Relevant Reading

Recommended translations of the Qur'an

Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation, Commentary, available in various editions

Arthur J Arberry, The Koran, OUP, Oxford, 1985

Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur'an, Dar al-Andalus, Gibraltar, 1980

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Qur'an, available in various editions

Islam General

Ahmed, Akbar, Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World, I.B. Taurus, 1999

Ahmad, Khurshid [ed], Islam: Its Meaning and Message, London, 1976

Lings, Martin, Muhammad: His Life Based on Earliest Sources, Inner Tradition International Ltd, 1983

Mawdudi, Abul A'la, Towards Understanding Islam, Leicester, 1981

Nasr, Sayyed Hossain, The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity, Macmillan, 1994

Sarwar, Ghulam, Islam: Basic Beliefs and Teachings, The Muslim Educational Trust, 2003

Islam, Muslims and Britain

Ansari, Humayun, The Infidel Within, C. Hurst & Co. Ltd, 2004

Bari, Muhammad Abdul, Race, Religion and Muslim Identity in Britain, Renaissance Press, 2005

Mann, Bashir, The New Scots: The Story of Asians in Scotland, John Donald Publishers, 1992

Matar, Nabil, Islam in Britain 1558-1685, Cambridge University Press, 1998

Seddon, Muhammad Siddique et al, British Muslims: Loyalty and Belonging, The Islamic Foundation, 2003

Seddon, Muhammad Siddique et al, British Muslims; Between Assimilation and Segregation, The Islamic Foundation, 2004