Great Muslims of the West: Makers of Western Islam
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Great Muslims of the West: Makers of Western Islam
By (Author) Muhammad Mojlum Khan
Kube Publishing Ltd
Kube Publishing Ltd
22nd May 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social groups: religious groups and communities
History of religion
European history
History of the Americas
Physical Properties
Paperback
500
Description
Competitive price
Being announced at a time when the need for more positive Muslim narratives is immense, with the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric.
This book proves, beyond doubt, that Muslims have played a major role in the West for centuries, and although Islam, just like Christianity, is a religion formed in the Middle East, it now has a very Western strand that is deeply rooted and respectful of the culture.
Through the presentation of personalities readers can learn how Muslims, throughout Western history, lived, contributed to society and what the legacy is that they left behind.
Includes 52 short biographies and many 'notable mentions'.
Over 15% of the figures are American. Incuding:
- Ayuba Sulaiman Diallo
- Alexander Russell Webb
- Martin Lings
- Noor Inayat Khan
- Thomas Ballantine Irving
- Lois Ibsen al-Faruqi
- W.D. Muhamamd
- Malcolm X
- Muhammad Ali
A ground-breaking work that offers much new information in the English language, particularly about the contribution of Muslims in Central and Eastern Europe.
Written as a piece of popular history the book should appeal to a significant number of readers: historians, interested readers, students at all levels, and especially Muslims in the West.
.
Reviews
Khan provides accounts of not only the famous Muslim converts like Shaykh William (Abdullah) Quilliam and Marmaduke Pickthall, but also of lesser-known individuals whose contributions to Britain and the whole Muslim world at the time are no less inspirational. Lord Henry Stanley of Alderley, for instance, the English aristocrat and accomplished linguist, was a model British Muslim who served in the House of Lords. Not only was he an English patriot who served his country; he also often woke up late at night to perform alt al-Tahajjud. In addition to earning the respect of his people, Lord Henry Stanley was open about his religious views and publicly defended the rights of the Ottomans, Indians and Africans from being violated.
The book encourages the British and American Muslim to ask oneself the following question: How will you contribute to your societyShaykh Shahin-ur Rahman
This book proves, beyond doubt, that Muslims have played a major role in the West for centuries... A ground-breaking work in the English language.
Perlego Online Library, London, UK.
Author Bio
Muhammad Mojlum Khan was born in 1973 in Habiganj, Bangladesh and was brought up and educated in England. He is an award-winning British writer, literary critic and research scholar. He has published more than 200 essays and articles worldwide and his writings have been translated into several languages. He is the author of the bestselling The Muslim 100 (2008) and The Muslim Heritage of Bengal (2013). He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and Director of the Bengal Muslim Research Institute UK.
