BOOKS FOR YOU

almoslima — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:01:39 GMT

Hi everybody,
how are you?
i'd like to share with you some interesting books,

**The Mysteries of Jesus
By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

**Purification of the Heart
By Sh. Hamza Yusuf

Book Description
This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. Diseases examined include miserliness, envy, hatred, treachery, rancor, malice, ostentation, arrogance, covetousness, lust, and other afflictions that assail people and often control them. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings.

About the Author
Hamza Yusuf is the founder of the Zaytuna Institute, which is committed to inspiring a traditional understanding and study of the core Islamic sciences. He has also served as an advisor to President Bush on Islamic affairs. He lives in Hayward, California.

**Man & the Universe

"This brilliant little book will answer your questions about Islam and.. open the door to a lifetime of illumination" -- Fatima Maryam Sinclair, Author

Al-Badawi elucidates the Islamic world-view, its timeless values and its psychological insights into the nature of man. -- Joel Ibrahim Kreps, M.D., Psychiatrist

Description
Many thinking people now have an inward sense that 21st- century humanity faces stark and urgent challenges that demand wise and decisive responses. Profound illnesses call for profound remedies, and when nothing less than radical change will do, courage is essential to survival. Authentic traditional Islam provides a holistic and historically proven alternative. In this timely book, Dr Mostafa al-Badawi shows that revealed knowledge is the source of traditional wisdom, and that the Islamic faith and civilization has a veritable 'track record' of healing individual and social disintegration. The author presents a penetrating diagnosis of the illnesses of humanity today, together with a fascinating overview of the Islamic metaphysic, unearthing its spiritual and moral values and its timeless relevance and applicability. Man and the Universe is a compelling and urgently needed piece of writing about what we human beings are, where we stand and what we can do about it. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

**Forty Principles of Religion
Al-Ghazaliâs Forty Principles of Religion

The Forty Principles is in essence a prÃ©cis of al-Ghazaliâs Revival of the Religious Sciences, arguably the single most influential book (as distinct from scripture) in Islamic/Arabic history. Among other things, the Revival established scholarly legitimacy for the science of tasawwuf (Sufism) through the patronage of the author, who had previously held one of the most distinguished academic positions in the medieval Islamic world at the Nizamiyya Academy in Baghdad. The Forty Principles mirrors the Revival in its sectioning and subsectioning: Both texts parallel one another in the content of their respective four main sections, each of which is subsequently divided into ten subsections. Thus, while the Revival comprises forty âbooksâ (kutub), the Forty Principles, being an abridged version, comprises forty principles, each of which cannot be readily studied (and translated) independently as can the books of the Revival.

The Forty Principleâs first section (i.e. the first ten principles) corresponds closely to the Revivalâs Book II, part I, in which the author elucidates the basic principles of Islamic creed through a sapient, non-dialectic language that demonstrates al-Ghazaliâs eloquence, wisdom, and spiritual ma`rifa. The second section of the Forty Principles represents a synopsis of the most salient points from the remainder of Books XI to *** of the Revival. It covers the outward actions of the seeker of God, ranging from the secrets of worship (asrar al-`ibadat) to fulfilling the rights of others through correct temperament. Sections three and four respectively cover the purification of the soul of bad character traits and the realization of praiseworthy character traits; they correspond closely to the last twenty books of the Revival.

A new critical edition of the Arabic text of the Forty Principles was published only a few months ago (Dar al-Qalam, Damascus 2003). The editors have weeded out the numerous typos and mistakes that plagued the previous printing, corroborated the text against a photocopy of an additional Tunisian manuscript, and provided some details of the previous manuscripts used in the earlier printings.

The present, partial translation was rendered by Matthew Ingalls as part of his MA thesis at the American University in Cairo. He intends to complete the book for publication within the next year.

**Muhammad (PBUH)
His life based on the earliest sources
By Martin Lings.

**The Heirs of the Prophets (Peace be upon Them)
By Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
Introduction and Translation by Zaid Shakir.

Are women better than men at learning languages?

Yuksel — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:44:44 GMT

Are women better than men at learning languages?

Whatâs the key to success in learning a foreign language? Surely itâs a genuine desire to communicate with other people. I canât think of another valid reason. Thatâs why in general women are better than men at learning languages. If youâre a man and you want to learn a language, Iâm going to tell you why you will find it more difficult than a woman and what you can do about it.Iâm probably going to be accused of stereotyping men and women here, but time and time again studies have shown that generally, (there are always exceptions) men score higher in maths tests and women score higher in language tests. Iâm not a scientist, and I donât want to bore you with scientific detail, but my experiences as a teacher pretty much confirm the scientistsâ view.When Iâm teaching a conversation class, itâs instantly obvious who are going to make the fastest progress because these are the ones who quickly get involved by asking questions. And more often than not, itâs the female members of the group that ask the most questions.Women are simply more interested in human beings than men. They genuinely mean it when they ask âhow are you?â Being wives and mothers may have something to do with it, I mean, they are conditioned by society to be the ones that care. Men, on the other hand, are less interested in people and more interested in things, notably, cars, computers, gadgets, etc.If you are man reading this article, you have to get out of your macho cave and learn to be more interested in people. And swallow your pride when it comes to making mistakes. Women have fewer complexes about committing errors, because the important thing for them is building relationships. We all learn by making mistakes, itâs a natural part of the process. Learning a language is not a competition â men sometimes see their limitations as a âdefeatâ so they prefer not to speak at all. Giving up the idea that your are in a competition to see who's the the best would be a good start for a lot of men.

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