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A. Williams has given us an extremely interesting and readable introduction to Muslim culture and thought.
Further, he thinks some selections from philoso• phers like Averroes, dealing with the relation of religion and philosophy, could have enriched the book, as they would have made the diversity of Islam look a little more cons- picuous and could have given us an idea of .
to original sources and can serve as a very informative and reliable guide to Islam as a living religion and as a world force, • • • STUDIES IN MUSLIM PHILOSOPHY, by M.
With his lorig experience of teaching Muslim Philosophy, Professor Sheikh is well equipped to write a book which can serve as an introductory course and meet with success the needs of the student community.
The book ends with a verv lucid account of the philosophical thought Ibn-e-Khaldun, a philosopher of history and human culture and a man much ahead of his times.
Within a short compass Professor Sheikh has indeed given us a very readable account of the Muslim thought, and students ar.
He wrote his books some more than 800 years ~o ; yet bis thought' is still new and appeals even to the modern thinker and scholar.
Most of the material of this book is derived from the Ihya and Mi:an-al-Amal by Ghazzali, but in the treatment of various subjects, the author has used his genius and skill.
· The book is a masterly exposition of Al-Ghazzali's ethical teachings.