No God but God by Reza Aslan
If you want to know how the religion of Islam started, what
the early Muslims were like and how the landscape changed politically,
culturally and in terms of faith as Islam spread across the world, this book is
for you.
The Story of the Quran by Ingrid Mattson
A short book that clarifies the religious, cultural and even
political significance of Islam’s holy book, the Quran. What role does this
book play in a Muslim’s life, who wrote it, what feelings do we have for it?
All these questions and more are answered by Mattson, who is a religious
scholar and teacher.
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong.
A must-read biography of the person revered by all Muslims.
Armstrong has written several books about Islam, and all are worth reading, but
this one is helpful for those who do not know much about the Prophet. It is an
unbiased, historical book that is much-needed today, regardless of your
religious beliefs.