Islamic and Arab philosophy

A compelling book that casts the Qur'anic encounter with Jews in an entirely new lightIn this panoramic and multifaceted book, Meir Bar-Asher examines how Jews and Judaism are depicted in the Qur'an and later Islamic literature, providing needed context to those passages critical of Jews that are most often invoked to divide Muslims and Jews or to promote Islamophobia.

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "e;mystical experiences"e; and the relationship between man and God.

This book explores philosophical ethics in Arabo-Islamic thought.

In 101 SELECTED SAYINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) you will learn:The difference between the living and the dead.

Translated for the first time from the original Persian into English, these selected treatises from Aziz O-Din Nasafi's thirteenth-century work The Perfect Being provide a fascinating and rare, yet applicable, introduction to Sufism.

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Imam Nawawi's collection of forty two hadith brings together some of the most important and pivotal Prophetic traditions.

For hundreds of years, the inner spiritual core of Islam has been the focus of Sufi thinkers.

This extraordinary biography of the Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader (1807/8-1883), shows his dazzling spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities.

This new edition of Frithjof Schuon's important work, Sufism: Veil and Quintessence, is a fully revised translation from the French original and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings.

Followed by many millions of Muslims throughout the world, Sufism is the heart of Islamic spirituality.

This is a translation of Mehdi Hairi Yazdi's ?

Islam is more than a system of rigid doctrines and normative principles.

This book addresses several dimensions of religious revelation.

This first-ever English translation of Nur Baba - a classic of modern Turkish literature written by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu - offers a unique window into Sufi lodges, social dilemmas, and intellectual life in early twentieth-century Istanbul.

This first-ever English translation of Nur Baba - a classic of modern Turkish literature written by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu - offers a unique window into Sufi lodges, social dilemmas, and intellectual life in early twentieth-century Istanbul.

This book is about the emergence of a stream of ideas in the 1930s and 1940s within Imamiyya Shi?

Each essay in this volume provides a cultural perspective on shame.

Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur'an serves as Islam's sacred book of revelation.

Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur'an serves as Islam's sacred book of revelation.

Each essay in this volume provides a cultural perspective on shame.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sina, often known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna.

Be Equipped to Interact More Fruitfully and Thoughtfully with MuslimsThe Quran with Christian Commentary offers a unique introduction to the primary religious text of Islam.

The first volume in a three-volume set, this is a study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries.

How the Ottomans refashioned and legitimated their rule through mystical imageries of authorityThe medieval theory of the caliphate, epitomized by the Abbasids (750-1258), was the construct of jurists who conceived it as a contractual leadership of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet Muhammed's political authority.

Brings new insights to the study of the religious function of memoryWhy do religious communities remember some events and not others?

Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the culture of Sufi shrines in India and the manner in which this participation both complicates and sustains traditional conceptions of Islamic womanhood.

In Knowledge before Action, Amina M.

Sufi Aesthetics argues that the interpretive keys to erotic Sufi poems and their medieval commentaries lie in understanding a unique perceptual experience.

This book is a clear and lucid book that will provide children with a firm grounding in the Five Pillars of Islam: the Shahadah, Prayer, Charity, Fasting and the Hajj.

This book is a collection of Sayyid Nadwis writings and lectures which brings into sharper relief the eternal divine guidance for man embodied in the Quran.

Introduces the Muslim prayer including its actions and its Divine origins through Prophets Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.

An authoritative and accessible study guide that covers what the Book means to the believers and sets out the essential prerequisites of body, mind, and heart that serve to light up the inner life with the Qur'anic worldview; the etiquette of reciting, reading, and understanding the Qur'an; how to study the Qur'an collectively; and how to live by its teachings.

A Textbook of Hadith Studies provides an academic introduction to the Hadith, or the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, which are second only to the Qur'an (Koran) in their authoritativeness within Islamic tradition.

An exposition of four key themes in the Qur'an by a noted figure in Islamic history, Mawlana Abul A'la Mawdudi.

Have you ever wondered about Allah?

This book was published in 2002, and includes a collection of articles by Dr.

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This book was published in 1961, and contains a number of the most valuable articles by Dr.

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It is medically agreed that there are essential elements that must be present in every meal, depending on a person's needs, work circumstances, or gender.

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This comprehensive survey of contemporary Islam provides a philosophical and theological approach to the issues faced by Muslims and the question of global secularisation.

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