Not DEEP enough

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   I am a revert to Islam and am very 'historically minded'. I used to read a lot of really deep books on Biblical literature like what one finds here: https://www.logos.com/get-6/Standard?selectedBasePackageProductId=43523. 

When I go to Islamic bookstores, I am hard-pressed to find such deep literature on the pre-Islamic history of Abrahamic religion, of the Qur'anic revelation's relationship to other revelation and thought to the same depth as that I read in Christian scholarship on their roots and self understanding.

Is there anything like a comprehensive library of our best Islamic scholarship to match the link I sent above? And, if not, can we start creating something PLEASE! My soul is dying for deeper nourishment here!!!!!

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alBikaadi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter. Male Joined: 05 November 2014 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote alBikaadi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Not DEEP enough Posted: 05 November 2014 at 2:29pm
	I am a revert to Islam and am very 'historically minded'. I used to read a lot of really deep books on Biblical literature like what one finds here: https://www.logos.com/get-6/Standard?selectedBasePackageProductId=43523. When I go to Islamic bookstores, I am hard-pressed to find such deep literature on the pre-Islamic history of Abrahamic religion, of the Qur'anic revelation's relationship to other revelation and thought to the same depth as that I read in Christian scholarship on their roots and self understanding. Is there anything like a comprehensive library of our best Islamic scholarship to match the link I sent above? And, if not, can we start creating something PLEASE! My soul is dying for deeper nourishment here!!!!!

semar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Islam Joined: 11 March 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote semar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 November 2014 at 6:48pm
	Salam/Peace, This is not book, it's video, but I think he explain it very detail. Perhaps will be useful: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAEA99D24CA2F9A8F Edited by semar - 05 November 2014 at 6:49pm
	Salam/Peace, Semar "We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH) "1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"

Tim the plumber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 30 September 2014 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tim the plumber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 November 2014 at 10:17am
	If you wish to get a deeper perception of human history in general then I recommend Guns Germs and Steel. It is a history of civilization and attempts to answer the question of why it is that the West has triumphed. One of the most interesting bits in it was the information that the Chinese Island of Hinan had an industrial revolution and was producing 100,000 tonnes of iron a year in 1000AD. But the Emperor didn't like it so stopped it.