[Note: Recommending a book does not necessarily mean that I agree with everything that is written in a book or articulated by an author. In some cases, my recommendation is only specific to an area than the author in general.]

ISLAMIC

  1. The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation & Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
  2. Towards Understanding the Qur'an by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (Leicester, UK: Islamic Foundation)
  3. In Search of Knowledge: An Autobiography of Imam Shafei (Muslim Youth Publishers, Karachi, Pakistan)
     
  4. Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah of Imam Zain al-Abidin
     
  5. Struggling to Surrender by Jeffrey Lang
  6. Even Angels Ask by Jeffrey Lang
     
  7. Liberation of Women through Islam by Dr. Kaukab Siddique [The author is recommended only for his gender-related works]
     
  8. The Struggle of Muslim Women by Dr. Kaukab Siddique [[The author is recommended only for his gender-related works]
  9. Remembrance and Prayer: The Way of Prophet Muhammad by Muhammad al-Ghazali (not Imam Ghazzali)
  10. Islamic Awakening between Rejection and Extremism by Yusuf al-Qaradawi (American Trust Publications, USA)
     
  11. Concepts of the Qur'an: A Topical Reading by Fathi Osman
     
  12. Islamer Shornojuge Shamajik Naynitee by Sayyid Qutb (Bangla)
  13. Islam by Ismail al-Faruqi
  14. Islam: The Religion of Peace by Sayyid Qutb
  15. Milestone by Sayyid Qutb
  16. Toward Understanding Islam by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (Leicester, UK: Islamic Foundation)
  17. A Short History of the Revivalist History of Islam by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
  18. Khilafat wa Mulukiyyah (Khelaphot o Rajtontro in Bangla) by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
  19. Jami al-Sa'adat (The Collector of Felicities) by Muhammad Mahdi ibn abi Dharr al-Naraqi (IPO, Teheran)
  20. The Lawful And The Prohibited in Islam by Yusuf al-Qaradawi
  21. Priorities of the Islamic Movement in the Coming Phase by Yusuf al-Qaradawi
  22. Toward A Sound Awakening: Renovating Religion and Promoting Life by Yusuf al-Qaradawi
  23. Ideals and Realities of Islam by Seyyed Hossein Nasr (London, Mandala Books, 1979)
  24. Islamic Life and Thought by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
  25. A Glance at Tomorrow's History by Ali Shariati (Teheran; Abu Zarr Foundation)
  26. Religion vs. Religion by Ali Shariati (New Mexico, USA; ABJAD)
  27. School of Thought and Action by Ali Shariati (New Mexico, USA; ABJAD)
  28. Islam and Other Faiths by Ismail al-Faruqi
  29. What is the Origin of Man? by Maurice Bucaille
  30. Islam in History and Society by Malek Ben Nabi
  31. Islam between East and West by Alija Izebegovic
  32. Islam the Straight Path by John L. Esposito
  33. Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality by John L. Esposito
  34. Reading the Muslim Mind by Hassan Hathout
  35. Islam: An Introduction by Annemarie Schimmel
  36. Islam My Religion by Cat Stevens
  37. Women in Muslim Society and Islam by Hasan al-Turabi
  38. Women, Muslim Society and Islam by Lamya al-Faruqi
  39. Daughters of Another Path by Carol L. Anway
  40. Woman in Islam by Aisha Lemu
  41. Introducing Islam from Within: Alternative Perspectives by Mona Abul-Fadl
  42. Unveiling Islam by Roger Du Pasquier
  43. The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam by Dr. Taha Jabir al-Alwani
  44. Source Methodology of Islamic Jurisprudence by Dr. Taha Jabir al-Alwani
  45. I am Wind, You are Fire: Life and Works of Jalaluddin Rumi by Annemarie Schimmel
  46. Love is a Stranger by Jalaluddin Rumi
  47. This Longing: Poetry, Teaching, Stories, and Letters of Jalaluddin Rumi by John Moyne and Coleman Barks

 

Novels/Literary/Misc. works

  1. Nazrul Rochonaboli (Collected works of Kazi Nazrul Islam; Bangla Academy, 1996; Bangla)
  2. Most works of Sharatchandra Chattopadhay (Bangla)
  3. Shonchoita by Rabindranath Tagore (Bangla)
  4. Forrukh Rochonaboli by Forrukh Ahmed (Bangla)
  5. Most works of Syed Mujtaba Ali (Bangla)
  6. Classic Tales of Mulla Nasiruddin
  7. Special Illumination of Sufi Use of Humor by Idris Shah

  

Other

  1. Needless Hunger: Voices from Bangladesh Village by James Boyce and Betsy Hartmann
  2. A Quiet Violence: View from a Bangladesh Village by James Boyce and Betsy 
  3. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin (New York: Avon Books, 1989)
  4. Wine in the Bible: A Biblical Study on the Use of Alcoholic Bevereges by Samule Bacchiocchi (An excellent work advancing the point that Bible is against consumption of alcohol. Indeed, other books of the author on various aspects of Christian are worth reading as well.)