Islam category: 2999 books

NOTE: This book has also been published under the title, "The Thoughtful Guide to Sufism".   Sufism is the heart of Islam. This introduction to Sufism describes its origins and practices, its historical background and its spread throughout the world. The Elements of Sufism explains:...

In the West, Islam is believed to be the symbol of the subordination of women par excellence. In order to understand how firm this belief is, it is enough to mention that the Minister of Education in France, the land of Voltaire, has recently ordered the expulsion of all young Muslim women wearing...

This book is a theoretically and historically informed exploration of 'secularism' in Muslim contexts. It does this through a critical assessment of an influential tradition of thinking about Islam and secularism, derived from the work of anthropologist Talal Asad and his followers. The study employs...

For many in the West, Islam has become a byword for terrorism. From 9/11 to the Paris attacks, our headlines are dominated by images of violence and extremism. Now, as the Western world struggles to cope with the refugee crisis, there is a growing obsession with the issue of Muslim integration. Those...

Mara A. Leichtman offers an in-depth study of Shi‘i Islam in two very different communities in Senegal: the well-established Lebanese diaspora and Senegalese "converts" from Sunni to Shi‘i Islam of recent decades. Sharing a minority religious status in a predominantly Sunni Muslim country, each...

Are you a Muslim?Curious about Islam? Get the facts on this subject and stay informed. This is a hot topic, and now more than ever. This is a tell all, and truth exposed. هل أنت عربي؟ هل أنت مسلم؟ اقرأ هذا! My rich Arabic heritage entitles me to comment on this subject from a unique perspective.

Nonostante crociate e guerricciole, scorrerie di pirati, saccheggi e tratta di schiavi, nonostante Lepanto e l'assedio di Vienna, la verità è che con l'Islam abbiamo sempre commerciato bene e avuto, in sostanza, buoni rapporti. In tempi diversi si è sovrapposto un malinteso, dagli esiti spaventosi...

This book explains the fate that this entire world wants of Islam to be.

One of the greatest dilemmas facing Muslims today is the fact that Muslim culture is often seemingly incompatible with the culture of the modern Western world, and the features associated with it - technological progress, consumerism, and new electronic communication, all of which have the potential...

This book explores matters that have negatively affected the public image and led to distorted depictions of Islam from the late nineteenth century to the present. The areas of uneasiness and debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike include Islamic values and identity in the post-caliphate era,...

Islam basically is religion of peace, compassion and justice.There are enough verses in the Quran to prove this. Violenceis allowed only for defence, never for aggression. Moreover,it is incidental, not ideological

Divine Inspirations: Music and Islam in Indonesia brings together the work of 11 international scholars into an unprecedented volume focused on religion and performance in a nation celebrated for its extraordinary arts, religious diversity, and natural beauty. The resulting collection provides a panoramic...

Originally published in 1958, this volume covers important aspects of Islamic history and culture: Arabia before the Prophet The Prophet The Koran and Islam The Caliphate From the Caliphate to the end of the Ottoman The Crusades The Maghreb Muslim Spain The Sharia Philosophy The Sciences Literature The Arts Problems of the Twentieth Century Arab World

This book is the first study to qualitatively explore the concepts of higher education in Muslim contexts. It examines the different concepts of ‘a university’ and the way they shape practice in Muslim contexts, with a particular focus on the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Contributing to theoretical...