A muslim apostates defense of liberal democracy encounter books, december 2011 carries on the defense of the west started in defending the west. Ibn warraq is the highly acclaimed author of why i am not a muslim, virgins. Ibn warraq, the celebrated apostate, author of why i am not a muslim and of scholarly works on the koran, muhammad, and early islam, as well as polemical works in defense of the west, has now written the islam in islamic terrorism, showing, in the words of the islamic fundamentalists or, more exactly, revivalists themselves. I have collected everything significant i could find of his online, and put it all in one big zip file for you to download.
I28 1995 297dc20 956342 cip printed in the united states of america on acid free paper. Ibn warraq was born into a muslim family and grew up in a country that now describes itself as an islamic republic. Ibn warraq books list of books by author ibn warraq. What this book is instead, is an anthology of articles dealing with various aspects of the koran s origins, history, linguistics, and textual criticism. Where i will download pdf file of ibn warraq why i am not. He was brought up in pakistan, which was supposed to be an islamic republic.
The unequal treatment of women, the oppression of nonmuslims, the mingling of religious and state power, the disdain for freedom of opinion. Which koran variants, manuscripts, and the influence of pre. Classic essays on islams holy book, ibn warraq includes some. The origins of the koran is an attempt to remedy this deficiency by bringing together classic critical essays which raise key issues surrounding islam s holy book. He is also the editor of the origins of the koran, what the koran really says, leaving islam, the quest for the historical muhammad, and which koran. Editortranslator ibn warraq a pen name wrote in the preface to this 2000 book, i have written the introduction to this present anthology, first, with a view to helping nonspecialists familiarize themselves with not only the names of historians but also as many of the technical and semitechnical terms that they were likely to encounter on reading this volume.
It contains a collection of critical studies of the quran written over the past two centuries by historians and scholars of the middle east. When you read the quran, seek refuge with god from satan the outcast. See all books authored by ibn warraq, including the portable atheist. Ibn warraq is a pakistanienglish scholar who has written extensively on the history, literature, theology, culture and politics of islam, and on many other topics. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. He defines, describes, and defends western values, strengths and freedoms far too often taken for granted. He lashes out at the western intellectuals who instead of condemning the assassination order of a savage man like khomeini against salman rushdi, chose to criticize rushdi for his book the satanic.
He has no authority over those who believe and trust in their lord. Talal itani first read the quran 1992, in order to discredit it. Ibn amir of damascus according to hisham and ibn dakwan. Why i am not a muslim, a book written by ibn warraq, is a critique of islam and the quran. Ibn warraq is the penname of the author whose parents emigrated from india to pakistan as a result of the partition. His third essay, some aspects of the history of koran criticism, 700 ce to 2005 ce, could almost. Boeken van ibn warraq koop je eenvoudig online bij. Jan 12, 2002 this naturally leads to the most fascinating book ever written on the language of the koran, and if proved to be correct in its main thesis, probably the most important book ever written on the koran. Ophelia benson growing up in pakistan, ibn warraq learned to read the koran in arabic without understanding a word of it a common experience for thousands of muslim children. This volume rejects the notion that islams sacred text is error free and cannot be critically. Ibn kathir of mecca according to albazzi and qunbul 3. We, in the west in general, and the united states in particular, have witnessed over the last twenty years a slow erosio.
Ibn warraq is the highly acclaimed author of why i am not a muslim and defending the west. Ibn kathir of mecca according to albazzi and qunbul. Books by ibn warraq author of why i am not a muslim. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Read why the west is best a muslim apostates defense of liberal democracy by ibn warraq available from rakuten kobo. Ibn warraq is one of the most intelligent and important critics of islam living today. Few books about religion deserve the attribution courageous. Warraq is the vicepresident of the world encounter institute. He is the founder of the institute for the secularisation of islamic society isis and is formerly a senior research fellow at the center for inquiry, focusing on quranic criticism.
What the koran really says is a somewhat misleading title for ibn warraq s book since the subject is not islamic theology or koranic exegesis. Divided into four parts, this important anthology begins with theodor noldekes first truly scientific study of the koran. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the islamic timeline and has. He is the author of why i am not a muslim, what the koran really says, and virgins. Since then, talal has been studying the quran, researching it, and teaching it to others. Here is a new translation of the quran by talal itani, who kindly offered to post it as an ebook. He is the founder of the institute for the secularisation of islamic society and used to be a senior research fellow at the center for inquiry, focusing on quranic criticism. Even ibn mujahids seven provided fourteen possibilities since each of the seven was traced through two different transmitters, viz, 1. Box 1054, piscataway nj 088551054 the above observation makes the hypothesis advanced by those who see muhammad as the author of the.
Ibn warraq editor publication date 2002 topics quran, islamic history collection opensource. Where i will download pdf file of ibn warraq why i am not a muslim. Two of his principal arguments were the probity, or rather the lack of probity, of the earliest compilers and editors of preislamic poetry, and the fact that many putative preislamic poems contained words, phrases, and. His earliest memories are of his circumcision and first day at quran school, and his family still consider themselves muslims. Classic essays on islams holy book by warraq, ibn isbn.
Ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam. Despite the texts extraordinary significance, the origins of the koran are obscure in the extreme. The quest for the historical muhammad 2000, edited by ibn warraq, is an anthology of 15 studies examining the origins of islam and the quran. Classic essays on islams holy book, is a 1998 book edited by ibn warraq. Ibn amir of damascus according to hisham and ibn dakwan 4. The contributors argue that traditional islamic accounts of its history and the origins of the quran are fictitious and based on historical revisionism aimed at forging a religious arab identity. Classic essays on islam s holy book edited by ibn warraq.
It is courageous because it is as the term originally denoted full of heart coeur and courageous because it is an act of intellectual honesty and bravery, an act of faith rather than of faithlessness. David margoliouth warned us not to be too credulous about the authenticity of socalled preislamic poetry. May 12, 2017 ibn warraq, the celebrated apostate, author of why i am not a muslim and of scholarly works on the koran, muhammad, and early islam, as well as polemical works in defense of the west, has now written the islam in islamic terrorism, showing, in the words of the islamic fundamentalists or, more exactly, revivalists themselves. Prometheus books, 1998 summarised by sharon morad, leeds part one. What this book is instead, is an anthology of articles dealing with various aspects of the korans origins, history, linguistics, and textual criticism. It was first published by prometheus books in the usa in 1995. Apostates speak out by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2003, 471 pp. The quest for the historical muhammad ibn warraq wikipedia. Variants, manuscripts, and the influence of preislamic poetry by ibn warraq, ibn warraq isbn. Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and why i am not a muslim, and more on. Classic essays on islams holy book, edited by ibn warraq. A salutary shock from robert spencer, by ibn warraq, townhall, july 11, 2018.
They can quote the most important sources in islam, the quran and the sunnah, on all these standpoints. Classic essays on islams holy book by ibn warraq editor 3. Why the west is best ebook by ibn warraq rakuten kobo. I am a fellow at the westminster institute, fairfax, virginia, usa, a senior fellow at the london center for policy research, and a contributing editor to the new english.
Ibn warraq is the pen name of an author most famous for his criticism of islam. The ultimate ibn warraq collection common sense atheism. This book, edited by the rather nebulous personage of ibn warraq neither his full name nor his institutional affiliation, if any, are anywhere given, consists of thirteen previously published essays on the history and nature of the quranic text, twelve of them dating from the halfcentury between 1890 and 1940 and only the thirteenth dating from as recently as 1985. Ibn warraq is an independent scholar and former visiting fellow at the center for law and counterterrorism, a project of the foundation for defense of democracies. Classic essays on islams holy book edited by ibn warraq. The koran is held to be of eternal origin, recorded in heaven, lying as it does there upon the preserved table suras 85. As a scholar of islam myself, i find ibn warraqs attitude to be very refreshing, and his scholarship for the most part to be accurate and devastating in pinpointing weaknesses in muslim orthodoxy. What the koran really says is a somewhat misleading title for ibn warraqs book since the subject is not islamic theology or koranic exegesis. Also of interest are suggestions that coptic and other christian sources heavily influenced much of the. Ibn warraq, theodor noldeke, leone caetani, alphonse mingana, arthur jeffery, david samuel margoliouth, abraham geiger, william st. The quran free pdf ebook english translation of the quran. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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