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Category: Reviews

  • Synopsis of “Al Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life”

    If the concept of tawhid is central to Islam and everything Islamic, it is because of its centrality to existence and every thing that exists. Indeed, Islamic science, whether religious, moral or natural is essentially a quest to discover the order underlying the variegated world of multiplicity. The work of al-Shahid Dr. Ismail Raji al-Faruqi…

  • Review of “Islam and Other Faiths” by Isma’il Raji Al-Faruqi

    The very first glimpse of “Islam and other Faiths” by the late Isma’il Raji Faruqi filled me with excitement and curiosity. Here was an outstanding Muslim scholar venturing into a field that is at once virgin and full of intellectual promise. I had read only two books by him before: “Tawhid: Its Relevance for Thought…

  • Review of “Islam and the Problem of Israel” by Isma’il Raji al-Faruqi

    This new edition of Islam and the Problem of Israel is a succinct and thoughtfully organised reader. The author, though Palestinian himself, offers a reasonably fair appraisal of the issue at hand from a Muslim’s perspective. Some readers might find the strong vocabulary makes the read challenging, and this may sometimes be burdensome. The topic…