top 10 list of book recommended by brother Adnan.🙂 02:39 ➡Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan by (Kate Brittlebank) 13:29 ➡Orientalism Western Conceptions of the Orient by (Edward W. Said) 31:54 ➡the history of christianity (diarmaid macculloch) 41:17 ➡The Anarchy by (William Dalrymple) 45:54 ➡the last mughal the fall of dynasty by (William Dalrymple) 52:58 ➡Servants of Allah, African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas by ( Sylviane A. Diouf) 1:07:06 ➡The Matter of Araby in Medieval England by (Dorothee Metlitzki) 1:21:06 ➡The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation by ( Salah Eddin Zaimeche Al-Djazair) 1:28:31 ➡Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 by ( Gerald M. MacLean and Nabil Matar) 1:34:40 ➡The Indian Musalmans by (W.W. Hunter) ____________________________________________________ and top 9 list of book recommended by brother paul 🙂 07:07 ➡ the holy quran translated by (abdullah yusuf ali) 16:48 ➡Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (martin lings) 33:55 ➡the oxford book of english verse (Arthur Quiller-Couch) 48:22 ➡The Historical Figure of Jesus (E. Sanders) 1:00:51 ➡ Forgery and Counter-forgery : The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by (Bart D. Ehrman) 1:13:10 ➡ Islam and the Destiny of Man by (Gai Eaton) 1:22:48 ➡The Critique of Pure Reason by (Immanuel Kant) 1:30:39 ➡ Paradise Lost by (John Milton) 1:37:07 ➡ Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions by (Timothy Winter)
From Adnan’s book: The only books I have read are Orientalism & Hunter. Of Paul’s book: Yusuf Ali ( from here and there) Lings ( my absolute favourite) And also read most of other books on the list with the exception of the books on Christianity and the book of Winter Actually have also Ehrman.
The list of books recommended by Ustadh Adnan: 1. Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan By: Kate Brittlebank. 2. Orientalism By Edward Said. 3. The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land By Thomas Asbridge. 4. Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years By: Diarmaid MacCulloch. 5. The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty By: William Dalrymple. 6. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire By: William Dalrymple. 7. Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas By: Sylviane A. Diouf. 8. The Matter of Araby in Medieval England By: Dorothee Metlitzki. 9. The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation By: S.E. Al-Djazairi. 10. Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 By: Gerald MacLean & Nabil Matar. 11. The Indian Musalmans By: Sir William Wilson Hunter. The list of books recommended by Ustadh Paul: 1. The Meaning of The Holy Quran By Abdullah Yusuf Ali. 2. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources By Martin Lings. 3. Middlemarch By George Eliot. 4. The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 By: Arthur Quiller-Couch. 5. The Historical Figure of Jesus By: E. P. Sanders. 6. Forgery and Counter-forgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics By: Bart D Ehrman. 7. Islam and the Destiny of Man By: Charles Le Gai Eaton. 8. The Critique of Pure Reason By: Immanuel Kant. 9. Paradise Lost By: John Milton. 10. Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions By: Abdal Hakim Murad.
I was 17 when i learned the poem from my grandmother. Jisko ayesh mein yaadein khuda nahi Jisko Taish nein khaufe khuda nahi. He who forget Allah when in luxury and he who forgets the fear of got in anger!! My grandmotger inew 6 languages!
Some of my favorite books: 1- Islam between East and west by Alija Izetbegovic 2- Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad 3- Kimya e Sadat (The Alchemy of Happiness) by Imam Ghazali 4- Madarij Al Salikin (Ranks of the Divine Seekers) by Ibn Qayyim 5- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 6- Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Muhammad Iqbal (With is Collection of Poems) 7- Islam and Secularism by Syed Naquib Al Attas 8- Ghazali on 99 Beautiful names of Allah by Imam Ghazali 9- A Prophet of Mercy by Hassan Nadawi 10- Between the God of the Proohets and God of the Philosophers by Hatem El-Haj
That is in my TBR. Though Madarij Al Salikin is a commentary on Manzil Al Sairin, I want to read Manazil Al Sairin sepraratey. I am from Afghanistan and I have read other books by Shaykh Al Harawi in Persian. He has a brilliant prose that we rarely find people to write like him. Because of that I want to read it separately.
Being a bibliophile myself, my deepest thanks for presenting this vlog. What a great and varied selection. Remember oxymandias from my o level eng lit, many many decades ago! With you gents permission I’ll pat myself on my back - more then half of selection are in my collection: now to get down to reading them. InshaAllah next in London from Jeddah, would love to meet both of you brothers - this old dog has much to learn from you.
MashAllah Brother Adnan Rashid is a walking, talking encyclopaedia when it comes to literature that Muslims need to consider. May Allah (SWT) continue to bless and guide Brother Adnan so that we can benefit from him. Ameen
Great presentation, mash’Allah. By the end of the video, I contemplated the bread crumbs that led to my realization of truth and Islam about 4 decades ago. In high school, we had an in-depth study of Milton’s Paradise Lost. The university introduced me to E Kant and the metaphysics of morals. Finally, I enrolled in a Judeo-Christian heritage course that addressed forgeries and contradictions, which started my search for truth and discovery of Islam. What a paralleled path. The English translation in Yusuf Ali’s work is of great appeal. Maybe because it reflects the same form as in the King James Version of the Bible which I grew up reading. Thank you for this enjoyable video.
Gentlemen thank you for sharing such wonderful insights on such a variety of books in such an entertaining way. It was a privilege to listen to you both. With duas.
its very interesting ozymandias was mentioned here after much research i found out it was talking about the egyptian pharoah Ramses the 2nd which has also most famously known to be the pharoah that was drowned by moses and i love that paul actually brought that up what a coincedence paul was spot may allah bless you
What a great list from brothers Adnan and Paul. By the way, am reading Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (martin lings) after listening to Paul reading a few chapters on this channel. Thanks Paul!
Thanks brothers Paul and Adnan for your great recommendations 👍⚘️⚘️ Ozymandias is a Greek corruption of User-Maat-Ra, the throne name of Ramses II (seen by many as the greatest of the ancient Egyptian kings) which passed into early Egyptological literature, Diodorus Siculus identified the Ramesseum as the tomb of Ozymandias (it was actually his mortuary temple), and reports of one of the fallen colossi there later provided some of the inspiration for Shelly's sonnet which you have eloquently read.
Excellent! Thank you both so much for this amazing episode! Two very knowledgeable gentlemen! Concerning Kant's philosophy, two books helped me a lot during my studies of philosophy at the university: the "Prolegomena" and "Dreams of a Visionary". Both books are written by Kant himself. They are definitely much more readable (and shorter) than the "Critic of Pure Reason". Prolegomena is an abridged version Kant wrote for his own students. Dreams of a Visionary is a polemic with Swedenborg's "supernatural" claims. That latter book is definitely the key to understand why Kant needs to ascribe limits to the human mind in the context of the Enlightenment....
These favourite books videos or personal book recommendations, or just general bibliophile geared content are my favourite on this channel. Keep them coming.
Brother Adnan and Brother Paul, an intellectual tag team that has inspired me to start picking up books again. I am grateful for all your efforts May Allah grant the both you the highest degree of Jannah for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the world...Truly, thank you!
Hi Mr Paul and Mr Adnan. This is Farid Ahmed , the bookstore guy in Mr Adnan's Bookstore video. After that video many customers turned up and asked for the books recommended in the video. Im really glad that I knew about all of the books that you guys talked about. Because we had them all in our bookstore. We also had oxford book of English poetry that Paul is reading from. Your reviews are very informative and enjoyable. Paul has beautiful style of reciting poetry and reading verse. Mr Adnan also have excellent narrative skills and style. I have thoroughly enjoyed this video and I think you guys should continue with this series. Interestingly, When you mentioned Shelly I guessed that ' Ozimmandias ' would be the poem that you are gonna recite and I was right😊
Once again Paul, thanks for this discussion. It really allows me to focus on more important things. Especially with the current media frenzy over Salman Rushdie, one can get bogged down with all the attacks on the depiction of Islam. It is better to utilise time on important things, after all life is very short.
Assalamualaikum brother Paul. What a wonderful program!!! I seem I am watching a el classico football match indeed. Amazing performance. I called to Brother Adnan Human Live Library. MasaAllah he has great knowledge in terms of history as well as Islamic terms. May Allah swt bless you both.
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullah Hiwabarahkaatu, hello brother Paul. Thank you so much for your blog. The one blogging that I could think of that is worth while, really! Thank you so much again Sir. We all have to remind each other almost all the time to be grateful and keep faith, Sab'r. Subhanallah Wabihamdih ✌️🕊️
Abdullah Yousef Ali's translation of the Qur'an is perfect for me because of THOSE FOOTNOTES on the bottom of the pages...it makes you think about what verses you had read. Also the language in English is the old grammar which I like
.Number one book recommendatiom being the Quran (translation) Walhamdulillah !! 👌🤲 - The part read from Martin Ling's Biography is wonderful too indeed...The dedication and passiom for reading books in general are truly inspiring 👌🤲....
All Books Mentioned in the Video Brother Paul: 1. Meaning of the Holy Qurả̄n Book by Abdullah Yusuf Ali 2. The Qur'an by Muhammad A.S. Abdel Haleem 3. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings 4. Middlemarch by George Eliot 5. The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch 6. Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by Bart D. Ehrman 7. Islam and the Destiny of Man by Charles Le Gai Eaton 8. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 9. Paradise Lost by Jhon Milton 10. Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions by Abdal Hakim Murad Brother Adnan: 1. Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan by Kate Brittlebank 2. Audrey Truschke Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King 3. Orientalism by Edward Said 4. Message of the Quran by Muhammad Asad. 5. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land by Thomas Asbridge 6. THE RARE AND EXCELLENT HISTORY OF SALADIN, OR, AL-NAWĀDIR AL-SULTANIYYA WA'L-MAHASIN AL-YUSUFIYYA by Ibn Shaddād, Bahāʼ al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Rāfiʻ 7. Travels of Ibn Jubair 8. The book of contemplation Book by Usama ibn Munqidh 9. God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman 10. A History of the Crusades by Steven Runciman 11. A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch 12. The Anarchy by William Dalrymple 13. The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple 14. Servants of Allah Book by Sylviane A. Diouf 15. The Fortunate Slave: An Illustration of African Slavery in the Early Eighteenth Century. By Douglas Grant (New York: Oxford University Press. 1968 16. The Matter of Araby in Medieval England by Dorothee Metlitzki Yale University Press 17. Reading the Qur'an in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560 Thomas E. Burman 18. The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation Book by Salah Eddin Zaimeche Al-Djazair 19. A History of Western Philosophy Book by Bertrand Russell 20. Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 Book by Gerald M. MacLean and Nabil Matar 21. The Indian Musalmans Book by Sir William Wilson Hope I didn't miss any.
Salam and respect both of you. Very very important discussion. This episode love all readers. I wish May Allah grant me a vast vast bug library with full of extraordinary books. Thank you brother Paul and brother Adnan
I also find myself particular about translations of the Koran. The quality of the translation really can make a world of difference in delivering the beauty of the Koran. I will check out Yusuf Ali's translation, for me I heavily recommend AJ Arberry's translation and I consider it my favorite, in my opinion it does a wonderful job of communicating the distinct rythym and melodic essence of the Koran
Two men who love the library discuss books, I suggest hosting Sheikh Othman bin Al-Farouq, Sheikh Hassan Somali, Farid Responds, Shamsi, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Dimashqieh, Abdur Raheem McCarthy's, and to talk about your recommendations in the books also because I see that they have extensive knowledge that can benefit from their knowledge
It's a good heads-up to aunthentic books of important historical characters, rather than wasting time and money on the wrong books that don't contain the true facts now I can choose the right ones as advised by a honest intelligent person such as Adnan Rashid, thankyou I'm definitely going to start with the first one in Adnans top 10 about Tipu Sultan, then some of the others. Great video as always thankyou.
Servants of Allah, is such a well researched informative book. I loved it. Following this I had to read the Five Classic Muslim Slave Narratives (American Islamic Heritage) Another brilliant book is the Lost Islamic history. Highly recommended.
Salaam Alaikum Paul Have you read Arthur J Arberrys translation: The Koran Interpreted? A few other books you might like is: Arabian Sands: Wilfred Thesiger The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy: Anthony Gottlieb The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance: Anthony Gottlieb
East India Company also had long lasting impact on south east Asia. Following their busines venture (colonialism), SEA split in to two sphere of influences between the British and the Dutch. The effect of Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 was one area becomes Indonesia and the other part become Malaysia/Singapore/Berunai
Assalam alikom dera Paul brother I really enjoyed this video about different books. I was wondering if you have a plan for the future to write books or not ? If yes In what genres ? Thank you
The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an The Qur'an And...... Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi Fiqh (Hard to find this book)
Assalamu alaikum Paul! How are you? I just wanted to ask, you mentioned that it was the poet Henry Longfellow who mentioned in the Psalms of life "All this world is a fleeting show for mans illusion given." Are you sure that it was not the Irish poet Thomas Moore who wrote that line?
Salam Paul, does Adnan Rashid know about "Travelling Home" by Tim Winter? I'm sure he does but if he doesn't I'd love for you to introduce it to him. There are so many deep sociological and psychological insights that Adnan would benefit from, do you agree? and Gai Eaton is an amazing writer!
Read Ozymandias in school, sonnet written by Percy Shelley, a womanizer and one of his marriages was with Mary Shelley , author of Frankenstein and the Last Man. Shelley died by drowning in 1822 caught in a storm. It was a mutiny of sepoys , not a war of independence
Who ever watching this masterpiece in 23 please do comment so that reach of this channel grow. It is our duty to give dawah through Sir Mr Pouls great legendary work.
I just finished reading Muhammad’s Life.. it’s very exceptional literarily but probably important to add a disclaimer that there are inaccurate information?
Asalamu Aleikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu. Dear brothers and sisters,how are you all doing? I hope all is well,Inshallah. I will buy them if i have the money. Inshallah. May Allah(S.W.T) guide us,protect us and make us ambassadors of Islam so we will be the best in conduct in thoughts,words and deeds. Ameen.
Regarding Paul's last book, "Commentary of the Eleventh Contentions" (by Abdal Hakim Murad), Reza Aslan of the University of California and author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” makes a powerful case for a political activist Jesus.
top 10 list of book recommended by brother Adnan.🙂
02:39 ➡Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan by (Kate Brittlebank)
13:29 ➡Orientalism Western Conceptions of the Orient by (Edward W. Said)
31:54 ➡the history of christianity (diarmaid macculloch)
41:17 ➡The Anarchy by (William Dalrymple)
45:54 ➡the last mughal the fall of dynasty by (William Dalrymple)
52:58 ➡Servants of Allah, African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas by ( Sylviane A. Diouf)
1:07:06 ➡The Matter of Araby in Medieval England by (Dorothee Metlitzki)
1:21:06 ➡The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation by ( Salah Eddin Zaimeche Al-Djazair)
1:28:31 ➡Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 by ( Gerald M. MacLean and Nabil Matar)
1:34:40 ➡The Indian Musalmans by (W.W. Hunter)
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and top 9 list of book recommended by brother paul 🙂
07:07 ➡ the holy quran translated by (abdullah yusuf ali)
16:48 ➡Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (martin lings)
33:55 ➡the oxford book of english verse (Arthur Quiller-Couch)
48:22 ➡The Historical Figure of Jesus (E. Sanders)
1:00:51 ➡ Forgery and Counter-forgery : The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by (Bart D. Ehrman)
1:13:10 ➡ Islam and the Destiny of Man by (Gai Eaton)
1:22:48 ➡The Critique of Pure Reason by (Immanuel Kant)
1:30:39 ➡ Paradise Lost by (John Milton)
1:37:07 ➡ Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions by (Timothy Winter)
Many thanks!
you forgot Uncle Paul's Middlemarch
You also missed The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge recommended by Adnan Rashid
From Adnan’s book: The only books I have read are
Orientalism & Hunter.
Of Paul’s book:
Yusuf Ali ( from here and there)
Lings ( my absolute favourite)
And also read most of other books on the list with the exception of the books on Christianity and the book of Winter
Actually have also Ehrman.
jazakallah akhi
The list of books recommended by Ustadh Adnan:
1. Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan By: Kate Brittlebank.
2. Orientalism By Edward Said.
3. The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land By Thomas Asbridge.
4. Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years By: Diarmaid MacCulloch.
5. The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty By: William Dalrymple.
6. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire By: William Dalrymple.
7. Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas By: Sylviane A. Diouf.
8. The Matter of Araby in Medieval England By: Dorothee Metlitzki.
9. The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation By: S.E. Al-Djazairi.
10. Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 By: Gerald MacLean & Nabil Matar.
11. The Indian Musalmans By: Sir William Wilson Hunter.
The list of books recommended by Ustadh Paul:
1. The Meaning of The Holy Quran By Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
2. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources By Martin Lings.
3. Middlemarch By George Eliot.
4. The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 By: Arthur Quiller-Couch.
5. The Historical Figure of Jesus By: E. P. Sanders.
6. Forgery and Counter-forgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics By: Bart D Ehrman.
7. Islam and the Destiny of Man By: Charles Le Gai Eaton.
8. The Critique of Pure Reason By: Immanuel Kant.
9. Paradise Lost By: John Milton.
10. Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions By: Abdal Hakim Murad.
Thank you!
Brother Paul gets the dub with a Quran translation as the first book.
Frankly, these titles are not tempting to me to read history books. There is much more important than these books in the history of Islam and Muslims.
@@user-kj8yl6sn2z well why don't you tell us these books mate
@@SK-kh2rs You want books you should read?
2 beginner ones
Al Aqeedatul Wasitiyah and Kitab at Tawheed
This video is a gem. Couldn't skip a second. Thank you for doing this Paul and Adnan sir. I am filled with inspiration to read more books.
I was 17 when i learned the poem from my grandmother.
Jisko ayesh mein yaadein khuda nahi
Jisko Taish nein khaufe khuda nahi.
He who forget Allah when in luxury and he who forgets the fear of got in anger!!
My grandmotger inew 6 languages!
*_Sheikh Adnan adds value to BT. Masha'Allah._*
Some of my favorite books:
1- Islam between East and west by Alija Izetbegovic
2- Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
3- Kimya e Sadat (The Alchemy of Happiness) by Imam Ghazali
4- Madarij Al Salikin (Ranks of the Divine Seekers) by Ibn Qayyim
5- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
6- Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Muhammad Iqbal (With is Collection of Poems)
7- Islam and Secularism by Syed Naquib Al Attas
8- Ghazali on 99 Beautiful names of Allah by Imam Ghazali
9- A Prophet of Mercy by Hassan Nadawi
10- Between the God of the Proohets and God of the Philosophers by Hatem El-Haj
Very nice
Bro Masha-Allah amazing list to read
If u add with it before Medarij Al salikin this book Manazil Al-sa'irin by Al-Harawi 👌
That is in my TBR. Though Madarij Al Salikin is a commentary on Manzil Al Sairin, I want to read Manazil Al Sairin sepraratey. I am from Afghanistan and I have read other books by Shaykh Al Harawi in Persian. He has a brilliant prose that we rarely find people to write like him. Because of that I want to read it separately.
Mashallah 😍
Being a bibliophile myself, my deepest thanks for presenting this vlog. What a great and varied selection. Remember oxymandias from my o level eng lit, many many decades ago! With you gents permission I’ll pat myself on my back - more then half of selection are in my collection: now to get down to reading them. InshaAllah next in London from Jeddah, would love to meet both of you brothers - this old dog has much to learn from you.
PAULLL PLSS DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS WITH OTHER DUAAT AS WELL ITS AMAZING 🥰
MashAllah Brother Adnan Rashid is a walking, talking encyclopaedia when it comes to literature that Muslims need to consider.
May Allah (SWT) continue to bless and guide Brother Adnan so that we can benefit from him. Ameen
Glad to see the fans are growing
JazakAllah khair for this I shall watch this after I pray Maghrib 😊
Great presentation, mash’Allah. By the end of the video, I contemplated the bread crumbs that led to my realization of truth and Islam about 4 decades ago. In high school, we had an in-depth study of Milton’s Paradise Lost. The university introduced me to E Kant and the metaphysics of morals. Finally, I enrolled in a Judeo-Christian heritage course that addressed forgeries and contradictions, which started my search for truth and discovery of Islam. What a paralleled path. The English translation in Yusuf Ali’s work is of great appeal. Maybe because it reflects the same form as in the King James Version of the Bible which I grew up reading.
Thank you for this enjoyable video.
Wow thanks for the comment
Gentlemen thank you for sharing such wonderful insights on such a variety of books in such an entertaining way. It was a privilege to listen to you both. With duas.
Ustadz Adnan Rashid is a gem.. Alhamdulillah
Ma'sha'love, love the dialogue!
Dear brothers Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and we love you so
its very interesting ozymandias was mentioned here after much research i found out it was talking about the egyptian pharoah Ramses the 2nd which has also most famously known to be the pharoah that was drowned by moses and i love that paul actually brought that up what a coincedence paul was spot may allah bless you
Always bringing excellent content. Thank you brother Paul
The honor is ours.Jazakum Allahu khairan. Hafadhakum Allah wa Barakah fiykum اساتذتنا الأجلاء ameen.
What a great list from brothers Adnan and Paul. By the way, am reading Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (martin lings) after listening to Paul reading a few chapters on this channel. Thanks Paul!
Assalamualaikum Uncle Paul!
May Allah bless your work!
Thanks brothers Paul and Adnan for your great recommendations 👍⚘️⚘️ Ozymandias is a Greek corruption of User-Maat-Ra, the throne name of Ramses II (seen by many as the greatest of the ancient Egyptian kings) which passed into early Egyptological literature, Diodorus Siculus identified the Ramesseum as the tomb of Ozymandias (it was actually his mortuary temple), and reports of one of the fallen colossi there later provided some of the inspiration for Shelly's sonnet which you have eloquently read.
Patiently waiting for the kind soul to add time stamps so it’s easy to find the book names and authors
See the pinned comment
Thank you brother Paul for this session! You and brother Adnan’s book recommendations are worthwhile endeavor for the book warmers amongst us!
This was a highly entertaining watch. Thanks for sharing your recommended reads.
This was amazing.
Hello sir, how's it going?
Excellent! Thank you both so much for this amazing episode! Two very knowledgeable gentlemen!
Concerning Kant's philosophy, two books helped me a lot during my studies of philosophy at the university: the "Prolegomena" and "Dreams of a Visionary". Both books are written by Kant himself. They are definitely much more readable (and shorter) than the "Critic of Pure Reason". Prolegomena is an abridged version Kant wrote for his own students.
Dreams of a Visionary is a polemic with Swedenborg's "supernatural" claims. That latter book is definitely the key to understand why Kant needs to ascribe limits to the human mind in the context of the Enlightenment....
These favourite books videos or personal book recommendations, or just general bibliophile geared content are my favourite on this channel. Keep them coming.
Brother Adnan and Brother Paul, an intellectual tag team that has inspired me to start picking up books again. I am grateful for all your efforts May Allah grant the both you the highest degree of Jannah for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the world...Truly, thank you!
Need more this type of videos...Thank you Paul!
Love this episode. Inspired me to read more books. Paul, I hope you can share more of your favourite novels maybe for next video.
Thanks so much to you both. A great list to choose from when I'm deciding which books to purchase next 🙂
I've been waiting for a favorite books video for a long while. Reading a few of your recommendations opened up a whole new genre of books to enjoy
Thank you those fascinating recommends.. really interesting titles there. Can't wait to get started on them.
Hi Mr Paul and Mr Adnan. This is Farid Ahmed , the bookstore guy in Mr Adnan's Bookstore video. After that video many customers turned up and asked for the books recommended in the video.
Im really glad that I knew about all of the books that you guys talked about. Because we had them all in our bookstore. We also had oxford book of English poetry that Paul is reading from.
Your reviews are very informative and enjoyable. Paul has beautiful style of reciting poetry and reading verse. Mr Adnan also have excellent narrative skills and style.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this video and I think you guys should continue with this series.
Interestingly,
When you mentioned Shelly I guessed that ' Ozimmandias ' would be the poem that you are gonna recite and I was right😊
Alhamdulillah
Once again Paul, thanks for this discussion. It really allows me to focus on more important things. Especially with the current media frenzy over Salman Rushdie, one can get bogged down with all the attacks on the depiction of Islam. It is better to utilise time on important things, after all life is very short.
Enjoyed your video, as always. And ozzymandias the poem, is incredible and so relevant for the human ego to always remember.
Thanks Paul and Adnan , very beneficial may Allah reward you both.
Alhamdulillah for this channel. Love you brother Paul
I also treasure my Yusuf Ali translation of the meaning of the Quran!
Assalamualaikum brother Paul.
What a wonderful program!!!
I seem I am watching a el classico football match indeed. Amazing performance.
I called to Brother Adnan Human Live Library. MasaAllah he has great knowledge in terms of history as well as Islamic terms. May Allah swt bless you both.
Listening to sheikh Paul's reading is very soothing and immersing
Amazing loved every minute
*A day in the life of a tiger is better than a jackal's hundred-years life*
(Quote of Tipu Sultan)
Nice advices. thanks for them all
Epic, Jazakam Allahu khairun, lots of things to think about and excellent recommendations.
Glad you like them!
very fun, i enjoyed this episode alot.
Great reviews by both of you!
جزاكم الله خيرا
Nice, this video is sadaqa jariya ❤
This has to be the best episode of Blogging Theology. It simply has to be.
MashaAllah TabarakAllah.
Mashallah nice discussion
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Assalamualaikum Warahmatullah Hiwabarahkaatu, hello brother Paul. Thank you so much for your blog. The one blogging that I could think of that is worth while, really! Thank you so much again Sir. We all have to remind each other almost all the time to be grateful and keep faith, Sab'r. Subhanallah Wabihamdih ✌️🕊️
Abdullah Yousef Ali's translation of the Qur'an is perfect for me because of THOSE FOOTNOTES on the bottom of the pages...it makes you think about what verses you had read. Also the language in English is the old grammar which I like
U ARE THE BEST!!
.Number one book recommendatiom being the Quran (translation) Walhamdulillah !! 👌🤲 - The part read from Martin Ling's Biography is wonderful too indeed...The dedication and passiom for reading books in general are truly inspiring 👌🤲....
Salam Paul, could you pls put time divides with titles in your videos, to know what ur talking about in each part
All Books Mentioned in the Video
Brother Paul:
1. Meaning of the Holy Qurả̄n Book by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
2. The Qur'an by Muhammad A.S. Abdel Haleem
3. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings
4. Middlemarch by George Eliot
5. The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch
6. Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by Bart D. Ehrman
7. Islam and the Destiny of Man by Charles Le Gai Eaton
8. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
9. Paradise Lost by Jhon Milton
10. Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions by Abdal Hakim Murad
Brother Adnan:
1. Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan by Kate Brittlebank
2. Audrey Truschke Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King
3. Orientalism by Edward Said
4. Message of the Quran by Muhammad Asad.
5. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land by Thomas Asbridge
6. THE RARE AND EXCELLENT HISTORY OF SALADIN, OR, AL-NAWĀDIR AL-SULTANIYYA WA'L-MAHASIN AL-YUSUFIYYA by Ibn Shaddād, Bahāʼ al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Rāfiʻ
7. Travels of Ibn Jubair
8. The book of contemplation Book by Usama ibn Munqidh
9. God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman
10. A History of the Crusades by Steven Runciman
11. A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch
12. The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
13. The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple
14. Servants of Allah Book by Sylviane A. Diouf
15. The Fortunate Slave: An Illustration of African Slavery in the Early Eighteenth Century. By Douglas Grant (New York: Oxford University Press. 1968
16. The Matter of Araby in Medieval England by Dorothee Metlitzki Yale University Press
17. Reading the Qur'an in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560 Thomas E. Burman
18. The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation Book by Salah Eddin Zaimeche Al-Djazair
19. A History of Western Philosophy Book by Bertrand Russell
20. Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 Book by Gerald M. MacLean and Nabil Matar
21. The Indian Musalmans Book by Sir William Wilson
Hope I didn't miss any.
Salam and respect both of you. Very very important discussion. This episode love all readers. I wish May Allah grant me a vast vast bug library with full of extraordinary books. Thank you brother Paul and brother Adnan
Watching this video reminds me of my conversation with my friend, discussing and comparing our childhood games 🤣
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I also find myself particular about translations of the Koran. The quality of the translation really can make a world of difference in delivering the beauty of the Koran. I will check out Yusuf Ali's translation, for me I heavily recommend AJ Arberry's translation and I consider it my favorite, in my opinion it does a wonderful job of communicating the distinct rythym and melodic essence of the Koran
love you both
12:00 SubhanAllah Yusuf Ali may have left this world penny less but was certainly not penniless in Akhira!
All wonderful books. Must read.
Salam Sir Paul. Any chance you have a separate playlist with all your book reviews along with videos involving the discussion of books?
Two men who love the library discuss books, I suggest hosting Sheikh Othman bin Al-Farouq, Sheikh Hassan Somali, Farid Responds, Shamsi, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Dimashqieh, Abdur Raheem McCarthy's, and to talk about your recommendations in the books also because I see that they have extensive knowledge that can benefit from their knowledge
It's a good heads-up to aunthentic books of important historical characters, rather than wasting time and money on the wrong books that don't contain the true facts now I can choose the right ones as advised by a honest intelligent person such as Adnan Rashid, thankyou I'm definitely going to start with the first one in Adnans top 10 about Tipu Sultan, then some of the others. Great video as always thankyou.
Servants of Allah, is such a well researched informative book. I loved it.
Following this I had to read the
Five Classic Muslim Slave Narratives (American Islamic Heritage)
Another brilliant book is the Lost Islamic history. Highly recommended.
Paul and Adnan had some thing in common,is to share books through theirs lectures.thanks both
Servants of Allah...makes you appreciate the Salah today especially what those had to do in secret just to GET TO THE NEXT PRAYER
We grew up hearing story of Tipu Sultan:Tiger of Mysore....
Love from India 👍
Brother Paul we would really appreciate it if you make a list of your favourite fiction books Thank you.
It would be lovely if you could put the books in the description box
see the pinned comment above
Salaam Alaikum Paul
Have you read Arthur J Arberrys translation: The Koran Interpreted? A few other books you might like is:
Arabian Sands: Wilfred Thesiger
The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy: Anthony Gottlieb
The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance: Anthony Gottlieb
When are you doing part 2 of this?
East India Company also had long lasting impact on south east Asia. Following their busines venture (colonialism), SEA split in to two sphere of influences between the British and the Dutch. The effect of Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 was one area becomes Indonesia and the other part become Malaysia/Singapore/Berunai
Assalam alikom dera Paul brother
I really enjoyed this video about different books.
I was wondering if you have a plan for the future to write books or not ? If yes In what genres ?
Thank you
Salam and thanks. I have no plans to write a book.
Adnan prefer more academic historical books while paul prefer eloquent literary masterpieces
The Qur'an
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The Qur'an
The Qur'an
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Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi Fiqh (Hard to find this book)
There’s only one Quran bro, just kidding I know what you mean
Assalamu alaikum Paul! How are you? I just wanted to ask, you mentioned that it was the poet Henry Longfellow who mentioned in the Psalms of life "All this world is a fleeting show for mans illusion given." Are you sure that it was not the Irish poet Thomas Moore who wrote that line?
Wa alaykumu s-salam, it was Longfellow
Salam Paul, does Adnan Rashid know about "Travelling Home" by Tim Winter? I'm sure he does but if he doesn't I'd love for you to introduce it to him. There are so many deep sociological and psychological insights that Adnan would benefit from, do you agree? and Gai Eaton is an amazing writer!
Read Ozymandias in school, sonnet written by Percy Shelley, a womanizer and one of his marriages was with Mary Shelley , author of Frankenstein and the Last Man. Shelley died by drowning in 1822 caught in a storm.
It was a mutiny of sepoys , not a war of independence
Salaam only one God and it's Allah SWT love here from South Africa Boksburg pray five times a day
22:40
The book of contemplation
Book by Usama ibn Munqidh
Actual name of book.
I got more books than I was promised and I am not complaining
I tried reading the Anarchy, felt like self flaggelation
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
و عليكم السلام ورحمة الله تعالى و بركاته
Who ever watching this masterpiece in 23 please do comment so that reach of this channel grow. It is our duty to give dawah through Sir Mr Pouls great legendary work.
Is it easy for a non-native English speaker to read Gai Eaton's book?
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The best book is the book which regards to describe about the prophet Muhammad SAW like what Martin Ling did
Salam Ealikum Professor, I hope you can pin the books mentioned in a comment, thank you 💙
I just finished reading Muhammad’s Life.. it’s very exceptional literarily but probably important to add a disclaimer that there are inaccurate information?
Asalamu Aleikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu. Dear brothers and sisters,how are you all doing? I hope all is well,Inshallah. I will buy them if i have the money. Inshallah. May Allah(S.W.T) guide us,protect us and make us ambassadors of Islam so we will be the best in conduct in thoughts,words and deeds. Ameen.
Bookhead moment
Regarding Paul's last book, "Commentary of the Eleventh Contentions" (by Abdal Hakim Murad), Reza Aslan of the University of California and author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” makes a powerful case for a political activist Jesus.
I'd be reading a lot more books if it weren't for Internet at home.
Ozymandias is almost certainly Rameses II or is inspired directly from Rameses II.
My favourite book is changing world order by ray dalio , 48 laws of power , world order Henry Kissinger.