Islam in the World 3RD Edition
by Malise Ruthven

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This valuable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a...
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Koran
by J Rodwell

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The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart...
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Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
by Karen Armstrong

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Includes bibliographical references (p.[267]-280) and index...
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Islam a Short History
by Karen Armstrong

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A concise and comprehensive study of recent events in New York....
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Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
by John L Esposito

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'The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left us stunned, angry, and uncomprehending. As it became clear that these horrifying acts had been committed in the name of religion, the media, the government, and ordinary citizens...
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Introducing Islam
by Ziauddin Sardar

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This new edition is one of 20 best-selling titles leading the relaunch of this series of guides to big ideas - from Quantum Theory to Postmodernism. Upmarket, intelligent and arresting, the new-look makeover will bring many new fans to this already...
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Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law
by Knut S Vikor

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The contrast between religion and law has been continuous throughout Muslim history. Islamic law has always existed in a tension between these two forces: God, who gave the law, and the state--the sultan--representing society and implementing the law...
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In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam
by Milton Viorst

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The Middle East has long been a volatile yet vital region in world politics. In his captivating new book, In the Shadow of the Prophet, journalist Milton Viorst illuminates the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community’s fierce...
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Islam: A Concise Introduction
by Huston Smith

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Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith's masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including: Hinduism, Buddhism,...
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Sufism
by A J Arberry

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The first concise history of Sufism to appear in any language, this work remains among the best. A noted scholar offers insights into every aspect of Sufism, from interpretation of the word of God and the life of the Prophet to the theorists of Sufism...
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Essence of Rumi
by John Baldock

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A Compact yet thoroughly informative series on philosophical and religious topics, written with the general reader in mind....
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Muhammad: The Prophet
by Gabriel Mandel Khan

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The Koran ?descended? upon a single man in the brief period of 23 years, during which Muhammad managed to unite the peoples of Arabia in one of history?s great religious movements. Follow Muhammad?s accomplishments and assess his great influence on Islam...
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Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (Eminent Lives)
by Karen Armstrong

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Muhammad was born in 570 CE, and over the following sixty years built a thriving spiritual community, laying the foundations of a religion that changed the course of world history. There is more historical data on his life than on that of the founder of...
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Mystics of Islam
by Reynold A Nicholson

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An introductory approach to the study of Islamic mysticism, which provides a broad outline of Sufism and the religious philosophy of Islam. Described here are the principles, methods, and characteristic features of the "inner life" as it has been...
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The Essential Rumi
by Rumi

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"I don't mean to claim a special relationship with Rumi...but a poet of such astonishing range and depth needs many translators and interpreters. Mystical poetry tries to reveal the apple orchard within the mist of language (Rumi's image). I hope these...
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Drowned Book Ecstatic & Earthy Reflectio
by Rumi

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Bahauddin, Rumi's father, was not only a major force in the development of Islamic spirituality, but also deeply influential in his son's life. This delightful and provocative collection reveals the depth of thirteenth-century Sufi mystical wisdom and...
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The Early Muslim Tradition of Dream Interpretation (Suny Series in Islam)
by John C Lamoreaux

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There is a rich tradition of dream interpretation manuals in the
early history of Islam in which dream was seen as one of only paths
to revelations from God after the death of the Prophet. Lamoreaux
(religious studies, Southern Methodist U.) explores...
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Essential Sufism
by James Fadiman

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The definitive compendium of Sufi wisdom, Essential Sufism draws together more than three hundred fables, poems, and prayers that reveal the luminousspirit of Islamic mysticism. Selected works from ancient prophets and sages to contemporary Sufi poets...
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The Prophet Muhammad
by Barnaby Rogerson

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The Prophet Muhammad is a hero for all mankind. In his lifetime he established a new religion, Islam; a new state, the first united Arabia; and a new literary language, the classical Arabic of the Qur'an, for the Qur'an is believed to be the word of God...
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My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir
by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

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Traces the experiences of a Jewish American who converted to radical Islam during his college years and accepted a job in Saudi Arabia where he worked for an extremist charity that was eventually charged by the U.S. government for funding terrorist...
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