Islamic Studies By Author (non-Muslim or Academic) - Other and Incomplete: Alphabetical

Other and Incomplete: Alphabetical

  • Akbar (1542–1605), Mughul emperor; based chieflly on Islam and Hinduism he founded a court religion Din-i-Ilahi, which did not flourish following the end of his reign.
  • Báb (1819–1850), Iran; he proclaimed prophethood and, in succession to the three Abrahamic faiths including Islam, initiated a new religion which continues as the Baha'i.
  • Juan Cole, American Baha'i, contemporary academic and commentator on Islam.
  • Mircea Eliade, Romania, U.S.A., late professor of comparative religions, University of Chicago.
  • Cornell Fleischer, U.S.A., Kanuni Suleyman Prof. of Ottoman & Mod. Turkish Studies, Dept. of Nr. E. Lang. & Civil., U. of Chicago.
  • H. A. R. Gibb (1895-1971), British historian of the Arabs and Islam.
  • Betty Kelen, U.S.A., U.N. editor, author, Muhammad, The Messenger of God
  • Martin Kramer (1954->), Israel, modern partisan, Wash. Inst. for Near East Policy; Shalem Center; Harvard University.
  • Richard Landes, U.S.A., Boston University, modern partisan.
  • Franklin Lewis, U.S.A., Assoc. Prof. of Persian Lang. & Lit., Dept. of Near Eastern Lang. & Civil., U. of Chicago.
  • Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), U.S.A., started the Nation of Islam movement and proclaimed prophethood.
  • Pai Shou-i, China, Chung-kuo I-ssu-lan shih kang-yao (19xy).
  • Andrew Rippin, Britain, Canada, University of Victoria.
  • A. Holly Shissler, U.S.A., prof. of Ottoman & Early Turkish Republican History, Dept. of Nr. E. Lang. & Civil., U. of Chicago.
  • Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist, political analyst, modern partisan; author, The Sword of the Prophet.
  • John Woods, U.S.A., Prof. of Iranian & Central Asian History, Dept. of Near Eastern Lang. & Civil., Univ. of Chicago.
  • Malcolm X (1925-1965), U.S.A., minister-politician, former black muslim, black nationalist leader; Muslim hadji.
  • => The following a title indicates books translated into English.

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