Islamic Books in general

ISLAM means ''peace''. The word is derived from the hebrew (the sister language of Arabic) word for peace, ''shalom''. The word Qur'an is derived from the Arabic word for ''recitation''. The founder of the religion we know as Islam was Muhammad, although it is often argued that ABRAHAM was the founder of worship of the ONE TRUE GOD. This is probably true, but Abraham's religion was never Islam in the modern sense that this review refers to. MUHAMMAD He is thought by tradition to have been born in the year A.D.570, the son of a well respected family in Mecca. Mecca was a relatively well-off town, but the family into which Muhammad was born were by no ...  Read the complete review

ISLAM = SURRENDER TO PEACE I dedicate this review to (Sam1942) She is a good guide on this site. She encouraged. I am giving below some common questions and answers relating to ISLAM 1-Why do muslims copy jews in their greetings ? We dont copy jews, Quran says we should say Salam Alaikum as greetings, salam means peace. 2-What is this peace anyway ? To follow commandments in QURAN, it says dont steal, dont kill, dont lie, dont take interest, dont do injustice, dont fornicate, dont worship except ALLAH etc., 3-So basically muslims follow book written by MUHAMMAD ? Mohammad lived upto 63 years and died without ...  Read the complete review

I entered the ballroom of the five-star Jakarta hotel where the Saudi Embassy was celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. There was Tommy Suharto surrounded by his bodyguards. There was Megawati, standing alone. There was me, being stared at. I had wandered onto that side of the room reserved for the women. I made a hasty retreat and headed towards a man I took to be the Minister of Welfare. I began talking about mentally backward people and was given a puzzled look by the elderly gentleman. I had made another mistake. The man I was talking to was the Chairman of the Ulemas Council (an expert on Islam). I retreated to the ...  Read the complete review