Book Club: Muhammad & the Believers (encore)
Details
Muhammad and the Believers: at the origins of Islam
by Fred Donner.
"Donner's vision of an ecumenical Islam is thought-provoking . . . It sheds light on a world far more fluid and confused than the one we have come to expect from the usual storyline." - Christian C. Sahner, Times Literary Supplement.
Book is available at Foyles and elsewhere.
https://www.foyles.co.uk/book/muhammad-and-the-believers/fred-m-donner/9780674064140
Other books of interest (optional):
- Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum, Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri.
- Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, Martin Lings.
- History Of Islam, Volume One, by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi.
- The Quran, Introduction, translation by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem.
Venue
Blooms Coffee & Pizza
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yy7etKb94vU1wC5m6
Russell Square is the closest metro (underground) station.
Book Club Rules
- Reading the book (or any one of the book titles mentioned above) is required; even just reading a single chapter is acceptable.
- Discussion is centred around the book and its theme.
- No show is not appreciated. Please sign up if you are interested in reading and discussing books. In case you cannot make it anymore to the meeting, do let us know in good time.
