Islam category: 2999 books
Oasis n. 21, Islam at the Crossroads. Tradition, Reform and Jihad
June 2015 (English Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
The current crisis has grown out of a long century of renewal and closure. Lessons from the past and today’s debate. OASIS Year XI - n. 21 - June 2015 - The Long Century of Islam - Martino Diez - How ‘Abduh’s Ca an brought forth today’s Islamic Ideologies - Sherif Younis - The Ways of Reform...
by Victor Bell
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
Shock and surprise caught every American on September 11, 2001. As news of the crash of the first hijacked airliner into the North Tower of The World Trade Center was broadcast to the world, Americans begin to gather in front of their televisions. To their great shock, live coverage showed a second...
In the Name of Elijah Muhammad
Louis Farrakhan and The Nation of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 1996
In the Name of Elijah Muhammad tells the story of the Nation of Islam—its rise in northern inner-city ghettos during the Great Depression through its decline following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975 to its rejuvenation under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan. Mattias Gardell sets this story...
The Genius of Islam
How Muslims Made the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire—ideas and inventions that shaped our world.
Did you know that:
• The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals!) are a Muslim invention?
• The marching band you hear at football games has...
The Study of Shi'i Islam
History, Theology and Law
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Shi'i Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shi'i theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet...
by Ibraheem Dooba, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Fourteen hundred years ago, two groups of Arabs stood before the Ethiopian Christian king, Negus. Both groups had urgent requests. Although both groups spoke the same language, came from the same city and maybe brothers even, they couldn’t have been more different.
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The Everything Understanding Islam Book
A complete guide to Muslim beliefs, practices, and culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2009
Muslim convert Christine Huda Dodge possesses a unique foot-in-each-world perspective on Islam. With her comprehension of Islam and her understanding of the kinds of questions and issues that perplex Westerners, she is the perfect guide to:
The life of Muhammad the Prophet
The QurÆan and the...
The Muslim Book of Why
What Everyone Should Know About Islam
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Islam is a very mysterious and complex faith, one of intellectual depth in prayer and practice. It is unfortunate that the teachings of Islam have been marred by centuries of intellectual malaise, political misdirection, extremism, and disunity, leaving many spiritual wanderersboth Muslim and non-Muslimto...
by Osman Nuri Topbas
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2010
Islam: Spirit and Form, which throws light on the basic principles of Islam from the spiritual perspective, is a reference book in all regards.
The book talks about the three important steps that take a human being to the presence of the Divine. Islam, the first of these steps, is to surrender....
A Complete Introduction to Islam
World Religion Series, #4
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Islam is the second largest faith in the world. It is also one that is deeply enriched by its history, which greatly influences the way that it operates today. This book will give you a deeper understanding of this fascinating religion and what it means to the people who adhere to the faith.
“World...
The Emergence of Islam
Classical Tradtion in Contemporary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
This brief survey text tells the story of Islam. Gabriel Said Reynolds organizes his study in three parts in order to tell of Muhammad’s early life and rise to power, of the origins and development of the Qur’an, with a distinctive, if unique, juxtaposition between the Qur’an and biblical literature,...
Cradle of Islam
The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2009
In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the Kingdom of the Hijaz into the new Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Hijazis became a people without a country of their own, who nonetheless have since retained a separate cultural consciousness. Cradle of Islam focuses on contemporary Hijazi life and culture,...
by Claud Field
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Mystics and Saints of Islam by Claud Field.This book is a beautiful description of the lives of Islam's most outstanding people throughout history.The story was about mysticism as merely a late importation into Islam.
by Samuel Zwemer
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1852) was an American missionary to the Middle East and an avid writer, speaker and teacher. He was known as the “Apostle to Islam” for his untiring efforts to reach them with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
THE INFLUENCE OF ANIMISM ON ISLAM looks at the superstitions...