I28 1995 297dc20 956342 cip printed in the united states of america on acidfree paper. Live on live with ibn warraq, author of the islam in. Ibn warraq in islam, apostasy is still viewed as an almost unthinkable act, and in orthodox circles it is considered a crime punishable by death. Ibn warraq deserves ample credit for this excellent work, which others have called a companion of sorts to his own personal statement, why i. He publishes under the name of ibn warraq, a pseudonym traditionally used by critical thinkers in islam. Ibn warraq books list of books by author ibn warraq. The prophet always claimed islam s affiliation with the great religions of the jews, christians, and others.
Warraq is the vicepresident of the world encounter institute. The ultimate ibn warraq collection common sense atheism. He is also a senior editor for the popular angloamerican. Classic essays on islams holy book, edited by ibn warraq prometheus books. Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and why i am not a muslim, and more on. The islam in islamic terrorism ibn warraq download. Ibn warraq is a courageous writer on islam and a passionate defender of reason who continues to struggle on behalf of reason with a culture that seems to be at odds with. These former muslims, from all parts of the islamic world, recount how they slowly came to realize that the.
Ibn warraq is the highly acclaimed scholar of islam and author of why i am not a muslim and defending the west. Leaving islam apostates speak out ibn warraq, islam. Why the west is best my response to tariq ramadan city. No question, ibn warraqs leaving islam includes many important essays by former muslims, by birth or conversion, who subsequently renounced their faith. Apostates speak out is a 2003 book, authored and edited by exmuslim and secularist ibn warraq, that researches and documents cases of apostasy in islam. Ibn warraq is one of the most intelligent and important critics of islam living today. An apostasy, that is to say, leaving your religion in islam, is punishable by death. Muslim commentators such as alsharestani have acknowledged that the prophet transferred to islam the beliefs and practices of the heathen or pagan arabs, especially into the ceremonies of the pilgrimage to mecca. It also contains a collection of essays by exmuslims recounting their own experience in leaving the islamic religion. Ophelia benson growing up in pakistan, ibn warraq learned to read the koran in arabic without understanding a word of it a common experience for thousands of muslim children. Ibn warraq has provided a valuable collection of some of the most important critical studies of the koran over the past century. Ibn warraq, a convert from fundamentalist islam, explains passionately and vividly why islam, not just islamists, needs to be feared by muslims and nonmuslims alike.
Said and the unsaid, daniel martin varisco, university of washington press, 2008, 501 pp. Ibn warraq is a courageous writer on islam and a passionate defender of reason who continues to struggle on behalf of reason with a culture that seems to be at odds with reason. Its sacred book, the koran, is the subject of voluminous commentary, yet it rarely receives the kind of objective critical scrutiny that has been applied to the texts of the bible for over a. Many scholars refuse to take into account the beliefs of the terrorists, and many seem to think that islamic terrorism has emerged only in the last. A critique of edward saids orientalism, and which koran. Not even his family knows that he wrote the 1994 bestseller why i am not a muslim. The arab conquests and the position of nonmuslim subjects 214 vii viii w h y i. See all books authored by ibn warraq, including the portable atheist. Apostates speak out by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2003, 471 pp. Since 1998, ibn warraq has edited several books of koranic criticism and on the origins of islam, including leaving islam. It was first published by prometheus books in the united states in 1995. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help.
More than one hundred years ago western scholars began to investigate the origins of islam, using the highest standards of objective historical scholarship of the time. He is the founder of the institute for the secularisation of islamic society and used to be a senior research fellow at the center for inquiry, focusing on quranic criticism. Renowned scholar of islamic studies bernard lewis described the seriousness of leaving the islamic faith in the following dire terms. Dawkins have relied heavily on ibn warraqs writings for their information on islam, as. Why i am not a muslim download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
When the courtauld institute in london announced that they would be holding a. Did muhammad exist download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The importance of beliefs, ideas, and ideology ibn warraq many scholars refuse to take into account the beliefs of the terrorists, and many seem to think that islamic terrorism has emerged only in the last forty years or so. In his introductory chapter, ibn warraq reproduces a.
A critique of edward saids orientalism came out in august 2007 prometheus books, amherst, new york. He has been involved in the efforts of secular humanists in the west and elsewhere to bring secular values to the world. In this respect, his work, as in the preparation of this edited volume, is an indispensable tool for muslims themselves so they can wage their struggle for enlightenment and reform of their faith tradition. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the islamic timeline and has.
He helps his readers to understand using documentation of unarguable facts why islam is not the benevolent, peaceable and nonviolent religion the media, plus islamic imams. Ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam. Why i am not a muslim, a book written by ibn warraq, is a critique of islam and the quran. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The quest for the historical muhammad ibn warraq rage against the veil. In one of his early works the traditionalist writer frithjof schuon makes an acute observation about the mentality of muslims. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading leaving islam.
A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2007, 500 pp. Ibn warraq editor islam has worldwide influence, and even in the united states is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. Why i am not a muslim book by ibn warraq thriftbooks. Pdf ibn warraq why i am not a muslim bazil suciu academia. Apostasy the leaving of islam is a crime potentially punishable by death in many parts of the muslim world. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Apostates speak out is a 2003 book, authored and edited by ex muslim and secularist ibn warraq, that researches and documents cases of apostasy in islam. Apostates speak out 2003 free ebook download as pdf file. Apostasy was a crime as well as a sin, and the apostate was. Ibn warraq is a pakistanienglish scholar who has written extensively on the history, literature, theology, culture and politics of islam, and on many other topics. I have collected everything significant i could find of his online, and put it all in one big zip file for you to download. The title of the book is a homage to bertrand russells essay, why i am not a christian, in which russell criticizes the. Ibn warraq is on much stronger ground, in my view, when he attacks apologists for islam, including many who are or.
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