Books

The purpose of this "Books" section is two fold.  The first purpose is to have reviews of books authored by Muslims as well as others.  And, secondly, it is to have books in HTML format for our readers.

Al-Kindy

Al-Kindy (1876-1952), an Urdu edition of The Apology of Al-Kindy.

John C. Blair

Blair, John C., The Sources of Islam: An Inquiry Into The Sources Of The Faith And Practice Of the Muhammadan Religion, The Christian Literature Society For India, Madras, Allahabad, Rangoon, Colombo, 1925, pp. 189. 

Richard Bell (1876-1952)

Bell, Richard (1876-1952), The Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment, In: The Gunning Lecture, 1925, Edinburgh University, Macmillan & Company, Ltd, 1926, pp. 224.

George Bush (1796-1859)

Bush, George (1796-1859), The life of Mohammed; founder of the religion of Islam, and of the empire of the Saracens, Harper and Brothers, No. 82 Cliff Street, New York, NY, 1837, pp. 261.

William F. Campbell, M.D.

Campbell, William F., M.D., Gospel of Barnabas: Its True Value, Middle East Resources, P.O. Box 96, Upper Darby, PA 19082, 1991, pp. 113.

W. H. T. Gairdner (1873 - 1928)

Gairdner, W. H. T. (1873 - 1928), Iskandar 'Abdu'l-Masih and Sali 'Abdu'l-Ahad, The Verse of Stoning in the Bible and the Qur'an, The Christian Literature Society For India, London, Madras, and Colombo, 1910, pp. 31.

Gairdner, W. H. T. (1873 - 1928), God as Triune, Creator, Incarnate, Atoner, (A Reply to Muhammadan Objections and an Essay in Philosophic Apology), The Christian Literature Society For India, Madras, Allahabad, Calcutta, Rangoon, Colombo, 1916, pp. 65.

Gairdner, W. H. T. (1873 - 1928), , an Urdu translation of God as Triune, Creator, Incarnate, Atoner, pp. 78.

Gairdner, W. H. T. (1873 - 1928), عقيدة الثالوث القويمة,  The Christian Literature Society For India, Madras, Allahabad, Calcutta, Rangoon, Colombo, pp. 67.

Gairdner, W.H.T. (1873 - 1928), The Rebuke of Islam, (Rewritten and Revised 5th Edition of The Reproach of Islam) United Council for Missionary Education, London, England, 1920, pp. 248.

Gairdner, W. H. T. (1873 - 1928), The Muslim Idea of God, The Christian Literature Society For India, Madras, Allahabad, Rangoon, Colombo, 1925, pp. 46.

W. R. W. Gardner

Gardner, W. R. W., Christianity and Muhammadanism, The Christian Literature Society For India, Madras, Colombo, 1910, pp. 66.

Gardner, W. R. W., The Doctrine of Man, Christian Literature Society for India, London, Madras and Colombo, 1913, pp. 48. 

Gardner, W. R. W., The Qur'anic Doctrine of God, Christian Literature Society for India, London, England, 1916, pp. 96.

Gardner, W. R. W., The Qur'anic Doctrine of Salvation, Christian Literature Society for India, London, England, 1914, pp. 59.

Gardner, W. R. W., The Qur'anic Doctrine of Sin, Christian Literature Society for India, London, England, 1914, pp. 43. 

Margaret Gibson

On the Triune Nature of God.  This is an English translation of an ancient Arabic manuscript from St. Catherine's Convent on Mount Sinai.  This is an Arabic defense of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.  The reference to the work is,

Gibson, Margaret Dunlop (Editor), An Arabic version of the Acts of the Apostles and the seven Catholic epistles, from an eighth or ninth century ms. in the convent of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai; with a treatise, on the Triune nature of God, with translation from the same codex. Studia sinaitica: no. 7, C. J. Clay and sons, London, England, 1899.

Youssef D. al-Haddad

al-Haddad, Youssef D., معجزة القرآن, (Miracle of the Qur'an) Boulisiyah Library, Lebanon, pp. 893. (Volume One — pages 1-297; Volume Two — pages 299-586)

M. E. Hume-Griffith

Hume-Griffith, M.E., Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia: An Account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence Amongst the Women of the East, J. B. Lippincott Co., London, England, 1909, pp. 336.

L. Bevan Jones, B.A., B.D.

Jones, L. Bevan, Christianity Explained To Muslims, Y.M.C.A. Publishing House, Calcutta, India, 1938, pp. 225.

Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle

Koelle, Sigismund Wilhelm, Mohammed and Mohammedanism: Critically Considered, Rivingtons, London, England, 1889, pp. 540.  

Koelle, Sigismund Wilhelm ('Abd 'Isa), Food For Reflection: Being an Historical Comparison between Muhammadanism and Christianity, The Christian Literature Society for India, S.P.C.K. Press, Madras, India, 1914, pp. 152.

Henri Lammens

Lammens, P. Henri, Islam: Beliefs and Institutions, Methuen & Co., Ltd., London, England, 1929, pp. 256.  

Lammens, P. Henri., Le «Triumvirat» Aboû Bakr, 'Omar et Aboû 'Obaida, Mélange de la Faculté orientale de l’Université St Joseph de Beyrouth, vol. iv, 1910, p.113-144.

Duncan B. Macdonald (1863-1943)

Macdonald, Duncan B. (1863-1943), Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory, Charles Scribner, New York, NY, 1903, pp. 386.  

Macdonald, Duncan B. (1863-1943), Aspects of Islam, Macmillan Company, New York, 1911, pp. 375. 

David Samuel Margoliouth (1858-1940)

Margoliouth, D. S. (1858-1940), Mohammed, In Series: What did they teach? Blackie & Son, London, England, University, Macmillan & Company, Ltd, 1939, pp. 151.

Margoliouth, D.S. (1858-1940), The Early Development of Mohammedanism, Hibbert Lectures 1913, Williams and Norgate, London, England, 1914, pp. 265.

Margoliouth, D.S. (1858-1940), Mohammed and The Rise of Islam,  G. P. Putnam's Sons, London, England, 1905, pp. 481.

Margoliouth, D.S. (1858-1940), Mohammedanism, (Revised 1912), Thornton Butterworth Ltd., London, England, 1911, pp. 255.

Margoliouth, D.S. (1858-1940), The Relations between Arabs and Israelites prior to the Rise of Islam, The Schweich Lectures 1921, Oxford University Press, London, England, 1924, pp. 87.

William Muir

William Muir, The Apology of Al Kindy, Written at the Court of Mâmûm (Circa A.H. 215; A.D. 830), In Defence Of Christianity Against Islam, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, England, Second Edition, 1887, pp. 122.

The Sir William Muir's book entitled, The Corân: Its Composition and Teaching; and the Testimony it bears to the Holy Scriptures, proves that the Old and New Testaments were accepted by Muhammad as authentic and uncorrupted.  W. Muir demonstrates this thesis with extensive quotations from the Qur'an.

In his book, The Mohammedan Controversy and Other Indian Articles, Sir William Muir discussed and evaluated the works of Christian apologists, such as, Henry Martyn, Pfander, Forster, and Springer.  In the Second Article, he wrote about the relative merits of the different biographies of Mohammed.  In the Third Article, he discussed the Sunnah and Qur'anic commentaries.  In the fourth Article he presented the reader with the liturgy among the Christians of India.  The last Article is on the Psalms and their use in church worship.

Carl Pfander (1805-1865)

Pfander, Carl [Karl] Gottlieb (1805-1865), Miftah-ul-Asrar: The Key of Mysteries, Translated and thoroughly revised by W. St. Clair Tisdall, Christian Literature Society for India, 1912, pp. 216.

Pfander, Carl [Karl] Gottlieb (1805-1865), مفتاح الأسرار, Christian Literature Society, 1921, pp. 173. (Key of Mysteries in Arabic)

Pfander, Carl [Karl] Gottlieb (1805-1865), The Mizanu'l Haqq: The Balance of Truth, Revised and enlarged by W. St. Clair Tisdall, The Religious Tract Society, London, England, 1910, pp. 370. 

Pfander, Carl [Karl] Gottlieb (1805-1865), ميِزان الحَق, pp. 451. (Balance of Truth in Arabic) 

Pfander, Carl [Karl] Gottlieb (1805-1865), Tariqu'l-hyat: The Path of Life, Translated and revised by W. St. Clair Tisdall, Christian Literature Society for India, 1912, pp. 335.

Edward Sell (1869-1932)

Sell, Edward, , an Urdu translation of his book entitled, The Battles of Badr and Uhud, pp. 80.

Sell, Edward, The Historical Development of the Qur'an.  This book offers insights into the historical development of the Qur'an.  It is not a history of the life of Muhammad.  Rather, it discusses the historical background that prompted Muhammad to recite different portions of the Qur'an.  By observing the historical events that impacted Muhammad's thinking, it is possible to trace the gradual development of the Qur'an. 

The Recensions of the Qur'an is a short book that discusses issues relating to the early recensions of the Qur'an. Edward Sell held the ecclesiastical title of Canon in the Anglican Church.

Sell, Edward, The Faith of Islam, 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, England, 1907, pp. 427.

Sell, Edward, The Life of Muhammad, The Christian Literature Society For India, London, Madras and Colombo, 1913, pp. 239. 

Sell, Edward, The Battles of Badr and Uhud, In: The Islam Series, The Christian Literature Society For India, London, Madras, and Colombo, 1909, pp. 69.

Sell, Edward, Ghazwas and Sariyas, In: The Islam Series, The Christian Literature Society For India, London, Madras and Colombo, 1911, pp. 87. 

Yonan H. Shahbaz

Yonan H. Shahbaz, The Rage of Islam: An Account of the Massacre of Christians by the Turks in Persia, The Judson Press, Philadelphia, PA, Third Edition, 1918, pp. 194.

William St. Clair Tisdall

Rev. William St. Clair-Tisdall's book, The Religion of the Crescent, presents a survey of the strengths, weaknesses, origins, and influences of Muhammad's religion.

Tisdall, W. St. Clair (1859-1928), A Manual of the Leading Muhammadan Objections to Christianity, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, England, 1904, pp. 239.

Tisdall, W. St. Clair (1859-1928), The Original Sources of the Qur'an, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K.), London, England, 1911, pp. 287.

Tisdall, W. St. Clair (1859-1928), The Sources of Islam, A Persian Treatise, translated and abridged by Sir William Muir, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1901, xiii, 102 pages, 19 cm.

Tisdall, W. St. Clair (1859-1928), , an Urdu version of The Sources of Islam, pp. 240.

Tisdall, W. St. Clair (1859-1928), Yanabi' al-islam.  It is a Farsi book on the original sources of Islam that was originally published in Lahore, Pakistan in 1899 and consisted of 245 pages.

I. Lillas Trotter

Trotter, I. Lillas, The Way of the Seven Fold Secret, pp. 71 presents the gospel in a contextualized manner for Muslim Sufis. 

Yahya (للشيخ يحيى بن عدي)

Sheikh Yahya Ibn 'Adi (893-974) was a Jacobite Christian whose literary works include philosophic, polemic, and theological treatises, as well as, refutations of Muslim critics of the Christian faith. One of his treatises is entitled, Essay on Monotheism (مقالة في التوحيد).

Samuel M. Zwemer

Zwemer, Amy E., and Samuel M. Zwemer (1867-1952), Moslem Women, The Central Committee On The United Study Of Foreign Missions, West Medford, MA, 1926, pp. 272. 

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), Across the World of Islam: Studies in Aspects of the Mohammedan Faith and in the Present Awakening of the Moslem Multitudes, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, NY, 1929, pp. 382.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), Arabia: The Cradle of Islam, 3rd Edition Revised, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, NY, 1900, pp. 437.

Van Sommer, Annie and Samuel M. Zwemer, Daylight In The Harem: A New Era For Moslem Women, Papers on present-day reform movements, conditions and methods of work among ‎Moslem women ‎read at the Lucknow Conference, 1911‎, Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, London, England, 1911, pp. 224.

Van Sommer, Annie, and Samuel M. Zwemer, Our Moslem Sisters, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, NY, 1907 (Fourth Edition), pp. 299.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), The Law of Apostasy in Islam, Marshall Brothers, Ltd., London, England, 1924, pp. 164.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), The Moslem Christ, Oliphants Ld, London, England, 1912, pp. 198.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), Islam: A Challenge to Faith, 2nd Revised Edition, Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, New York, NY, 1907 (1909), pp. 295.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), The Glory of the Manger: Studies on the Incarnation, American Tract Society, New York, NY, 1940, pp. 232.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), The Glory of the Cross, Marshall, Morgan & Scott, Ltd., London, England, 1928(?), pp. 128.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), The Glory of the Empty Tomb, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, NY, 1947, pp. 170.

Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952), Solitary Throne: Addresses given at the Keswick Convention on the Glory and the Uniqueness of the Christian Message, Pickering & Inglis, London, England, 1937, pp. 111.

Zwemer, Samuel M.(1867-1952), Childhood In The Moslem World, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, NY, 1915, pp. 274.

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