Reviewed by Abdul Hai Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1899, is a novella about Charles Marlow, a sailor who travels deep into the Congo in Africa to work for a European ivory-trading company. The story begins with an unnamed narrator recounting Marlow’s story to a group of men who are sitting…
Adraoui, Mohamed-Ali.Reviewed by Safaruk Chowdhury In Understanding Salafism, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui offers a timely, lucid, and analytically rich account of one of the most influential yet still misunderstood religious movements in contemporary Islam. Positioned within the Palgrave Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, the book – spanning fifteen years of research – stands…
Dr Israr AhmadReviewed by Abdul Hai Several prominent figures in modern Islamic history have demonstrated unwavering dedication, commitment, and a persistent desire for the revival of Islam. Despite numerous challenges and opposition, such individuals remained steadfast in their efforts to seize transformative moments in history. One notable figure in this regard is Dr Israr Ahmad….
Reviewed by Abdul Hai “O Amir!! When did you start enslaving people, when their mothers gave birth to them free?” Umar ibn Khattab (RA) “We missed the bus for industrial revolution, true but we missed the bus because the British Empire threw us under its wheels”. Dr Shashi Tharoor In a world often hostile to religion, particularly Islam, discussing Islam’s intellectual contributions…
Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia Prof Khairudin Aljunied. Reviewed Abdul Hai Malik ibn Anas (711 CE -795 CE), a distinguished jurist and founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, made a perceptive statement affirming that the reformation of the later portion of the Muslim nation, known as the Ummah, can only be achieved through…
Dr. Mustafa Sibai Reviewed by Abdul Hai “Hand the secular Arab a glass of urine, and tell him that it is wine. He will not only pretend to enjoy it, he will enjoy it.”Abdal Hakim Murad “What did the Muslims and Arabs do for the world?” was the passionate cry of an Arab secularist on…
Reviewed by: Alaa Dean Alzalam The aim of this essay is to critically review Fikret Adanir’s (2006) chapter on Ottoman history which focuses on the ‘semi-autonomous provincial forces in the Balkans and Anatolia’. The critical review will be structured accordingly: introduction, discussion and conclusion. Firstly, the Introduction highlights Adanir’s overarching thesis, that the rise of…
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” Naylor, Paul. From Rebels to Rulers, Writing Legitimacy in the early Sokoto State. Great Britain. James Currey, 2021. pp. xxii,199. £60.00 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978-1847012708. Reviewed by: Abdul Hai. “There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their historians, the history of…
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” Palestine. A Four Thousand Year History. Prof: Nur Masalha Reviwed by Abdul Hai “If I don’t steal it, someone else will steal it.” Jacob. Israeli Settler. In the film The Kingdom of Heaven when Saladin, played by Ghassan Massoud, was asked by Balian…
Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain, 1492-1614 Matthew Carr Reviewed by Abdul Hai “And you who are living in luxury beyond the sea enjoying life, you who have the strength and power in your homelands, Have you no news of the people of Andalus, for riders have carried forth what men have said…
Lessons in Islamic History Shaykh Muhammad Al-Khudari Bak Al-Bajuri Translator: Mariam Madge Conlan Reviewed by Abdul Hai “A community receives light from its history. And it becomes aware of itself by the remembrance of its history”. Allama Iqbal One of the salaf said, “We learned Islamic history just like we learned a surah from the…
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India Dr Shashi Tharoor. Reviewed by Abdul Hai The British writer and historian Alex Von Tunzelmann in her book Indian Summer made a very interesting historical observation that really collaborates well with the claims of the Inglorious…
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