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Poems from the Straight Path

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Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse
Front cover
AuthorJoel Hayward
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIslamic poetry
PublisherWhite Cloud Press
Publication date
2017
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typeSoftcover
Pages118
ISBN978-1940468532
OCLC957302032

Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse is a 2017 collection of Islamic poetry by British-New Zealand scholar and poet Joel Hayward.[1][2][3][4] It was Hayward’s third published poetry collection and his twelfth book in general.

Summary

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Joel Hayward’s third book of poems, Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse contains poems about his journey in search of knowledge and wisdom. Poems address issues of life, death, fate, religion, pain, and suffering.

Reviews

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Passion Islam’s review states that "Hayward’s journey of exploration, transformation and illumination forms the beating heart of this moving collection of poetry [which is] a timely and important work that reveals the struggle and profound insights of someone bridging cultures and faith traditions."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Joel Hayward Orcid 0000-0002-8015-3458". Orcid.
  2. ^ Joel Hayward. "Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse". WorldCat. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ Joel Hayward. "Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ Joel Hayward. Poems from the Straight Path: A Book of Islamic Verse. ASIN 1940468531.
  5. ^ Passion Islam, November 2017.