Son of Karbala: The Spiritual Journey of an Iraqi Muslim

click here for more details, find new or used items	Shaykh Fadhialla Haeri Our price £9.89 (£14.99) New from £3.39 Used from £2.45 Pages: 240 (Paperback) ISBN: 1905047517 Pub: O Books Pub date: 2006-04-13 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 458739

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A fascinating and insightful read. (3/3 people found this helpful)

This is a really rewarding read for anyone interested in Islam, Muslims, the modern Middle East and the perennial search for truth! It's also a rare and unusual life-story, free of any posturing or religious self-righteousness, full of lucid observations about modern life through the eyes of western educated Muslim. Humorous if not hilarious in parts, especially where he recounts his early culture-clash encounters as a student in mid-fifties Britain, Son of Karbala is rich with stories that give you insights into Muslim culture and belief that humanizes Muslims.

With all that's been going on in the Middle East and Iraq and the way Islam has been given centre stage in the media spotlight, this book illuminates a vanished world and much more. The author's search for making sense of the human condition, of what it means to be a Muslim in today's world, of Islam, of the aspects of the modern Middle East and of the place of self-knowledge in such a journey is fascinating and compassionate. There are hardly any readable or engaging autobiographies from interesting or significant Muslim thinkers or writers, but this is one of them.

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