[SantaGanstag]

aslam alikm warahmat allah wa barakath

brothers im Arabic person in England now

i told old Lady about Islam and she told me i interesting to read about it so can you give me name the best book talk about Islam In general

[xIuvyAuT]

Wa Alaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullah

that's a difficult question brother, can you tell us more about the old lady, her religion, what she likes, is she liberal or conservative, old fashioned or modern etc?

Don't give her a translation of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an straight away as it may be too concentrated for her as yet.

Give her something that tells her the basics of Islam in a nice gentle way. Harun Yahya has written several books on basic Islamic subjects that are good for this.


remember that if she comes to Islam through your help it is a blessing both for you and her so be thoughtful and patient about this situation, show her the beautiful nature of Islam and focus on the most important thing - that there is only one God and we call Him Allah, but He has many other beautiful names to and we call Him He but really He is far beyond being male or female -

Be very very gentle and considerate with your dawa as potential Muslims can be frightened and put off by some careless comment that you haven't even realized would have any effect upon them. Put yourself in her shoes so that you can know what to say and what not to say - there is no need to teach her everything about Islam straight away - just the important and beautiful ones if she continue to show interest.

[discountviagraman]

aslam alikm warahmat allah wa barakath

brothers im Arabic person in England now

i told old Lady about Islam and she told me i interesting to read about it so can you give me name the best book talk about Islam In general

this is one of the best
what is islam by moulana manzur nomani ra
http://www.4shared.com/office/rVK8K6...a_manzoor.html

[Breilopmil]

السلام عليكم

I would recommend 'The Story of The Quran' by Ingrid Mattson and Muslim Way of life translated by Abdulhakim , The Creed of Imam Tahawi by Hamza Yusuf and of course something on the Seerah.

Edit: and obviously try and find a good translation of The Quran make that the priority as brother TS wrote.

[surefireinvest]

Even I would recommend the Tahawiyya. The brother can download it and print it directly without giving the Hamza Yusuf version which is quite costly.
In India, it is available for close to Rs.2000/- and has only 168 pages.
I think that the 'Road to Mecca" by Muhammad Asad also makes for good and interesting reading.

[maonnjtip]

aslam alikm warahmat allah wa barakath

brothers im Arabic person in England now

i told old Lady about Islam and she told me i interesting to read about it so can you give me name the best book talk about Islam In general

Salam Aleykum,

Obviously the Qur'an.

[SantaGanstag]

Wa Alaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullah

that's a difficult question brother, can you tell us more about the old lady, her religion, what she likes, is she liberal or conservative, old fashioned or modern etc?

Don't give her a translation of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an straight away as it may be too concentrated for her as yet.

Give her something that tells her the basics of Islam in a nice gentle way. Harun Yahya has written several books on basic Islamic subjects that are good for this.


remember that if she comes to Islam through your help it is a blessing both for you and her so be thoughtful and patient about this situation, show her the beautiful nature of Islam and focus on the most important thing - that there is only one God and we call Him Allah, but He has many other beautiful names to and we call Him He but really He is far beyond being male or female -

Be very very gentle and considerate with your dawa as potential Muslims can be frightened and put off by some careless comment that you haven't even realized would have any effect upon them. Put yourself in her shoes so that you can know what to say and what not to say - there is no need to teach her everything about Islam straight away - just the important and beautiful ones if she continue to show interest.

she was christianity but now she unbeliever that there is the god
becouse death and pain she see that awful but i told her this is Temporary live also short and this live like a drop in sea the drop it is this and the sea the next live

hopefully that i explain clearly to you brother

Harun Yahya has written several books on basic Islamic subjects that are good for this. can i find these books in amazon or ebay ? can you give me a Link please

[KLIMOV25gyi]

Salam Aleykum,

Obviously the Qur'an.

I dont think thats a good idea. She wont understand the Qur'an at all, as it is tied with the seerah and was revealed because of specific events from the Prophets (pbuh) life. So I would recommend you give her a book about the seerah, and also a book about the Qur'an, rather than the Qur'an itself.

Once she understands the basics of Islam, then you can give her a good translation of the Qur'an, with commentary and explanations if possible.

[maonnjtip]

I dont think thats a good idea. She wont understand the Qur'an at all, as it is tied with the seerah and was revealed because of specific events from the Prophets (pbuh) life. So I would recommend you give her a book about the seerah, and also a book about the Qur'an, rather than the Qur'an itself.

Once she understands the basics of Islam, then you can give her a good translation of the Qur'an, with commentary and explanations if possible.

Quran and Seerah at the same time, it's a tried and tested formula bro, ask the converts, they convert mainly because of the Quran nothing else, obviously none of them would understand the whole thing but it wouldn't stop them from understanding the basic message of Islam.

[EarnestKS]

Despite having indicated that she does not believe there is a god (naudhubillah), she stated her interest in learning about Islam. I don't see how you could start with anything but the message itself - the Qur'an. If Allah (SWT) wills, He will guide her. So I agree that Qur'an and Seerah are best. She can look up events in a Seerah book for context. The Seerah book might also help develop love for Rasulullah (saw). If anything, I think the actions of Muslims around her would sway her against - not the Qur'an and the exemplary life of Rasulullah (saw)... so bear in mind that she is even reading your actions brother!

[nerrttrw]

I dont think thats a good idea. She wont understand the Qur'an at all, as it is tied with the seerah and was revealed because of specific events from the Prophets (pbuh) life. So I would recommend you give her a book about the seerah, and also a book about the Qur'an, rather than the Qur'an itself.
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Once she understands the basics of Islam, then you can give her a good translation of the Qur'an, with commentary and explanations if possible.

I'm surprised at this, Allah's last book to his people just isn't good enough for some.

What exactly is the point of Qur'an for such people?

Whenever someone asks to read or know about Islam, the automatic answer should be Quran, rather than some book written by man. Who can explain his religion better the creator or some puney human? I'd go with God.

salam

saqqib

[KLIMOV25gyi]

I'm surprised at this, Allah's last book to his people just isn't good enough for some.

What exactly is the point of Qur'an for such people?

Whenever someone asks to read or know about Islam, the automatic answer should be Quran, rather than some book written by man. Who can explain his religion better the creator or some puney human? I'd go with God.

salam

saqqib

But all im saying is, for a person with no knowledge of Islam, its best to give them the Qur'an and something to go with it, like a tafseer book or the seerah.

There's a better chance for that person to convert to Islam if he/she actually understands the Qur'an.

Quran and Seerah at the same time, it's a tried and tested formula bro, ask the converts, they convert mainly because of the Quran nothing else, obviously none of them would understand the whole thing but it wouldn't stop them from understanding the basic message of Islam.

I understand that many have converted just by reading the Qur'an, but that doesn't happen often (because Qur'an was revealed to a specific context) and those people may have already had some basic knowledge of Islam. Im just assuming that the lady who's interested in Islam has no knowledge or very little knowledge about Islam, so its best to back her up with the basics also.

Keep in mind that not every person who reads the Qur'an (especially a crude English translation) is going to instantly fall into sujood and proclaim the shahadah and recognize the Qur'an for the miracle that it is. Yes it does happen in some cases, but there are a lot more cases where the Qur'an has had no effect on the non-Muslim reader, and may have even made them more aggressive towards the deen. This happens because they have very little knowledge of Islam.

This is exactly what critics of Islam do. "wife-beating", "100 lashes" and "kill them wherever you see them" verses are all perfect examples of this. Do you think the people who make these claims actually understand the Qur'an at all, even after having read it fully. No, they dont, otherwise they would not be making such false claims against Islam.

[SantaGanstag]

Abu_Uzair

Nasrullah242

thank you

i didn't find them in amazon and ebay
is there Islamic library ?

[surefireinvest]

Salam Aleykum,

Obviously the Qur'an.

Selections from the Qur'an might be better than the entire Qur'an which might turn out to be heavy reading for the lady particularly since we do not know exactly how committed she is right now.
How are you Sidi Tripoli?

[maonnjtip]

Selections from the Qur'an might be better than the entire Qur'an which might turn out to be heavy reading for the lady particularly since we do not know exactly how committed she is right now.
How are you Sidi Tripoli?

wa `Aleykum el-Salam,

Gun fights all night but Alhamdulillah we're safe in Allah's (swt) protection.

[surefireinvest]

wa `Aleykum el-Salam,

Gun fights all night but Alhamdulillah we're safe in Allah's (swt) protection.

May Allah protect you and the entire Ummah.