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History of Islam Book Recommendations

Posted on 05/04/2016 7:05:08 AM PDT by Luna

Hello, Freepers,

I haven't visited Free Republic in a while, but I know this is the best place if one wants unrevised history book recommendations.

I know some things about the bloody origins of Islam, but I would like to further my knowledge.


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We live in such a politically correct world, and since Muslims are being coddled all over the world, I'm sure history books abound that give a softer view of the religion of "peace."

Are there any books that you would recommend for just factual history of Islam?

Thanks so much!!

1 posted on 05/04/2016 7:05:08 AM PDT by Luna
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To: Luna

“Among The Believers” - V.S. Naipaul emphasizes their fatalism, an attitude we cannot fathom.


2 posted on 05/04/2016 7:08:58 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Luna

Pick up a copy of Secrets of the Koran by Don Richardson. It’s not a ‘history book’ per se so perhaps it might not be exactly what you are looking for but it sure enlightened me a lot as far as understanding what islam is all about, where it comes from etc..... http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Koran-Don-Richardson/dp/0764215620/182-4291472-4673667?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0


3 posted on 05/04/2016 7:11:28 AM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it's important to know what you believe�.but more more importantly, why you believe it.)
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To: Luna

The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World’s Most Intolerant Religion
Spencer, Robert, Regnery Publishing


4 posted on 05/04/2016 7:12:06 AM PDT by wright2bear
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To: Luna

I believe this radio program is a great resource for understanding islam. There are many programs for you to choose from.

http://www.fortressoffaith.org/


5 posted on 05/04/2016 7:15:53 AM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: Luna

Bernard Lewis is probably a good start.


6 posted on 05/04/2016 7:18:22 AM PDT by Purdue77
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Awesome! Thanks so much, everyone! Looks like I’ll be making a trip to Amazon today. :)


7 posted on 05/04/2016 7:20:08 AM PDT by Luna (Evil will not triumph. God is at the helm.)
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To: Luna

Well, you’ll run into books by people who looked at Islam from the outside or inside. And there’s the set of books that come after Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations.” (late 70s, IIRC).

I’d look for Robert Spencer or someone else now. I’d also search out web sites for info. The problem is that so many are now in support, albeit sometimes subtly.

One issue currently is the merger between Wahabbi extremism and Salafist violence. Al Qaradawi is an example.

tellthechildrenthetruth.com will give you a sense of the rise of modern jihad.

There’s just all these little bits and pieces scattered all over that make for having to take some time to get a factual sense of things. Good luck.

Oh. Don’t read the Koran. It’s long.


8 posted on 05/04/2016 7:27:24 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Luna

The “founder” of islam was a thief, pedophile and mass murderer. Take these recommendations from there.


9 posted on 05/04/2016 7:32:13 AM PDT by onedoug
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One place might also be this: http://islam.uga.edu/history.html

Becoming familiar with the art and archaeology might take you into the historical periods in context.

Also, conquest. N. Africa, Spain, India, etc. Youtube has a decent set on the Crusades.

Study up on oil, too. It is, after all, a driving force there.


10 posted on 05/04/2016 7:32:46 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Luna

Glad you care and are interested.
Islam is one of the greatest existential threats we face.
Muslims have murdered and enslaved hundreds of millions of souls since it’s 7th century inception.
India is half the size it once was, and conservative historical record estimates 80,000,000 India inhabitants were murdered by muslims.
Hitler admired Islamic brutality.
Learn and spread the word.
Fight back for our children’s sake.

Jihad: Islam’s 1,300 Year War Against Western Civilisation
By Arthur Kemp

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/05/the_greatest_murder_machine_in_history.html

RE: “We live in such a politically correct world, and since Muslims are being coddled all over the world, I’m sure history books abound that give a softer view of the religion of “peace.”

Are there any books that you would recommend for just factual history of Islam?

Thanks so much!!”


11 posted on 05/04/2016 7:42:03 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: Luna
Mohammed and Charlemagne- The hHistory of a Controversy by Emmett Scott.

The book here

and for an excellent outtake-

Epilogue

You can't do better than start here. Then Read the Koran in a Saudi official translation. Everything else follows from that.

12 posted on 05/04/2016 7:46:51 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali soIg o feccia.)
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To: Migraine

That fatalism is common to Hindus and Buddhists and pagans generally but it it is truly extreme among Mohammedans.


13 posted on 05/04/2016 7:48:34 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali soIg o feccia.)
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To: MarchonDC09122009
I'm like many others who said "Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on 9/11."

With the "refugees" surging into Europe and other parts of the world, I feel a strong need to know more about Islam's history, since I believe this refugee surge is more like an invasion.

It angers me.

14 posted on 05/04/2016 7:52:39 AM PDT by Luna (Evil will not triumph. God is at the helm.)
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To: Luna
Absolutely essential:


15 posted on 05/04/2016 7:56:01 AM PDT by wtd
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To: Luna

Empires of the Sea
http://smile.amazon.com/Empires-Sea-Battle-Lepanto-Contest-ebook/dp/B001BADGJA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1462373906&sr=1-1&keywords=empires+of+the+sea

God’s Battalions
http://smile.amazon.com/Gods-Battalions-Rodney-Stark-ebook/dp/B002PEP4G4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1462373953&sr=1-1&keywords=god%27s+battalions

Or anything else by Rodney Stark:
http://smile.amazon.com/Rodney-Stark/e/B000APQGM6/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1


16 posted on 05/04/2016 7:57:38 AM PDT by Little Ray (NOTHING THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO PAY FOR IS A RIGHT.)
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To: Luna
I recommend Muhammad and the Course of Islam by H. M. Balyuzi (1976). It is a good introduction to Islamic history. The only negative is that it is forty years old - the author died in 1980 - and doesn't cover recent events.
17 posted on 05/04/2016 8:07:45 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Luna

Read the koran yet? Actually, just find verses they cite as verses of peace... like Surah 5:32

“whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely.”

But then read the full verse and you find out that this means if a Jew kills a muslim, it will be as if that Jew killed every muslim. This verse actually starts with “Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel” - and reading verses prior to that reveals even more. It is just one big lie. At least they are honest about worshiping the antichrist though.


18 posted on 05/04/2016 8:09:09 AM PDT by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: Luna

I recommend Tom Holland’s, “In the Shadow of the Sword” for a good historical overview of birth of Islam. He sets out the historical context for the development of Islam, and scrutinizes the evidentiary basis for “what we know” about Mohammad and even the real location of Mecca. This is a skeptical, historical approach, not an attempt to explicate Islamic “theology”.


19 posted on 05/04/2016 8:09:20 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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And as for more Historical background - ask an American about the Crusades and they will go on a tirade about how evil Christians murdered people in their primeval blood-thirst. Ask an American about the invasion of Spain in the 700s and they won’t have a clue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania

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20 posted on 05/04/2016 8:22:46 AM PDT by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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