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In one of his early works the traditionalist writer frithjof schuon makes an acute observation about the mentality of muslims. Why i am not a muslim by ibn warraq mobipocket why i am not a muslim by ibn warraq epub. He was a student of ibn alsarraj and ibn duraid and mentor and friend of scholar ibn alrawandi in. We, in the west in general, and the united states in particular, have witnessed over the last twenty years a slow erosion of our civilizational. He has contributed to the wall street journal and the guardian, and he lives in new york city.
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Ibn warraq is one of the most intelligent and important critics of islam living today. Ibn warraq has provided a valuable collection of some of the most important critical studies of the koran over the past century. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the islamic timeline and has. What this book is instead, is an anthology of articles dealing with various aspects of the korans origins, history, linguistics, and textual criticism. Under the influence of intellectuals and academics in western. Ibn kathir of mecca according to albazzi and qunbul. Warraq examines all aspects of islam from origins to present day in painstaking detail.
They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by skeptical muslims and nonmuslims alike has only served to pique the worlds curiosity. Apostates speak out by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2003, 471 pp. What the koran really says is a somewhat misleading title for ibn warraq s book since the subject is not islamic theology or koranic exegesis. Mar 01, 2003 ibn warraq is the highly acclaimed author of why i am not a muslim, virgins. He is the author of why i am not a muslim, what the koran really says, and virgins. The origins of the koran by ibn warraq free download as pdf file.
Ibn warraq editor publication date 2002 topics quran, islamic history. Warraqs fine books are of good use to anyone wanting to understand islam from a secular, critical perspective. Ibn warraq books list of books by author ibn warraq. Its sacred book, the koran, is the subject of voluminous commentary, yet it rarely receives the kind of objective critical scrutiny that has been applied to the texts of the bible for over a century. Leaving islam, the quest for the historical muhammad, ibn warraq is one of the most intelligent and important critics. Ibn amir of damascus according to hisham and ibn dakwan. Why i am not a muslim is the most detailed dissection of the scourge that is the killer cult. It is in this context that ibn warraq presents this important anthology of the best studies of muhammad and early islam ranging from the very beginnings of islamic. A critique of edward saids orientalism, political scientist peter berkowitz described.
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Ibn warraq is the penname of the author whose parents emigrated from india to pakistan as a result of the partition. Ibn warraqs most popular book is the portable atheist. We, in the west in general, and the united states in particular, have witnessed over the last twenty years a slow erosion of our civilizational selfconfidence. For those who still think and, alas, there remain many that islamic terrorism has emerged only in the last forty years or so, the. Its sacred book, the koran, is the subject of voluminous commentary, yet it rarely receives the kind of objective critical scrutiny that has been applied to the texts of the bible for over a. Jan knappert quoted from goel, sita ram editor 1998. Ibn warraq more than one hundred years ago western scholars began to investigate the origins of islam, using the highest standards of objective historical scholarship of the time. Ibn warraq islam has worldwide influence, and even in the united states is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. See all books authored by ibn warraq, including the portable atheist. His first book, why i am not a muslim 1995, was a passionate wakeup call to the west. The quest for the historical muhammad by ibn warraq. I have collected everything significant i could find of his online, and put it all in one big zip file for you to download.
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Ibn warraq is a pakistanienglish scholar who has written extensively on the history, literature, theology, culture and politics of islam, and on many other topics. This book, edited by the rather nebulous personage of ibn warraq neither his full name nor his institutional affiliation, if any, are anywhere given, consists of thirteen previously published essays on the history and nature of the quranic text, twelve of them dating from the halfcentury between 1890 and 1940 and only the thirteenth dating from as recently as 1985. Classic essays on islams holy book, edited by ibn warraq prometheus books. It calls not for a wall of silence, much less a rushdielike fatwa on the authors life, but for an equally compelling response from a believing muslim. Warraq is the vicepresident of the world encounter institute. Ibn warraq has 14 books on goodreads with 562 ratings. Ibn warraq was born in india in 1946 and grew up in pakistan, attending quran schools.
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