Sheikh Hamza's Book Recommendations
A list of book recommendations as made by Sheikh Hamza at various public appearences.
Last Update to recommendations: 6/11/2008
A Message to the Seekers
It should be noted that before Sheikh Hamza began to read into some of these specialized fields, his first priority was to establish a basic Islamic Education.
The point is, if you are looking for intellectual growth, then you should first establish a basic Islamic knowledge before tackling a list like this. Learn the basics of this religion first, before you begin to tackle philosophy, or phenomenonology.
Many readers have contacted me in the past, and it seems like they wish to read what Sheikh Hamza reads, without putting in the proper work beforehand. AllahuAlim
Assalaamualaikum. Munawar.0.1. Trivium: Philosophy
SH continuosly comes back to the fact that most people can`t think logically, and are tricked by sophistry and sophistical reasoning. He`s never recommended a book, but he loves citing Socrates.| 1. A Treatise of Human Nature | |
| 2. Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the Sophistical Refutations | I haven`t read it, but I think this is probably useful |
| 3. Complete Works of Aristotle, Vol. 1 | I`ve read Aristotle |
| Not a recommendation | |
| 5. Ethics | This life is all leisure |
| 6. Grammatical Man: Information, Entropy, Language and Life | |
| 7. Poetics | |
| 8. The Apology - Socrates | One of many Socrates books, mentioned by SHY. (Even though this one wasn`t written by him) |
| 9. The Measure of Reality | How the West Measures everything |
| 10. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View | |
| 11. The Platonic Dialogue | SHY Quotes from this book |
| 12. The Postmodern Condition | Regarding grand narratives, and how Western culture doesn`t have one anymore. |
| 13. The Republic of Plato | |
| 14. The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues (Dover Thrift Editions) |
0.2. Trivium: Grammar/Language
| 1. Introduction to Grammer | How Arabic is a suspisciously constructed language |
0.4. Trivium: Grammar/Language: Arabic
| 1. A Literary History of the Arabs |
1. Literature
| 1. The Country of the Blind | About perception and reality. |
| 2. A Separate Peace | I lived this |
| 3. Alice in Wonderland | In this court, we judge you, then start the trial. |
| 4. Amazing Grace | This true story is the backbone of many Christian American Hymns. The story of a slavetrader who repents. |
| 5. Billy Budd | About Envy |
| `People will admit to fellonious crimes, before they admit to envy.` - That Hikma is worth the Book | |
| 7. Charles Dickens/David Cooperfield Studies in English Literature | SHYH has mentioned Uriah Heap at least twice in his speeches (Daajal and the new World Order, Purification of the Heart), once even comparing the Dali Lama to him |
| 8. Chronicles of Narnia | My boys read it |
| 9. Crime and Punishment | |
| 10. Dantes Inferno | Dante lumped `userer` (bankers) in with homosexuals - both are unnatural acts. Back when Christianity still forbade Interest. |
| SHY spoke about the concept `life being like a mountain`, and how this is the physical reality in the book. | |
| 12. David Copperfield | How everything is about Domestic Violence |
| 13. Hero with a 1000 faces | How the same archtype hero shows up in every story |
| 14. Jane Austen: The Complete Novels | How most families try to keep their wealth within their family, specifically about the English. |
| 15. Moby Dick | (Herman Melville) Possibly the greatest American Author |
| 16. Selected Short Stories | I will never forget that story (SHY speaking about `The Necklace`) |
| On further study, I`m not sure if this was recommended. | |
| 18. The Brothers Karamazov | How this book is about Domestic Violence |
| The Greatest Western Writer | |
| 20. The Chronicles of Narnia | My boys read it |
| 21. The Civil War: A Narrative : Fort Sumter to Perryville Civil War | All young men love war stories. Back in my day anyway |
| 22. The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Volume 1 | |
| 23. The Illiad | Shy quoted Achilles on lieing |
| 24. The Odyssey of Homer | Its an incredible journey home |
| SHY mentions this book alot, but never really recommends it. | |
| 26. The Sea-Wolf | How SHY`s children preferred the book version over the cinematic adoptation. |
| 27. War and Peace |
1.1. Literature: Poetry
In recent years, Sheikh Hamza has lamented on the loss of poetry. He feels this is an important subject, esspecially for the technically inclined| 1. How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry | I asked SHY for an intro to poetry for an engineer. This is what he recommended. |
| 2. Introduction to Poetry: Commentaries on Thirty Poems | I asked SHY for a book recommendation on an introduction to poetry. This is what he recommended first. |
| 3. Poem: Dream deferred | |
| 4. Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | He`s fallen out of fashion, but I really like him. |
| 5. The Blind Beekeeper | I don`t get it, but SH called Abd al-Hayy `one of the greatest unknown American poets |
| Check out his conversion story here: www.iiie.net/Brochures/Brochure-10.html | |
| 7. The Burda of Al-Busiri | I asked SHY for an introduction to poetry. This is what he recommended (for Arabic Poetry). He specifically mentioned his notes at the beginning of the work. |
| 8. The Essential Rumi | I arbitrarily picked this book. Rumi`s been mentioned numerous times by SHY |
| 9. The Rules of Dance | |
| 10. Wordsworth | |
| 11. `For Those I Taught` By Donald Babcock | SHY had his son recite a Babcock poem, as an anecdote to a man wasting his life |
1.2. Quadrivium: Theology
| 1. The God Disillusion | Author mentions that Islam has the only proof for God that he finds even logical. (He still doesn`t agree with it though) |
| Not recommended. SHY mentioned it as something he read. Most likely examining theological arguments against God. This books basically argues that God doesnt exist. |
1.4. Quadrivium: Theology: Islam
| 1. In Pursuit of Virtue | a brilliant book |
| Thanks to Farah for the reco. | |
| 3. Les Miserables | That story is about Justice and Mercy! |
| 4. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources | Best ENGLISH Seerah I`ve read |
| 5. Possibilities of Dawah in North America | An interesting book |
| how the author noted that Islamic organizations wont work together | |
| I can`t find this book on Amazon. | |
| 8. Religion vs Religion | True Prophetic religion vs bad religion created by politicians |
| 9. Shamail Tirmidhi | An account of every aspect of the Prophet`s life |
| 10. The Atlantic (Monthly) | Not Recommended - Mentioned once about Bernard Lewis and once about another orientalist. Obvious that SHY reads this journal regularly. |
| Ive read Chomsky, Daniel Pipes, David Horowitz, Bernard Lewis, Edward Saeed... | |
| 12. The End of the Jihad State | Speaking on the Ummayad Dynasty |
| 13. The Lives of Man | |
| 14. The Prophetic Invocations | This wird is a healing and prophetic medicine from a doctor of the hearts, Imam `Abdallah al-Haddad, who learned his craft from true scholars of knowledge and deeds, until he himself became a master. |
| 15. Vision of Islam | SHY follows this book to complete his lecture series of the same name |
1.7. Quadrivium: Theology: Islam: End of Time
| 1. Ali Akbar | |
| 2. Dajjal the Antichrist | A little convoluted, but beneficial |
| 3. Myth of the Machine : Technics and Human Development | By Lewis Mumford. The definitive guide on why civilaztion is circling the drain - Part1 |
| 4. Myth of the Machine the Pentagon of Powe Pentagon of Power | Circling the Drain Part 2 |
| 5. The Book of Certainty | |
| 6. The History and Future of Faith: Religion Past, Present, and to Come | Basically about the 5 stages that all religions go through and how Islam is the only religion that is left to go through stage 4 ie - REFORMATION. -Naeem Patel |
| 7. The Signs Before Judgement Day | Good, but needs commentary |
| 8. The Technological Society |
2. Quadrivium: Theology: Islam: Dawah
| 1. Extreme Islam: Anti-American Propaganda of Muslim Fundamentalism | People downloaded what Muslims wrote online and made a book out of it |
| How violent rhetoric is determental to Islamic Dawah, esspecially online. Not recommended, but mentioned. | |
| 3. Quranic Translation | |
| 4. The Bible, the Qu`ran and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge | On Islamic Science |
2.3. Quadrivium: Theology: Islam: Aqidah
On the qualities and facets of Allah. Most of these books are in English, and written by orientalists. Might be better to read Arabic/Muslim ones.| 1. Islamic philosophy and theology | Someone asked for book recommendations on Theology during this lecture. |
| (Watts is an orientalist, but ) He`s fairminded, I dont think he`s a bad person. | |
| 3. Roots of synthetic theology in Islam | Someone asked for book recommendations on Theology during this lecture. |
2.6. Quadrivium: Theology: Islam: Dhikr
| 1. The Prophetic Invocations | Without a Wird, you won`t get spiritual elevation. |
| This Wird/book Recommended |
2.8. Quadrivium: Theology: Christian
| 1. Abolition of Man, The | Once you reject a part of a tradition, you`re rejecting the whole thing. |
| Not recommended, only mentioned | |
| 3. Arabic Thought and the Western World in the Golden Age of Islam | Myers does an A/B comparison of the two authors and shows how Thomas copied Ghazali...almost exactly. |
| 4. Christianity and the World Religions: Paths of Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism | |
| 5. City of God | How Christianity rejects sensuality |
| 6. Confessions | `If you think Christian Theology is dumb, then you haven`t read anything by St Augustine or...` |
| 7. God has a communication problem | Not Recommended, but something SHY read, and mentioned. |
| 8. Gospel of Barnabas | problematic as the gospel contains many unislamic principles, but useful nonetheless |
| 9. How some people feel about Jesus | Brilliant |
| Cant find this short story. Its most likely part of a larger collection | |
| 11. Losing Moses on the Freeway | Sh Hamza recommended this author, and this book. |
| 12. On Christian Doctrine | Its worth reading if you have an interest in religion |
| The Usool of Christian laws | |
| 14. Pagan Christs | How some say that Jesus is not a historical character |
| 15. Putting Away Childish Things | A Christian Theologist who claims that there is no divinity in Christ. |
| 16. Suma Theologica | St. Thomas admits that he took (alot) from Ibn Sina and Imam Ghazali. |
| 17. The Monastic Rules | If you think Christian Theology is dumb, you haven`t read... |
| 18. Tolerance | An important document because it changed discourse in the West. |
| 19. Treatise on Happiness | If you think Christian Theology is dumb, you haven`t read... |
| How St.Thomas stole most of his concepts from Ibn Rushd and Imam Ghazaly. |
3. Quadrivium: Theology: Atheism
| 1. Atheist Debater`s Handbook | |
| 2. DARWINS BLACK BOX: THE BIOCHEMICAL CHALLENGE TO EVOLUTION | |
| 3. God the Evidence : The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in a Postsecular World | Regarding the `moral argument` for the belief in God. |
3.2. Quadrivium: Theology: Other Religions
| 1. Dhammapada : The Sayings of Buddha | Even the Dhammapada mentions the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This translation by Thomas Cleary was mentioned |
| 2. Jewish History, Jewish Religion | I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to read it. |
| 3. Jewish Theology | An Extraordinary Book |
| It is accepted within Jewish tradition, that the Prophet Muhammad was a vehicle of divine intervention. | |
| 5. The Jews of Islam | He records letters from Dhimmi Jews to European Jews telling them to come live under Islamic law...because it was so good. |
3.3. Quadrivium: Astronomy
| 1. A `David King` Bibliography http://www.ecademics.org/oasis/KingBiblioLong1.pdf | |
| 2. Universal Solutions to Problems of Spherical Astronomy from Malmuk Egypt and Syria | David King has some fascinating books on this topic |
| This author is german, and for some reason not published or available easily. If you find it, let me know |
3.4. Quadrivium: History
| 1. A History of Knowledge: Past, Present and Future | Author acknowledges Ibn Khuldoon in the preface |
| 2. A Literary History of the Arabs | There is really no doubt about the authenticity of the Quran |
| 3. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East | He documents how the entire colonial situation was designed to ensure continual war in the Middle East |
| I recommend all Muslims read... | |
| 5. A Study of History | Admits that Ibn Khaldoon is his major influence |
| 6. Civil War Book by Shelby Foote | Shelby foote was mentioned, not this book in particular. |
| "All young men love war stories. Back in my day anyway" | |
| 8. Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy | This book Contains a short story called `Haji Murad`. About the great Chechnyan Sheikh. |
| 9. History of Bombing | The author speaks of Imam Abu Hanifa as a jurist who spoke against unjust killing (Possibly the first) |
| How Imam Abu Hanifa was the first man (in History) to codify the rules of war. | |
| 11. History of the Peloponnesian War Penguin Classics | I read this a long time ago, but recently reread this book |
| On how the arrogance of the Athenians was the root of their downfall | |
| 13. Mecca: From Before Genesis Until Now | About the power of the tribes that controlled the Kabba/Mecca area. |
| 14. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History | On how even the Kuffar recognize the greatness of the Prophet. |
| 15. The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire | The great debate between Islam and the West |
| 16. The Influence of Islam on Medival Europe | |
| 17. The Web of Deceit - 0099448394 | How the West subsidizes foreign wars |
| 18. The World and the West | SHY continuosly mentions the autho Arnold Toynbee. Once even calling him `brilliant` |
| ...notes in the 1940`s that Saudia Arabia and Afghanistan would be hot spots in the future. Most likely to be taken care of by Europe or America. | |
| 20. Toynbee`s History | the pope paid Jizya |
3.6. Quadrivium: History: American
| 1. A People`s History of the United States : 1492-Present | A revisionist look at American History through non-white eyes |
| 2. Adam Smith`s Mistake | About Adam Smiths mistake with `supply and demand` |
| 3. African Muslims in Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles | A Non-Muslim moved to prove that there were Muslims in the African Slaves. (Indirectly from Malcolm X and Alex Haley) |
| 4. Black Like Me | What happened when a White man dressed like a black man back in the 60`s. |
| 5. George Washington`s Farewell Address | Whether he lived up to it or not, is his business. Not my business. This is truth. He`s speaking truth |
| This is the Cherry tree. This is Truth | |
| 7. Hobbes: On the Citizen | Speaks of human inalienable rights. |
| 8. Islam in the United States of America | |
| 9. Letter from the Birmingham Jail | |
| 10. Lincoln`s Greatest Speech : The Second Inaugural | How the civil war was unfinished business of the War of Independence. (Hey, don`t look at me, I just publish what SHY says) |
| He blames the civil war on the sins of the American People; visavis the black people. And people accepted his criticism. | |
| 12. Pat Buchanan | Not recommended, but an author SHY reads for his ideas against Islam |
| 13. Roots | How Malcolm X effected Alex Haley enough to create this book/movie |
| 14. Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas | I recommend for all of you to read |
| 15. The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite | |
| 16. The Jefferson Bible | He never recommended it, but he mentioned it once |
| How Jefferson was a materialist and removed all the miracles from the Gospel. | |
| 18. Thomas Jefferson : Writings : Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia | |
| 19. Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration | Locke is one of the key ideologies behind the founding of America |
3.8. Quadrivium: History: Eastern
| 1. Colonizer and the Colonized | |
| 2. History of Islamic Spain | |
| 3. History of Spain | |
| Watts should know better | |
| Not recommended - mentioned only. | |
| 6. Islam in Britain, 1558-1685 | |
| 7. Social Reform in Syria | How the west dismantled all Islamic Religious institutions |
| 8. The Devil`s Horsemen: The Mongol Invasion of Europe | Chambers. SH loves to talk about the Mongols. (Munawar Recommended, Not SH) |
| 9. The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 | How the Chechnyans maintained their dignity in the Gulag. |
| 10. The Venture of Islam | How Muslims were the first cartographers, and that maps were originally `south side up` |
| He has a section on Qalam |
4. Quadrivium: History: Great People
| 1. Al Ghazali: On the Duties of Brotherhood | |
| 2. An-Nawawi`s Forty Hadith | The class `The 40 Hadith` was based on this book. |
| 3. Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas | Crazy Horse was mentioned also. |
| 4. Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires | This book is worth reading. |
| 5. Geronimo: His Own Story | Forget the biographies on A&E, hear it from the lips of the original guerilla himself. |
| 6. Malcolm X: The Last Speeches | This book was not recommended, but SH did mention the difference in Malcolm`s last speeches (After Hajj) vs those before his Hajj. |
| 7. Story of My Life | there cannot be intelligence without communication |
| 8. Zarruq, the Sufi: A guide in the way and a leader to the truth : a biographical and critical study of a mystic from North Africa | SHY loves to quote `Sidi Ahmad Zarruq`. The book `Poor Mans Book of Assistance` is untranslated. |
4.1. Quadrivium: Art
| 1. Critique of Pure Reason | |
| 2. In the Shade of the Tree: A Photographic Odyssey Through the Muslim World | Sanders & SHY travelled together, and he even has a foreward in this book. |
4.2. Quadrivium: Music
| 1. The Music of the Arabs | How Hamza el-Din (hamzaeldin.com) gave/recommended the book `kitab al-músigd al-kabir` By `Al-Faraji`. This book mentions it. |
4.3. Contemporary Sciences: Education/Pedagogy
Heading which book should be listed under| 1. How to Read a Book | |
| 2. How to Speak, How to Listen | SHY was at a workshop presided by this author. |
| 3. Instruction of the Student: The Method of Learning | This book should be a starting point for the revival of the Islamic intellectual tradition that has always been the preamble to Islamic Renaissance. |
| 4. Rise of Colleges: Institutions of Learning in Islam and the West | |
| 5. To Renew America | Newt Gingrich was recommended, not this book particularly. |
| Read Newt Gingrich`s book... |
4.5. Contemporary Sciences: Education/Pedagogy: Homeschooling
| 1. A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling | I Highly Recommend this book |
| 2. A Is for Ox : The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age | A brilliant book |
| 3. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling | SHY advocates John Taylor Gatto`s books. The AlhambraProductions.com webpage also pushes: *`Homeschooling for Excellence` |
| 4. Evolutions End : Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence | Here`s a book that I think everyone here should read. |
| This is an amazing book | |
| 6. Homeschooling for Excellence | |
| 7. The Disappearance of Childhood | How `adolesence` is a post-modernist created idea. |
| 8. The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School |
4.6. Contemporary Sciences: Social Studies
| 1. Bell Curve | How statistics can be used to prove anything. In this case that Blacks are stupid. Not recommended, rather mentioned in SHY`s speech. Bell Curve by Richard Herrnstein. |
| 2. Born to Rebel | How birth order, sibling rivarly, and parental attention effects social structures. |
| 3. Brain Sex : The Real Difference Between Men and Women | The difference between men and women...I dont think there`s any religious significance to this book. |
| She has said that it is categorically undeniable now, that there are certain intellectual capacities, in which men supercede women. | |
| ...and read that book, it`s enlightening. It`s really good | |
| ...A book you should all read | |
| 7. Brave New World | Mentioned, not Recommended |
| 8. Envy: A Theory of Social Behavior | A fascinating book |
| 9. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience | |
| 10. How the other half dies: The real reasons for world hunger | Worth Reading |
| 11. I`m Dysfunctional, You`re Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help Fashions | |
| 12. Magical Child | Chilton Pierce was recommended, not this book particularly. |
| How highest spiritual receptibility and change, occurs in the teen years. | |
| 14. Pedagogy of Freedom | Powerless people lack language |
| 15. Pedagogy of the Oppressed | Poweless people lack language |
| 16. The BOOK OF VIRTUES | |
| 17. The Culture of Disbelief | In Secular States, we allow people to have God as a hobby. |
| 18. The Roots of the Self: Unraveling the Mystery of Who We Are | How the Sahaba had `The Flow` while they were with the Prophet, yet the rest of us must seek it |
| 19. The Sibling Society | How society has changed for the worse |
| 20. The Story of Eve | somewhat problematic, but some basic points are good. |
| 21. Toxic Parents | Mentioned, not recommended. How we`ve become a Blame Society. (Hence the title of this book) |
| 22. VITAL LIES SIMPLE TRUTHS: The Psychology of Self Deception |
4.8. Contemporary Sciences: Social Studies: War
| 1. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society | How todays society has desensitized us from Killing. |
| It`s worth reading | |
| How video games are used to desensitize children to kill | |
| 4. The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians: Why It Has Always Failed and Why It Will Fail Again | Caleb Carr is the most brilliant military historian... |
| All attacks against civilians is terrorism | |
| 6. War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning |
5. Contemporary Sciences: Social Studies: For the elimination of TV
| 1. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business | If you love Lewis Mumford, then you`ll love this |
| 2. Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television | |
| 3. How to Watch TV News | |
| 4. The Evil Eye | SHY searched for this book for many years and was unable to find it until recently. It was written in the 50s, and SHY was interested in seeing what the understanding back then was, around TV, hypnosis, and subconcious advertising. |
| 5. The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers and Family Life | Reasons not to watch TV. |
5.2. Contemporary Sciences: Social Studies: Politics
| 1. A Fate Worse Than Debt | |
| 2. After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy | I`m not making any money for saying this, but I think Muslims should read this book |
| Ive read Chomsky, Daniel Pipes, David Horowitz, Bernard Lewis, Edward Saeed... | |
| 4. All the Shahs Men | Eisenhower`s Role in the Iranian Coup |
| 5. Civilization on trial | |
| 6. Communist Manifesto, The | If you read his book...you know |
| I don`t think he wanted to recommend this book, but he mentioned it. | |
| 8. Deterring Democracy | |
| 9. Hard Power, Soft Power And the Future of Transatlantic Relations | An Interesting Book |
| 10. Herald Tribune | SHY read an article on the Muslim Cosmologist `Bruno` |
| 11. HT | |
| 12. Ill Fares the Land: Essays on Food, Hunger, and Power | |
| 13. Mirror of Production | |
| 14. Neoconservatism | SHY recommended any book by Leo Strauss on Neo-Conservatism. |
| 15. On Liberty and Utilitarianism | |
| 16. STORY OF CIVILIZATION, VOL IV: AGE OF FAITH : VOLUME IV | He talks about the peerless books and knowledge that was created by the...they call...golden age of Islam. |
| 17. The CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS AND THE REMAKING OF WORLD ORDER | Regarding the loss of the Caliphate, and its effect on Islam. |
| Not recommended - Mentioned. Specifically that Mr Huntington took his information from Ian Macdonald | |
| 19. The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization | Not recommended, but Pat B. was mentioned. This book wasn`t recommended, but I think this was the one SHY was indicating. |
| 20. The Federalist Papers | |
| 21. The Great Big Book of Tomorrow: A Treasury of Cartoons | Only comedians can tell the truth anymore. SHY mentioned that he reads Tom Tommorows comic/cartoon. |
| 22. The Prince | |
| 23. The Vision of Islam | A Wonderful Book... |
| 24. What Went Wrong? | Ive read Chomsky, Daniel Pipes, David Horowitz, Bernard Lewis, Edward Saeed... |
| 25. Year 501: The Conquest Continues |
5.4. Contemporary Sciences: Social Studies: Terrorism
| 1. ARABISTS : THE ROMANCE OF AN AMERICAN ELITE | Why the CIA gets bored tapping Muslims |
| I wouldn`t buy it, but if you see it... | |
| 3. The Art of War | |
| 4. The Essential Koran: The Heart of Islam | with key Ayat highlighted. Specifically recommended for non-Muslims |
| 5. The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism | This is a monster we spawned ourselves |
| Info regarding the training of Osama by the CIA | |
| 7. THUNDER IN THE SKY | On the use and MISUSE of power (*hint* *hint*). Thomas Cleary (The Author) has lectured at Zaytuna before, and is possibly a friend of SHY (I`m guessing). |
| 8. Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why | Not Recommended, Mentioned in speech: Shaikh Hamza read this book after 9/11. |
5.5. Contemporary Sciences: Science
| 1. Grammatical Man: Information, Entropy, Language and Life | I`m not sure how this book relates to anything. But SHY reads a quote from the book and relates it to the Quran. |
| 2. Human Embryology | SHY owns a copy of this book due to the authors statements about Science and the Quran |
| The Introduction to this book states that the first accurate embryology statements were made in the Quran | |
| 4. In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations | |
| 5. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions | Regarding the theories of science vs the facts of science |
| A very profound book | |
| 7. Time Wars: The Primary Conflict in Human History Touchstone Books Paperback | |
| 8. Under Technology | |
| 9. Understanding the Present: Science and the Soul of Modern Man | The Damage incurred by Science on Man |
| On Western mans way of `knowing` |
5.7. Contemporary Sciences: Science: Medicine/Health
| 1. Healing Words : The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine | A book that I read. It`s a really interesting book on how prayer helps health. |
| 2. How to Raise a Healthy Child: In Spite of Your Doctor | Pretty much why you shouldn`t take your child to a doctor. |
| 3. Sa Vante`s Book | Protect your teeth, for they are more precious then diamonds |
| I cant find this book |
6. Contemporary Sciences: Science: Medicine/Health: Food
| 1. Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture | There`s a book that I recommend, which you can read |
| 2. Eating through the Seasons | On the specifics of eating specific foods at specific times. I can`t fnd this book anywhere. If you know where I can get it, please let me know. |
| 3. Food Combining and Digestion: Easy to Follow Techniques to Increase Stomach Power and Maximize Digestion | Very short, to the point. Excellent |
| 4. Food Combining Made Easy | Topic by SHY, Book recommended by Anthony Robbins |
| 5. Kitab buqrat fi§l-amrad al-biladiyya: Hippocrates: On endemic diseases (airs, waters and places) | Greek knowledge on Medicine, specifically food. Includes data on why cold climate cultures are more violent |
6.29999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Science: Medicine/Health: Meditation
| 1. Meditations |
6.39999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Self Help
| 1. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ | Not Dan Goleman`s best book, but still a good book |
| 2. Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment | He`s an Aikido Master |
| On the value of mastering, vs dabbling. In reference to a quote by Sidi Ahmed Zurruq, in `Foundations of the Spiritual Path`. | |
| 4. Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People | This speech was based on this book. SH indicated this book had some value |
| There is some knowledge in this book | |
| I only read it because so many Muslims were asking me about it. Suhanallah... You`re taking your deen from a Mormon? |
6.49999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Psychology
| 1. Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill : A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence | |
| How a small percentage of the population is adversely effected by the violence in media. |
6.69999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Psychology: Advertising
| 1. Adweek - National Ed | Where humans are bought and sold |
| 2. HIDDEN PERSUADERS | Dangers and reality of subliminal advertising. |
| 3. The Manchurian Candidate | We`re all under control |
| 4. The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities | We`re all under control |
| He always comes back to this book |
6.79999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Magic
| 1. Skeptic | A magazine debunking fake magicians |
| 2. Why People Believe Weird Things | Regarding superstition. Michael Shermer explains their origins |
6.89999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Misc
| 1. Life After Life : The Investigation of a Phenomenon-Survival of Bodily Death | At 17, I went to see him (Author Moody) lecture... |
| Sh Hamza`s near death experience led him to learn about this topic. One book on his path. | |
| How a women who committed suicide kept doing so until revived. |
7.09999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Misc: Movies
| 1. Bambi | |
| 2. Naqoyqatsi | Thanks to Naeem Randhawa for the tip |
| 3. Powaqqatsi - Life in Transformation | Thanks to Naeem Randhawa for the Reco |
| 4. The Parallax View | On why you can`t subvert the system from the inside |
7.29999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Misc: Non-Referred
| 1. Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power In a Violent World | |
| 2. Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens | |
| 3. The Right Man : The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush |
7.49999999999999. Contemporary Sciences: Misc: Books SH Wrote
| 1. Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart | |
| 2. The Content of Character: Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad |