Islamic Literature is a core subject for students pursuing a degree in English Language and Literature at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). For those of you who do not know what Islamic Literature is all about, it is literature written manuscripts with an Islamic perspective, in any language. People sometimes tend to generalize that any works in Arabic are islamic. Whereas, the famous "Arabian Nights" has no islamic value in it.
We studied this subject with Dr. Mahmudul Hasan, a very knowledgeable lecturer for this course. He knows what he is talking about. Among the works we studied were:
Hadrat Hassan bin Thabit’s (RA) poetry and a supporting article titled “Love of Muhammad”
Prophet Muhammad’s (SAWS) sermon at his last pilgrimage
Halide Edib’s “Turkish Women”
James Kritzeck’s “Introduction”
Jami’s “The Women of Memphis”
Sari Muhammad Pasha’s “Bribery”
Ibn Hazm’s “Falling in Love” and “Anxiety”
Nizam Al-Mulk’s “Advice to Governors”
Muhammad Kutb’s Islam the Misunderstood Religion
The objective of this course is to develop and create awareness among students about literary works, written and produced by Muslim scholars.
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