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Frequently Asked Questions: Part 13
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This message is automatically posted to 'soc.religion.islam'
every month and when updated. This lists answers to most
commonly asked questions on the forum. Contributions & changes
are requested and should be directed to: [email protected]

OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the
index.

Part 1 - Welcome & Index
Part 2 - Info on Islamic News Groups
Part 3 - Introduction to Islam
Part 4 - God & Worship
Part 5 - Islam, Quran & Muhammad (PBUH)
Part 6 - Marriage Laws in Islam
Part 7 - Women In Islam
Part 8 - Life after Death, Moral System & Human rights in Islam
Part 9 - Islam: Prophethood, Jesus & Trinity
Part 10 - Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X
Part 11 - Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet
Part 12 - Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet
Part 13 - Islamic Literature: Books & Video
Part 14 - Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time Table for 1994
Part 15 - Misc: List of Halal Foods

________________________________________________________

PART 13: Islamic Literature: Books & Video

Contents

--Articles--
1. Introduction ..............................................................
2. Introductory Material on Islam ............................................
3. Free Books on Islam .......................................................
4. List of Islamic Book Sellers ..............................................
--Announcements--
5. Archive Info ..............................................................
6. Credits ...................................................................

Articles .....................................................................

1. Introduction ..............................................................

This covers some books recommended by Islamic Centers for those seeking
more insight or further reading of Islam. Books & videos from Islamic
Centers are available at a subsidized cost. A number of places offer
free Islamic books as documented.

Should you like to talk to someone about the questions on Islam, the
Institute of Islamic Information & Education has offered to help. They
can be contacted at:

Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O. Box 41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.; Fax:
(312) 777-7199;

Email queries to the author of this FAQ ([email protected]) will be
forwarded to III&E for a response.

2. Introductory Material on Islam ............................................

Introductory Book on Islam:

ISLAM IN FOCUS by Hammudah Adbalati
Available from:

Islamic Center of Southern California
434 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 384-5783

English Translation of Holy Quran:

By Yusuf Ali, also available from Islamic Center (above).

Video: Story of Islam:

"The Message" Parts 1 & 2

Available from Islamic Center (above).

3. Free Books on Islam .......................................................

SOURCE-1:
The Islamic Propagation Center
45/47/49 Madressa Arcade
Durban 4001
Repuplic of South Africa
Tel : (031) 32-9518

List of Free books :

|) What the Bible says about Mohammed.
2) What was the sign of Jonah?
3) Who moved the stone?
4) Resurrection or resuscitation?
5) Is the Bible God's word?
6) What is His name?
7) The god that never was.
8) Islam's answer to the racial problem.
9) Christ in Islam.
10) Crucifixion or crucifiction?
11) The Muslim at prayer.
12) Mohammed-The Prophet of Islam.

SOURCE-2: Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)

Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O. Box 41129,
Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.;

Brochures on Islam are available.

SOURCE-3: World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)

WAMY
P.O. Box. 8096
Falls Church, VA 22041

They give out most of the books for free.

(Courtesy: IINN)

4. List of Islamic Book Sellers ..............................................

By: John E Hinton ([email protected])

The following is a list of publishers, organizations and booksellers
that deal in books on Islam or the Middle East or sell Arabic and
Persian books. I invite additions to this list, which I will update
periodically.

Adab Books 47 Newnham Road Cambridge CB39E4, England

Aman Books 58 Elliot Street Brattleboro, VT 05301

Americans for Middle East Understanding Room 771, 475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115 tel. 212-870-2149

Anthony C. Hall Antiquarian Bookseller 30, Staines Road Twickenham,
Middlesex, England

Antiquariea Bookseller 152 Queens Road Buckhurst Hill Essex, England

Al-Arab Bookshop 28, Faggalah Street Cairo, Egypt tel. 908025

Al Saqi Books 26 Westbourne Grove London W2 5RH, England

Al-Hawadeth 529 14th Street Suite 1070 Washington, DC 20045

A.M.S. Press, Inc. 56 East 13th Street New York, NY 10003

Arabic World and Islamic Resources and School Services 2095 Rose St.,
Suite 4 Berkeley, CA 94709 Tel. 510-704-0517

Arthur Probsthaim Oriental Bookseller 41 Ct Russel Street London,
England WCL

Bibliotheca Islamica, Inc. Box 1536 Chicago, Illinois 60690

Bisan Press and Publication PO Box 3396 San Mateo, CA 94403

Blackwell's Broad Street Oxford, England tel. 49111

Books International Imports, Inc. PO Box 6096 Mclean, VA 22106 Tel.
703-821-8900

Books on Islam, Ltd. 240 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023

The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine 2435 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037 Tel. 202-338-1290

Curyon Press Grays Inn Road London, England WC1

Cyclamen Books PO Box 69 Leicester LE1 9EW England

Dar Majhar PO Box 56 Cambridge, MA 02238

Danesh Ltd. 21 Rostam Road Azadi Avenue Tehran, Iran

Database Project on Palestinian Human Rights 220 S. State Street #1308 1
Quincy Court Chicago, IL 60604 312-987-1830

David D. Bundy, Secretary Bulletin d'Arabe Chretien Schepererstraat, 2
3000 Louvain Belgium

David Loman Ltd. 12 Suffolk Road London SW13 9NB England

D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd. International Booksellers, Publsihers and
Subscription Agents H-12, Bali Nagar New Delhi - 110015 India

E.J. Brill Oriental Booksellers 41 Museum Street London WC1A 1LX England

Foundation for Iranian Studies 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington,
DC 200016

Frank Cass and Company Ltd. International Scholarly Book Services Inc.
PO Box 555 Forest Grove, Oregon 97116

Ferozoono Ltd. 60 Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Ayam Lahore, Pakistan

Free Islamic Literatures, Inc. PO Box 35844 Houston, TX 77235

George's Bookshop PO Box 220 Cairo, Egypt

Green Street Book Shop 5 Green Street Cambridge, CB2 3JU England

The Gulf Printing Press House Kuwait

Haydarabad Historical Society PO Box 1771 Cambridge, MA 02238

Hosains Books 25 Connaught Street London W2 England (Mrs. Yasmin Hosain)

I.A.P. Information office P.O. Box 741805 Dallas, TX 75374-1805, U.S.A.
For books on Palestinian issues.

International Book Centre PO Box 295 Troy, MI 48099 tel. 313-879-8436

International Book Exchange 35-16 Ditmars Blvd. Sutie 111 Astoria, NY
11105 1-800-7432 FAX 718-278-8026

International Institute of Islamic Thought PO Box 669 Herndon, VA 22070

Institute for Research and Islamic Studies PO Box 35844 Houston, TX
77235 713-721-1980

Ishk Book Service PO Box 176 Los Altos, CA 94022

Islamic Book Service 10900 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46231
317-839-8150

Islamic Books A.R. Bullock 62 Kelburne Road Oxford, England OX4 3SH

Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia & Africa Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies 4-chome Ni shi gahara Kita-ku, Tokyo 114
Japan

Institute for Women's Studies in Beirut University College 475 Riverside
Dr. Room 1846 New York, 10115

Inter Documentation Company Poststrasse 14 6300 Zug, Switzerland

International Centre for Research in Islamic Economics PO Box 16711
Jeddah 21474 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Islamic Foundation Markfield Dawah Centre Ratby Lane Markfield
Leicester LE6 0RN England

The Islamic Progatation Organization International Relations Department
PO Box 2782 Tehran, Iran

Islamic Texts Society 5 Green Street Cambridge CB2 3TU England, UK

Jahan Book Co. 116 Greenbank Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611

Joppa Books Ltd. 29 Milner Drive Cobham, Surrey KT11 2EZ England

Knightsbridge Books Ltd. 32 Store Street London WC1E 7BS England

Al-Majid Co. Ltd. 18-24 Westbourne Grove London W2 5RH England

Markaz al-Malik Faysal lil-Buhuth wa-al-Dirasat al-Islamiyah PO Box
51049 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mazda Publishers PO Box 2603 Costa Mesa, CA 92626

M.G. Noura 88o6 Parkview Ave. St. Paul, MN 55117 800-438-5048

Microform Review PO Box 1297 Weston, CT 06880

Middle East Bibliographic Services 12077 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 605
Los Angeles, CA 90025

MEBSI PO Box 7823 Austin, Texas 78713

The Middle East Institute 1761 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

Mizan Press PO Box 4065 Berkeley, CA 94705

Navrang Publishers & Booksellers RB-7 Inderpluri, New Delhi, 11012 India

New Pen Bond Publishers 3050 K Street NW, Suite #210 Washington, DC
20007 202-944-4444 800-959-BOND FAX 202-944-4443

New Rhine Publishers Nieuwe Rijn 83 2301 DA Leiden, PO Box 3023 The
Nederalnds

Nour E-Sham Book Centre PO Box 249 Damascus, Syria

Orient Press 26 Central Square Topkapi Cambridge, MA 02139

Otto Harrassowitz Internationale Buchhandlung Asien-Abteilung 6200
Wiesbaden, Germany

Oxford University Press Ely House 37 Dover Street London W1X 4AH

Palestine Human Rights Campaign 6902 North Clark Street Suite 2-A
Chicago, IL 60626 312-274-8686

Persian Book Mart PO Box 241574 Memphis, TN 38124

PHRIC-International 4753 North Broadway, Suite 930 Chicago, IL 60640
312-271-4492 FAX 312-271-3377

Press Office American University in Cairo 113 Kasr El Aini Street Cairo,
Egypt

Prints India Booksellers and Publishers 11, Darya Ganj New Delhi, 110002
India

Rashid Sales Co. 191 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 212-852-3295
Records and Cassettes.

Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture PO Box 16,
Gayrettepe Istanbul, Turkey

Secretary Islam & the Modern Age Society Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110025
India

Sheba Press 4085 Chain Bridge Road Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-5454

Smyrna Press PO Box 841 Suyvesant Station NY, New York 10009

SOLIPSIST PRESS PO Box 544 Sebastopol, CA 95473 707-874-1501 Specializes
in books on Islamic art and archaeology, and the historical Islamic
world.

Sorayya Publishers, Inc.
317 14th Ave., SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

South Asia Books
PO Box 502
Columbia, MO 65205
314-474-0116

South Asia Press
Box 1771
Cambridge, MA 02238
617-924-0809

Tehran Book Processing Centre
PO Box 11-1126
Tehran, Iran

United Arab Bureau
PO Box 471438
Forestville, MD 20747

Variokum 21a Pembridge London W11 3EQ, England

Vedams Books (P) Ltd.
12A/11 W.E. Area
New Delhi, 110005 India

W.B. O'Neill Old and Rare Books
11609 Hunters Green Court
Reston, VA 22091

William H. Allen, Bookseller
2031 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-563-3398

William Schneider Books
212 Seventeenth Street
Pacific Grove, California 93950

Announcements ................................................................

5. Archive Info ..............................................................

This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.

-- Anonymous FTP --

Login: anonymous
Password: Your e-mail address

Site: rtfm.mit.edu
Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/

Site: ftp.uu.net
Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/

Site: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Dir: /pub/calmsa/islam-faq/

-- E-MAIL --

Send E-mail to: [email protected]

Text of E-mail Message:

send usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/part13
quit

-- GOPHER --

Site: gopher.caltech.edu 70
Path: Computing Information/
CCO anonymous ftp archive/
pub/
calmsa/
islam-faq/

Site: latif.com 70
Path: Resources relating to Islam/
Soc.Religion.Islam

-- World-Wide-Web (WWW) --

One recommended interface is 'mosaic,' below are mosaic 'home pages.'

URL at USENET Archive site:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/islam-faq/faq.html

URL at Caltech MSA site:
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa/links.html

6. Credits ...................................................................

The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.

-- FORMAT --

The format of the FAQ series has been done by utilizing resources of
Islamic Information & News Network (IINN). A custom program, Nebula,
written by editors of IINN for generating newsletters has been used.

What is IINN?

Islamic Information & News Network is a forum dedicated to educate the
network community on issues relating to Islam and Muslims in an academic
& non-political environment. Weekly digest is available on internet by
subscribing to [email protected] (A Bitnet listserv list) and on
USENET: bit.listserv.muslims.

-- Permissions --

Permission to post this multi-part FAQ has been obtained by the
following:

o Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)
o Islamic Information & News Network ([email protected])
o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)

# End of Islam FAQ Part 13 #