Can We Read Atheist Books
In my opinion, it depends for what purpose you are reading. If its to understand their point of view then there is no harm in it. You have to keep in mind that Atheist dont believe in God and consider religious people dumb. Thats why they are prone to use insensitive language. Eg Richard Dawkins book God Delusion. Muslims scholars forbade it because generally common people dont have in depth knowledge of hikma in Quran o sunnah. Its easier to diverge from right path. The trick of such writers is they mix truth and fiction in such a way that its become difficult to differentiate between right wrong. Its quite evident from the book a breif history of mankind by Yuval Noah. It may confuse people and create doubts. You can easily find such people n youtube who are ex-mulsims now spreading lies or confusions.
Assalam-o-Alaikam Arsalan. I am a memeber. Just sharing my experience. I think it is a great idea to understand others perspective, just make sure you understand Islam well and have read Quran with translation a few times and all your major questions are answered to your satisfaction before reading others. Without knowledge of your own religion, it is easier for others to convince you with an arguments that you may not have knowkedge to respond to.