Great Muslims of the West: Makers of Western Islam
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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
Hardback
520
Width 290mm, Height 245mm
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.
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Reviews
"Great Muslims of the West is a remarkably lucid and thoroughly well-documented book. It provides the first major scholarly collation of Western Muslim biographies and challenges common assumptions and popular prejudices, enriching our comprehension of contemporary Islam." The Muslim World Book Review
By focusing on contributions by giants from the West who were also Muslim, this book debunks the myth that Muslims have been recently introduced to notions of democracy and individualism.Booklist Online
Extensively researched a wealth of information on a subject of great substance far-reaching and fascinating this book is worth reading and preserving. Dawn, Pakistan
...this volume should not only be welcomed by both Muslims and non-Muslims, but it also offers a much needed sense of belonging to all Muslims born and raised in the West.Islamic Horizons
[A] work of great synthesis. . . . [It] argues that the makers of Western Islam have not only enriched Islam, but also humanity in general. This book is an important and timely contribution.Dr. Enes Karic, Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo, and former Minister of Education, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
"an encyclopaedic overview"Dr Mamnun Khan, The Muslim News
[An] unusually informative, inspiring and timely contribution. Essential reading for Muslims and non-Muslims, Easterners and Westerners alike.Dr. Syed Mahmudul Hasan, F.R.A.S. historian, author, and formerly Professor of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
"a window into the long history of Great Muslims of the West ... [the author] has a remarkable ability to explain and present history, from which readers can draw insight and learn lessons. I highly recommend this book as a must-have in every home, library, mosque and other educational institutions.Dr Mamnun Khan, The Muslim News
"...it provides non-Muslims and Muslims alike with a much broader and more nuanced picture of Muslim thinkers and leaders who have had an influence on... the West"Bill Tammeus, Faith Matters Blog
"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.
