Islam category: 2999 books
Beyond Jihad
The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Over the course of the last 1400 years, Islam has grown from a small band of followers on the Arabian peninsula into a global religion of over a billion believers. How did this happen? The usual answer is that Islam spread by the sword-believers waged jihad against rival tribes and kingdoms and forced...
The Heart of Islam
Enduring Values for Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals...
by Hesham A. Hassaballa, Kabir Helminski
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
This concise introduction to Islam offers a sophisticated and informative exploration of the history, beliefs, tenets, and practices of the second-largest religion in the world.
There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world today, yet Islam remains a misunderstood faith. In this day and age, when...
by Muhammad Vandestra
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
In the days when Islam came into focus the world was completely unaware of the concept of humane and decent rules of war. The West became conscious of this concept for the first time through the works of the seventeenth century thinker, Grotius. But the actual codification of the 'international law'...
Islam & Muslims
A Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2006
Appreciate a rich and diverse culture. Understand real people in their everyday lives.
The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Muslims in Western societies. There are hundreds...
Standing Alone
An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
As President Bush is preparing to invade Iraq, Wall Street Journal correspondent Asra Nomani embarks on a dangerous journey from Middle America to the Middle East to join more than two million fellow Muslims on the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims once in their lifetime. Mecca...
Progressive Muslim Identities
Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2011
Introduction In the fall of 2010, I got a call from a Muslim friend in New York whose eleven-year-old son was assaulted by a schoolmate while riding the bus. The attacker was influenced by the prejudice around him and had watched comedian Jeff Dunham’s and his puppet “Achmed the Dead Terrorist.”...
General Introduction To Islam Life is a Journey
Life is a Journey
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Have you ever wondered, what is Islam ? This book will give you a simple and comprehensive introduction.
“General Introduction to Islam” is a popular book, published more than thirty times since 1969 and been translated to more than 10 languages. The approach of this book...
by Sahih International
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
No one can deny that Islam is very much in the spotlight today. In spite of extremely negative portrayals by Western media (or perhaps because of them), increasing numbers of people are seeking to find out more about it. And more often than not, they are being pleasantly surprised by the fruits of...
Islam
A Concise Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
The world's premier authority on religious traditions presents a concise and timely guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Islam.
Drawn from his masterful presentation of Islam in the bestselling book The World's Religions (over two million copies sold), Huston Smith offers a revealing...
Living in the Shade of Islam
How to Live As A Muslim
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2013
The How to Live as a Muslim series is an essential guide for anyone who seeks to acquire an accurate knowledge of Islam, as it elucidates all the facets of Islam with precise brevity in three volumes: An Introduction to Islamic Faith and Thought, Living in the Shade of Islam, and Living the Ethics...
The Search for Beauty in Islam
A Conference of the Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Khaled Abou El Fadl is a classically-trained Islamic jurist, an American lawyer and law professor, and one of the most important Islamic thinkers today. In this updated and expanded edition of The Search for Beauty in Islam, Abou El Fadl offers eye-opening and enlightening insights into the contemporary...
American Islam
The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2007
Vivid, dramatic portraits of Muslims in America in the years after 9/11, as they define themselves in a religious subculture torn between moderation and extremism
There are as many as six million Muslims in the United States today. Islam (together with Christianity and Judaism) is now an American...
Islam, What You Need to Know in the Twenty-First Century
A Primer for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
At its core, Islam is a religion of peace. Its very name implies Salaam, Shalom, and Peace. In its first 100 years Islam controlled Spain, all of North Africa, Arabia, and much of the Middle East. Most of its development was peaceful and centered on a "Most Merciful Creator of All Things"...