1. The Gracious Quran: A Modern-Phrased Interpretation in English
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978784936
2. The Koran Handbook:
An Annotated Translation (Highly recommended for beginners though it DOES have
errors, but it is thematically organized and this is helpful for beginners..)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875863760
(NB. Never depend on a single Qur'an translation. Always
double check in more than one as no translation is completely reliable.)
3. Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations
http://www.amazon.com/Approaching-Quran-Revelations-MIchael-
Sells/dp/1883991692/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308213777&sr=1-1
4. Talimul Haq
(An amazing book about the pillar of Islam as well as supplications and much more.
A must-have!).
http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/resources/taleemul_haq.pdf
5. Muhammad{SAW}: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
By Martin Lings
6. Fiqh Al Sunna by Sayyed Sabiq
7. The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit
By Imam Al-Ghazali
http://www.amazon.com/Marvels-Heart-Science-Religious-
Sciences/dp/1887752315/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306102836&sr=1-1
8. The Vision of Islam
(A general intro. about Islamic beliefs)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557785163
9. The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists (A Must read)
By Dr. by Khaled Abou El Fadl
10. How to Read the Qur'an
(But it is not actually about reading the Qur'an. It is about Islam in general)
http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Quran/dp/039333080X/ref=sr_1_1?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306102733&sr=1-1
11. The Road to Mecca
( Muhammad{SAW} Asad's journey to Islam. Said to be an amazing book)
12. The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity
By Sayyed Hussein Nasr
13. The Moral World of the Qur'an
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1860644228/ref=oss_product