A Dictionary of Islam Review

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A Dictionary of Islam ReviewA word of caution to anyone considering buying this book. Beware of where you are buying it. The edition I have (published in Pakistan by Ashraf) has the folling words on the inside cover "The publisher has very meticulously gone through the pages and has expunged the remarks deroatory to Islamic faith, published in the original edition. However, the reader is requested to point out to the publisher such expressions as may not be cononant with the basic principles of Islam"
As a result, large passages dealing with for example the wahabbi movement have been completely removed from the book an act especially puzzling as in the same preface it is pointed out that Thomas Patric Hughes gave "very special attention to the views of the wahhabis, as it is the author's conviction that they represent the earliest teachings of the Musllim faith as they came from Muhammad and his immediate successors"
A previous reviewer has pointed out that Kazi have also published an edition and due to them also being Wahabi/Saudi backed it may also suffer from the same form of censorship.
The book however, gives a worthwile brief introduction to Islam (even if it is highly coloured by it being from the perspective of the 19th century Indian subcontinent) a brief biography of the prophet Muhammad is provided as is an introduction to the Qur'an complete with recomended comentaries that are popular amongst sunni and Shia Muslims of the day (interesting especially in that the Saudi sponsored ibn Kathir commentary is not amongst the list)
It should be pointed out that this is not a complete dictionary of Islam and the author had no intention of it being so but rather an introduction to the subject. He has relied heavily on the works of E.W. Lane especially his book 'Manners and customs'A Dictionary of Islam Overview

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