Ismaʻīl Rājī al-Fārūqī
إسماعيل راجي الفاروقي
Born	1 January 1921 Jaffa, Palestine
Died	27 May 1986 (1986-05-28) (aged 65) Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States
Cause of death	Murder by stabbing
Main interests	Islam Arabism Judaism Christianity
Notable ideas	Meta-religion Islamization of knowledge Ummatism
Website	ismailfaruqi.com
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Ismaʻīl Rājī al-Fārūqī (Arabic: إسماعيل راجي الفاروقي January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986) was a professor from Palestine who later moved to America. He is known for his work on Islam and for talking with people of other beliefs. Al-Faruqi studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, and later taught in North America, at places like McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and at Temple University in the United States. At Temple University, he started the Islamic Studies program. He also helped start the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Al-Faruqi wrote many books and articles, including Christian Ethics and Al Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life. His writings explained Islamic teachings, right and wrong, belief in one God, and how to build understanding between different religions.

Al-Faruqi was born in Jaffa, which was part of British-mandate Palestine.^[1] His father worked as a judge of Islamic law.^[2] Al-Faruqi learned at home and at the mosque when he was young. In 1936, he began attending a school taught by French teachers.^[3]

In 1942, Al-Faruqi worked for the British Mandate government in Jerusalem. By 1945, he became the district leader of Galilee. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he moved to Beirut, Lebanon, and studied at the American University of Beirut.^[3] Later, he went to Indiana University and earned a master’s degree in philosophy in 1949.^[4] He completed another master’s degree at Harvard University in 1951 and a PhD at Indiana University in 1952.^[5]

Al-Faruqi’s studies led him to believe that moral values do not change. This encouraged him to reconnect with his Islamic roots and study more about Islam at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.^[6]

In 1958, al-Faruqi began teaching at McGill University’s Faculty of Divinity. He joined McGill's Institute of Islamic Studies and taught there until 1961.^[7] Then, he taught for two years at the Central Institute of Islamic Research in Karachi, Pakistan.^[8]

In 1964, he returned to the United States and taught at the University of Chicago and Syracuse University. In 1968, he joined Temple University, where he started the Islamic Studies program. He worked there until he died in 1986.

In 1977, al-Faruqi helped plan a big meeting in Makkah about Muslim education. This meeting led to the opening of many new Islamic schools.^[9]

In 1980, al-Faruqi helped start the IIIT. He wrote a lot about Islam and speaking with people of other beliefs. He wrote over 100 articles and 25 books.^[10] Al-Faruqi also encouraged talks between different beliefs, focusing on what Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share to make peace.^[11]

Al-Faruqi first focused on Arabism, the idea that Arabic language and culture are very important for Muslims to stay united as one group (ummah). He believed learning Arabic was important for understanding the Quran and Islam.^[12] Later, he saw Islam as a universal religion meant for all people, not just Arabic speakers.^[13]

Al-Faruqi’s main belief was tawhid (belief in one God). He said this idea connects all parts of life, like how people live, treat others and think about the world.^[14] He believed tawhid was the key to help Muslims unite and improve their lives. He did not agree with mysticism, like Sufism, because he thought it focused too much on personal feelings instead of using reason and solving real-world problems.^[15] He admired early Islamic thinkers, like the Mu'tazilites, who used logic to study religion.^[16] Al-Faruqi also believed Muslims should study nature and science, but always in line with Islamic values.^[17]

He developed "Islamization of knowledge," a way to mix Islamic ideas with modern knowledge. He believed this would help Muslims solve modern problems while keeping their faith.^[18] Al-Faruqi thought that Muslim schools copied too much from the West and needed to include Islamic teachings in subjects like science, education, and economics.^[19] Some critics, like Ibrahim Kalin, said he focused too much on history and philosophy and not enough on natural sciences, which are also important today.^[20]

Al-Faruqi worked in comparative religion, which studies how religions are alike and different. He believed Islam, Christianity, and Judaism shared many ideas, like belief in one God.^[21] He thought studying other religions could help people understand each other better and work together for peace.^[22] He said Muslims should focus on common values when talking with people of other religions, instead of arguing about differences.^[23]

Al-Faruqi strongly opposed Zionism, which he believed focused on creating a Jewish state but went against the religious teachings of Judaism. He said Zionism caused harm and did not give real safety to Jewish people in Israel, who depended on weapons and outside help.^[24] Al-Faruqi believed Jewish people could live peacefully in Muslim countries if they followed Jewish law while respecting Islamic rules.^[25]

In May 1986, al-Faruqi and his wife were killed at their home in Pennsylvania by Joseph Louis Young, also known as Yusuf Ali.^[26][27][28] Young confessed to the crime and was sentenced to death; he died in prison in 1996. Their daughter survived the attack but was badly hurt.^{[29][30][31][32]}

This section shows books and articles written or edited by al-Faruqi. The works focus on Islamic philosophy, ethics, interfaith relations, and modern challenges.

These research papers were written by al-Faruqi to earn his university degrees.

• The Ethics of Reason and the Ethics of Life (Kantian and Nietzschean Ethics) (Master's thesis). Bloomington: Indiana University. 1949.
• On Justifying the Good (PhD thesis). Bloomington: Indiana University. 1952.

Below are books and articles by al-Faruqi, offering insights into Islamic thought and interfaith dialogue.

• 'Urubah and Religion: An Analysis of the Dominant Ideas of Arabism and of Islam as Its Highest Moment of Consciousness. On Arabism. Vol. 1. Amsterdam: Djambatan. 1962.
• Christian Ethics: A Systematic and Historical Analysis of Its Dominant Ideas. Montreal and Amsterdam: McGill University Press and Djambatan. 1968.
• W.T. Chan; P.T. Raju; J. Kitagawa (1969). The Great Asian Religions. New York: Macmillan.
• Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World. New York: Macmillan. 1975.
• Islam and Culture. Kuala Lumpur: ABIM. 1980.
• Islam and the Problem of Israel. London: The Islamic Council of Europe. 1980. ISBN 983954134X.
• A. O. Naseef, ed. (1981). Social and Natural Sciences. Sevenoaks, UK and Jeddah: Hodder and Stoughton and King Abdulaziz University.
• The Hijrah: The Necessity of Its Iqamat or Vergegenwartigung. Kuala Lumpur: ABIM. 1981.
• Essays in Islamic and Comparative Studies. Herndon, VA: IIIT. 1982.
• Islamic Thought and Culture. Herndon, VA: IIIT. 1982.
• Trialogue of the Abrahamic Faiths. Herndon, VA: IIIT. 1982. ISBN 0915957256.
• Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Work Plan. Herndon, VA: IIIT. 1982.
• Al-Tawhid: Its Implications For Thought And Life. Kuala Lumpur: IIIT. 1982.
• Divine Transcendence and Its Expression. Kuala Lumpur: ABIM. 1983.
• Islam. Beltsville, MD: Amana Publications. 1985.
• Toward Islamic English. Herndon, VA: IIIT. 1986.
• The Cultural Atlas of Islam. New York: Macmillan. 1986.
• أصول الصهيونية في الدين اليهودي Usul al Sahyuniyah fi al Din al Yahudi (An Analytical Study of the Growth of Particularism in Hebrew Scripture) (in Arabic). Cairo: Institute of Higher Arabic Studies. 1964.
• الملل المعاصرة في الدين اليهودي Al Milal al Mu'asirah fi al Din al Yahudi (Contemporary Sects in Judaism) (in Arabic). Cairo: Institute of Higher Arabic Studies. 1968.

• "On the Ethics of the Brethren of Purity and Friends of Fidelity (Ikhwan al Safa wa Khillan al Wafa)". The Muslim World. 50 (2): 109–121., "On the Ethics of the Brethren of Purity and Friends of Fidelity (Ikhwan al Safa wa Khillan al Wafa)". The Muslim World. 50 (4): 252–258., "On the Ethics of the Brethren of Purity and Friends of Fidelity (Ikhwan al Safa wa Khillan al Wafa)". The Muslim World. 51 (1): 18–24.
• Al-Faruqi, Isma'il R. (1962). "Towards a Historiography of Pre-Hijrah Islam". Islamic Studies. 1 (2): 65–87. JSTOR 20832632. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
• Al-Fārūqī, Ismā'il R. (1962). "Towards a New Methodology for Qur'ānic Exegesis". Islamic Studies. 1 (1): 35–52. JSTOR 20832619. Retrieved 20 December 2023., "Towards a New Methodology for Qur'ānic Exegesis". Muslim Life. 11 (1): 4–18. January–March 1964.
• "On the Significance of Reinhold Niebuhr's Ideas of Society". Canadian Journal of Theology. 7 (2): 99–107., "On the Significance of Reinhold Niebuhr's Ideas of Society". Muslim Life. 11 (3): 5–14. Summer 1964.
• "A Comparison of the Islamic and Christian Approaches to Hebrew Scripture". Journal of Bible and Religions. 31 (4): 283–293.
• "محاضرات في تاريخ الأديان Muhadarat fi Tarikh al Adyan ("Lectures on the History of Religions")". Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts (in Arabic). 21 (1). Cairo University Press: 65–74. May 1959.
• "On the Raison d'Etre of the Ummah". Islamic Studies. 2 (2): 159–203.
• "(نظریات اسلامی دولت‎) Nazariyat Islami Dawlat". Chiragh-i-Rah (in Urdu) (Nazariyat Pakistan Number): 383–389. December 1960., "The Nature of the Islamic State". The Voice of Islam. 9 (4): 169–177. January 1961.
• "History of Religions: Its Nature and Significance for Christian Education and the Muslim-Christian Dialogue". Numen: International Review for the History of Religions. 12 (2): 81–86., Professor Bernard E. Meland. "In Response to Dr. Faruqi". Numen. 12 (2): 87–95.
• "Al Nazzam". Encyclopedia Britannica. 11.
• "Pakistan and the Islamic Imperative". Islamic Literature (1): 1–10. 1966.
• "The Self in Mu'tazilah Thought". International Philosophical Quarterly. 101 (3): 366–388. September 1966., P.T. Raju; Albury Castell, eds. (1968). "The Self in Mu'tazilah Thought". East-West Studies on the Problem of the Self. M. Nijhoff: 87–107.
• "Science and Traditional Values in Islamic Society". Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. 11 (3): 231–246. September 1967., W. Morehouse, ed. (1968). "Science and Traditional Values in Islamic Society". Science and the Human Condition in India and Pakistan. The Rockefeller University Press.
• "Islam and Christianity: Prospects for Dialogue". The Sacred Heart Messenger: 29–33. September 1967.
• "Islam and Christianity: Diatribe or Dialogue". Journal of Ecumenical Studies. 5 (1): 45–77. 1968.
• James P. Cotter, ed. (1976). "Islam and Christianity: Problems and Perspectives". The Word in the Third World. Washington–Cleveland: Corpus Books: 159–181.
• "The Problem of the Metaphysical Status of Values in the Western and Islamic Traditions". Studia Islamica. 28: 29–62.
• Al-Faruqi, Isma'il R. (Spring 1969). "The Ideal Social Order in the Arab World, 1800–1968". Journal of Church and State. 11 (2): 239–251. doi:10.1093/jcs/11.2.239.
• "Forward: Six Basic Economic Principles in Islam". Proceedings of the Third East Coast Regional Conference. Gary, IN: Muslim Students' Association: 1–8. 1968.
• "The Challenge of Western Ideas for Islam". Islamic Literature: 1–6. September 1969.
• "Misconceptions of the Nature of the Work of Art in Islam". Islam and the Modern Age. 1 (1): 29–44. May 1970., "On the Nature of the Work of Art in Islam". Islam and the Modern Age. 1 (2): 68–81. August 1970.
• "Islam and Art". Studia Islamica. 37: 81–109. 1973.
• "Introduction". Proceedings of the Third National Seminar of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. Gary, IN: Association of Muslim Social Scientists: v–ix. 1974.
• Al-Faruqi, Isma'il R. (1973). "The Essence of Religious Experience in Islam". Numen. 20 (3): 186–201. doi:10.1163/156852773X00367.
• "Internal Dynamics of the Muslim Community". Al-Ittihad. 12 (3): 2–7. Summer 1975.
• "الأساس المشترك بين الإسلام والمسيحية Al-Asās al-Mushtarak bayna al-Islām wa al-Masīḥīyah". Al 'Ilm Wa al Imam (in Arabic) (6): 64–87. 1396–1976.
• "Al Muslimun fi Amrika". Majallah al Buhuth al Islamiyah (in Arabic). 1 (2): 590–593. 1976.
• "المسلمون في أمريكا Al-Muslimūn fī Amrīkā". Al Shabab al 'Arabi (in Arabic): 3. November 1, 1976., "Islam wa al Muslimun fi Amrika". Al Shabab al 'Arabi (in Arabic): 34. November 8, 1976., "Islam wa al Muslimun fi Amrika". Al Shabab al 'Arabi (in Arabic): 34. November 15, 1976., "Islam wa al Muslimun fi Amrika". Al Shabab al 'Arabi (in Arabic): 11. November 22, 1976.
• "The Muslim-Christian Dialogue: A Constructionist View". Islam and the Modern Age. 8 (1): 5–36. February 1977.
• "Adapting the Qur'an!". Impact International. 7 (4): 10–11. February–March 1977.
• "Moral Values in Medicine and Science". Biosciences Communications. 3 (1). 1977.
• "الاجتهاد والإجماع كطرفي الديناميكية في الإسلام Al Ijtihad wa al Ijma' ka Tarafay al Dinamikiyah fi al Islam". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic) (9): 5–18. March 1977.
• "Islam and the Social Sciences". Al-Ittihad. 14 (1–2): 38–40. January–April 1977.
• "أبعاد العبادات في الإسلام Ab'ad al Ibadat fi al Islam". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic) (10): 25–38. 1977.
• "Central Asia Report: Muslims Survive". Impact International: 14–15. October 1977.
• Altaf Gauhar, ed. (1978). "Islam and Other Faiths". The Challenge of Islam. Islamic Council of Europe: 82–111.
• "Islam and Architecture". The Muslim Scientist. 7 (1–2): 14–22. March–June 1978.
• "Our Moral Dilemma". The Voice of Islam. 8 (5): 9–11. February 1978.
• "Über das Wesen der Islamischen Da'wa". Al-lslam (in German) (2/77): 2–8.
• "نحن والغرب Nahnu wa al Gharb (We and the West)". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic) (11): 21–35. July 1977.
• "On The Nature of Islamic Da'wah". March 10, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
• "Commentaries on Christian Missions in the Muslim World". International Review of Mission. 65 (260): 391–400, 385–460. October 1976.
• "On the Metaphysics of Ethics in Islam". Listening: Journal of Culture and Religion. 14 (1): 25–43. Winter 1979.
• Khurshid Ahmad and Z. Ansari, ed. (1979). "Is the Muslim Definable in Terms of His Economic Pursuits?". Islamic Perspectives: Essays in Honor of A. A. Mawdudi. The Islamic Foundation: 183–193.
• "Divine Transcendence: Its Expression in Christianity and Islam". World Faiths. 107: 11–19. Spring 1979.
• "Islamic Renaissance in Contemporary Society". Al Ittihad. 15 (4): 15–23. October 1978.
• "المرأة المسلمة Al Mar'ah al Muslimah". Al Islam (in Arabic). 23 (1–2): 84–90. 1979. Muharram–Safar 1399
• "Islamizing the Social Sciences". Studies in Islam. 16 (2): 108–121. April 1979.
• "Islam and the Tehran Hostages". The Wall Street Journal: 24. November 28, 1979.
• Al-Faruqi, Isma'il (Summer 1979). "Rights of Non-Muslims under Islam: Social and Cultural Aspects". Journal of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. 1 (1): 90–102. doi:10.1080/02666957908715785.
• "Controversy over the Moon". Voice of Islam. 11 (1): 3–5. March 1980.
• "Siyaghah al 'Ulum al Ijtima'iyah Siyaghah Islamiyah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 20: 25–41. October–December 1979.
• Islamic Council of Europe, ed. (1980). "The Islamic Faith". Jerusalem: The Key to World Peace. Longman: 77–105.
• "Stream of Ideas Flows into Social Sciences". The Times Educational Supplement. London: 39. September 5, 1980.
• Warren Lewis (ed.). "The Role of Islam in Global Interreligious Dependence". Towards a Global Congress of the World's Religions. Barrytown, NY: Unification Theological Seminary: 19–38.
• "Humanitarian and Egalitarian Aspects of Islamic Law". Arab Perspectives. 1 (6): 6–10. September 1980.
• "Islamic Ideals in North America". SIM News Bulletin. 4 (2–3): 23–26. February 1981., "Islamic Ideals in North America". SIM News Bulletin. 4 (4): 9–14.
• "Umat Islam — Cabaran-cabaran Pemikiran Kini". Diskusi (in Malay). 5 (12): 2–5. December 1980.
• "Universiti Negara Membangun — Kearah Mana?". Panji Masyarakat (in Malay). Malaysia: 5–9. December 1980.
• "The Living Reality of Faith". Today's World. 1 (4). New York, USA: Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC). December 1980.
• "I'adah al Bina' al Islami wa al Sultah al Siyasiyah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 5 (22): 37–71. April–June 1980.
• "Al Tawhid wa al Fann". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 5 (23): 159–180. July–September 1980., "التوحيد والفن Al Tawhid wa al Fann". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 5 (24): 183–196. October–December 1980., "Al Tawhid wa al Fann". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 7 (25): 137–163. January–March 1981.
• "Islam and Labour". Islam and a New International Economic Order. Geneva: International Institute for Labour Studies: 79–101. 1980.
• "Hak Bukan Islam Dalam Islam". Diskusi (in Malay). 5 (7/1980): 2–5, 48. July–August 1980., "Hak Bukan Islam Dalam Islam". Diskusi (in Malay). 5 (8/1980): 8–12. August–September 1980., "Hak Bukan Islam Dalam Islam". Diskusi (in Malay). 5 (9/1980): 15–18, 51. September–October 1980.
• M. A. J. Beg, ed. (1981). "Islam and Architecture". Fine Arts in Islamic Civilization. Kuala Lumpur: The University of Malaya Press: 99–117.
• "What Is a Muslim?". Al-Nahdah. 1 (1): 4–6. March 1981.
• "Kuzey Amerika'da İslami İdealler". Yenidevir (in Turkish). Istanbul: 6. April 29, 1981.
• al-Faruqi, Isma'il R.; Naseef, Abdullah O., eds. (1981). "The Ummah and Its Civilizational Christ". Social and Natural Sciences. Sevenoaks, UK: Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 100–115.
• "Islamizing the Social Sciences". Islamika. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): Sarjana Enterprise: 1–8. 1981.
• "Can a Muslim Be Rich?". The Muslim Reader. 2 (3): 2, 11. December 1980.
• "Huquq Ghayr al Muslimin fi al Dawlah al Islamiyah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 7 (26): 19–40. April–June 1981.
• "Jawhar al Hadarah al Islamiyah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 7 (27): 9–28. July–September 1981.
• "Why Is the Muslim a Muslim?". Al Nahdah. 1 (2): 5–7. April–June 1981.
• "Islam in North America". Al Risalah. 6 (2): 28–37. 1981.
• "Al Nahdah al Islamiyah fi al Mujtama' al Mu'asir". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 7 (28): 51–67. October–December 1981.
• "Since When Is Anyone a Muslim?". Al Nahdah. 1 (3): 4–6. July–August 1981.
• "Moments of the Muslim's Religious Life". Al Nahdah. 1 (4): 5–6. October–December 1981.
• "Islam as Culture and Civilization". Islam and Contemporary Society. London and New York: Longman and the Islamic Council of Europe: 140–176. 1982.
• "Jawhar al Hadarah al Islamiyah". Al Islam Wa al Hadarah (in Arabic). 2. Riyadh: Al Nadwah al ‘Alamiyah li al Shahab al Islami: 583–668. 1979.
• "Intention and Works in Islam". Al Fikr al Islami. 3. Algiers: Ministry of Religious Affairs: 135–164. 1976.
• "Al Ab'ad al Ruhiyah, wa al Siyasiyah, wa al Iqtisadiyah, wa al Ijtima'iyah li al 'Ibadat, wa Ahamiyatuha li Kullin min al Ummah wa al Fard". Al Fikr al Islami (in Arabic). 4. Algiers: Ministry of Religious Affairs: 9–24, 71–158. 1976.
• "How the U. S. and Islam Can Work Together". Arabia (10): 36. June 1982.
• "Siyam (Fasting)". Al Nahdah. 2 (2): 6–7. April–June 1982.
• "Salat (Worship)". Al Nahdah. 2 (1): 6–7. January–March 1982.
• "On the Nature of Islamic Da'wah". The Muslim: 1–4. October 1981.
• Henry O. Thompson, ed. (1982). "Divine Transcendence and Its Expression". The Global Congress of the World's Religions, Proceedings 1980–1982. New York: The Rose of Sharon Press: 267–316.
• "حساب مع الجامعيين Hisab ma'a al Jami'iyin". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 8 (31): 47–57. May–July 1982.
• "Freedom of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State". The Muslim Reader. 4 (2): 32–35. July 1982. Published in Ramadan 1402
• "Hicret'in İhyası ve Zamanımızda Yeniden İkamesinin Lüzumu". Milli Gazette (in Turkish). October 13, 1982. Published serially from October 13, 1982 to December 1, 1982 (12/26/1402 – 1/15/1403 Hijri
• Karim B. Akhtar and Ahmad H. Sakr, ed. (1982). "Islamic 'Fundamentalism' and the U.S.A.". Islamic Fundamentalism. Cedar Rapids, IA: Igram Press: 122–125.
• Graciela de la Lama, ed. (1982). "Islam and Other Faiths". 30th International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa, Middle East 1. Mexico City: El Colegio de Mexico: 153–179.
• "The Nation State and Social Order in the Perspective of Islam". Trialogue of the Abrahamic Faiths. Herndon, VA: HIT: 47–59. 1982.
• "Aslimah al Ma'rifah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 8 (32): 9–23. August–October 1982.
• "Islam and the Theory of Nature". The Islamic Quarterly. 26 (1): 16–26. 1982.
• "The Objective of the Seminar". Knowledge for What? (Proceedings of the Seminar of Islamization of Knowledge, Rabi' al Awwal 1402 / January 1982). Islamabad: Institute of Education: ix–xii. 1982.
• Waugh, Earle H.; Abu-Laban, Baha; Qureshi, Regula B., eds. (1983). "Islamic Ideals in North America". The Muslim Community in North America. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press. pp. 359–370.
• "Report of the Seminar". Knowledge for What? (Proceedings of the Seminar of Islamization of Knowledge, Rabi' al Awwal 1402 / January 1982). Islamabad: Institute of Education: xxii–xxvi. 1982.
• "Islamization of Knowledge: The General Principles and the Work-plan". Knowledge for What? (Proceedings of the Seminar of Islamization of Knowledge, Rabi' al Awwal 1402 / January 1982). Islamabad: Institute of Education: 1–49. 1982.
• "Nahwa Jami'ah Islamiyah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 9 (33): 47–56. November 1982. Published from November 1982 to January 1983
• "Islamization of Knowledge: The General Principles and the Work Plan". Pakistan Journal of History and Culture. 3 (1): 21–69. January–June 1982.
• "Islamic Message and Islamic Vision: A Challenge for Muslims in America". The Orange Crescent. 9 (4): 1–3. April 1983.
• "الإسلام وفهم العمارة Al Islam wa Farm al 'Amarah". Al Muslim al Mu'asir (in Arabic). 9 (34): 87–99. February–April 1983.

• An Anthology of Readings on Tawhid. Kuwait: IIFSO.
• Training Program for Islamic Youth. Kuwait: IIFSO.
• The Life of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab. Riyadh: The Ministry of Higher Education.

• K.M. Khalid (1953). From Here We Start. Translated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Washington, DC: American Council of Learned Societies.
• M. al Ghazali (1953). Our Beginning in Wisdom. Translated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Washington, DC: American Council of Learned Societies.
• M. B. Ghali (1953). The Policy of Tomorrow. Translated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Washington, DC: American Council of Learned Societies.
• Haykal, Muḥammad Ḥusayn (1976). The Life of Muhammad. Translated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Indianapolis: North American Trust Publications. ISBN 9780892590025.
• Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al Wahhab (1979). Sourceworks of Islamic Thought: Three Essays on Tawhid. Translated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Indianapolis: North American Trust Publications.

• Ataullah Siddiqui, ed. (2007). Islam and Other Faiths. Islamic Foundation. ISBN 9780860372769.
• Imtiyaz Yusuf, ed. (2012). Islam: Religion, Practice, Culture & World Order. London: IIIT. ISBN 9781565645875.
• International Institute of Islamic Thought, ed. (2018). Isma'il Al Faruqi: Selected Essays. London, Washington: IIIT. ISBN 9781565645981.
• Imtiyaz Yusuf, ed. (2021). Essential Writings: Ismail Al Faruqi. Kuala Lumpur: IBT Books. ISBN 9789670526928.

• Quraishi, M. Tariq (1986). Ismail al-Faruqi: An Enduring Legacy. Plainfield, IN: Muslim Students Association of the U.S.A. and Canada. OCLC 63933715.
• Shafiq, Muhammad (1994). Growth of Islamic Thought in North America: Focus on Isma'il Raji al Faruqi. Brentwood, MD: Amana Publications. ISBN 9780915957163. OCLC 30154345.
• Fletcher, Charles (2014). Muslim-Christian Engagement in the Twentieth Century: The Principles of Inter-faith Dialogue and the Work of Ismail Al-Faruqi. London, UK: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 9780857738288. OCLC 1030941522.
• Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi (2023). Life and Work of Prof. Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi. New Delhi, India: Institute of Objective Studies. ISBN 9789391659387. OCLC 1378474036.
• Zebiri, Kate (1997). Muslims and Christians Face to Face. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1851681337. OCLC 37537981.
• Yusuf, Imtiyaz (2012). Islam and Knowledge: Al Faruqi's Concept of Religion in Islamic Thought. London: I. B. Tauris. ISBN 9780857731265. OCLC 851315602.
• Yusuf, Imtiyaz (2019). "Isma'il al Faruqi: The Link Between Tudor and the Muslim World". In Leonard Swidler (ed.). Breakthrough to Dialogue: The Story of Temple University Department of Religion. iPub Global Connection. pp. 179–199. ISBN 9781948575225.
• Esposito, John L.; Voll, John O. (2001). "Isma'il Raji al Faruqi". Makers of Contemporary Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195141283. OCLC 320902828.
• Siddiqui, Ataullah (1997). Christian-Muslim Dialogue in the Twentieth Century. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire and London: Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 0333673581.
• Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz (2004). "Loving America and Longing for Home: Isma'il al-Faruqi and the Emergence of the Muslim Diaspora in North America". International Migration. 42 (2): 62–86. doi:10.1111/j.0020-7985.2004.00281.x.
• Fazlur Rahman (1990). "Palestine and My Experiences with the Young Faruqi: 1958 to 1963". Journal of Islamic Research (in Turkish). 4 (4). Translated by M. Hayri Kırbaşoğlu: 295–300.
• Yusuf, Imtiyaz (Spring–Summer 2014). "Ismail al-Faruqi's Contribution to the Academic Study of Religion". Islamic Studies. 53 (1/2). Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad: 99–115. JSTOR 44627369.
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• Ismail Faruqi Online Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Website on the life and works of Dr. Isma'il al Faruqi