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This book is compilation of my writings done from time totime during the year 2007-08. All the writings deal withthe problems faced by Muslims in the post-modern period. Itis unfortunate that Muslim theologians are still unwilling toconfront modern and post-modern situations. There are hardlyany theologians who are prepared to deal with problemsthrown up by globalization.

Aamer Hussein takes love to its logical conclusion, Robert Irwin traces the origins of the ghazal (love lyric), Christopher Shackle recites epic Panjabi poems of sacred love and lyrical death, Imranali Panjwani mourns the massacre of Karbala, Martin Rose istaken hostage by Saddam Hussein, Jalees Rahman...

What is the extraordinary text that is the Quran - and how does it relate to the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad? How did a legacy so richly varied in faith, law and civilization emerge from the message of the Revelation that came to be called 'Islam' (or submission to God's will)? This...

This book sheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals and supernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi’a community. The author examines how Hizbullah has altered its institutional structure and reconstructed Lebanese Shi’a history in a manner similar to that of nationalist...

The contents of this book consisted of - The Moslem Prayer.—Description of Makkah. —The Temple of the Ka'bah and the Black Stone.—The Marriage of Abdullah, Father of the Prophet. - The Birth of Mohammad.—Mohammad's Childhood with the Banu Sad Tribe in their Badya-Land.—Mohammad...

Be rejuvenated by reading the inspirational sayings of Prophet Muhammed who was voted as the most influential person in history by Michael H. Hart! In this revolutionary book, you will read statements which were made 1,400 years ago but they are as relevant today as they were 14 centuries ago. By reading...

The Prophet (saw) was brought up as an orphan. As he grew up he experienced trial upon trial upon trial; he didn’t know his father, his mother passes away also, then his grandfather passes away years later.How do you expect a man who experienced all of this difficulty to be like?How...

Sahar El-Nadi's new book demystifies Islam and Muslims. From a female leader's worldwide perspective, Sandcastles and Snowmen explores faith through the story of a woman on a personal journey to search for spirituality, leading her to reconnect with Islam in a new, global context in the turbulent...

This is what many Muslims do.

In the eyes of many Westerners, Muslim women are hidden behind a veil of negative stereotypes that portray them as either oppressed, subservient wives and daughters or, more recently, as potential terrorists. Yet many Muslim women defy these stereotypes by taking active roles in their families and...

The Fourth Book begins with an address to Husamu-'d-Din, and this is followed by the story of the lover and his mistress, already commenced in the third book. A certain lover had been separated from his mistress for the space of seven years, during which he never relaxed his efforts to find her. At...

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.  ZIGZAG JOURNEYS was originally written in 1911...

These talks were delivered over a series of Friday prayer gatherings at the Rasooli Center, Centurion, south of Pretoria, South Africa. Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri boldly addresses many topics that influence Muslims at the core of what it means to be a Muslim in today's global village and how to...

With 1.4 billion practicing Muslims in the world it is necessary for all to better understand the culture and belief system. In The Restless Wind and Shifting Sands, author and Islamic scholar Harry J. Sweeney explains the intricacies and tenets of Islam. The educational discourse provides insight...