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The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an: Explanatory Translation
by Marmaduke Pickthall
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This is Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) classic translation of the Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an. Pickthall, an English who embraced Islam in 1917 traveled widely in the Muslim World. He worked for 15 years with Muslims in the Indian... ( read more)
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Death Before Dying
by Jamal Elias
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These 115 poems introduce readers in English to Sultan Bahu (d. 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Bahu, whose name translates as "With God," remains highly popular in Pakistan and India today... ( read more)
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The Face Behind the Veil: The Extraordinary Lives of Muslim Women in America
by Donna Gehrke White
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In this extraordinary and moving book, journalist Gehrke-White provides a rare, revealing look into the hearts, minds, and everyday lives of Muslim women in America, and opens a window on a culture as diverse as it is misunderstood.... ( read more)
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The Wisdom of the Prophet: The Sayings of Muhammad (Shambhala Classics)
by Thomas Cleary
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"The Wisdom of the Prophet" contains a rich selection of hadith, or traditional teaching stories based on the words and deeds of Muhammad, that have brought inspiration and guidance to spiritual seekers for centuries. The passages in this collection... ( read more)
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Muhammad, Prophet of God
by Daniel Peterson
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Peterson engagingly tells the tale of this prophet, blending the texts of traditional sources into a clear narrative that opens a window on the life and influence of the first Muslim.... ( read more)
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The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mullah Nasrudin
by Idries Shah
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This delightful collection of teaching stories in which Mulla Nasrudin is the main actor is both an outstanding anthology of humor and a book of Sufi wisdom. Here are stories by the Sufi masters Rumi, Jami, and Attar, plus others collected by Idries Shah... ( read more)
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Women Claim Islam: Creating Islamic Feminism Through Literature
by Miriam Cooke
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"Women Claim Islam" analyzes the stories and autobiographies of contemporary Muslim Arab women who have literally written themselves into the history of the twentieth century. This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are... ( read more)
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Islam Explained (02 Edition)
by Tahar Ben Jelloun
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In an accessible question-and-answer format, Islam Explained clarifies the main tenets of Islam, the major landmarks in Islamic history, and the current politics of Islamic fundamentalism. The book also sheds light on the key words that have come to... ( read more)
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Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out
by Susan Crimp
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One day, an American on the verge of converting to Islam said to one of the editors, 'Please, I fear I am about to make the biggest mistake of my life. Please give me one solid reason not to convert.' This is the book Joel Richardson wishes he had at... ( read more)
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The Bijak of Kabir
by Kabir
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Kabir was an extraordinary oral poet whose works have been sung and recited by millions throughout North India for half a millennium. He may have been illiterate and he preached an abrasive, sometimes shocking, always uncompromising message that exhorted... ( read more)
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The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation
by Kabir Helminski
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As human beings, we stand on the threshold between two realities: the world of material existence and the world of spiritual Being. The "knowing heart" is the sacred place where these two dimensions meet and are integrated. In Sufi teaching the human... ( read more)
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A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
by Gordon Newby
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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 encyclopedia contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries which give succinct... ( read more)
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Jihad Beyond Islam
by Gabriele Marranci
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"Jihad" is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as "Holy War", it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history... ( read more)
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Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure
by Camille A Helminski
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The luminous presence of women who follow the Sufi Way–the mystical path of Islam–is brought to life here through their sacred songs and poetry, their dreams and visions, and stories of their efforts as they witness the Truth in many realms... ( read more)
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Say I Am You
by Jalal Al-din Rumi
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The friendship between these two Sufi saints was a continuous conversation, in silence and words, presence talking to absence, existence to non-existence, periphery to center. This collection allows readers to eavesdrop on their unique spiritual dialogue.... ( read more)
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Islam in a Globalizing World
by Thomas W Jr Simons
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“In Islam in a Globalizing World, Ambassador Simons has drawn on his unique experiences in the Muslim world and Eastern Europe to create a brilliant study of Islam's centuries-old efforts to adapt to modernization. Today, in an era in which the... ( read more)
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The Name and the Named: The Divine Attributes of God
by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak
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A contemporary presentation of the 99 divine attributes or names of God according to the Islamic Sufi tradition. In this volume, Tosun Bayrak explains how to use these Names for the transformation of the soul into its original and primordial nature.... ( read more)
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The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the... ( read more)
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In Search of Muhammad
by Clinton Bennett
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Who was Muhammad? What do Muslims believe about him? What have non-Muslims said about him? Why has he been such a controversial figure? Why have non-Muslims called him a charlatan, and oppurtunist? Why Muslims call him the 'perfect man'? Why have his... ( read more)
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Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey
by V S Naipaul
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On the basis of his seven-month journey across the Asian continent. V.S. Naipaul here explores the life, the culture and the current ferment inside four nations of Islam: Iran, where the hysteria and rage of revolution continues; Pakistan, trageically... ( read more)
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