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

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Product Description

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.

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 Publications; 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: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,568,873 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Mohammad Ali Usmani (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	J. Alam "The wise student" (Miami) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!