99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (Indonesian Edition)

Synopsis: I rub my eyes. The painting of Mary and the Baby Jesus looks ordinary. If I get any close to the painting's surface, the alarm in the Louvre Museum would go off. I give up. I can't find anything strange with the painting. "Believe it or not, on the hem of her veil, the words Laa Ilaaha Illallah are etched," says Marion finally. What comes to your mind when you hear the word Europe? The Eiffel tower, the coliseum, San Siro or the Berlin wall? For me, Europe holds a mystery of a noble culture, the civilization of my faith, Islam. The book tells the story of a quest. The search for 99 lights of perfection Islam radiated in the continent. In the journey I met people who teach me what Islam rahmatan lil alamin means. The journey that introduced me to the heroes of Islam in the past. The journey that gave me a peace of mind about my existence. In the end, you'll discover that Europe is more than the Eiffel tower and the Coliseum. It's so much more than that. "The book interestingly describes that the ties of Islam in Europe has lasted for a long time and that it touches many aspects of the civilization. It's very clear, light, orderly and fluent. Congratulations!" M. Amien Rais (The author's father) "Her experience as a journalist made the journey and history novel flows fluently and beautifully. Her life overseas and her interaction with secularism reality made her think and write out of the box without reducing the essence of Islam as rahmatan lil alamin." Najwa Shihab (journalist and host of Mata Najwa program at Metro TV). "The book is full of nuances and the history of Islam civilizations in Europe, in the past times and in recent times when Islam and Muslim has to face the difficult reality in Europe. Azyumardi Azra (Professor of History, Director of Post Graduate Schools UIN, Jakarta). "She gathers the pieces of mosaic of the glory of Islam in Europe several centuries past. Furthermore, to see the values of Islam in life in Europe. Islam and Europe are stigmatized as a contrast to each other; it's time that they're positioned as supporting each other." Anies Baswedan - Rector of Universitas Paramadina and Chairman of Indonesia Mengajar (Indonesia Teaches) (http://www.gramediainternational.com/book/detail/9789792272741)