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Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2008
This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history...
Islamic Political Thought
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2015
In sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected...
by Roy Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
What is Islamic Philosophy? offers a broad introduction to Islamic thought, from its origins to the many challenging issues facing Muslims in the contemporary world. The chapters explore early Islamic philosophy and trace its development through key themes and figures up to the twenty-first century.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
The Encyclopedia of Islamic Civilization and Religion provides scholarly coverage of the religion, culture and history of the Islamic world, at a time when that world is undergoing considerable change and is a focus of international study and debate.
The non-Muslim world's perceptions of Islam...
Black Banners of ISIS
The Roots of the New Caliphate
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A medieval Islam historian’s incisive portrait of ISIS, revealing the group’s deep ideological and intellectual roots in the earliest days of Islam With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to...
Women, War & Hypocrites
Studying the Qur'an
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Robert Campbell’s Reading the Qur’an in English is an introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur’an on its own terms. Following his guidance, in conjunction with reading an English language version of the Qur’an, can reveal a great deal about the nature of Islam and about how the...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam, 3rd Edition
An In-Depth Look at One of the World’s Most Important Religions
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
A revised and updated guide that explores the tenets of the Koran, history and culture.
Untold
A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
"Finally, we get to meet the first women of Islam. Thank you for this brave book." Coleman Barks, author of Essential Rumi, and other books on the great Persian Language poet"Brilliant and illuminating . . . awesome in the depth of its research, the grace of its prose, and the beauty of its poetic...
A Simple Koran
The Reconstructed Historical Koran
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2017
Now you can read and understand the complete Koran. A Simple Koran is not condensed, every single word is included in modern English, with foreign words defined. A powerful method of ordering, sorting and categorizing the Koran makes it easy to read. When Mohammed's life is woven back into the Koran,...
One Thousand Roads to Mecca
Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
**“Wolfe does an exemplary job of detailing the ceremonies performed at Mecca and the reasons behind them . . . Highly recommended.” —**Library Journal, starred review
This updated and expanded edition of One Thousand Roads to Mecca collects significant works by observant travel writers...
by Michael Muhammad Knight
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
A thoughtful, insider view of The Five Percenters-a deeply complex and misunderstood community whose ideas and symbols influenced the rise of hip-hop.
Misrepresented in the media as a black parallel to the Hell's Angels, portrayed as everything from a vicious street gang to quasi- Islamic revolutionaries,...
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
This extremely useful book deals with subjects necessary for the understanding of the Holy Qur'an such as the division and arrangement of the Quranic chapters, rules for Interpretation, the Theory of Abrogation, Relationship of the Holy Qur'an to the Sunnah (the practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad),...
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
The author emphasizes the humanity of the Prophet Jesus and corrects misconceptions about him among both Muslims and Christians.
The Islamic Jesus
The Portrait of Jesus in Islamic Literature and Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2002
The religion founded by Mohammad gives primacy to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses, and, although it may be a surprise to many Christians, considers Jesus one of the prominent religious figures of Islam. The Islamic Jesus is a book for all those who are interested in Christology, in...