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Modern Classics on Religion
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Judaeo-Christianity Zealot by Reza Aslan The Gospel in Brief – Leo Tolstoy The Cambridge History of Christianity The Cambridge History of the Bible How Jesus Became God – Bart Ehrman An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture by Issac Newton A History of Judaism – Martin Goodman The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy The historical Figure of Jesus – EP Sanders The Cambridge History of Judaism The Shape of Catholic Theology A History of Bible – John Barton Myth of God Incarnate – John Hick The New…
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Modern Classics on Kashmir
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published as on 21st August, 2022]
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Modern Classics on Islam
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022; Updated: 03 November, 2022] Hadith Misquoting Muhammad – Jonathan AC Brown Hadith – Muhammad’s Legacy – Jonathan AC Brown Hadith and Sunnah – Ideals and Realities Narrative Social Structure: Anatomy of hadith Transmission – Recep Senturk Hadith Literature: Its Origin and Development – Muhamad Zubayr Siddiqi Studies in Early Hadith Literature – Mustapha Azami Hadith Methodology and Literature – Mustapha Azami History After the Prophet Lezley Hazleton Islam – A Short History by Karen Armstron No God but God Reza Aslan Oxford History of Islam by John L Esposito Administrative and Cultural History…
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Holding Pride in Ancient Science
More than anyone else, I am fairly certain in my personal assessment that Muslims and Hindus hold huge pride in their ancient achievements. Each one claims to be the genesis of modern civilization and root of all modern knowledge. Irony dies a million deaths when we see the state of affairs in both the Muslim and Hindu nation, holding pride in Camel Urine and Cow Urine respectively and discovering medicinal benefits in Zam Zam Water and Ganges Water respectively, yet not able to sort out public health issues in their respctive nations. Understand the fact that everything that we know today and study in science is not a product of…
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Seeking Knowledge
Knowledge seeking is to be done with dedication and pains. It can’t be gained to its optimum levels otherwise, nor is depth in understanding ever gained without pains and dedication. Knowledge once acquired is to be spread into masses, that is how teachers are born and that is how knowledge grows. Xuan Zang was one of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India some 1300-1400 years ago. Though we can’t be certain about the purpose of the visit, but we can be fairly sure that the purpose was seeking knowledge and education. His stay at the Nalanda Buddhist Monastery and taking with himself almost half a thousand Sanskrit manuscripts speaks…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
