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University of California Press The Calligraphic State
Book SynopsisCombining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well.Table of ContentsILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I· AUTHORITY Chapter 1. Genealogies of the Text Chapter 2. The Pen and the Sword Chapter 3. Disenchantment PART II· TRANSMISSION Chapter 4. Audition Chapter 5. The New Method Chapter 6. Print Culture PART III· INTERPRETATION Chapter 7. Relations of Interpretation Chapter 8. Shari'a Society Chapter 9. Judicial Presence Chapter I0. Court Order PART IV· INSCRIPTION Chapter 11. Evidence of the Word Chapter 12. Spiral Texts CONCLUSION BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE GLOSSARY NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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University of California Press When Christians First Met Muslims
Book SynopsisThrough its introductions and translations of this book allows scholars, students, and the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions, shedding new light on Islamic history and Christian-Muslim relations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: The Year 630 Introduction Account ad 637 Chronicle ad 640 Letters, Isho'yahb III Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ephrem Khuzistan Chronicle Maronite Chronicle Syriac Life of Maximus the Confessor Canons, George I Colophon of British Library Additional 14,666 Letter, Athanasius of Balad Book of Main Points, John bar Penkaye Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius Edessene Apocalypse Exegesis of the Pericopes of the Gospel, Hnanisho' I Life of Theodute Colophon of British Library Additional 14,448 Apocalypse of John the Little Chronicle ad 705 Letters, Jacob of Edessa Chronicle, Jacob of Edessa Scholia, Jacob of Edessa Against the Armenians, Jacob of Edessa Kamed Inscriptions Chronicle of Disasters Chronicle ad 724 Disputation of John and the Emir Exegetical Homilies, Mar Abba II Disputation of Bet Hale Bibliography Index
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Blue Dome Press Beginnings & Endings: Fethullah Gülen's Vision
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Harvard University Press Uyghur Nation
Book SynopsisAlong the Russian-Qing frontier in the nineteenth century, a new political space emerged, shaped by competing imperial and spiritual loyalties, cross-border economic and social ties, and revolution. David Brophy explores how a community of Central Asian Muslims responded to these historic changes by reinventing themselves as the Uyghur nation.Trade ReviewThis work on the Uyghurs, a 10-million strong Turkic Muslim minority residing mainly in Xinjiang in western China, is a welcome contribution to a recent rise in Uyghur studies…A remarkable account of a people searching for identity at the intersection of empire. -- M. Chakars * Choice *Nothing I have read in the last fifteen years comes close to this work in terms of intellectual breadth, rigorous analysis, and contribution to the field. This book will not only revolutionize thinking about the history of the Uyghur nation and the political history of Xinjiang during this period, it will set a new bar for future scholarship and inspire readers to think again about the processes, challenges, and opportunities within shifting political landscapes that lead to the creation of nations. -- Laura Newby, University of OxfordDrawing on sources in several languages, this book demonstrates how the idea of a Uyghur nation emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Brophy shows how intellectuals in Taranchi and Kashgari communities along the Xinjiang–Russian border, inspired by academic writings on ancient Uyghurs, negotiated a new concept of Uyghur identity. This study is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Uyghur national idea, and to Central Asian and Xinjiang studies. -- Ablet Kamalov, Institute of Oriental Studies, Almaty, KazakhstanUyghur Nation breaks new ground in the study of modern Xinjiang. David Brophy takes a transnational approach to the formation of a ‘Chinese’ ethnic group, offering a convincing account of the impact of tsarist and particularly Soviet institutions, evolutions, and interventions on the Qing and then Republican Chinese frontiers. He also demonstrates that the idea of a Uyghur nation had a conflicted, cross-border, twentieth-century history. Perhaps most important, he unites political, intellectual, social, religious, even economic history to create a story rooted in local conditions, not simple national or ethnic categories. He has written a strikingly original and impressive book. -- Jonathan Lipman, Mount Holyoke CollegeIn Uyghur Nation, Brophy transforms our understanding of the history of the Uyghurs. At the center of Brophy’s attention is the question of how the Muslims of Chinese Turkistan came to imagine themselves as Uyghur. He traces the emergence of Uyghurist discourse by placing Uyghur history firmly where it belongs—in the very center of Eurasia at the crossroads of three empires. Brophy relates the emergence of Uyghurist discourse to developments in Muslim societies of Xinjiang and beyond as they came to terms with pressures and influences from the Qing, the Russian, and the Ottoman empires. Prodigiously researched across many archives and in multiple languages, Uyghur Nation is a major work of transnational history that deserves a wide readership. -- Adeeb Khalid, Carleton CollegeDavid Brophy’s Uyghur Nation offers a fresh perspective on Uyghur history by using Russian, Chinese and Turkic sources to chart the development of the discourses that would ultimately produce the modern Uyghur identity… What is remarkable is that a ‘palimpsest of Islamic, Turkic and Soviet notions of national history and identity’ created by activists outside Xinjiang could have resonated so widely among Xinjiang’s diverse population. In this respect, the Uyghur case is probably unique, and David Brophy’s book thus deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in nation-building. -- Nick Holdstock * Times Literary Supplement *
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SteinerBooks, Inc Islam in Relation to the Christ Impulse: A Search for Reconciliation between Christianity and Islam
Book SynopsisIslam came into being around AD 600 as a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion revealed through the Prophet Muhammad. Awareness of Islam in the West has grown dramatically in the twenty-first century, but there remains much misunderstanding of the interrelationship between Islam and Christianity, both their commonalities and differences.Andrei Younis elucidates esoteric reasons behind the emergence of Islam from the perspective of Steiners spiritual science. He draws on more than thirty years of studying Steiners work, as well as on first-hand knowledge gained from living in various Islamic countries and cultures. His purpose is to reconcile the origins, beliefs, and meanings of Islam and Christianity. Comprehending this anthroposophic perspective on the emergence of Islam is key to understanding why Islam manifests as it does today.Whereas this book will be enlightening and even surprising to most open-minded Western readers, it is not meant to be a foundation for beliefs (or non-belief), but as a springboard for thought and new avenues of understanding and compassion in a dangerous time.Table of ContentsPreface The Need to Understand Islam through Anthroposophic Wisdom Noteworthy contrasts between Christianity and Islam Reasons concealed behind the emergence of Islam as a new Yahweh Moon religion Influences on the descendants of Ishmael during the Kali Yuga period The critical situation 333 years after the coming of Christ The advent of Christ in relation to the crisis of 333: Lucifers involvement in blunting the Sorathic intervention Soraths intervention in AD 666 and the role of Ishmaels descendants The Aftermath of the Invasion of the Gondishapur Academy Yahwehs transformation into Allah: The beginning of the denial of spirit Further considerations on the absence of the concept of spirit in Islam: Confusion of three significant Hebraic terms What are the fundamental messages of the Koran? How did Muhammads verses influence pagan Arabs? Is the principle of freedom indicated anywhere in the Koran? Sharia law, the rule of retaliation, and the new principle of forgiveness in the Koran Are there any signs of the Christ impulse in the Koran? In what ways has Arabism been influential on Islam? Absence of the concept of spiritual freedom as a result of Arabism Absence of a concept of reincarnation Absence of the concept of karma and confined to the fatalistic concept of qadar Confusing Islam today with incidents and verses related only to Muhammads time What is Arabism? How are we to define it? What does Islam mean for Muslims, and how do they regard other religions? Muhammad as the last Prophet sent by Allah: Lucifers involvement in Islam Lucifers role in Arabisms increase in power: The influence of luciferic morality on Islam Other reasons why the Koran has been misunderstood and misinterpreted Influence of apocryphal gospels on koranic verses and Islam: The influence of folk souls Is Islam related to Christ in any way? Consequences of the reappearance of Abrahams monotheistic faith Why is the Antichrist (Dajjal) mentioned in Islam? How do Muslims interpret the Second Coming of Christ? How is Jesus of Nazareth conceived in Islam? Reasons behind the denial of the Holy Trinity and Gods Son What did Abrahams monotheistic faith mean to Muhammad and to Muslims? The Prophet Muhammads two sons Further consequences of adhering to the old principle, I and Father Abraham are one Denial of the Crucifixion and its consequences Conclusion: Can Christianity and Islam find the key to reconciliation?Bibliography
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. Introduction to Islam
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. Early Caliphate
Book SynopsisTranslated from the 2d Urdu ed. by Maulvi Muhammad Yaqub Khan.
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Cornell University Press Russian Hajj
Book SynopsisIn the late nineteenth century, as a consequence of imperial conquest and a mobility revolution, Russia became a crossroads of the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. The first book in any language on the hajj under tsarist and Soviet rule, Russian Hajj tells the story of how tsarist officials struggled to control and co-opt Russia''s mass hajj traffic, seeing it as not only a liability but also an opportunity. To support the hajj as a matter of state surveillance and control was controversial, given the preeminent position of the Orthodox Church. But nor could the hajj be ignored, or banned, due to Russia''s policy of toleration of Islam. As a cross-border, migratory phenomenon, the hajj stoked officials'' fears of infectious disease, Islamic revolt, and interethnic conflict, but Eileen Kane innovatively argues that it also generated new thinking within the government about the utility of the empire''s Muslims and their global networks.Open Access editTrade ReviewThis is an impressively researched book, and many of the arguments are compelling. [Russian Hajj] makes an important contribution to debates around the reaches and limits of imperial rule in practice. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online *Eileen Kane’s account of the Russian Hajj taps into a fascinating story that Daniel Brower had once called 'a blind spot in studies of Russian colonial rule' (Daniel Brower, 'Russian Roads to Mecca,' Slavic Review 55(3) (1996): 568)... Kane does an excellent job providing evidence to support her account of the Russian Hajj as one of 'toleration' and 'sponsorship' in line with the past two decades’ 'imperial turn' in historiography. * Canadian-American Slavic Studies *[F]ascinating details of the organizational efforts behind Russia's sponsorship of the hajj are examined in this concise and informative volume on an often-overlooked chapter in Russian history. * AramcoWorld *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Russia as a Crossroads of the Global Hajj1. Imperialism through Islamic Networks2. Mapping the Hajj, Integrating Muslims3. Forging a Russian Hajj Route4. The Hajj and Religious Politics after 19055. The Hajj and Socialist RevolutionConclusion: Russian Hajj in the Twenty-First Century
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Tughra Books Islamic Perspectives on Science: Knowledge and
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Tughra Books The Staff of Moses: Reflections of Islamic
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Tughra Books 25 Remedies for the Sick
Book SynopsisSickness washes away the dirty of sins like soap, and cleanses. It is established in an authenticated hadith that illnesses are expiation of sins. It says, 'As ripe fruits fall from the tree when it is shaken, so the sins of a beliver fall away with shaking during illness.'
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Tughra Books Al-Jawshan Al-Kabir: A supplication of Prophet
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Pluto Press Hizbullah
Book SynopsisIndepth study of one of the largest and most successful Islamist parties, examining its role in Lebanese politics and the wider Muslim umma.Trade Review'A fine exposition of the evolution, the religious and political philosophy of one of the most important movements in the contemporary Middle East' -- Tribune'This is one of the very best works on the subject' -- Middle East International'The most detailed and scholarly analysis to date of the ideology of the Lebanese Shi'a radical Hizb'ullah' -- CHOICETable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Political Accommodation And Violence In Non-Islamic States 2. The Islamic State And Democracy 3. The Concept Of The Guardianship Of The Jurisprudent 4. Islamic Universalism And National Identity 5. The Struggle With The West 6. The Resistance To The Israeli Occupation Of South Lebanon 7. Anti-Zionism And Israel 8. Anti-Judaism Conclusion Appendix 1: Miladi Equivalents To Hijri Years Appendix 2: List Of Hijri Months References Glossary Index
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Fons Vitae,US The Book of Knowledge Book 1 of the Revival of
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Blue Dome Press When Mystic Masters Meet: Towards A New Matrix
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Memories of Muhammad
Book SynopsisWho was Muhammad? What do we know historically, and does that differ from how he is seen by his followers and venerated today? Memories of Muhammad presents Muhammad as a lens through which to view both the genesis of Islamic religion and the grand sweep of Islamic history—right up to the hot button issues of the day, such as the spread of Islam, holy wars, the status of women, the significance of Jerusalem, and current tensions with Jews, Hindus and Christians. It also provides a rare glimpse into how Muslims spiritually connect to God through their Prophet, in the mosque, in the home, and even in cyberspace.This definitive biography of the founder of Islam by a leading Muslim-American scholar, Omid Safi, will reveal invaluable new insights, finally providing a fully three-dimensional portrait of Muhammad and the one billion people who follow him today.
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Tughra Books The Blessed Days and Nights of the Islamic Year
Book SynopsisThe blessed days, nights, and months are each a distinctive sign of Islam. They are celebrated by Muslims all around the world in due respect to their unique worth and sanctity that make them distinct from the rest of the year. Although the worth and sanctity of these special times have essentially been shaped by the Islamic tradition from the seventh century onwards, most of these dates have their origins far back in history.
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Oneworld Publications Ikhwan al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on
Book SynopsisThe Ikhwan Al- Safa' or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi'ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today. Renowned for creating the legendary Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa, an encyclopedia of philosophical sciences, they proposed a coherent intellectual system that sought to reconcile human reasoning with prophetic revelation. This fascinating survey provides a clear, objective and innovative introduction to the Brethren of Purity and their encyclopedic project, showing its critical place in the history of Arabic science, philosophy and literature.Table of ContentsAcknowledgement INTRODUCTION Shi‘ism Philosophy The tenth century 1 ESOTERICISM The name The problem of date and authorship Ancient evidence Later conjectures Modern confusion The tangible corpus of epistles 2 EMANATIONISM The formation of the universe The creation of time Coming-to-be and passing-away The place of man in God’s creation Man’s double nature The sin of the First Adam Eschatological prospects 3 MILLENARIANISM Astrological determinism The theory of prophetic cycles The origin of prophetic astrology A propitious conjunction in sight The Sleepers of the Cave Concealment and manifestation The rising of the three qa’ims 4 ENCYCLOPAEDISM The classification of knowledge Propaedeutic sciences Religious sciences Philosophical sciences The subdivisions of philosophy Comparison of the systems 5 SYNCRETISM The Greek heritage Persian and Indian influences Reconciling profane and sacred wisdom The interpretation of the Qur’an The leveling of sacred authorities The ultimate books 6 IDEALISM Other confessions Religious law The true imam Imagined propaganda The sessions of science Metaphors for Utopia Epilogue Guide to further reading Index of passages from the Rasa’il Ikhwan al-Safa’ General index
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Oneworld Publications Faith and Reason in Islam: Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
Book SynopsisAvailable for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice and the interpretation of religious texts, is clearly presented here, in a work that provides the most comprehensive picture available of Averroes's great intellectual achievements.
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Oneworld Publications A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
Book SynopsisCovering everything from Adam to Zakariyyah, this concise reference guide is designed specifically for readers and students who wish to learn more about the world's fastest-growing religion. Fully illustrated, the book contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries which give succinct yet authoritative information on everything from the Qur'an and its origins to the role of Islam in the USA. With even-handed coverage of the different schools of belief, and a timeline and guide to further reading, this is an indispensable and inexpensive guide to the Islamic faith.
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University of California Press Understanding Jihad
Book SynopsisJihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." This book looks closely at a range of sources from sacred Islamic texts, and focuses on the role of Islam in the contemporary world.Trade Review"A worthwhile resource on the examination of the meaning of jihad." * Marine Corps University Press *Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Qur an and Conquest 2. The "Greater Jihad" and the "Lesser Jihad" 3. The Crystallization of Jihad Theory: Crusade and Counter-Crusade 4. Jihad during the Nineteenth Century: Renewal and Resistance 5. Radical Islam and Contemporary Jihad Theory 6. Globalist Radical Islam and Martyrdom Operations 7. The Rise of Jihadi States Afterword Appendix: Some Translated Documents Communique from the Armed Islamic Group (Algeria; September 8, 1995) World Islamic Front for Jihad against Zionists and Crusaders: Declaration of War (February 23, 1998) A Communique from Qa Idat Al-Jihad Concerning the Testaments of the Heroes and the Legality of the Washington and New York Operations (April 24, 2002) The Importance of Jihad, on the Goals of Jihad (by Ali al-Aliyani) Under the Shadow of the Spears (by Sulayman Abu Ghayth) Translation of "The Last Night" "Our Sharii Stance with Regard to the Government of the Iraqi Karzai" (by Abu Musab al-Zasqawi-) "Proclamation of the Caliphate" (by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, June 29, 2014) The Revival of Slavery before the Hour (from Dabiq, October 14, 2014) Timeline Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
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Muslim Academic Trust The Concept of Bid'a in the Islamic Shari'a
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Taylor & Francis Ltd History of Islamic Philosophy Routledge History of World Philosophies
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Edinburgh University Press The Mongol Empire
Book SynopsisThis book explores the rise and establishment of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan, as well as its expansion and evolution under his successors. It also examines the successor states (Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate, the Jochid Ulus (Golden Horde), and the Yuan Empire) from the dissolution of the empire in 1260 to the end of each state.
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Harvard University Press Medieval Latin Lives of Muhammad
Book SynopsisMedieval Latin Lives of Muhammad helps trace the persistence of old cliches as well as the evolution of new attitudes toward Islam and its prophet over five centuries in Western culture. This volume brings together a highly varied and fascinating set of Latin narratives and polemics never before translated into English.Trade ReviewIndispensable for all future scholarship related to the European Muhammad. -- David M. Freidenreich * Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *Clear and richly annotated. This collection will be of interest to scholars of medieval polemical literature, the history of Arabic-to-Latin translation, and sources on Christian-Muslim relations. The translations, for their part, will be invaluable to students and specialists alike. -- Antoni Biosca * Medieval Encounters *
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Quest Books,U.S. Heart Self and Soul A Sufi Approach to Growth
Book SynopsisThe rich tradition of Sufism has helped to open the world's heart. Its treasures include the works of Rumi, the 13th-century mystic. This text explores the inner dimensions of Sufism from a western psychologist's perspective.
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SPCK - Kregel Unveiling Islam An Insiders Look at Muslim Life
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Duke University Press Rage and Carnage in the Name of God
Book SynopsisIn Rage and Carnage in the Name of God, Abiodun Alao examines the emergence of a culture of religious violence in postindependence Nigeria, where Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions have all been associated with violence. He investigates the root causes and historical evolution of Nigeria’s religious violence, locating it in the forced coming together of disparate ethnic groups under colonial rule, which planted the seeds of discord that religion, elites, and domestic politics exploit. Alao discusses the histories of Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions in the territory that became Nigeria, the effects of colonization on the role of religion, the development of Islamic radicalization and its relation to Christian violence, the activities of Boko Haram, and how religious violence intermixes with politics and governance. In so doing, he uses religious violence as a way to more fully understand intergroup relations in contemporary Nigeria.Trade Review"Throughout this insightful book, [Alao] explores both post-independence Nigeria’s history and the global religious movements in their connection with religious violence. ... The book will be useful for students, researchers, policymakers and anyone who is interested in understanding the religious violence in Nigeria beyond the narratives that are common in the media." -- Adeyemi Balogun * Religion *"Abiodun Alao’s book is an interesting contribution to the literature on religious violence in Nigeria – a country where religious and ethnic divides come into play at all times. ... It offers a compelling explanation of the dynamics as well as the divergence between Christianity, Islam, and traditional religion in Nigeria. This book will definitely open up more discussions and debates on religiously motivated violence in Nigeria." -- Zainab Mai-Bornu * Religion, State & Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Of Nigeria, Religion, and Violence 1 1. Religion and Nigerian Society 19 2. Islam and Violence in Nigeria 45 3. Christianity and Violence in Nigeria 77 4. Traditional Religions and Violence in Nigeria 101 5. Boko Haram and the New Phase of Violence 115 6. National Politics, Intergroup Relations, and Religious Violence in Nigeria 153 7. The Economics of Religious Violence in Nigeria 189 8. Nigeria's Religious Violence in the Context of Global Politics 207 Conclusion: The Impossibility of the Best and the Unlikelihood of the Worst 225 Notes 239 Bibliography 267 Index 285
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Edinburgh University Press ShiI Doctrine MuTazili Theology
Book SynopsisA study of a little-known author al-Shar?f al-Murta?? whose views are still a major influence for Shi?i Muslims.
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Pari Publishing Unveiling the Breath: One Woman's Journey into
Book Synopsis"Unveiling the Breath: One Woman's Journey into Understanding Islam and Gender Equality" tackles one of the most pressing issues that face us today - the changing roles that men and women must confront in a globalizing world. In particular, it explores the whole issue of gender within the Islamic world. This is the world the author has observed firsthand both through her humanitarian work and her experience as the first female vice-president of Nexen Inc., a large Canadian-based energy company operating in Muslim-majority countries. "Unveiling the Breath" incorporates East-West perspectives on faith and feminism, addresses male and female points of view, examines the thorny question of how to reconcile spirituality and patriarchy, and takes a close look at the complex issues involved in raising sons. In so doing, Kennedy-Glans peels back the 'Gender Onion' starting from the outer, more secular layers of our globalizing world-the workplace and communities - and on to the inner core of our private world of faith, spirituality and family.Trade ReviewIn settings as diverse as the Bedouin townships of Yemen, the streets of Tehran and the farming communities of her prairie youth, Kennedy-Glans deconstructs and reconstructs her impressions and prejudices, all to further her dream that we might see each other as we are.A" Again and again she is drawn back to Yemen to learn more about universal gender equilibrium.A" Kennedy-Glans writes: I've found that patriarchy exists in subtle ways in the West that we might not want to acknowledge; conversely, patriarchy in the Muslim world isn't as extreme as our Western view of it, either. Which brings us closer than most people realize.A" ..."Unveiling the Breath" is a bold work, rich with insights into the murky realm of culture, religion and gender. Alberta Views Kennedy-Glans sees the challenges that women face here and in Muslim countries as being more alike than most people realize... The author-along with many Muslim women (and men)-calls for patriarchy to be rooted out from the faith. In approaching the subject of gender with a dose of introspection and complexity, she finds more similarities than differences. She also warns against western arrogance toward the plight of Muslims, arguing instead for dialogue. The book is peppered with wisdom from ancient scriptures and ancestral teachings of the East and West. Yet we are provided with a modern context by the author's extensive use of international development reports and surveys (for example, the United Nations Arab Human Development Report). The extensive research provided by the author should be an eye-opener to those unfamiliar with the rich history of the Middle East (and Yemen,in particular). Literary Review of Canada
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
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Tughra Books From the Stage to the Prayer Mat: The Story of
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Tughra Books The All-Merciful Master
Book SynopsisFrom birds and trees to insects and the sun, this charming book instructs children about the wisdom in creation by referencing the various Islamic names for God and their manifestations. Enriched with colorful illustrations, these stories are designed to open young minds to ideas of faith in their Creator. Using examples from daily life that children can understand, this book is a valuable source for teaching about God as conceived in the Islamic tradition.
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Tughra Books Living the Ethics and Morality of Islam: How to
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Tughra Books Ali Ibn Abi Talib: Hero of Chivalry
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GINGKO The Image Debate: Figural representation in Islam
Book SynopsisThe images released by Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across Northern Iraq and Syria during 2015-16. Their leaders justified this iconoclasm (destruction of images) by arguing that such actions were divinely decreed in Islam, a notion that has remained fixed in the public consciousness. The Image Debate: Figural Representation in Islam and Across the World is a collection of thirteen essays which examine the controversy surrounding the use of images in Islamic and other religious cultures and seek to redress some of the misunderstandings that have arisen. Written by leading academics from the United States, Australia, Turkey, Israel and the United Kingdom, the book has a foreword by Stefano Carboni, Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, followed by an introduction by the editor Christiane Gruber, who sets the subject in context with a detailed examination of the debates over idols and the production of figural images in Islamic traditions. Twelve further articles are divided into three sections: the first deals with pre-modern Islam: Mika Natif looks at tensions between the Hadith prohibition on images and the praxis of image-making under the Umayyad dynasty and argues that the Umayyad rulers used imagery to establish their political and religious authority; Finbarr Barry Flood examines the practice of epigraphic erasure, i.e., the removal of names of rulers and patrons from historical inscriptions from the medieval Islamic world; and Oya Pancaroglu focuses on the figural conventions of an illustrated manuscript of Varqa and Gulshah, a medieval Persian romance composed in the masnavi (rhyming couplet) form by the 11th-century poet `Ayyuqi. The second section addresses the situation outside Islam: Alicia Walker surveys attitudes toward the production and veneration of religious images in Byzantium from the earliest years of the Christian Roman Empire (early 4th century) to the aftermath of the Iconoclast controversy (late 9th century); Steven Fine explores the history of Jewish engagement with `art' from Roman antiquity through the high middle ages through a detailed exploration of the 3rd-century Dura Europos synagogue and its wall paintings; Michael Shenkar examines evidence for the employment of figural images in the cultic practices of some of the major ancient Iranian cultural and political entities, offering a broad perspective on perceptions of images in ancient Iranian worship; and Robert DeCaroli delves into the question of why no image of the Buddha was made during the first five hundred years of Buddhism. The third section brings the reader back to Islamic lands with five articles examining aspects of the issue in the modern and contemporary periods: Yousuf Saaed investigates South Asian mass-produced images, especially posters that include illustrations of local Sufi shrines, portraits of saints and Shi`i iconography; James Bennett explores the visual depiction of Javanese shadow puppets (wayang kulit), including the sage Begawan Abiyasa, whose narratives convey key elements of Sufi mystical philosophy; Allen and Mary Roberts consider images of Cheikh Amadu Bamba, the founding Sufi saint of the Senegalese Mouride order; Rose Issa addresses how the term `Islamic' relates to contemporary art, how artists manage to create work in countries in constant turmoil and to what extent such works reflect their conceptual, aesthetic, and socio-political concerns; and finally Shiva Balaghi traces the use of the figure, along its symbolic shadows and silhouettes, in works by notable Iranian artists living in Iran and in diaspora.
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Edinburgh University Press Transcendent God Rational World
Book SynopsisRamon Harvey revisits the Muslim theologian Ab? Man??r al-M?tur?d? (d. 333/944) from Samarqand and puts his system, and that of the M?tur?d? school, into lively dialogue with modern thought to show that a contemporary Muslim philosophical theology (kal?m jad?d) can provide original and constructive answers to perennial theological questions.Trade Review"Harvey'sTranscendent God, Rational World shows incredible facility in the nuances of Islamic theology and philosophy and argues for the unique and overlooked contribution of al-M?tur?d? and his later interpreters. By engaging with this original source material and bringing this tradition into dialogue with contemporary philosophy of religion, Harvey makes important contribution to Islamic Studies, philosophical theology, and the history of Islamic intellectual thought on reason, revelation, proofs of God's existence, and the divine attributes. What is even more exciting is how Harvey draws on this rich legacy to argue for the revival of Islamic theology in the 21st Century." -Dr. Joshua Ralston, Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
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Anqa Publishing Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries: Mashahid
Book SynopsisA major work of mystical literature, this account focuses on 14 visions in the form of dramatic conversations with the divine, interspersed with dazzling visionary episodes regarding the nature of existence, humans' relationship with reality, and the way to achieve true happiness. The introduction presents a resume of Ibn 'Arabi's life and examines in detail the style and symbolism of the contemplations. Presented for the first time in English, this work is a superb example of Ibn 'Arabi's inimitable style and deep perception.Table of ContentsIntroduction: spiritual journey - "Rise beyond and you will discover"; Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi; this edition; the style and symbolism ofthe contemplations; the Arabic language. Contemplations: translation and notes; from Ibn 'Arabi's preface. 1 Contemplation of the light of existence (wujud) as the star of direct vision ('iyan) rises; 2 contemplation of the light of taking (akhdh) as the star of affirmation (iqrar) rises; 3 contemplation of the light of the veils (sutur) as the star of strong backing (ta'yid) rises; 4 contemplation of the light of intuition (shur'ur) as the star of transcendence (tanzih) rises; 5 contemplation of the light of silence (samt) as the star of negation (salb) rises 6 contemplation of the light of elevation (matla') as the star of unveiling (kashf) rises; 7 contemplation of the light of the leg (saq) as the star of unveiling (kashf) rises 8 contemplation of the light of the rock (sakhra) as the star of the sea (bahr) rises 9 contemplation of the light of the rivers (al-anhar) as the star of degrees (rutab) rises 10 contemplation of the light of perplexity (hayra) as the star of non-existence ('adam) rises; 11 contemplation of the light of divinity (uluhiyya) as the str of Lam-Alif rises; 12 contemplation of the light of uniqueness (ahadiyya) as the star of servanthood ('ubudiyya) rises; 13 contemplation of the light of the support ('amd) as the star of singularity (fardaniyya) rises 14 contemplation of the light of argument (hijaj)as the star of justice ('adl) rises. Appendices: the manuscripts used in the edition of the text; Ibn 'Arabi's preface; Ibn 'Arabi's epilogue; correspondences in contemplation 3.
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University of Illinois Press Remaking Muslim Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Through his graceful rendering of lives constrained by debt and foreshortened economic horizons, Henig reveals the potent entwining of religion and history that shapes village life and orients social worlds in this rural space of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Remaking Muslim Lives in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina is a beautifully written book about futures and pasts and the everyday work in between." --Sarah E. Wagner, coauthor of Srebrenica in the Aftermath of Genocide "Thanks to his curiosity and sensitivity to the lived experiences of religion, David Henig takes us beyond the clichéd images of Islam in Europe in this vivid ethnography of Muslim lives in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina. As he explores small-town mosques, village houses, and communal graveyards, Henig pauses to reveal perceptive new insights and pose thoughtful questions that will resonate with historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and others interested in the layered meanings of Muslim religious practice today." --Edin Hajdarpasic, author of Whose Bosnia? Nationalism and Political Imagination in the Balkans, 1840–1914 "The Muslim communities Henig describes are centuries-old, yet their villages, orchards, and fields are vulnerable possessions. Islam and the vital exchanges it creates -- among people and with God--give Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina a tenacious grip on time and space. Henig traces these exchanges in amazing detail. He takes us beyond questions of whether Islam can be European to places where divinity and identity have already been woven into moral systems of incredible staying power. His analysis is driven by the sacred power of those places."--Andrew Shryock, author of Deep History: the Architecture of Past and PresentTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Making and Unmaking Village Lives 1 Houses in Flames 2 Locked Doors 3 Halal Exchange Part Two: Vital Exchange 4 Cosmological Time 5 Praying and Witnessing 6 Blessing Falling from the Sky Afterword: The Sultan is back Glossary Notes References
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Tughra Books The Messenger of God: Muhammad: An Analysis of
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Tughra Books Essentials of The Islamic Faith
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Blue Dome Press So That Others May Live: A Fethullah Gulen Reader
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Oneworld Publications Beshir Agha: Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Imperial
Book SynopsisThis book explores the life of el-Hajj Beshir Agha (ca. 1657-1746), the most powerful Chief Harem Eunuch in the history of the Ottoman Empire Enslaved in his native Ethiopia as a boy, then castrated in Egypt, el-Hajj Beshir became one of hundreds of East African eunuchs who inhabited the imperial palace’s enormous harem. Rising through the ranks to become harem treasurer by 1707, he eventually oversaw the educations of crown princes and harem women whilst choosing and deposing a long series of grand viziers. Wielding unparallelled power and influence over the empire, the libraries that he founded throughout the region helped to shape the religious and intellectual profile of the Ottoman state.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on transliteration Introduction 1 PRELIMINARIES: ELITE SLAVERY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP Elite slavery in Islamic societies Household politics and patron–client ties 2 EUNUCHS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Eunuchs in antiquity Eunuchs in medieval Islamic empires Eunuchs under the Mamluk sultanate Eunuchs under the Ottomans 3 BESHIR AGHA’S ORIGINS Ottoman Abyssinia Enslavement and castration Post-castration conditions Sale in Cairo The political culture of Ottoman Egypt Ismail Bey 4 EARLY YEARS IN THE PALACE Sultan’s companion The sultan’s mother The “Edirne Incident” (1703) Harem treasurer 5 EXILE IN CYPRUS AND EGYPT Cyprus Egypt 6 CHIEF OF THE TOMB EUNUCHS IN MEDINA Shi‘ism Medina The mosque of the Prophet The tomb of the Prophet The tomb eunuchs Relations with Medina’s and Egypt’s notables 7 CHIEF EUNUCH OF THE TOPKAPI PALACE HAREM Return to Istanbul Return to the harem Vizier maker Nevshehirli Ibrahim Pasha The Tulip Era The Book of Festivals 8 BESHIR AGHA DURING THE REIGN OF MAHMUD I The Patrona Halil rebellion, 1730 Mahmud I (r. 1730–54) 9 BESHIR AGHA AND THE ARAB PROVINCES The pilgrimage caravan and the governorship of Damascus Beshir Agha and Egypt’s grandees 10 BESHIR AGHA’S LIBRARIES AND PIOUS FOUNDATIONS Libraries Holdings of Beshir Agha’s library outside the palace Other libraries Foundations Conclusion 11 BESHIR AGHA’S DEATH AND BURIAL Funeral and burial Beshir Agha’s tomb 12 BESHIR AGHA’S LEGACY THROUGH THE LENS OF OTTOMAN “DECLINE” Morali Beshir Agha Chief harem eunuchs and grand viziers in the post-Beshir era Beshir Agha and the question of Ottoman “decline” Conclusion 13 SOURCES ON BESHIR AGHA Primary sources Secondary sources Works cited Index
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Oneworld Publications Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World
Book SynopsisWith academic courses either encouraging commercialism, or cultivating zealots, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand classical Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to the modern education system. Insisting upon a return to the ways of the ancient wisdom tradition, which saw the quest for knowledge of the soul, the world, and God as a unifying spiritual discipline, Chittick maintains that the study of Islamic texts cannot be treated separately from self-understanding. Fascinating, radical, and a true challenge to modern trends in academic study, this book opens a new debate in Islamic thought.Trade Review"The fruit of a lifetime of reflection on the sources and central traditions of Islamic thought. One of the most original and thought-provoking contributions to genuinely Islamic thought in the past half-century." James Morris - Professor and Chair of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter "Has the power of a complete re-evaluation of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Highly recommended." Ravi Ravindra - author of Science and the Sacred and Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada "William Chittick is the most exciting writer on Sufism today, combining as he does a genuine passion for the subject with a scholarly objectivity that is truly impressive." Oliver Leaman - Professor of Philosophy and Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies, University of KentuckyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Vanishing Heritage 2. Intellectual Understanding 3. The Rehabilitation of Thought 4. Beyond Ideology 5. The Unseen Men 6. The Anthropocosmic Vision 7. The Search for Meaning
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Oneworld Publications Averroes: His Life, Work and Influence
Book SynopsisThis stimulating book covers all area of the twelfth century Muslim philosopher's life from his transmission of Aristotelian thought to the Western world, to his conflict with the Ash'arite theologians.Trade Review‘A concise yet powerful representation of Averroes’ thought and Islamic philosophy in general.’ * Journal of Islamic Philosophy *
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Muslim Communities of Grace: The Sufi
Book SynopsisThe Sufi brotherhoods are not religious orders, but religious communities within the general community of Islam. Their members neither live in monasteries nor take vows of celibacy and poverty. They are Muslims who marry, earn their living and seek wealth and positions of influence in their societies. But they entrust their salvation and well-being in this world to the spiritual guardianship of their brotherhoods' founders and the redemptive efficacy of the mystical rites they set for them. Their form of Islamic religious communalism has become, since the eighteenth century, a dominant aspect of religious life in most Muslim lands, while the brotherhoods' supreme heads and the shaykhs of their important branches often command much social and political power.However, the religious factors that account for the appearance of Sufi religious communalism and for the appeal it has had to Muslims living in countries as far apart as Egypt, India, Indonesia and Senegal remain largely unexplained, and this is the principal theme of Abun-Nasr's new book." Muslim Communities of Grace" reconstructs the development of the Sufi tradition, guided by insights from original Sufi sources, intended primarily to explain the emergence of the Sufi brotherhoods' form of Islamic communalism and its perennial appeal. The final two chapters discuss the clash between Salafi and Sufi ideals in the twentieth century, which led Sufi shaykhs to find themselves in the incongruous position of being promoted by secular modernising national leaders in order to counteract the hostility of Salafis and, from the 1970s, of Islamists too. Abun-Nasr concludes by examining the disarray wrought on traditional Muslim societies by secular modernisers, the uncertainties thus created only serving to broaden the appeal to ordinary Muslims of the Sufi brotherhoods' religious communalism. The latter's fraternal religious solidarity offers Muslims at the local level help in facing the problems of daily life.Trade Review'Presents an overview of the development of Sufism from its earliest beginnings followingthe death of the Prophet until the present day.The author traces this history from what he callsthe Sufi tradition of piety, practised largely byisolated individuals, through the appearance ofa variety of different forms of religious practice which eventually develop into increasinglystructured religious brotherhoods with formalised sets of religious "rules" and hierarchies ofauthority.' * Professor Louis Brenner, SOAS *
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The Dynamics of Sunni-Shia Relationships:
Book SynopsisThe growing tensions and occasional clashes between believers in the two main strands of Islam have been major concerns. Upheavals within the Shia sphere of influence had altered the relationship: the Iranian revolution of 1979 changed the politics of Iranian Shiism, and impacted on Shia communities regionally, while the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq initiated a new phase of tension in Sunni-Shia relations. The spectre of a sectarian war in Iraq, a diplomatic and military offensive against the Lebanese Hezbollah and a potentially nuclear armed Iran (along with Tehran's support for Hamas) prompted King Abdallah II of Jordan to warn of an emerging 'Shia crescent'. However, away from such grand geopolitical gestures, Sunni-Shia relations are being rearticulated through an array of local, regional and global connections. This book presents wide-ranging and up-to-date research that sheds light on the political, sociological and ideological processes that are affecting the dynamics within, as well as the relationships between, the Shia and Sunni worlds. Among the themes discussed are the ideological and doctrinal evolutions that are taking place, the contextualisation of the main protagonists' political practices, transnational networks, and the role of intellectuals, religious scholars and the media in shaping and informing this dynamic relationship.Trade Review'At a time when the conflict in Iraq, and the more recent uprisings in Syria, Bahrain and in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, have prompted a resurgence of essentialist generalisations on the Sunni-Shia divide, this collection of brilliant contributions by leading scholars from various disciplines is a welcome reminder of the complexity of the sectarian question in Islam which does not simply derive from textual and interpretative divergences, but is also socially constructed and politically instrumentalised.' -- Stephane Lacroix, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and author of Awakening Islam: The Politics of Religious Dissent in Contemporary Saudi Arabia'Too often the Sunni-Shia "divide" in Islam is spoken of in deeply reductionist or ahistorical terms. Marechal and Zemni's collection, however, sets a new standard by carefully situating contemporary sectarianism in relation to the simultaneous push and pull of local and transnational factors. A must-read for anyone seeking to understanding Sunni-Shia dynamics in the wake of the Arab Uprisings.' -- Peter Mandaville, George Mason University, author of Global Political Islam
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Fons Vitae,US The Road to Mecca
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