Part B

The Best Books For Learning Islamic Beliefs

1. What Islam is All About. By Yahiya Emerick.

Covers everything. Need we say more.

2. Islam: Beliefs and Teachings. By Ghulam Sarwar.

Good basic overview. PB

3. Revolution by the Book. Imam Jamil Al Amin.

Good basic overview. PB

4. Fate and Predestination. Sheikh Muhammad al Sharawi.

Best book on this difficult subject.

5. Ihya Uloom ud Din. Imam al Ghazali.

An excellent classical work on Islamic beliefs and how the thinking person lives them.

6. The Remembrance of Death and the After-Life. Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al Ghazali.

Pretty much the best book for issues on life after death.

7. Let Us Be Muslims. Abul A'la Maududi.

Explains the need for sincerity and also goes over the significance of our practices.

8. Islam in Focus. Hamuddah Abdel Ati.

Although the writing is a little dry, it is a good general reference.

9. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam. By Yahiya Emerick.

A complete overview of Islam from start to finish.

10. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran. Sheikh Sarwar.

A good overview of the Qur'an's major themes in modern terminology.