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Reformation of Islamic Thought: A Critical Historical Analysis
by Nasr Abu Zayd  Publisher Comments After September 11, Islam became nearly synonymous with fundamentalism in the eyes of Western media and literature. However widely held this view may be, it is at odds with Islam’s rich political history. Renowned Egyptian scholar Nasr Abû...
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Koran for Dummies (04 Edition)
by Sultan Publisher Comments See what the Koran says about women, family, and law Grasp the wisdom and power of Islam' s sacred Scripture Want to understand the Koran? This straightforward guide explains what the Koran says, how it says it, and how believers live according to its...
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Monographs in International Studies #0094: A Dictionary of Indonesian Islam
by Howard M. Federspiel Publisher Comments Drawing from an extensive list of writings about Indonesian Islam that have appeared over the past 15 years, Federspiel defines approximately 1,800 terms, phrases, historical figures, religious books and place names that relate to Islam, and gives their...
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Mary the Blessed Virgin of Islam
by Aliah Schleifer Publisher Comments The reasons for the importance of Mary as a spiritual figure in Islam are detailed in this volume, providing traditional scholarly discussions about Mary's life and her characteristics of devotion and piety....
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The Face Behind the Veil: Teh Extraordinary Lives of Muslim Women in America
by Donna Gehrke White Publisher Comments Ahead of its time and ideal for Women's History Month promotions, The Face Behind the Veil opens a window on a culture as diverse as it is misunderstood. Here are Muslim-American women, in all their diversity--doctors, soccer moms rebels, reformers...
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Islam and Modernity: Muslim Intellectuals Respond
by John Cooper Publisher Comments This book brings together the ideas of a number of contemporary modernist and liberal Muslim thinkers, exposing an important intellectual current in Islamic thought which will be new to many Western readers. Responding to the challenges brought by...
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Mohammed and the Rise of Islam
by D. S. Margoliouth Publisher Comments A thorough and scholarly study of the historical data related to the life and times of the Prophet Mohammed and the beginnings of Islam, written by the late professor of Arabic Studies at Oxford University....
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An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia: Volume 1: From Zoroaster to Omar Khayyam
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Publisher Comments The tradition of philosophy in the Persian-speaking world is extraordinarily rich, creative and diverse. This anthology, which is divided into three volumes, aims to communicate something of that richness and diversity. The term "philosophy" is...
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Islam Through Quotations
by Kamal-eldin Hassan Publisher Comments This book is written for Muslims living outside of Islamic countries and do not know the Arabic language so they may understand, with the least effort, the basic principles and spirit of their religion. With so many misrepresentations about Islam; this...
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Cultural Schizophrenia: Islamic Societies Confronting the West (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)
by Darius Shayegan Book News Annotation Using examples ranging from Iran to Morocco, the author discusses how the meeting of two incompatible worlds leads to a profound distortion--not only in how the Muslim world sees the West, but in how it sees itself. Fifteen chapters discuss the stages...
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Scripturalist Islam: The History and Doctrines of the Akhb?r? Sh?'? School (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. "Texts and Studies)
by Robert Gleave Synopsis Akhb?r? Shi'ism was "scripturalist" in that Akhb?r's believed that all questions of theology and law could be found in the texts of revelation. There was no need, they believed, to turn to alternative sources (such as reason or inspiration). This book...
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Founding the Fatimid State: The Rise of an Early Islamic Empire (Ismaili Texts and Translations)
by Hamid (na) Haji Publisher Comments This is an annotated English translation of Qadi al-Nu'man's "Iftitah" "al-de' wa." This book is the most important primary source for the emergence of the Fatimid state in the early years of the tenth century. Its author, Qadi al-Nu'man, was an official...
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Islam and Secularism in the Middle East
by Azzam (edt) Tamimi Publisher Comments Western civilization tends to view secularism as a positive achievement. From this perspective, benefits of secularizing trends include the separation of church and state, the rule of law, and freedom fram organized religion.<P>In the Arab Middle...
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Ismaili Heresiography: The "B Ab Al-Shay T An" From Ab U Tamm Am's Kit Ab Al-Shajara
by Wilfred Madelung Publisher Comments Presents the heresiographical "Chapter on Satan"(B?b al-shayt??n) from a long unrecognized Islmaili work called the Kit?b al-shajara by the 4th/10th century Khur?s?n? d?'?, Ab? Tamm?m....
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Women and Islamization: Contemporary Dimensions of Discourse on Gender Relations
by Karin Ask Publisher Comments The current Islamic revival is frequently associated with fundamentalism and radical politics. This reinforces Western perceptions of Islamic women as victims of a sexist and reactionary rule. What many outsiders fail to realize is that quite a number of...
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And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety (Studies in Religion)
by Annemarie Schimmel Publisher Comments The important role of the Prophet Muhammad in the everyday lives of Muslims is usually overlooked by Western scholars and has consequently never been understood by the Western world. Using original sources in the various Islamic languages, Annemarie...
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The Early Muslim Tradition of Dream Interpretation (Suny Series in Islam)
by John C Lamoreaux Book News Annotation 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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Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Religion and Global Politics)
by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr Publisher Comments Islamization is commonly seen as the work of Islamist movements who have forced their ideology on ruling regimes and other hapless social actors. There is little doubt that ruling regimes and disparate social and political actors alike are pushed in the...
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Islamic Perspective on Charity: A Comprehensive Guide for Running a Muslim Nonprofit in the U.S.
by Khalil Jassemm Publisher Comments The tragedy and resulting tempest of September 11, 2001 forever changed the global scope and mechanics of nonprofit organizations in the US and around the world. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the nonprofit world changed forever and all nonprofits...
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History of Islam in Africa
by Nehemia (edt) Levtzion Publisher Comments The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of...
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