The Sun Is Rising in the West: Journey to Islam: New Muslims Tell About Their Journey to Islam [Paperback]

Muzaffar Haleem (Author), Betty Batul Bowman (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0915957922 | ISBN-13: 978-0915957927 | Publication Date: April 1, 1999 | Edition: 1St Edition

These Journeys to Islam are stories told by new Muslims. They reflect the strivings and triumphs of the soul, as each person struggled to find a meaningful spiritual existence. All of the stories are written by new Muslims who have come from a Western background, especially America. For each story told here, there are many, many stories left untold, but which are nevertheless happening every day in America.

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About the Author

Muzaffar Haleem emigrated to the United States from Pakistan in 1980 with her husband. She is active in various Muslim community projects in California where she lives with her three sons, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren.

Betty (batul) Bowman converted to Islam in 1993 after reading 1,000 books in her search for the Truth. She ahs major interest in developing materials for new Muslims.

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Amana Pubns; 1St Edition edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915957922
• ISBN-13: 978-0915957927
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,236,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Very good, January 8, 2006

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J. Alam "The wise student" (Miami) - See all my reviews
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Very good book! I enjoyed it very much. The authors interview many new converts to Islam. It is interesting to see how these people from diverse background converge into one beautiful faith-ISLAM!

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's an eye-opener, May 22, 2001

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The author has done a pretty good job by interviewing so many new converted Muslims and kudos to the authors too. It's a very book for both Muslims as well as non-Muslims the reason being for the former as they are deviating from the path of Islam and being fantacized and glamorized by the Western culture whereas the new Muslims find solace in the teachings of Islam and accept it whole-heartedly. And for the latter they can see and learn the things that are not true in their religions that lead them in search of truth and they come to Islam ultimately.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Introduction to the Lives of Islamic Converts and their Path to Islam., January 5, 2012

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"The Sun is Rising in the West" I felt truly captured the human essence of the religious revival that the United States is in the process of going through. Throughout most of its history, the United States was considered a overwhelmingly religious country. Christianity was at the forefront of the American theological hierarchy with Protestantism being the major sect. Today thanks to a blend of enforced secularism, increased multiculturalism, and the rise of cultural norms shunning religious boundaries the United States has seen an upswing in the number of people (especially the young) who identify themselves as atheist's and agnostics, but also the conversion of American's to different faiths has become a topic of great interest.

This book documents one of those religious revivals that's happening in the United States: American's in their Path to Islam. Having been raised in a moderate Catholic background but came to agnosticism in my teens I wanted to explore now as an adult a religion which peaks my interest and I already have some knowledge of in the form of having read the Holy Qur'an twice before. I loved how the authors not only provided a wide variety of experiences from those they interviewed but also provided an extensive summary of Islamic practices and traditions that could double the book as a beginner's guide to Islam. My only complaint is that a good many of the interviews were quite short and could have been extended by perhaps adding questions to the questionnaire or asking for more detailed descriptions from the interviewee's. I enjoyed the book in the end and recommend it to anyone interested in Islam in particular or the power of religious conversion.