Comments on: Understanding Islam: Your Feedback http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/07/25/understanding-islam-your-feedback/ Where Ideas are Valued.. and Evaluated Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:02:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Haider http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/07/25/understanding-islam-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Haider Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:05:33 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/?p=99#comment-1050 Salaam Hussain, I will be looking at Islam as a message, and what that message is intended to mean. I will look at the history of Islam to demonstrate how Islam has been interpreted in different ways, and why these interpretations arose. My audience are non-Muslims who are trying to make sense of a foreign - and seemingly hostile - religion, and Muslims who would like to develop a better understanding of how to understand their religion for themselves, rather than being spoon-fed interpretations they have no means of validating. I have an overall structure for the book, but I would definitely need to fine-tune my arguments so that they can make sense to people other than myself. P.S. I'll contact you by email to find out more about your trip! :) Salaam Hussain,

I will be looking at Islam as a message, and what that message is intended to mean. I will look at the history of Islam to demonstrate how Islam has been interpreted in different ways, and why these interpretations arose.

My audience are non-Muslims who are trying to make sense of a foreign – and seemingly hostile – religion, and Muslims who would like to develop a better understanding of how to understand their religion for themselves, rather than being spoon-fed interpretations they have no means of validating.

I have an overall structure for the book, but I would definitely need to fine-tune my arguments so that they can make sense to people other than myself.

P.S. I’ll contact you by email to find out more about your trip! :)

]]> By: Hussain http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/07/25/understanding-islam-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Hussain Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:48:21 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/?p=99#comment-1047 Salam Haider, Hope all is well.....well depends which aspect of Islam are you trying to explain...Historically or contexually......once you decide this then you can kind of structure your book. Who are your audience? P.S btw im back in London. Salam Haider,
Hope all is well…..well depends which aspect of Islam are you trying to explain…Historically or contexually……once you decide this then you can kind of structure your book. Who are your audience?
P.S btw im back in London.

]]> By: Haider http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/07/25/understanding-islam-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Haider Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:59:54 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/?p=99#comment-1017 Salaam Carly, the title may not be the one I will use for the book, but I refer to the project as such because this is the clearest and most descriptive title I can come up with. Salaam Carly, the title may not be the one I will use for the book, but I refer to the project as such because this is the clearest and most descriptive title I can come up with.

]]> By: carly http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/07/25/understanding-islam-your-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 carly Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:20:41 +0000 http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/?p=99#comment-1014 Salaam, Wow, what a huge topic to undertake. I think it will either be a colossal volume, or it should be distilled to particular crucial points. One very basic suggestion. the title, does it have to be "Understand Islam"? There are so many with this title already. Salaam,
Wow, what a huge topic to undertake. I think it will either be a colossal volume, or it should be distilled to particular crucial points.
One very basic suggestion. the title, does it have to be “Understand Islam”? There are so many with this title already.

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