Pluralism And The Pursuit Of Peace by Roger Boase in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Islam: Historical, Social, and Political Perspectives (Religion and Reason) by Jean Jacques Waardenburg in Back Matter
- The End of Democracy by Abid Ullah Jan in Back Matter
- The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith by Irshad Manji in Back Matter
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