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Islamic Non-Fiction, Fiction, and Poetry

Leisure reading from the world of Islam is a not-to-be-missed experience! Here are some very enjoyable books, both classic and modern, to feast your mind upon: Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad. The Alchemy of Happiness. London: The Octagon Press, 1983. Al-Jahiz, Abu Uthman ibn Bahr. The Book of Misers. Translated by R.B. Serjeant. London: Garnet Publishing Limited, 1997. Asad, Muhammad. The Road to Mecca. Gibralter: Dar Al-Andalus, 1980. Atiyeh, George N. The Book in the Islamic World. Albany: State University of New York, 1995. Attar, Fariduddin. The Conference of Birds. New York: Penguin, 1995. Baig, Reshma. The Memory of Hands. New York: International Books and Tapes Supply, 1999. Burton, Sir Richard. The Arabian Nights. New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Hafiz, Shamsuddin Muhammad. The Gift: Poems by Hafiz. Translated by Daniel Ladinsky. New York: Penguin, 1999. Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978. Helminski, Kabir and ...
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Islamic Non-Fiction, Fiction, and Poetry

Leisure reading from the world of Islam is a not-to-be-missed experience! Here are some very enjoyable books, both classic and modern, to feast your mind upon:

Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad. The Alchemy of Happiness. London: The Octagon
Press, 1983.

Al-Jahiz, Abu Uthman ibn Bahr. The Book of Misers. Translated by R.B. Serjeant. London: Garnet Publishing Limited, 1997.

Asad, Muhammad. The Road to Mecca. Gibralter: Dar Al-Andalus, 1980.

Atiyeh, George N. The Book in the Islamic World. Albany: State University of New York, 1995.

Attar, Fariduddin. The Conference of Birds. New York: Penguin, 1995.

Baig, Reshma. The Memory of Hands. New York: International Books and Tapes Supply, 1999.

Burton, Sir Richard. The Arabian Nights. New York: The Modern Library, 1932.

Hafiz, Shamsuddin Muhammad. The Gift: Poems by Hafiz. Translated by Daniel Ladinsky. New York: Penguin, 1999.

Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine Books, 1978.

Helminski, Kabir and Camille. Jewels of Remembrance, Poems of Rumi. Putney: Threshold Books, 1996.

Juyyusi, Lena. The Adventures of Sayf Bin Dhi Yazan. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1996.

Kemal, Yashar. They Burn the Thistles. Translated by Paul Theroux. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1977.

Munif, Abdul Rahman. Cities of Salt. London: The Octagon Press, 1994.

Shah, Amina. Arabian Fairy Tales. London: The Octagon Press, 1989.

Shah, Idris. The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin. London: The Octagon Press, 1993.

Tufayl, Ibn. Hayy ibn Yaqzan. Translated by Lenn Evan Goodman. Los Angeles: Gee Tee Bee, 1996.

Wolfe, Michael. One Thousand Roads to Mecca. New York: Grove Press, 1997.
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