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Islam and Dialogue

This is a selected list of resources. It is not comprehensive. We welcome outside suggestions.

Non-Web Resources:

Books

Abu-Nimer, Mohammed. 1999. Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, and Change: Arab-Jewish Encounters in Israel . New York : State University of New York Press.

Al ‘Alwani, Taha Jabir. 1401AH-1981 AC. The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam . Virginia : The International Institute of Islamic Thought. Also available on line at http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/

Al-Ghazali, Muhammad, trans., August 2004. A. H. Muslim Character : An American-English Translation of Muhammad al-Ghazali's Khuluq al-Muslim . Chicago : Library of Islam, Kazi Publications.

Al Hasani, Sayyed Abdul Hayy. 2003. Tahdhib al Akhlaq: A Hadith Guide for Personal and Social Conduct. Leicester , UK : Islamic Academy.

Al-Jawziyyah, Ibn Qayyim. Patience and Gratitude. London : Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd.

Al-Jirari, Abbas. 1420H / 2000. Dialogue from Islamic Point of View. Rabat : ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Al-Kasnazani al-Husseini, Shaikh Muhammad. trans. 1989. Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Gaylani. “Jila' al-Khatir," Baghdad : Ishtar Press. Also available on line at http://www.quranicstudies.com/viewbook24.html

Al-Kaysi, Marwan Ibrahim. 1989. Morals and Manners in Islam. Leicester , UK : Islamic Foundation.

Al-Jazairi, Abu Bakr and Shaykh Abu Bakr. 1998. Islamic Etiquette. Riyadh: Darussalam Publishers.

Altwaijri, Abdulaziz Othman. 1418H / 1997. Future Prospects of Muslim-Western Dialogue. Rabat , Morocco : ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

An-Nawawi, Imam, trans. 2003. Etiquette with the Quran : English translation of Al-Tibyan fi Adab Hamalat al-Qur'an. Chicago : Starlatch Press.

Baqir as-Sadr, Ayatullah Muhammad. Trans. Our Philosophy. London : Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Also available on line at http://www.al-islam.org/philosophy/

Esack, Farid. 1997, Reprinted 1998. Qur'an Liberation & Pluralism: An Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity Against Oppression. Oxford : Oneworld.

Esposito, John L. and Zafar Ishaq Ansari, Eds. 2001. Muslims and the West: Encounter and Dialogue. Islamabad : Islamic Research Institute.

Ghudda, Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu. 2001. Islamic Manners. Swansea , UK : Awakening Publications.

Fischer, Michael M. J and Mehdi Abedi. 1990. Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press.

Laming, Shahibuddin. 2000. Knowledge in Human Society (Selected Themes of Al-Qur'an). Kuala Lumpur : A.S. Noordeen.

Martin, Richard C. Islam, a Cutural Perspective. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982

Matthews, Daud R. 1425H/2004. Presenting Islam in the West: Introduction. Leicester, UK : Islamic Academy.

Quasem, Abul M., Al-Ghazali's ethics. 1974 ­ 1975, A3, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh , 25-103. Edited and published as: The Ethics of al-Ghazali: a Composite Ethics in Islam. Malaysia.(1975) with an introduction by W. M. Watt, reprinted by Caravan books, New York 1978. Also available on line at http://www.ghazali.org/books/abulqasem.pdf

Sakr, Ahmad. 1999. Da'wah Through Dialogue. Chicago : Foundation for Islamic Knowledge

Talukdar, Mohammad H. R. 2003. Science in the Sublime Morals and Manners of Prophet Muhammad (saw) Mohammad. Kuala Lumpur : A.S. Noordeen

Von Denffer, Ahmad. 1991. Dialogue Between Christians And Muslims Part 1-3. Leicestershire: The Islamic Foundation.

Yahya, Harun. 2003. The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an. Global Publishing.

Yahya, Harun. 2003. Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an. Shafiq Books.

Journals, Newsletters, Articles and Guides

Al-Qaradawi, Yusuf. 1425H/2005. “Methodology of religious discourse as outlined by the Holy Koran, Rabat ,” Islam Today , ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Elahi, Imam Mohammad Ali. 2002. “9-11 First Anniversary, Islam Under Attack,” Dearborn Heights : Islamic House of Wisdom.

Engineer, Asghar Ali. 2002. “Da‘wah or Dialogue,” Islam and Modern Age. Institute of Islamic Studies and Centre for Study of Society and Secularism. Also available on line at http://ecumene.org/IIS/csss80.htm

Safi, Louay M. 2001. Editorial for “ Overcoming the Cultural Divide,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. Herndon: Volume 18, Fall. Number 4

Siddiqi, Muzammil 2001. “An Islamic Approach to Pluralism,” Solomon-Tenenbaum and Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Lectureship. University of South Carolina in Columbia

Siddiqi, Muzammil. 2001. “How an Islamic Leader Views Dialogue,” Origins: CNS Documentary Service, 30, 41. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

Biographies and Indexes

Index Islamicus REF/INDEX D 199.33 .L32

O'Donnell, Patrick S. 2003. Islamic Studies: A Bibliography (Books in English) PDF file http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/img/assets/5495/Islamic_Studies_bibliog.pdf

Dialogue Organizations

Global Dialogue Institute. GDI Anthology, Envisioning a Global Ethic

ISESCO, The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Rabat, Morocco.

Online Resources:

Books

al ‘Alwani, Taha Jabir. 1401AH-1981 AC. The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam . Virginia : The International Institute of Islamic Thought. http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/

Al-Jirari, Abbas. 1420H / 2000. Dialogue from Islamic Point of View. Rabat : ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Al-Kasnazani al-Husseini, Shaikh Muhammad. trans. 1989. Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Gaylani. “Jila' al-Khatir," Baghdad : Ishtar Press.

Altwaijri, Abdulaziz Othman. 1418H / 1997 . Future Prospects of Muslim-Western Dialogue. Rabat : ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

A Shi'ite Encyclopedia. Version 2.0 October 1995, Revised January 2001. http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/

Baqir as-Sadr, Ayatullah Muhammad. Trans. Our Philosophy. London : Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Journals, Newsletters, Articles and Guides

Al-Barbahaaree, Imam. 1995. “Prohibition of Disputation in Religion,” Al-Haneef Publications. Islaam.com.http://islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=350

Al-Bosnawi, Isa. "Islam & The Concept of Friendship," islaam.com.

Al-Qaradawi, Yusuf. 1425H/2005. “Methodology of religious discourse as outlined by the Holy Koran, Rabat ,” Islam Today , ISESCO, Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The American Islamic Congress. "A New Guide to Muslim Interfaith Dialogue."

Al-Samak, Muhammad Nimr. 2005. The Culture ‘Of Knowing One Another' In Islam. World Council of the Islamic Call.

Co-Chairmen's Report. 1425 H/2004. "…to improve constructive dialogue and co-operation between Islamic organizations and communities from different regions." (Paper presented at the International Conference of Islamic Scholars Jakarta, 23-25 February, 2004). Embassy of Indonesia . Bangkok . Thailand.

Elahi, Imam Mohammad Ali. 2002. “9-11 First Anniversary, Islam Under Attack,” Dearborn Heights : Islamic House of Wisdom.

Engineer, Asghar Ali. 2002. “Da‘wah or Dialogue,” Islam and Modern Age. Institute of Islamic Studies and Centre for Study of Society and Secularism.http://ecumene.org/IIS/csss80.htm

Fadlallah, Sayyed Muhammed Hussein. "Dialogue and Dispute." Islamicinsights. Bayynat

Fadlallah, Sayyed Muhammed Hussein. "The Dialogue with the other: No taboos in dialogue,"Islamicinsights. Bayynat.

Ghudda, Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu. 2001. "Islamic Manners: The Art of Listening," UK : Awakening Publications.http://islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=592

Ghudda, Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu. 2001. "Islamic Manners: Discussions and Debates," UK : Awakening Publicationshttp://islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=595

Inayatullah, Sohail. 1996. “Alternative Futures for the Islamic Ummah,” Metafuture.org Articles . Revised. (paper presented at Islamic Development Conference Meeting on the Islamic Ummah. March 1996).http://www.metafuture.org/Articles/AltFuturesUmmah.htm#_edn1

Judge, Anthony. 1998. "Typology of 12 complementary dialogue modes essential to sustainable dialogue." Laetus in Praesens.http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/docs/typdial.php

Mujahid, Abdul Malik. Shura In The Family: Why We Need It, How To Do It. Islam, the Modern Religion. Bridgeview , IL.

SoundVision.comhttp://www.themodernreligion.com/family/shura.html

Quasem, Abul M., Al-Ghazali's ethics. 1974 ­ 1975, A3, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh , 25-103. Edited and published as: The ethics of al-Ghazali: a composite ethics in Islam. Malaysia.(1975) with an introduction by W. M. Watt, reprinted by Caravan books, New York 1978. (PDF Working Paperhttp://www.ghazali.org/books/abulqasem.pdf

Ramos, Danielle. The Veiled Ummah Of Islam Find Their Voices On The Internet, Final Thesis. New York . New York University. http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/joe/ramos1.html

Royer, Ismail. 2002. “Is a Clash of Civilizations Unavoidable? A Western View.” Interview with Graham Fuller.

Safi, Louay M. 2001. Editorial for “ Overcoming the Cultural Divide,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. Herndon: Volume 18, Fall. Number 4.

Safi , Louay. 2004. “The Creative Mission of Muslim Minorities in the West; Synthesizing the Ethos of Islam and Modernity.” Presented at Fiqh Today: Muslim as Minorities, organized by AMSS UK and Muslim College , Westminister University , London , England , February 21, 2004.http://lsinsight.org/articles/Current/MuslimMinorities.htm

Siddiqi, Muzammil 2001. “An Islamic Approach to Pluralism,” Solomon-Tenenbaum and Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Lectureship. University of South Carolina in Columbia

Siddiqi, Muzammil. 2001. “How an Islamic Leader Views Dialogue,” Origins: CNS Documentary Service, 30, 41. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

Zaheer, Khalid. 2002. “Religious Tolerance: An Islamic Perspective,” Understanding Islam. Pakistan.

Biographies, Indexes and Mega Sites

Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict . Dialogue Search.http://www.beyondintractability.org/

The Global Dialogue Institute.http://institute.jesdialogue.org/

Godlas, Alan. "Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and Religion". Resources for Studying Islam and the Diverse Perspectives of Muslims.http://www.uga.edu/islam/

Godlas, Alan. Sufism -- Sufis -- Sufi Orders. Sufism's Many Paths.HTTP://www.uga.edu/islam/Sufism.html

Judge, Anthony. 1998. "Typology of 12 complementary dialogue modes essential to sustainable dialogue." Laetus in Praesens.http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/

National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation. Resources for Understanding.http://www.thataway.org/

Traubman, Libby and Len. The Public Peace Process Resources and Inspiration. Foundation for Global Community.http://traubman.igc.org/peace.htm#resources

Online Muslim Dialogue Groups

The Culture ‘Of Knowing One Another' In Islam. World Council of the Islamic Call.

Online Video of 'Lita'arafu' (So That We May Know Each Other) Conference.

Dialogue with Islam. London based, forum style. Has Audio online of events.

MiddleEastAbrahamicForum@groups.msn.com (Multi topic online group, dialogue through forum).

Online Dialogue Group. Sufis Without Borders. (Online discussion/dialogue group with international participants from many Sufi orders and perspectives, interested non-Sufis, and scholars).http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sufis_without_borders/

Rifai Order. Sohbet. 2005. Sufi Dialogue w/ English Translation. Audio downloads of actual dialogue.

Organizations, Groups and Online Dialogical Groups

The American Islamic Congress

The American Muslim (TAM)

The Dialogue Project New York

Foundation for Global Community

Harun Yahya, An Invitation to the Truth

International Society for Dialogical Science

Muslim Students for Dialogue, University of Southern California.

MidEast Web

Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education (NFIE)

Qadiri Rifai Sufi Order