What book are you reading?

Noor —

Just finished the Ideal Muslimah and am now reading Instruction of the Student.

Maasha'Allah the Ideal Muslimah is fantastic, it's a must have book for all muslimahs.

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Ya'qub — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 12:51

OK, let me rephrase: something not related to your Uni course either' (having said that, I REALLY need to knuckle down and start reading my textbooks ASAP)

Noor — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 13:32

@ ya'qub: i read a mixture, both islamic & non-islamic. but i try to read more islamic cz those books will benefit me much more than non islamic ones.

Bliss — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 16:21

[quote="Ya'qub"]Do any of you guys ever read anything that isn't 'Muslim-related' (Harry Potter not included)? There is a big wide world of literature out there that is well worth exploring. The vast majority of books mentioned so far seem to be in quite a narrow field.
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Yep my read is quite diverse,

A few to mention,

Chinese Cinderella, Naughts and Crosses, Roll of thunder Here my Cry, Boy called It ……..

MuslimSister — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 17:20

A lot of the books I read are non Islamic - Yaqub, just look at my facebook list.

I just got the latest issue of Asiana Mag - its compulsive reading. :oops:

Beast — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 17:26

[quote="Ya'qub"]Do any of you guys ever read anything that isn't 'Muslim-related' (Harry Potter not included)? There is a big wide world of literature out there that is well worth exploring. The vast majority of books mentioned so far seem to be in quite a narrow field.

I don't mean to have a go at what people choose to read, but I was just wondering if anyone does this?[/quote]

I've been trying to read Crime and Punishment for the last year and a half.

Ya'qub — Fri, 4 Jan 2008 - 12:44

[quote="Beast"][quote="Ya'qub"]Do any of you guys ever read anything that isn't 'Muslim-related' (Harry Potter not included)? There is a big wide world of literature out there that is well worth exploring. The vast majority of books mentioned so far seem to be in quite a narrow field.

I don't mean to have a go at what people choose to read, but I was just wondering if anyone does this?[/quote]

I've been trying to read Crime and Punishment for the last year and a half.[/quote]

I wouldn't bother - turns out the butler did it.

iRazor — Fri, 4 Jan 2008 - 16:31

[quote="Ya'qub"][quote="Beast"][quote="Ya'qub"]Do any of you guys ever read anything that isn't 'Muslim-related' (Harry Potter not included)? There is a big wide world of literature out there that is well worth exploring. The vast majority of books mentioned so far seem to be in quite a narrow field.

I don't mean to have a go at what people choose to read, but I was just wondering if anyone does this?[/quote]

I've been trying to read Crime and Punishment for the last year and a half.[/quote]

I wouldn't bother - turns out the butler did it.[/quote]

LOL u spoiled it for him.

Im reading a book called "In the Mystic footsteps of Saints" its a 2 volume series. I read vol 2 first for some reason. I loved it so much I bought vol 1 aswell. Both volumes are quite small unfortunatly. I read vol2 all in 1 sitting, on a train journey infact.

Vol 2 gives quite an insight and whole new understanding of life, its purpose, and the reason things are the way they are. The only bad thing about the book is, that it is too short, I wanted it to continue.

I tend to start reading a few books at the same time. I am also reading 3 other books at the moment (well ive started to read them).

I never read Fiction anymore, last fiction book I read was prolly 7ish years ago.

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yashmaki — Fri, 4 Jan 2008 - 22:48

ive notread ficition for a long time.For a while after i began practising i got engrossed in non fiction particularly theological books. But after a while that got tedious. Reading non fiction takes a lot more concentration, i don't find it as relaxing as reading a fiction book.

dont get me wrong i dont find religion tedious lol just theres nothing wrong with a bit of fiction is there, long as the content is tasteful right?

the irony is i barely have any time to read now that i want to.only two books iread now, one fiction and the other is the Quran. sad thing is i can read a fiction book in one single afternoon if my husbands around towatch the kids, but the Quran is harder.

last book i read was the kite runner, onlycozi heard so much about it, finished it in a couple of hrs so musta liked it?.Its beautifully written and the content of the book shocked me somewhat i just wasn't expecting it,its a haunting tale. apparently this author has a new book out recently meant to surpass the kite runner, but i duno if im gona readit,coz its set in the same background as the kite runner, afghan history,i get bored easy.

well i duno what else is new out there and as brother yaqub said i too am lookin for non islamic, books that includes fiction ones based on islam not interested in them right now.anyone got any suggestions?

Seraphim — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 23:10

Im currently reading a book titled 'Wicked' which is sort of like a spin off from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" but it tells the story of the "Wicked Witch of the West" point of view. It goes into her background how she grew up etc.

Interesting reading....

Ya'qub — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 - 14:34

hmm...Christian apocolyptic fiction, West End musicals, it seems that the true Seraph is finally coming out...and I thought you were such a tough guy!