Book of the Believers: A Guide to Islamic Spirituality

Written by Shireen Qudosi (HSQ), Book of the Believers takes a critical and original look at Islam and its effects on both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Taking a reflective look into the source of religious doctrine and customs, Book of the Believers barges upon tabooed topics and places truth as the highest priority over tradition and custom. It is, as the work argues, God’s will that trumpets above the will of man. It is the will of man that defiles Allah’s truth, with thousands of years of sand cast upon His Islam – Allah’s Islam.

Dusting, and sometimes kicking aside this unholy residue, Book of the Believers questions the legitimacy and effectiveness of certain Islamic practices and beliefs, and their effects on the Muslim psyche.

Book of the Believers charges forward with a revolutionary approach toward understanding modern day terrorism and the mentality of extremism that carves many of the radical approaches toward a greater number of issues. Above all, it relentlessly impresses upon the responsibility Muslim societies have in the direction the faith is taking, both socially and spiritually.

It emphasizes the importance for politicians and law makers to discard political correctness when human rights are spat upon and excess liberties are taken under a guise of religious protection, and calls upon non-Muslim societies who are affected by Islam to take a more proactive effort in educating themselves about the Muslim mindset.

Reviews

"Shireen Qudosi's Book of the Believers (Kitab Al-Mu'minin) is an important contribution to the debate over the future of Islam. It brings together personal experience, insight, and an attitude of deep questioning, with an essential commitment to the restoration of Islam's intellectual and spiritual achievements. Most important, Shireen Qudosi writes from the heart, the place from which all sincere believers in the monotheistic faiths draw the inspiration needed to contend with the corruption and conformism especially visible among the Muslims today."

Stephen Suleyman Schwartz

Author, The Two Faces of Islam and The Other Islam

"It's honest, thoughtful and interesting. Two criticisms: it's best not to start anew but immerse yourself in those who came before and their thoughts; and blaming Muslims for Islam's ills reminds me of blaming Russians and Cubans for Communism's ills - an avoidance of the elephant in the room."

Daniel Pipes

Author, Political Commentator, and Executive Director of the Middle East Forum.

Book of the Believers is near completion and seeking a publisher.

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