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The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul by Philip Dunn Publisher Comments The bestselling poet in America today, thirteenth-century Sufi mystic Jalalu'ddin Rumi has inspired and enlightened thousands with his playful, passionate work celebrating the sacred in everyday life. Now the spiritual wealth of Rumi's stories and... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Koran for Dummies (For Dummies) by Sohaib Sultan Publisher Comments Sohaib Sultan is a freelance journalist and student of the Islamic tradition who has studied the Koran and Islam extensively with Islamic scholars in the United States and Saudi Arabia.... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order by Kambiz Ghaneabassiri Publisher Comments Muslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. The first arrivals date to the turn of the sixteenth century when European explorers and colonists crossed the Atlantic in search of new horizons and trading routes.... (read more) List Price $28.25 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Meaning of the Glorious Koran by Mohammed Pickthall Publisher Comments This volume is the well-known explanatory translation of the Quran, but without Arabic text. This is an excellent book to give for dawah purposes.... (read more) List Price $8.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sufis by Idries Shah Publisher Comments A unique and little-known religion, Sufism follows a mystical teaching and a way of life that has had an enormous though largely unrecognized impact on both the East and West for four thousand years. This authoritative book fills a colossal... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East by Michael Gilsenan Publisher Comments Recent crises in the Middle East have flooded the media with sensationalist and inaccurate portraits of Islam. This revised edition of Gilsenan's classic work shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rumi the Book of Love by Coleman Barks Publisher Comments Now in paperback, this is the definitive collection of America's bestselling poet Rumi's finest poems of love and lovers. In Coleman Barks' delightful and wise renderings, these poems will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out. 'There are... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Duties of Brotherhood in Islam by Abu Hami Ghazazzali Publisher Comments Imam al-Ghazali explores the meaning and significance of fraternity in Islam in this brilliant essay from his seminal work, The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which covers material assistance, personal aid, holding one's tongue, speaking out... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Persian Heritage #3: The Mystical Poems of Rumi 1 by Rumi Publisher Comments Rumi, who wrote and preached in Persia during the thirteenth century, was inspired by a wandering mystic, or dervish, named Shams al-Din. Rumi's vast body of poetry includes a lengthy poem of religious mysticism, the Mathnavi, and more than three... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think by John Esposito Synopsis In a post-9/11 world, many Americans conflate the mainstream Muslim majority with the beliefs and actions of an extremist minority. But what do the worlds Muslims think about the West, or about democracy, or about extremism itself? Who Speaks for Islam... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Essential Rumi by Rumi From Powells.com "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... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Secrets of the Koran by Don Richardson Synopsis Forget all those evening news sound bites or diplomatically correct half-truths about the Koran and the religion of Islam. If you want to know what the Koran is really about, you have to know what it really says. Don Richardson gives you a nitty-gritty... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Law and Power in the Islamic World by Sami Zubaida Publisher Comments Islamic law (the Shari'a) and its application is a central issue in contemporary Islamic politics and culture. Starting from modern concerns, this book examines the origins and evolution of the Shari'a and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Daughter of Fire: A Diary of a Spiritual Training with a Sufi Master by Irina Tweedie Publisher Comments This diary spans five years, making up an amazing record of spiritual transformation: the agonies, the resistance, the long and frightening bouts with the purifying forces of Kundalini, the perseverance, the movements towards surrender, the longing, and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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One Song: A New Illuminated Rumi with CD (Audio) by Michael Green Publisher Comments The extensive body of work by 13th-century mystic poet Jelaluddin Rumi continues to fascinate readers with a taste for the spiritual, and his writings, which speak passionately of truth, enlightenment, and love for God, appeal to those of all religions... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Kabir Ecstatic Poems Revised Edition by Robert Bly Publisher Comments 'Originally published in 1976 and having sold more than 75,000 copies to date, Kabir is a classic. Now, we are proud to publish a revised, beautifully designed hardcover edition that includes 10 new translations. A weaver by trade but a poet-singer by... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Conference of The Birds (Penguin Classics) by Farid Ud Din Attar Synopsis "Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Crisis of Islamic Civilization by Ali A Allawi Publisher Comments Islam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. Buffeted by powerful adverse currents, Islamic civilization today is a shadow of its... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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World from Islam by George Negus Publisher Comments Through his personal and professional experience, respected journalist George Negus explores the concerns surrounding one of the most debated topics in the world today: Islam. What is Islam? What is it that Muslims believe and why? Why do they fight not... (read more) Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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