Wisdom of Islamic Civilization

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Wisdom of Islamic Civilization,
Small Paperback -132 pages,

by Dr M.A.J Beg.

A Miscellany of Islamic Quotations.

(Translated from the classical Arabic Literature, edited and complied with an Introduction)

Description : This book is a compilation of Islamic quotations from the Prophet of Islam, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the Sahabah (the Noble Companions) as well as from Muslim scholars and writers up to Ibn Khaldun. This book is intended for general readers and students alike.

Review : ''This book of Islamic quotations reveals traditional views on intellect, aesthetics, morality, politics and economics'' _{--- The Middle East Journal.}

Dr M.A.J. Beg ; Born in Gachahar, Dinajpur, in British India in 1944 and brought up and educated in East Pakistan, Dr Muhammad Beg obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Islamic history from Rajshahi University before he proceeded to Christ’s College, Cambridge University, where he obtained a doctorate in Middle Eastern history in 1971.

With the assistance of the late Dr Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj al-Din), the famed author of The Life of Muhammad, he was able to obtain temporary work at the British Museum in London and in 1972 he became a British citizen. Then he moved to Malaysia where he taught Islamic history at the National University of Malaysia for more than a decade. Thereafter, he moved to the University of Brunei Darussalam as an Associate Professor of Islamic history and civilization, and lectured there for four years.

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